Just got it today, have spent several hours tonight trying to figure out how to transfer contacts. Was ages on the phone to Orange, whom I bought it from. Turns out you can't put your old SIm in and copy it as my old SIM is a different size, and they are different operating systems.
So, I thought i would text everybody and ask them to give me an hour or so, then text me their name, so I could save their number, as my old SIM card would be wiped clean when I registered my new one.
Several people texted me straight away, had to say please text back cos I'm not ready. Thought I was good to go, so phoned to register the new SIM. All ok, then automated line told me to put in new SIM. Meantime, old phone stops working and lots of texts hadn't sent so I just had to write down the numbers.
All a bit annoying but nowhere near as maddeing as discovering I didn't know how to insert the SIM card! No info provided at all, no picture or diagram. So I went online, found a video on You Tube. Yay, I thought. Turns out you need a paper clip!!! Yeah, cos I have got loads of them hanging around the place!!! Managed to use an earring to pop the slot out.
This is where it goes wrong. The video didn't seem very clear to me, the person's hand/fingers seemed to just be putting the micro SD in. I couldn't clearly see that you had to put it in the micro loader. SO.......... I put the SD card in by itself, then realised. Yes, I am stupid. Tried to get it out with tweezers, this only shoved it further in!!!
Why oh why were there no instructions/diagrams provided???? To me, it defies belief that such a crucial operation has NO instructions. After all, you can't USE the phone, if you can't get the SIM card in!! And it's NOT immediately obvious where it goes or how to open it.
So now I am wondering if I have ruined it? AM resisting the temptaion to poke about further. I cancelled my insurance as I have mobile insurance with my bank account. I can't be the only person to have had bother with the SIM card, surely?
Anyway, am furious and just wanted to vent! Now I need to try and get my 4 year old back to bed!!!! GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
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To think an I-Phone should have clear instructions plus a gizmo for inserting the SIM card, cos I have now probably ruined my brand new I-phone.
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cubbie · 07/02/2013 23:15
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