How To Make A DIY Micro SIM To SIM Adaptor

We’ve shown you how to turn a regular SIM into a Micro SIM, but what if you want to do things the other way around? Here’s how to turn a Micro SIM into a regular-sized SIM card.

You’ll simply take a regular SIM card and trace it onto an old gift card, credit card or other piece of hard plastic. After you cut out the shape, you’ll need to figure out where your Micro SIM would have to sit inside that order for its contacts to be in the same spot on those of the regular SIM.

Then you’ll cut and trace a hole, slip in your Micro SIM, slap some tape onto the back so that it doesn’t fall out, and tada! You’ve made yourself a Micro-SIM-to-SIM adaptor.

If you want to use this adaptor in order to turn your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS into a data-only device by using your iPad 3G’s Micro SIM, you’ll have to change some carrier settings, but that’ll only take you a few taps. [Hijinks Inc—Thanks, Aaron!]

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    Ward Paterson

    Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 11:45 AM

    How old is this trick you say? 3 years old..

    I used to do this with my first 2G iphone back in 2007 when I was using a dual sim adaptor in Asia.

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      BlueMan

      Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 2:06 PM

      Fu*king SMART ARSE !!!

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    Clive

    Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    or you can see the microsim guide here showing you how to buy an adapter and save the hassle! :)

    http://www.touchuserguide.com/2010/04/05/how-to-make-your-own-ipad-micro-sim/

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    Pavel Ignatenko

    Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 3:53 AM

    MicroSIM adapter has undergone some change. Previously the microSIM kept on falling out and it was pain in the butt trying to insert the adapter with microSIM inside it to the phone. For example my HTC HD2 is designed that way that you have to insert SIM card with its contacts facing down… and then when i try to do it, the microSIM just falls out..(( i have googled and found a better solution at http://www.microsim2sim.com
    Their adapter has a special adhesive layer that keeps my microSIM firm in place. Got it today, works perfect.

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    Garry Thorpe

    Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Thanks for the hints. My mini sim came in a credit card size holder, so rather than twist it out, I traced the regular sim onto the plastic card and cut it out carefully with sissors. Working great.

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    Brooke

    Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    AWESOME, I just bought an adapter from ebay, but could not wait, made it out of an old credit card and works perfectly xxx

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    Jessica

    Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    for micro sim adapter, we are the manufacture with low price at noosy brand, my skype is jessicachen82

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