Sim Card Hell
By The Horse
@TheHorse (225161)
Walnut Creek, California
March 4, 2025 3:30pm CST
Have you ever tried to replace a sim card in your cell phone?
My phone had no internet service for the past few days.
I called Comcast support and spoke to a nice Indian lady after a 10 minute hold.
After about 15 minutes of her not understanding what I was saying, she transferred me to another nice Indian lady, higher up on the food chain.
After about three minutes of her trying to understand me, the line went dead. I had been hung up on.
This morning, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I removed the sim card from my phone and replaced it.
It took about half an hour, as sim cards are tiny little things that tend to float, like a wounded butterfly, to the floor when you try to remove or install them.
I eventually got the Ssm card in, and the phone worked.
So I feel very accomplished.
I was able to send the photos I took at the "showcase" to myself for editing.
Hopefully there will be a "cute kid" photo attached to my next post.
Off to the shower.
How has your day been so far?
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10 responses
@lovebuglena (45874)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Mar
You put in a new SIM card or the same one?
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@TheHorse (225161)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar
@lovebuglena Yep. I used a dental cleaning tool.
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@lovebuglena (45874)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Mar
@TheHorse did you need a special tool to get it out?
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@Orson_Kart (7220)
• United Kingdom
4 Mar
I get your problem. SIM cards have been getting progressively smaller. The standard one was small enough, but then it reduced to a Mini, then a Micro, and then a Nano. Hopefully they won’t get any smaller or it’ll have to be left to a child with small hands, or a robot to carry out the replacement.
Well done on completing it! 
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@Orson_Kart (7220)
• United Kingdom
5 Mar
@TheHorse Basically it’s so they leave more room for other bits of hardware that is demanded. Phones are amazing pieces of kit these days.
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@TheHorse (225161)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Mar
@Orson_Kart Yeah. I was a live when computers were big ol' things with dedicated rooms. 
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@snowy22315 (187377)
• United States
4 Mar
I wouldn't trust myself to replace sim cards. I would probably bend it or tear it
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@wolfgirl569 (114180)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Mar
I hate doing sim cards. Glad you got it replaced
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@TheHorse (225161)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar
I am home from Guitar Center, and heating up some pizza for dinner. I will see if the phone still works. I guess I am proud that American companies are providing jobs for people in India. Or something. But aren't there people who need jobs here?
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@TheHorse (225161)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Mar
@wolfgirl569 I wish the tech support were here. The Indians and Filipinos they hire for teach support were not involved in making the phones.
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@RasmaSandra (83726)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Mar
I would not know what to do about a SIM card. My hand is being forced to perhaps get a plain mobile phone, I got a cheap one but now before I can find out if I can get service on it my desktop PC my life I call it is trying to be revived by my friend the IT specialist downstairs. Now it looks like heck with the mobile and very minimum on groceries this month and everything toward a new desktop SIGH
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@TheHorse (225161)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Mar
Do you have plenty of toilet paper? I had to wipe my tush with paper towel during Trump's first administration, and I would rather not have to do that again. I have a "tough tush," having spent some time hiking, camping, etc., but I want to live in luxury in my later years.
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@kaylachan (76666)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Mar
I think the morning is catching up to George, but we're good otherwise. And, yes, I've done it several times. Often times I'll get someone else who can see better then I can to do it, but I use esims now.
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@andriaperry (118642)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Mar
I have a newer phone and I do not attempt to do the sim card myself. But my old phone it was easy.
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