How to insert the SIM card on ARCHOS Diamond Alpha

Inserting the SIM card into your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha is important if you need to use your mobile phone. Indeed, the SIM card allows your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha to be able to connect to the mobile network and for that reason to make phone calls. Nonetheless, if you just bought your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha, it’s not always simple to find out how you can put the SIM card. That’s why we made the decision to write this article. We will initially discover what to do before inserting the SIM card in the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha. We will find out how you can insert the SIM card. Finally, we will see what the different types of SIM card.insert-sim-card-ARCHOS Diamond Alpha

What to do before putting the SIM into your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha

Before you start inserting the SIM card into your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha, it’s required to check two or three stuff. 1st of all, we advise you to switch off the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha before you put the SIM card. We also advise you to check if the sort of SIM card you have matches to the model of your telephone. Indeed, there are many types of SIM cards and every telephone is compatible with a specific type. Refer to the last section of this article for more information. At last, if the tracking of the SIM card of your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha 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 want to change the PIN code of the SIM card, please refer to our guide to change the PIN code on ARCHOS Diamond Alpha.

How to insert the SIM card into the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha

Determined by the model of your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha, there are two likely techniques for inserting the SIM card. The right process should for that reason be 1 of the following.

Method 1: Insert the SIM card by the side of your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha

To insert the SIM card into your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha, initially find the slot that is generally on the side of the telephone. It is quite simple 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. For instance, you can use a paper clip to do so. By pushing into the hole, the SIM card rack should come out. You should after that remove the rack from the slot. Simply insert the SIM card into this rack and re-insert it into your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha. That’s it!

Method 2: Insert the SIM card from the back of the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha

If your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha does not have a slot on the side, this means that the SIM slot is on the back of the telephone. The initially step will be to remove the cache on the back of the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha. To do this, you simply have to unfasten it with your fingertips. Once carried out, you should see the location of the SIM card. From time to time the tracking is under the battery. In this case, you should remove the battery. All you have to do is insert the SIM card into your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha. Be careful to put it in the right direction, the gold side of the card need to 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 in accordance to their size. We thus find:

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

If you don’t have the right SIM card for your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha, you can actually ask your operator for a different 1. There are also adapters that could solve 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.