What type of SIM card the Nexus 4 will use?

**jesman71** · 11-01-2012, 04:40 PM

I have at&t now,when the Nexus 4 comes out,is it a matter of taking out my sim from my galaxy s 2 and popping it in the Nexus 4?
what is the process?

**Woosh** · 11-01-2012, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by jesman71

I have at&t now,when the Nexus 4 comes out,is it a matter of taking out my sim from my galaxy s 2 and popping it in the Nexus 4?
what is the process?

Cut your SIM or take it to AT&T so they can cut or give you a micro SIM, then put it in the phone and change the APN settings to activate MMS.

**still1** · 11-01-2012, 04:48 PM

Nexus 4 uses micro sim. your current phone might be using normal sim.

use sim cutter to cut the sime to Micro sim. or take it to ATT store

**qnet** · 11-01-2012, 04:53 PM

I'm on At&t also. I called them and had them ship me a micro-sim for free. The Att rep told when I got the phone just put the sim in and call them to get it activated. My hope is the N4 is actaully takes a micro-sim like I've read. That's one thing I wish they would provide more info on.

**still1** · 11-01-2012, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by qnet

I'm on At&t also. I called them and had them ship me a micro-sim for free. The Att rep told when I got the phone just put the sim in and call them to get it activated. My hope is the N4 is actaully takes a micro-sim like I've read. That's one thing I wish they would provide more info on.

I am going to ask ATT to send me a micro sim just in case my experiment with the sim goes bad. lol

**usualsuspect** · 11-01-2012, 07:36 PM

You can by a Sim cutter - they usually come w a sim tray so that if u need to use ur old phone u can use it as sim. look on ebay for sim cutter. also if u like ATT - move to straigttalk - u save a ton of money and use att network.. or u can use tmobile network w straighttalk and have faster network.

**jesman71** · 11-01-2012, 07:58 PM

I called at&t ,they said the micro Sim couldn't be given to me until I have the nexus 4 in my hands. once I have it,I go to an official at&t store not a mall kiosk type of store and they will give me the Sim,and I'll be out the door in 5 mins with a working nexus 4

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**donec** · 11-01-2012, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Woosh

Cut your SIM or take it to AT&T so they can cut or give you a micro SIM, then put it in the phone and change the APN settings to activate MMS.

what does " change the APN settings to activate MMS" mean?

**Woosh** · 11-01-2012, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by donec

what does " change the APN settings to activate MMS" mean?

They will tell you the settings you need but it's in the settings.....

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**Fairclough** · 11-01-2012, 09:51 PM

There is a few apps on the app market which you can download, select your provider and it does it for you besides filling it in 1 by 1.

**qnet** · 11-01-2012, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by jesman71

I called at&t ,they said the micro Sim couldn't be given to me until I have the nexus 4 in my hands. once I have it,I go to an official at&t store not a mall kiosk type of store and they will give me the Sim,and I'll be out the door in 5 mins with a working nexus 4

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They went ahead and sent me mine. I guess it was because I called them disappointed with something else and they wanted to make up for it. I pre ordered a Note 2 and tried to cancel, was told it was canceled, yet my credit card is charged and it's pending shipment.

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**DC Damien** · 11-04-2012, 01:03 AM

Just ordered my sim from T-Mobile tonight.

**raiderep** · 11-08-2012, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by DC Damien

Just ordered my sim from T-Mobile tonight.

Do they have the right size for the nexus four? I want to order two tonight so they get here before the phones if possible.

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**LssThanThree** · 11-08-2012, 05:53 PM

Yup,.

**slowman** · 11-08-2012, 06:53 PM

I sure hope I can take my iP5 sim out and put it in the N4 and be good. I all ready have the adapter.

**raiderep** · 11-09-2012, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by LssThanThree

Yup,.

Thank you sir, ordered two and looks like they might get here by Tuesday

**zrxoa1** · 11-09-2012, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by slowman

I sure hope I can take my iP5 sim out and put it in the N4 and be good. I all ready have the adapter.

Should work just fine. I took the nano out of my 5 and with an adapter, put it into my Rezound and it worked just fine!

Sent from my tricked out iPhone 4 while my Rezound charges!!!

**TvTechGuru** · 11-09-2012, 04:59 PM

So what I'm hearing is if I want to switch from my GS2 skyrocket to a Nexus 4 it's gonna be a pain in the *** and not guaranteed that AT&T will let me get a micro SIM when I have a larger SIM now. Ugh maybe it's not worth getting the Nexus. How have people done it with the past 3 Nexus phones? There has to be an easier way.

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**ChromeJob** · 11-09-2012, 05:10 PM

What PITA? If you have a conventional SIM, just order a cutter off AMZN for < US$10.

**Droidintorrance** · 11-09-2012, 05:11 PM

The plan is coming together...

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**TvTechGuru** · 11-09-2012, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by ChromeJob

What PITA? If you have a conventional SIM, just order a cutter off AMZN for < US$10.

A cutter? What is this I've never heard of it before.

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**ChromeJob** · 11-09-2012, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by DM_Droid

A cutter? What is this I've never heard of it before.

Amazon.com: microsim sim cutter

**ragnarokx** · 11-09-2012, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by DM_Droid

How have people done it with the past 3 Nexus phones? There has to be an easier way.

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They haven't - no previous Nexus used a micro SIM.

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**TvTechGuru** · 11-09-2012, 09:15 PM

Well then why doesn't Google tell it's prospective buyers of this significant change? Everyone is going to change their sim cards to micro one way or another.

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**ragnarokx** · 11-09-2012, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by DM_Droid

Well then why doesn't Google tell it's prospective buyers of this significant change? Everyone is going to change their sim cards to micro one way or another.

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It's listed in the specs on the Play Store page where you buy the phone:

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