Sim Card Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          3 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 3 steps
• SIM Card
• 2 steps

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Introduction

Learn how to replace the SIM card to properly activate and use your new second-string, but smart nonetheless, phone.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Place the phone face-down on the table.
• Remove the back cover by lifting up on the groove in the upper-left corner of the phone.

Place the phone face-down on the table.

Remove the back cover by lifting up on the groove in the upper-left corner of the phone.

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Step 2

              Back Cover               

• Run your fingers along the perimeter of the phone to pop up a corner of the back cover.
• Peel slowly to fully remove the back cover.

Run your fingers along the perimeter of the phone to pop up a corner of the back cover.

Peel slowly to fully remove the back cover.

Step 3

• Press on the bottom of the battery and lift the battery up and out of the phone.

Press on the bottom of the battery and lift the battery up and out of the phone.

Step 4

              SIM Card               

• Locate the sim card in the upper left corner of the battery bracket.
• Slide the SIM card out to the right by pinching it with either fingers or tweezers.

Locate the sim card in the upper left corner of the battery bracket.

Slide the SIM card out to the right by pinching it with either fingers or tweezers.

Step 5

• Insert the new SIM card into the slot, ensuring the tabbed corner is on the upper right-hand side.

Insert the new SIM card into the slot, ensuring the tabbed corner is on the upper right-hand side.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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