Inserting the SIM card into your Google Nexus 7 is essential if you would like to use your mobile phone. Indeed, the SIM card permits your Google Nexus 7 to be able to connect to the mobile network and therefore to make phone calls. Nevertheless, if you just bought your Google Nexus 7, it’s not always easy to find out ways to set the SIM card. That is why we decided to write this content. We will first of all discover what to do before inserting the SIM card in the Google Nexus 7. We will find out ways 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 Google Nexus 7
Before you start inserting the SIM card into your Google Nexus 7, it’s important to test 2 or 3 things. Initially of all, we recommend you to switch off the Google Nexus 7 before you set the SIM card. We also recommend you to test if the sort of SIM card you have matches to the model of your phone. Indeed, there are a lot of types of SIM cards and every mobile phone is compatible with a specific type. Refer to the last section of this content for more information. Finally, whenever the location of the SIM card of your Google Nexus 7 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 want to modify the PIN code of the SIM card, please refer to our guideline to modify the PIN code on Google Nexus 7.
Tips on how to insert the SIM card into the Google Nexus 7
Depending on the model of your Google Nexus 7, there are two likely solutions for inserting the SIM card. The right procedure should therefore be 1 of the following.
Process 1: Insert the SIM card by the side of your Google Nexus 7
To insert the SIM card into your Google Nexus 7, first of all find the slot that is normally on the side of the phone. It is rather easy to spot it because there is often a small hole next to it. If you have found it, you will have to insert a pointed object into the small hole next to the slot. One example is, 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 Google Nexus 7. That is it!
Process 2: Insert the SIM card from the back of the Google Nexus 7
If your Google Nexus 7 doesn’t have a slot on the side, this means that the SIM slot is on the back of the phone. The first of all step will be to remove the cache on the back of the Google Nexus 7. To do this, you just have to unfasten it with your fingertips. Once carried out, you should see the location of the SIM card. Occasionally the location is under the battery. In this case, you should remove the battery. All you have to do is insert the SIM card into your Google Nexus 7. Be careful to put it in the proper 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 3 types differ according to their size. We thus find:
- The SIM card: which is of standard size.
- The Micro SIM card: that is smaller than the standard size.
- The Nano SIM card: which is really very small. The chip covers almost the entire surface.
If you dont have the proper SIM card for your Google Nexus 7, you may ask your operator for another 1. There are as well adapters that could resolve compatibility issues. Finally, in case you have a standard SIM card, it can be cut to make it into Micro SIM or Nano SIM. At your peril.
