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Hi,
i have a question to the iPhone 5 Sim Tray.
My problem is that my provider can't deliver Nano-SIMs.
He mean it is possible at January 2013.
So now i cutted my Sim from Micro to Nano.
It works great in my iPhone 4.
But now comes the big question.
I think the iPhone 5 Sim Tray is a metal tray.
Could i have short circuits when i insert the cutted sim in the iPhone 5 Tray?
Or has the tray a isolation like the iPhone 4 tray?
I hope anybody can help me.
Thanks.
I think on apple's site, it said the housing was made of anodised aluminum so as long as the sim tray is made of the same, it should be ok I would think. I'm pretty sure I read that aluminum that is anodised has a coating. I'm hoping this is the same for the sim tray, since I'm planning to try the same and cut the sim card next weekend.
Your answer is unhelpful too, as you are simply guessing. All the other info you posted about NanoSIM availability from UK networks is completely irrelevant as the OP is in Germany.
All official providers will be selling the iPhone 5 with a suitable NanoSIM.
A small background to Nano-SIM from my provider.
Offically they have to plan the requests and can ship on January 2013.
Unoffically:
This Provider is a daughter company from Deutsche Telekom.
So we/I think Telekom forbit their daughter company to ship this cards for this year to get all costumers.
The Telekom network is the only network in germany who provides a compatible iPhone 5 LTE network.
So Telekom has good reasons to hold the daughter back and allow earliest January 2013 the delivery.
Note that on Apple Store website it actually says you will need to get a SIM from your provider as the phones are shipped without them. I have no wish to buy a phone from any UK network provider because I have already bought one from Apple!
The point is that UK or any other countries network providers should be providing these new SIMs for free from Friday and the sad truth is not many are.
It is not unreasonable to put some of the blame on Apple as it was at their insistence that the NANO profile be adopted as the new SIM standard.
iPhone 5 Sim Tray Material?
