ukrules Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I need to buy a phone which will work with the full sized sim that goes into a phone model like the Samsung Galaxy S7 I have a phone which I leave at home that contains the larger sized sim from the UK, it should not be locked to any network. It doesn't need to be a Samsung or a Galaxy S7, so long as it accepts the 'Standard SIM' as illustrated below : I don't believe there are any current phone models which accept this size of sim but I'm very sure I can buy one from somewhere in Thailand. I would prefer a new one but when it comes down to it - it doesn't really matter. This is a matter of convenience really, I could get a new sim sent to an address in England and then buy a more modern phone - but the sim I have works just fine for what I need which is SMS messages so I would like to just continue using it as is. Anyone got any ideas? I haven't trawled the mobile phone shops at Market Village yet - I am in Hua Hin and would prefer to buy locally. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post warrima Posted September 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2022 You just need to cut down the sim. Get a template online and cut it yourself or go to a phone shop where they have a punch that will cut it. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPGuy Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Had a similar issue recently. An iPhone 4 with working UK sim packed up and the repair shop suggested that I could get the sim cut to size to fit a new mobile. However had an old Samsung J6 and just inserted the full sized UK sim and works perfectly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 All the phone shops have a gadjet that cuts sims to size, and some can even copy the sim over to a small one. Or your provider could issue a new smaller sim with same number. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Since nobody has mentioned it, after the sim has been cut down you can get adapters to allow it to be used in a phone that takes the big SIM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 Interesting, I've never heard of a sim cutter before but it makes sense, I always wondered why they were so large in times gone by when it's the same thing. I guess I'll be going shopping for a phone and will buy it from whoever can cut it down to size for me. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 1 hour ago, ukrules said: Interesting, I've never heard of a sim cutter before but it makes sense, I always wondered why they were so large in times gone by when it's the same thing. I guess I'll be going shopping for a phone and will buy it from whoever can cut it down to size for me. Thanks for the info! Virtually any kiosk can do it, I have a sim cutter somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Good you didn't ask for the full size My first SIM was the size of a credit card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 45 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said: Virtually any kiosk can do it, I have a sim cutter somewhere. I just threw one out !!... In the past I also cut down sim’s with scissors. As others have mentioned - any shop will cut down your SIM for you. But, the ‘cut down’ SIM may not work with a new phone because of the ‘tech’ loaded in the SIM itself. Thus - the best option would be to get a new SIM from the operator / phone company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Thus - the best option would be to get a new SIM from the operator / phone company. Yeah, if it fails after the cut then I'll just get a new sim mailed out from the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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