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Copying Contacts from MaxCom MAX820 Old SIM Card to Android Phone with NanoSIM

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  • #1 16507489
    _Wojciech_
    Level 14  
    Hello!

    I have an old MaxCom MAX820 phone with a large SIM card. There are about 100 contacts on the card.
    How do you copy them to your Android phone? Of course, the new smartphone has nanoSIM.
    The phone has bluetooth but I tried to connect to the computer and nothing. Standard Windows software can not pull anything from an old phone :(
    Is there any universal software for old phones without Android or Windows? Or better, some device to read data from the SIM - is something like this?

    Greetings.
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  • #2 16507522
    tino2003
    Admin of GSM Group  
    _Wojciech_ wrote:
    There are about 100 contacts on the card.
    How do you copy them to your Android phone? Of course, the new smartphone has nanoSIM.


    A large card cut to the nano sim and the problem solved. :)
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  • #3 16507544
    nutergsm
    Moderator of GSM  
    _Wojciech_ wrote:
    Or better, some device to read data from the SIM - is something like this?

    There are SIM card readers but in your case it is not profitable. The best possible solution was given by a colleague in the post above.
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  • #5 16508004
    Gienek
    Level 37  
    It works, but in Windows XP.
  • #6 16508012
    tino2003
    Admin of GSM Group  
    Why does a friend combine like a horse uphill? Cutting a sim card costs about PLN 5 and you can copy contacts directly to the target phone.
  • #7 16508035
    _Wojciech_
    Level 14  
    And in the T-Mobile salon, can they cut it? The point is that it is not my phone and I can not risk that something will be cut out not as it should be for someone who does it unprofessionally.
    I do not know myself completely, and the phone is not my only mother-in-law :)

    Added after 49 [seconds]:

    XP can be, I have access to a computer with such a system.
    And which software should I use?
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  • #9 16509585
    OlekMTG
    Level 34  
    With cutting the card, I would consider it. While microSIM is ok (if the edges will be equal) then nanoSIM is standard thinner than the old cards and you can damage the reader in the phone which will result in expensive repairs in the authorized or loss of warranty.
  • #10 16509589
    tino2003
    Admin of GSM Group  
    OlekMTG wrote:
    nanoSIM is thinner than old cards as standard


    Can you develop this thought?
    For many years I have been cutting out the cards and I hear this thesis for the first time.
  • #11 16511211
    Wawrzyniec
    Level 38  
    tino2003 wrote:
    For many years I have been cutting out the cards and I hear this thesis for the first time.
    Well, maybe not thinner, but the old cards had contact areas larger than at least the width of the total width of the nano card. If you cut it equally with the contact fields, it may not enter the socket anyway.
  • #12 16511232
    marek49ae
    Level 24  
    Insert a "big" sim into the phone with such a reader, copy contacts. Then insert the nano sim in the adapter, copy it to the card, insert the card into the target device.
  • #13 16513699
    OlekMTG
    Level 34  
    tino2003 wrote:
    OlekMTG wrote:
    nanoSIM is thinner than old cards as standard


    Can you develop this thought?
    For many years I have been cutting out the cards and I hear this thesis for the first time.

    This is not just a fact :) . All you need to do is look at the JEDEC specification on sim card formats. The data is available, for example, on Wikipedia: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karta_SIM. The difference is 0.76 mm to 0.67 mm - not much, but it is enough to damage the connector if the manufacturer gave a somewhat 'tighter' version. Some manufacturers even give such information in the phone's user manual, but who would look there.
  • #14 16513797
    tino2003
    Admin of GSM Group  
    OlekMTG wrote:
    The difference is 0.76 mm to 0.67 mm


    I measured the electronic caliper and all measurements showed about 0.76 +/- 0.02 on both old and new cards. This standard of thickness which they give for nano 0.67 I'm curious if it is used at all because as all cards are present as 3in1.
    Nevertheless, cutting a card into a nano format with a good clipper has no fear that the card will be damaged and inserting it into the slot after grinding the edges is not the slightest problem.
  • #15 16515597
    OlekMTG
    Level 34  
    My nano SIM from Plus is 0.67 but I do not remember if it was 3 in 1. I also have a Play 3in1 card which also probably has 0.67 because by applying to the old type SIM you can clearly see the difference in thickness. I also have a few nano foreign operators and all are thinner than the old simek and you can see it with the naked eye, putting the cards on the sides. Generally, it is not that when inserting a thicker card you will always damage the socket, but if it is not perfectly priced, then such a risk exists.
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Topic summary

The discussion revolves around transferring contacts from an old MaxCom MAX820 phone with a large SIM card to a new Android phone that uses a nanoSIM. Users suggest cutting the large SIM card to fit the nanoSIM slot, which is a cost-effective solution. Some participants mention the availability of SIM card readers, although they may not be practical for this case. Concerns are raised about the potential risks of damaging the phone's SIM card reader when using a cut SIM card. The conversation also touches on the specifications of SIM card thickness and the importance of precision when cutting. A specific software, multisim515, is recommended for use with Windows XP to facilitate the transfer of contacts.
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