Inserting the SIM card into your Archos 50 is crucial if you wish to use your cellphone. Certainly, the SIM card permits your Archos 50 to be able to connect to the mobile network and consequently to make phone calls. Nevertheless, if you just bought your Archos 50, it’s not always simple to find out the right way to put the SIM card. That is why we decided to write this tuto. We will first of all discover what to do before inserting the SIM card in the Archos 50. We will discover the right way to insert the SIM card. Finally, we will see what the different types of SIM card.
What to do before putting the SIM into your Archos 50
Before you start inserting the SIM card into your Archos 50, it’s important to check two or three stuff. 1st of all, we recommend you to switch off the Archos 50 before you put the SIM card. We also advise you to check if the sort of SIM card you have corresponds to the model of your mobile phone. Certainly, there are many types of SIM cards and every mobile phone is compatible with a specific type. Refer to the last part of this tuto to find out more. At last, in cases where the tracking of the SIM card of your Archos 50 is on the side, we advise that you have a pin or a thin and sharp object to open the slot for SIM. If you would like to change the PIN code of the SIM card, please refer to our guideline to change the PIN code on Archos 50.
How you can insert the SIM card into the Archos 50
Based on the model of your Archos 50, there are two possible solutions for inserting the SIM card. The right process should consequently be one of the following.
Method 1: Insert the SIM card by the side of your Archos 50
To insert the SIM card into your Archos 50, first of all find the slot that is usually on the side of the mobile phone. It is quite easy to spot it because there is often a tiny hole next to it. When 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 utilize 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 Archos 50. That is it!
Method 2: Insert the SIM card from the back of the Archos 50
If your Archos 50 doesn’t have a slot on the side, this means that the SIM slot is on the back of the mobile phone. The first of all step are going to be to remove the cache on the back of the Archos 50. To do this, you just have to unfasten it with your fingertips. Once done, you should see the location of the SIM card. At times the tracking is under the battery. In this case, you need to remove the battery. All you have to do is insert the SIM card into your Archos 50. Be careful to put it in the best direction, the gold side of the card must be down. Reassemble everything and it’s good!
The different types of SIM cards
There are three different types of SIM cards. Indeed, these three types differ in accordance to their size. We thus 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 incredibly tiny. The chip covers almost the entire surface.
In the event you do not have the best SIM card for your Archos 50, you can actually ask your operator for another one. There are as well adapters which could resolve compatibility issues. At last, in case you have a standard SIM card, it can be cut to make it into Micro SIM or Nano SIM. At your peril.
