“Looks like you lost your sim tray ejector”
My kit:
I generally prefer the clear toothpick - easier to hold, came with a designer cupcake once (and I keep the flag on it because it’s otherwise easy to lose a clear toothpick), generally better if the button is deeply recessed.
The paperclip phone tool is kept on the keychain between the USB micro card reader and the wallet sized SD card holder
Raz keeps track of mine
I have the whole box. Because you know, it might be needed sometime :P
Wrong topic bud. We are talking sim card release pins here. NOT the official cisco reset tool.
I need them for work so I got a fancy keychain one
Question: Is using paperclips a worse alternative? I’ve found them useful for those sim pinholes but im not entirely sure if its good practice
It’s just a piece of metal that you use to push in another piece of metal, the same as the sim tool. They don’t cause any damage and are fine to use.
Paperclips are just fine, they’re just not as ergonomic / easy to hold while pushing
That looks quite sophisticated for the purpose, I love it. If a phone repair man pulls out one of these, the alarm in my head to make the good coffee will most certainly go off.
Just keep it in the box the phone came in with all the warranty documentation. I’ve never lost one of these
Same. And in the past decade plus of using smartphones, I’ve never had to open the slot except to install the SIM card for the first time. Why do I even keep it around?
Because the moment you throw it away a timer starts and in the next week you’ll need it out of nowhere.
I miss sim slots.
Then don’t buy a stinkin’ apple device. It’s that simple.
Hate them for what they are. A worse Microsoft.
I will start using esim the moment they are cheaper then normal simcards. But as long i must pay extra to not get a card (?) i will never switch.
I’ve seen a carrier charge for Sim cards, although I would personally still pay for the convenience of not having to figure out esim and if esims can be transferred between phones without any internet.
They still make phones with them, just not the big flagships
I have like four or five of these.
Yes, in my drawer of miscellaneous tiny things, next to pens, tiny screwdrivers, and a few old microsd cards.
or a hoarder
I taped mine inside the cell phone case.
That’s honestly brilliant.
Oh. Thanks. That made me feel good. Don’t hear that often.
I keep one in my wallet along with a safety pin, hairpin, hair tie, and a twist key from an old fashioned roll top anchovy tin.
Any one of these things have come in handy a surprising number of times.
I have one in my wallet - just in case someone wants to steal my phone and I somehow have time to remove my SIM and SD before they take it… optimistic I know
I have the ifixit screwdriver kit and one of the bits is a Sim card ejector. Does it count ?
Yes, I keep them in the box.
