Speaking of SIM cards. If you are in the U.S. and want to use TMobile on an unlocked IPhone (GSM) you can take it to a TMobile store and they have micro and nano SIMs and they will program your IPhone for you as well. I took my unlocked IPhone 4 to a TMobile store and they gave me a free micro SIM and did the programming for free as well. A good experience and TMObile has good coverage in my area.
Frank Ventura Email: frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com<mailto:frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com> Voicemail: 781 492-4262 Imessage: frankmvent...@mac.com<mailto:frankmvent...@mac.com> *Sent from my Mac Book Air* On Sep 22, 2012, at 12:44 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: Hi Eric, Verizon used to be a CDMA carrier, but with LTE this has changed. Also, just for your record, the iPhone 5 uses a "Nano" SIM. The iPhone 4 and 4S used the Micro SIM which is smaller than a regular SIM, the Nano SIM is yet smaller, in fact it's outright tiny. Also, you were able to cut a regular SIM card to the size of a Micros SIM either with a sharp knife nd a steady hand along with either a Micro SIM as a template or a template you can find online along with instructions. You could also buy a special cutter which made the task a lot easier from various places, one of the best I heard is from www.CutMySIM.com<http://www.CutMySIM.com> and their cutter actually came with an adapter so you could use your newly cut Micro SIM again as a regular SIM similar to how you can use adapters to use a Micro SD card in a regular SD card slot. I just googled "Can you cut a Micro SIM to the size of a Nano SIM" and got a ton of results, here is what CNEt has to report: Can you cut a Micro SIM to the size of a Nano SIM?? Answer: Yes, but it's not as easy as cutting a regular SIM to the size of a Micro SIM. The nano-SIM isn't just smaller than the micro-SIM - it's also thinner. If you're expecting a new iPhone 5 on Friday, and you're buying it unlocked directly from Apple, you're going to need a nano-SIM to go with it. Obtaining one is easy if your carrier is one supporting the new device, because you can just call them up and request one. But what if you're already stuck in a contract with a carrier that doesn't provide nano-SIMs yet? Fortunately for you, scissors, some sandpaper, and a pair of steady hands will allow you to cut down your existing SIM or micro-SIM into a nano-SIM. The nano-SIM is around 40% smaller than the micro-SIM, measuring 15 x 12 x 0.76mm. That means there's zero chance you'll be able to stuff your micro-SIM into your iPhone 5 without modifying it first. But CNET reports that it's possible to cut down the micro-SIM for a nano-SIM slot - just like you could cut down your iPhone 3GS's regular SIM card for use in the iPhone 4. It does require a little more work, however. You see, not only is the nano-SIM smaller than the micro-SIM, but it's also 12% thinner. That means you don't just need to cut it down to size, but you also need to put it on a diet and thin out out a little bit. CNET's John Chan explains: Now, let's say the SIM tray on the iPhone 5 allows a nano-SIM up to 0.70mm (as permitted by the allowance in the standard set by ESTI), I will need to pare down 0.12mm on my micro-SIM so that it will fit. After a few minutes of sanding with some sandpaper (240 grit, for those who care), it was finally down to 0.70mm. But did the sanding damage the card? I'm happy to report that the card, even at 0.70mm, continued to work when inserted in an HTC One X. Sanding the non-metal side of the micro-SIM did not appear to affect how it functions. Before you go ahead and do this, wait until you receive your iPhone 5 on Friday and double-check that a micro-SIM cut down to size - without sanding - doesn't fit. It's likely it won't, but as Chan notes, we can't be sure of that until the iPhone 5 is released and it can be tested. Source CNET Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
