Inserting the SIM card into your Wiko Cink Slim is necessary if you wish to use your smartphone. Indeed, the SIM card enables your Wiko Cink Slim to be able to connect to the mobile network and therefore to make phone calls. However, if you just bought your Wiko Cink Slim, it is not always easy to find out the right way to put the SIM card. That’s why we decided to write this article. We will initially discover what to do before inserting the SIM card in the Wiko Cink Slim. We will discover the right way to insert the SIM card. Finally, we will find out what the different types of SIM card.
What to do before putting the SIM into your Wiko Cink Slim
Before you start inserting the SIM card into your Wiko Cink Slim, it is necessary to test two or three stuff. 1st of all, we recommend you to switch off the Wiko Cink Slim before you put the SIM card. We also recommend you to test if the type of SIM card you have corresponds to the model of your phone. Indeed, there are several types of SIM cards and each cellphone is compatible with a specific type. Refer to the last section of this article for more info. Finally, in cases where the location of the SIM card of your Wiko Cink Slim is on the side, we suggest that you have a pin or a thin and sharp object to open the slot for SIM. If you wish to change the PIN code of the SIM card, please refer to our tuto to change the PIN code on Wiko Cink Slim.
How to insert the SIM card into the Wiko Cink Slim
According to the model of your Wiko Cink Slim, there are two likely solutions for inserting the SIM card. The right procedure should therefore be 1 of the following.
Method 1: Insert the SIM card by the side of your Wiko Cink Slim
To insert the SIM card into your Wiko Cink Slim, initially find the slot that is generally on the side of the phone. It is quite easy to spot it because there is often a little hole next to it. When you have found it, you will have to insert a pointed object into the little hole next to the slot. For example, you can make use of a paper clip to do so. By pushing into the hole, the SIM card rack should come out. You should then remove the rack from the slot. Simply insert the SIM card into this rack and re-insert it into your Wiko Cink Slim. That’s it!
Method 2: Insert the SIM card from the back of the Wiko Cink Slim
If your Wiko Cink Slim will not have a slot on the side, this means that the SIM slot is on the back of the phone. The initially step will be to turn off the cache on the back of the Wiko Cink Slim. To do this, you just have to unfasten it with your fingertips. Once done, you should find out the location of the SIM card. From time to time the location is under the battery. In this case, you must turn off the battery. All you have to do is insert the SIM card into your Wiko Cink Slim. Be careful to put it in the appropriate 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 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 standard size.
- The Micro SIM card: that is smaller than the standard size.
- The Nano SIM card: which is really extremely little. The chip covers almost the entire surface.
In the event you dont have the appropriate SIM card for your Wiko Cink Slim, you can ask your operator for another 1. There are as well adapters which could resolve compatibility issues. Finally, if you have a standard SIM card, it could be cut to make it into Micro SIM or Nano SIM. At your peril.
