A short story about such a not necessary every day, but still useful thing, like a pruner SIM cards, with which you can cut a SIM card for micro-SIM or nano-SIM in just a few seconds. Well, a set of adapters for using cut SIM cards in regular SIM cards
Anticipating the logical question “Why is it needed if you can go to a salon cellular communications your operator and change the SIM card to which one you need or cut it off for 150 rubles?” I will answer that yes, it is possible to do this, but not all and not everywhere operators provide this service, even for money.
Considering that currently smartphone manufacturers have begun to massively switch to mini- and nano-formats and at the same time remembering that it has become the norm to use at least 2 SIM cards in a smartphone, then by simply calculating the costs of transferring 4 SIM cards (2 of your own and 2 of your spouse ) we get an amount, even with today’s evergreen rate, comparable to the cost of a special “stapler” for self-pruning, which, I think, will come in handy more than once in the future.
Also, just in case, I ordered a set of adapters to reverse adapt the cropped SIM cards to the standard format.
The device is supplied in a small cardboard box with a description of the use of the contents. The device allows you to trim a standard SIM card to the size of a micro-SIM, as well as trim a micro-SIM to the size of a nano-SIM
At first glance, the device very much resembles a stationery stapler. The kit also includes two flimsy adapters and nails for removing the SIM tray on iPhone-like smartphones
The device irons out quite thoroughly and reliably; I did not find a single plastic part in the design
The principle of operation of the device is quite simple. By pressing the handle, we lower special pushers, which, resting on the SIM card, push it into the hole of the required size, thereby breaking out the deprivation
On the front bottom there are two trays - one the size of a regular SIM card for cutting to micro size, the second one the size of a micro SIM card for cutting to nano size. Before cutting, you need to make sure that the beveled corner of the SIM card matches the corner in the hole, so as not to cut the SIM card incorrectly.
Let's move on to testing
Insert the SIM card into a standard size tray
We place the device on a flat, hard surface and sharply, but carefully, press the handle all the way. At the output we get a micro-SIM card and a scrap
The received SIM card has small nicks - a consequence of breaking it out
Irregularities and roughness of the resulting nano-sim card can be removed using a regular nail file
We are trying to install our SIM card into the adapters included with the device.
From nano-sim to micro-sim
From micro-sim to standard
As I mentioned above, the adapters are quite “snotty” and the SIM card tends to fall out of them, but I think it’s suitable as a backup option.
Supplied in a small envelope with a transparent window
On the back it is indicated that these adapters allow you to change the size of the SIM card from nano to micro, from nano to standard and from micro to standard
SIM card restoration is often discussed on forums and social networks, but links to specialized software are rare. Basically, these are various fake applications, the purpose of which is to enrich the developers, and not to solve the user’s problem.
Despite this, there are working tools for extracting contacts from SIM card memory. In this article we have collected the best of the few available programs for recovery, editing and backup of SIM cards.
To work with these programs you need a special device - Sim Card Reader. You can order it on Aliexpress, Ebay or Amazon. There are quite a lot of devices, focus on ratings and reviews.
What kind of device is a SIM card reader?
Sim card reader is a special device for reading information from a SIM card. Connects to a PC USB port like a regular flash drive.
An example is SIM Card Reader. The device is compatible with all types of SIM cards. For it to work, you need to install drivers and the SIM Manager application, read about it below.
Generally speaking, a SIM card reader is useful not only and not so much for restoring contacts (because this is not always possible). This device will help:
- do backup copy contacts in advance (useful in case of deleting content, losing a SIM card, transferring contacts and messages to a new SIM card),
- copy contacts/sms from one SIM card to another,
- synchronize contacts With mobile devices or services like Google Contacts.
Next, let's look at some of the programs that are used in conjunction with SIM card readers. To work with contacts, in some cases, you need to copy the contents from internal memory phone directly to the SIM card, otherwise when you connect the SIM card reader you will see an empty address book.
Advice. If you need to restore contacts on Android, read how to do it.
SIMCom
http://www.gemfor.com/en/software_simcom.html
SIMCom is a professional SIM card manager with big amount functions. The program won't help restore contacts on SIM card, but it is convenient to use as an address book editor, for creating backups and their subsequent restoration to an old or new SIM card.
Let's note the main functions:
- Editing contacts in the SIM card address book
- Setting your preferred roaming networks
- Diagnostics of SIM card operation: identifying errors, reading service information
- SMS management (copying, editing, deleting from SIM card)
- Managing PIN security codes (change/cancel code)
- Backup SIM cards for computer
- Export to local file/print SIM card contents
SIM Card Data Recovery
http://www.datadoctor.in/data-recovery-software/sim-card-data-recovery-software.html
Sim Card Data Recovery- recovery program deleted contacts(contact numbers) and SMS messages stored in the SIM card memory. Unlike other applications mentioned here, it is not intended for backup and contact management, i.e. There are purely recovery functions here.
Features of Sim Card Data Recovery:
monosim
http://monosim.integrazioneweb.com/
monosim is a simple free SIM card manager that works using the PCSC smartcard reader protocol. The capabilities are modest, but the program is suitable for basic operations. It supports all read/write operations and allows you to backup your contacts.
The sim manager runs on Windows and Linux platforms. Installation requires special libraries (check system requirements).
pySIM
http://twhiteman.netfirms.com/pySIM.html
pySIM is a simple SIM card manager that works using the PC/SC protocol. Edits contacts, makes a backup copy of the SIM card, works with any GSM SIM card.
The program is written in Python and runs from the console. A convenient GUI version for Windows is available.
Question answer
I have a SIM card and it is blocked. There may be a lot of contacts on it, and somehow you need to restore the contacts. The question arises - how to restore the contents of the SIM card, since it is physically still on it?
Answer. You cannot gain access by bypassing the PIN/PUK code: a blocked SIM card is reliably protected from hacking. Unfortunately, there are no workarounds. Sim card managers can remove protection or change PIN only if they have the old code.
There are contacts on the phone in the address book, but they are not on the SIM card. I tried to use the SIM Manager program, but there is nothing on the SIM card. How is this possible?
Answer. Your contacts are stored in the phone's memory. If you want to transfer them to a SIM card, you can do this from the menu. Use the commands "migrate contacts to SIM" or "copy contacts to SIM". After completing the operation, your contacts will be available on any phone where this SIM card is installed.
I read that EaseUS Mobisaver program restores contacts, but after connecting to the SIM card it does not find anything. The website says that this is a professional program for restoring SIM cards.
Answer. On the EaseUS website you will actually find detailed manuals on how to restore contacts from a SIM card. The fact is that this program (and many of its clones) do not work with a SIM card, but only retrieve contacts from the phone's memory. Developers want to charge you money for features that don't exist.
The SIM Menu application on many Android smartphones is located in the general Programs (Tools) menu. We will tell you what this application is and how you can remove it.
Android: what the SIM Menu can do
SIM Menu application for operating room Android systems is already preinstalled. What content will you find in this application, depends entirely on your service provider mobile communications. This content is read from the SIM card through the application.
As a rule, through the SIM Menu application you can view various information, as well as order some paid services. Examples of such services include weather forecasts, news, or alarm clock services. Today, this application has largely become obsolete.
Removing the SIM Menu: here's how it's done
Unfortunately, you cannot simply remove SIM-Toolkit. However, if you have the appropriate rights, you can remove this application without consequences for your smartphone.
- To remove the application you will need Root rights. After this, you will be able to remove pre-installed applications.
- Advanced users will find the SIM-Toolkit as a file called “stk.apk” in the “System/Apps” folder. Here, too, you can remove the application using Root access.