Note 3: Trick to removing SIM card?

[cpuOahu]

Re: Trick to removing SIM card?

Hey... agreed! It's a true Pita with SIM & SD card placement. Though once they're in and tidy you probably won't be replacing or messing with them often.
BTW, if you are at all going to be using VZW's ISIS wallet app... You'll have to make sure you have their SIM that has a NFC security tag built in for the app to work. This way you won't have to do you this again!
No fancy tools for this exercise just a clean pencil with a good eraser. Simply use the eraser (gently) with a constant slightly downward pressure to pull the card toward the empty battery compartment and voila! You'll have it out in moments.
Since posting this from my phone and don't have the back off... I think you have to pull the microSD card out first, if you have one, as it's piggy backed on top! WTH!?
Good Luck.

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Excellent tip! Thank you! I was trying to push the SIM card in thinking the slot was spring loaded. Glad I found you post!

 

[pkawase]

The easiest (not necessarily the cheapiest) way to remove a nano or micro SIM card from a wrong slot is using a dentistry hand tool called Hedstroen file. It's a tool for root canal and it looks like a needle with micro hooks around. Just insert one file on each side of the card and pull them parallel and gently, working as a pair of tweezers. I used a file #35 (green) and #40 (black). A set of files ( 1st serie, #15 to #40) costs no more than US$10.00.

 

[dpham00]

I would disagree.... I would much rather use an eraser or a piece of tape to remove than to stick two files in. We are Of course talking about the situation discussed in the op.