How to insert the SIM card on Alcatel One Touch Pop S3

Inserting the SIM card into your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3 is important if you need to use your mobile. Certainly, the SIM card will allow your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3 to be able to connect to the mobile network and consequently to make phone calls. Nonetheless, in the event you just bought your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3, it’s not always easy to find out tips on how to put the SIM card. That’s why we decided to write this article. We will first of all discover how to proceed before inserting the SIM card in the Alcatel One Touch Pop S3. We will find out tips on how to insert the SIM card. Finally, we will find out what the different types of SIM card.insert-sim-card-Alcatel-One-Touch-Pop-S3

What to do before putting the SIM into your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3

Before you start inserting the SIM card into your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3, it’s important to test 2 or three things. First of all of all, we advise you to switch off the Alcatel One Touch Pop S3 before you put the SIM card. We also advise you to test if the kind of SIM card you have matches to the model of your cellphone. Certainly, there are a lot of types of SIM cards and every mobile phone is compatible with a specific type. Refer to the last part of this article to learn more. At last, if perhaps the tracking of the SIM card of your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3 is on the side, we highly recommend that you have a pin or a thin and sharp object to open the slot for SIM. If you need to modify the PIN code of the SIM card, please refer to our guide to modify the PIN code on Alcatel One Touch Pop S3.

How you can insert the SIM card into the Alcatel One Touch Pop S3

According to the model of your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3, there are two likely solutions for inserting the SIM card. The right technique should consequently be one of the following.

Process 1: Insert the SIM card by the side of your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3

To insert the SIM card into your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3, first of all find the slot that is usually on the side of the cellphone. It is quite simple to spot it because there is often a tiny hole next to it. If you have found it, you will have to insert a pointed object into the tiny hole next to the slot. As an example, you can employ a paper clip to do so. By pushing into the hole, the SIM card rack should come out. You must then remove the rack from the slot. Simply insert the SIM card into this rack and re-insert it into your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3. That’s it!

Process 2: Insert the SIM card from the back of the Alcatel One Touch Pop S3

If your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3 doesn’t have a slot on the side, this means that the SIM slot is on the back of the cellphone. The first of all step will be to remove the cache on the back of the Alcatel One Touch Pop S3. To do this, you just simply have to unfasten it with your fingertips. Once done, you should find out the location of the SIM card. At times the tracking is under the battery. In this case, you will need to remove the battery. All you have to do is insert the SIM card into your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3. Be careful to put it in the appropriate direction, the gold side of the card must be down. Reassemble everything and it’s good!

The different types of SIM cards

There are 3 different types of SIM cards. Indeed, these three types differ according to their size. We so find:

  • The SIM card: which is of regular size.
  • The Micro SIM card: that is more compact than the standard size.
  • The Nano SIM card: which is really extremely tiny. The chip covers almost the entire surface.

In case you don’t have the appropriate SIM card for your Alcatel One Touch Pop S3, you may ask your operator for another one. There are as well adapters that could solve compatibility issues. At last, if you have a standard SIM card, it can be cut to make it into Micro SIM or Nano SIM. At your peril.