Inserting the SIM card into your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL is crucial if you need to use your mobile. Indeed, the SIM card allows your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL to be able to connect to the mobile network and for that reason to make phone calls. Nonetheless, in case you just bought your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL, it is not always simple to find out how to put the SIM card. That’s why we made the decision to write this tuto. We will initially see how to proceed before inserting the SIM card in the ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL. We will see how to insert the SIM card. Finally, we will discover what the different types of SIM card.
What to do before putting the SIM into your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL
Before you start inserting the SIM card into your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL, it is required to test 2 or 3 stuff. 1st of all, we advise you to switch off the ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL before you put the SIM card. We also advise you to test if the type of SIM card you have corresponds to the model of your mobile phone. Indeed, there are a lot of types of SIM cards and every phone is compatible with a certain type. Refer to the last section of this tuto to find out more. At last, if the tracking of the SIM card of your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL 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 would like to change the PIN code of the SIM card, please refer to our guide to change the PIN code on ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL.
Tips on how to insert the SIM card into the ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL
Based on the model of your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL, there are two possible solutions for inserting the SIM card. The right technique should for that reason be one of the following.
Technique 1: Insert the SIM card by the side of your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL
To insert the SIM card into your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL, initially find the slot that is generally on the side of the mobile phone. It is rather easy to spot it because there is often a little hole next to it. If you have found it, you will have to insert a pointed object into the little hole next to the slot. One example is, you can utilize a paper clip to do so. By pushing into the hole, the SIM card rack should come out. You must after that remove the rack from the slot. Simply insert the SIM card into this rack and re-insert it into your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL. That’s it!
Technique 2: Insert the SIM card from the back of the ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL
If your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL doesn’t have a slot on the side, this means that the SIM slot is on the back of the mobile phone. The initially step will be to turn off the cache on the back of the ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL. To do this, you just have to unfasten it with your fingertips. Once completed, you should discover the location of the SIM card. Occasionally the tracking is under the battery. In this case, you should turn off the battery. All you have to do is insert the SIM card into your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL. 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 3 types differ according 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 little. The chip covers almost the entire surface.
In the event you do not have the appropriate SIM card for your ARCHOS Oxygen 68XL, you can actually ask your operator for another one. There are as well adapters that will solve compatibility issues. At last, if you have a standard SIM card, it could be cut to make it into Micro SIM or Nano SIM. At your peril.
