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I bought the 32 GB nexus 5 from Google received it in 3 business days. Little did I know how hard it would be to get a Sim card from Sprint. To make a long story short there is a gentlemen selling them in eBay. I didn't think to look there until I called every sprint store and tried calling sprint 3 times (hoping to a different answer). Just thought I'd let everyone know this is a possibility if you are like me and stuck with out a Sim card.
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jrwinscher said:
I bought the 32 GB nexus 5 from Google received it in 3 business days. Little did I know how hard it would be to get a Sim card from Sprint. To make a long story short there is a gentlemen selling them in eBay. I didn't think to look there until I called every sprint store and tried calling sprint 3 times (hoping to a different answer). Just thought I'd let everyone know this is a possibility if you are like me and stuck with out a Sim card.
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I had my N5 before the official sprint release. Impossible to even get a sim card even though a few stores told me they had them and they ended up being the wrong size...
adio01 said:
I had my N5 before the official sprint release. Impossible to even get a sim card even though a few stores told me they had them and they ended up being the wrong size...
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If you ever in that situation again, Full sized sims cards can be chopped down to the size of a microsim and work perfectly fine.
Just cut it to size
adio01 said:
I had my N5 before the official sprint release. Impossible to even get a sim card even though a few stores told me they had them and they ended up being the wrong size...
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If they are full size cards, they are really easy to cut to size for the N5. Many cell phone stores will do this either for free or for a small nominal fee. You can also try to do it yourself, if you are really careful. Or you can buy a micro SIM cutting tool for a few dollars.
Of course, if all you can get are nano SIMs, then you need to get an adapter instead. Again, shouldn't cost more than a few dollars.
Wired66 said:
If you ever in that situation again, Full sized sims cards can be chopped down to the size of a microsim and work perfectly fine.
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Sprint is CDMA so most users don't have the LTE sim card.
jrwinscher said:
I bought the 32 GB nexus 5 from Google received it in 3 business days. Little did I know how hard it would be to get a Sim card from Sprint. To make a long story short there is a gentlemen selling them in eBay. I didn't think to look there until I called every sprint store and tried calling sprint 3 times (hoping to a different answer). Just thought I'd let everyone know this is a possibility if you are like me and stuck with out a Sim card.
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same thing with me got the 32gb nexus 5 from the play store but I got a sim card ordered on nov 6th through chat but it still hasn't shipped yet so then I asked again on chat today when its gonna be shipped and was told it could be 10 days. even tried a few sprint stores around me and none of them have one.
Tell them you need a SIM card for a HTC One or S4 and don't show them the Nexus 5 until they bring it out. For some reason a lot of them are under the impression that the Nexus 5 uses some kind of magical SIM card and will just tell you they don't have it.
Thankfully I had a sim from my Htc One. BUT I since switched to tmobile after being on my moms sprint plan for about 4 years. It was a great decision to switch.
I have one
I ordered my N5 through Amazon to use on AT&T. I have the Sprint SIM card that came with it. I'm not using it, PM me if you any of you want it. I'm in NY to give you an idea of how fast it will get to you. I can send it out tomorrow.
I recall reading around(cant find source) that roughly 15,000 Sprint sim cards just went up and missing. They dont know if there were stolen or just misplaced. I will try to dig up some source for you all soon.
i called customer care and was told they would be happy to send me one but they were back ordered. it took me 4 stores but i was able to get one a sprint store just outside of boston. they had two. actually pulled out a baggie that said nexus 5 on it. thank god. hoping my phone will be in next week.
Best Buy Mobile has Sim cards for Sprint.
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GiantJay said:
Best Buy Mobile has Sim cards for Sprint.
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No they absolutely do not. Just made an Israelite journey out of several stores and they don't have any. Most are even sold out or out of stock of the 16GB model they carry which comes with a Sprint SIM.
Even tried begging if they could give or sell me one from any busted/broken/RMA'd Sprint phones that use micro SIM (S4, HTC One etc), but no dice.
LordLugard said:
No they absolutely do not. Just made an Israelite journey out of several stores and they don't have any. Most are even sold out or out of stock of the 16GB model they carry which comes with a Sprint SIM.
Even tried begging if they could give or sell me one from any busted/broken/RMA'd Sprint phones that use micro SIM (S4, HTC One etc), but no dice.
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I work in Best Buy Mobile and we have a stack of Sprint Sims in our cabinet. Obviously every store won't have them in stock.
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GiantJay said:
I work in Best Buy Mobile and we have a stack of Sprint Sims in our cabinet. Obviously every store won't have them in stock.
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Nano or micro SIMs? Everyone i went to had a boat load of nano SIMs but no micro SIMs.
Just pickup a nano to micro converter from Best Buy its about $10.00 and works like a charm
After being told by the local stores that I could not have any of their SIM cards, I hopped online with Sprint World Wide Chat last Friday, 15 NOV. They told me the cards were back ordered, but they would be happy to order one for me and ship it when it comes in at no charge. I accepted their offer and got a ship notice on Tuesday. The card arrived yesterday. I guess my point is that "back ordered" does not necessarily mean an indefinite wait. My N5 shipped last night and I should have it in my hands Monday morning, so I'm a happy camper right now.
uh60james said:
Tell them you need a SIM card for a HTC One or S4 and don't show them the Nexus 5 until they bring it out. For some reason a lot of them are under the impression that the Nexus 5 uses some kind of magical SIM card and will just tell you they don't have it.
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So does that mean those phones can run on T-Mobile too? I ask because I was planning on swapping my Evo to a HTC one before I ordered the Nexus 5.
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uknowwhoiam76 said:
So does that mean those phones can run on T-Mobile too? I ask because I was planning on swapping my Evo to a HTC one before I ordered the Nexus 5.
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I don't know about the S4 but the One (Sprint) will work on T-Mobile but the bands are limited, I don't recall the details but basically except in select locations you will only get Edge.
Sweet thanks! May use my insurance to get a decent backup phone.
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Reading various threads online it seems like as of now they're unable to activate the Nexus 6 directly because the phone is not in their system. Since There were so many people with questions regarding this topic, thought I'd share exactly how I got Verizon to make me a Nano sim.
1. Find a friend with a nano sim phone (in my case was a iPhone 6+)
2. Go to a Verizon store and tell them you're buying/borrowing your friend's phone and therefore need a new nano sim made
That was it for me. Didn't even have to pay a single cent
Why not just tell them u bought a new phone that uses a nano sim. What the hell do they care what it's going in.
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They won't activate the sim unless they have the phone that you're planning to activate it on with you in the store
I had the same issue with Verizon. I simply trimmed my regular Sim into a nano Sim. I used sharp scissors and sand paper to smooth the edges but amazon does sell a cutter.
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Walk in to store with both phones current and new nexus 6 and they will give you a SIM. I've done it with other phones.
I called to order one on the phone but they didn't know which type of nano SIM to send me for the nexus 6. People make this way too hard than it really is.
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I just called customer service and they sent me a nano sim next day air. I activated it with my wifes moto X, and am using it with an adapter until my Nexus ships.
selayan said:
Walk in to store with both phones current and new nexus 6 and they will give you a SIM. I've done it with other phones.
I called to order one on the phone but they didn't know which type of nano SIM to send me for the nexus 6. People make this way too hard than it really is.
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Tried it last night and was told no by two reps and their manager. All three told me go back to Motorola because the phone is not provisioned for Verizon.
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selayan said:
Walk in to store with both phones current and new nexus 6 and they will give you a SIM. I've done it with other phones.
I called to order one on the phone but they didn't know which type of nano SIM to send me for the nexus 6. People make this way too hard than it really is.
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biggtdp said:
Tried it last night and was told no by two reps and their manager. All three told me go back to Motorola because the phone is not provisioned for Verizon.
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Exactly. This isn't like other phones. The phone isn't in Verizon's system yet.
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I cut my Note 3 SIM down to nano size and I ordered a nano SIM from Verizon. The cut down nano works great, but the SIM Verizon sent me doesn't work. I'll probably have to order an adapter and activate it in my Note 3 first and then stick it in my Nex6, but there isn't an incentive to do this drive I'm good to go with the cut down SIM.
Well I was at my local store in person yesterday asking about a SIM and was told that I just need to bring it in when I get it. The employee himself was surprised I was able to order one because he himself had been trying with no luck.
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Exactly. This isn't like other phones. The phone isn't in Verizon's system yet.
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Yep. Once the rep entered the imei and meid from my phone he couldn't proceed any further. Took the sim from my Note 3, trimmed it to nano sim and popped it in my phone. Works fine.
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If that is the case then I'll leave Verizon. I'm not going to wait for a SIM cutter now and cut the SIM card because they don't care to have it in the system.
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I see a lot of people advocating taking a SIM from an existing device, using another device's IMEI, swapping phones around, or even using the IMEI from a display model phone at a Verizon store. My question is this:
Since you're using a different IMEI to get the SIM and activate it, does the IMEI of that device stay attached to the account? That is, if I just take the SIM out of my M8 and put it in a Nexus 6, can I give or sell the M8 to someone else? I wouldn't think it could be activated, since Verizon will still have the IMEI attached to my account, even though I've swapped SIMs. Or will Verizon automatically record the new IMEI when I swap SIMs?
patrickoneal said:
I see a lot of people advocating taking a SIM from an existing device, using another device's IMEI, swapping phones around, or even using the IMEI from a display model phone at a Verizon store. My question is this:
Since you're using a different IMEI to get the SIM and activate it, does the IMEI of that device stay attached to the account? That is, if I just take the SIM out of my M8 and put it in a Nexus 6, can I give or sell the M8 to someone else? I wouldn't think it could be activated, since Verizon will still have the IMEI attached to my account, even though I've swapped SIMs. Or will Verizon automatically record the new IMEI when I swap SIMs?
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The only IMEI that will be attached to your account will be the phone that you have your sim card in. It would be fine to sell the M8 to someone else and it will not still be attached to your account.
dirtyfingers said:
The only IMEI that will be attached to your account will be the phone that you have your sim card in. It would be fine to sell the M8 to someone else and it will not still be attached to your account.
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The SIM is attached to your account. Who ever buys the m8 needs their own SIM. It only holds info about your account and device on the account.
I'm going to go to a third party vendor and get a nano SIM. Its free and I'll just activate it using my m7. Seems like the best thing to do for now.
I just called Verizon and they asked me a bunch of questions when all I wanted was a new sim. They are sending me a nano SIM card they said it's a nano nfc SIM. So I have the adapters to activate it on my m7.
I had to tell them I ordered an htc one M8.
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I just called Verizon, told them I'm buying a HTC one m8 device from craigslist on Friday, and I needed a nano Sim for it. She sent it to me cost free immediately.
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selayan said:
They are sending me a nano SIM card they said it's a nano nfc SIM. ... I had to tell them I ordered an htc one M8.
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I was just able to order one on the phone using the HTC M8 way too.
celyko said:
I just called Verizon, told them I'm buying a HTC one m8 device from craigslist on Friday, and I needed a micro Sim for it. She sent it to me cost free immediately.
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You know you need a nano NFC SIM, right, not micro?
Toaplan said:
I was just able to order one on the phone using the HTC M8 way too.
You know you need a nano NFC SIM, right, not micro?
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Oops! I meant nano. I was just sharing my experience in case it might help someone. If they sent me a nano Sim for the "m8" wink wink, is it the NFC Sim?
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celyko said:
Oops! I meant nano. I was just sharing my experience in case it might help someone. If they sent me a nano Sim for the "m8" wink wink, is it the NFC Sim?
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Haha cool. Was just lookin out for ya, since I got my SIM by reading your post and this thread.
M8 only takes nano so as long as you said m8 you are good.
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I am moving from a DNA to the Nexus 6. Will be trying to go to the store and see what they will do for me.
I need to know how to coach them to activate. My current device is a galaxy nexus and I don't have a phone that supports the nano sim. I know the manager he will give me a sim but how do I get the aim activated instead of this one?
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good luck. really need a phone that has nano sim or try to use nano and an adapter in your nexus but i think verizon knows what sim fits what so it might not allow that
Just got off the phone with verizon and I was told there are several types of nano sims... I told him it was the same type as the HTC One M8 (I have seen several people mention this while lurking) and he had it mailed out. Hoping it beats my device here so I don't have to go into a store. I did tell them it was a Nexus 6 and I didn't get any crap.
Fingers Crossed!
I'd suggest using the search function and seeing what you come up with
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I've done this twice in store. They just have to find a phone that accepts a Nano Sim and activate it. First time was a Sony, second time an iPhone. No problems.
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droiddude228 said:
Just got off the phone with verizon and I was told there are several types of nano sims... I told him it was the same type as the HTC One M8 (I have seen several people mention this while lurking) and he had it mailed out. Hoping it beats my device here so I don't have to go into a store. I did tell them it was a Nexus 6 and I didn't get any crap.
Fingers Crossed!
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do you currently have a phone on a line with verizon? if so it wont work. the nexus imei isnt registered in vzw network
Go to a corporate store, hand them your nexus and tell them you needed a Sim only activation. They did mine in ten minutes.
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do you currently have a phone on a line with verizon? if so it wont work. the nexus imei isnt registered in vzw network
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Yes I do. It is my understanding that the IMEI roadblock was getting the sim not activating it. I saw people reporting that once they had a sim everything worked fine.
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Go to a corporate store, hand them your nexus and tell them you needed a Sim only activation. They did mine in ten minutes.
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The guy on the phone said if my sim didn't show up fast enough I could do this. I prefer to avoid going into a store when possible.
Just pop in a sim and it works.
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Just pop in a sim and it works.
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I can confirm this ---- I had a currently active Note 3, bought a sim cutter from Amazon for 8 bucks, cut the sim from my Note 3 down to nano size. Then, popped in the nano sim to my Nexus that had not been powered on yet. Powered the N6 on, and within about a minute my phone was active. If it doesn't work on first power-up, do a power cycle and you should be good to go.
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Yes I do. It is my understanding that the IMEI roadblock was getting the sim not activating it. I saw people reporting that once they had a sim everything worked fine.
The guy on the phone said if my sim didn't show up fast enough I could do this. I prefer to avoid going into a store when possible.
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good luck but what phone are you going to use to activate the nano sim??
Right now I'm using iPhone 6 plus. N6 will arriving today. Do I need to activate the new sim that came with N6 or just remove my iPhone sim and transfer to N6? I'm wondering if the system will automatically detect I'm using the correct device.
You just insert your sim. That simple.
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Right now I'm using iPhone 6 plus. N6 will arriving today. Do I need to activate the new sim that came with N6 or just remove my iPhone sim and transfer to N6? I'm wondering if the system will automatically detect I'm using the correct device.
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It depends on your carrier. If your iPhone 6 Plus is on AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon, you can just swap the SIM card and everything will work. If you're on Sprint or US Cellular, you can swap the SIM but you'll have to call the carrier first and have them pair your old SIM card number with your Nexus 6's MEID.
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On att it already comes with a sim inserted. Just call and activate from your current phone.
use the same SIM... or if it came with a SIM inside, you can change your SIM. the newer SIM the better
Hello this is my first time posting on this forum. I recently purchased the google play edition 32 gb nexus 6. From all the reviews that I have read it should work fine on verizon. However when I went into the store expecting it to be as quick as putting in a new sim card that did not happen, go figure its verizon. I currently have an htc m7 and unfortunately its not the same sim size as the nexus 6. I was told by the sales rep that he could not activate my device because it was not on the approved list. Id really hate to be out 650 bucks with a useless device. I would happily switch carriers however my wife just recently upgraded to the iphone 6 which extended our contract. Any advice would be appreciated thank you very much.
Get a Sim cutter and cut your Sim down, that's what I did. Its easy to do, or use scissors or exacto knife - I've heard some have done that without issues.
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Or you could ask for a nano sim card and activate it online or with your wife's iPhone since it uses nano sim card... Just tell them you bought an iPhone or HTC one m8 on eBay or something and that you need a nano sim card...
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Or you could ask for a nano sim card and activate it online or with your wife's iPhone since it uses nano sim card... Just tell them you bought an iPhone or HTC one m8 on eBay or something and that you need a nano sim card...
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I will give that a try. Sucks verizon has to be such dicks about it
Yeah... I used myself a nano sim cutter like beelow319 since last November/ December... I think that's just the easiest route... They're pretty cheap on Amazon and come with a nano to micro sim adapter just in case you need to use your old phone...
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I cut my sim down and it seems to be working just fine logged in with my google account and downloading 5.0.1 as I am typing this. thanks for everyones help