For anyone else who ever has this problem, there are easier ways than a paper clip and hammer.
I have used pencil lead (0.5mm) successfully. You get a short piece and push hard, it might hurt your thumb a bit but it works. Obviously most needles work but I have used things like safety pins from the back of a shirt pin. I’ve also used the tip of mechanical pencils in a pinch. And if you’re crafty you can do something (carefully) with a toothpick and a knife to shave the tip down. Dumbest thing I’ve ever used is a disposable flosser that had a toothpick on the end. I also used that to clean USB C ports. All of these also similarly work on small reset buttons on routers and such.
I kept mine on my keychain for the longest time until it got me right under one of my finger nails. The amount of times I've had to use it does not justify that trauma.
Yeah, I urgently need a new one but I keep postponing and forgetting. 😅
It used to be a cheap fake leather one which looked cool, has a crocodile head on the outside in it, and just plainly looked cool.
Now, 5 years later, all the leather, except for the crocodile head, has proven to be a thin layer that has come off over time and what remains is a completely exposed (again, except for the crocodile head) black rubbery underlayer. 😅
Oh, well, it cost me €5 or something, I guess 5 years was a good service at that price...
Got it a 7 years ago, haven't lost the ejector since... Even amazes myself everytime I need it and it's still there... 😅 Before this mine usually didn't last a week.
Ngl, every time I go look for it out of need I totally expect it to be long gone.
I might physically look at it every time I open my wallet, but it became so much part of the 'background' that I never actually see it at those times. 😅
I noticed my phone battery bulging just yesterday. So I went and dug up the documentation that came with it to see if I could take advantage of the manufacturer's warranty. No dice, but the sim card tray ejector thing was in with the user's manual. So at least I have that. :/
Yeah, I've done some research about fixing it myself on YouTube. A kit to fix it is only about $25. But I was a little intimidated by the "heat the phone to soften the adhesive so the screen will come off" step and decided to look into how much it'd cost just to get it fixed professionally.
I walked into the "Authorized Google Repair" shop with my bulging Pixel and the guy told me there was a "99.9% chance" that the screen would break in the process of replacing the battery and if he had to replace the screen too, the total cost would be more than I paid for the phone and more than I would pay to get an identical model on Amazon now.
So, I'm evaluating my options. I could get a replacement battery and a replacement screen and do a lot of research and fix it myself, which is a little risky. Or I could just contribute to the e-waste problem and get a new phone (or a refurb; this whole ordeal makes me want to not spend much on phones in the future) that has a consumer-replaceable battery.
Oh, also, I've had this phone for less than three years.
Also, an unlocked bootloader and a mature LineageOS or GrapheneOS or whatever other Open-Source no-Google-apps distribution is basically an absolute deal breaker must have for me. (I suppose if I do end up getting a different phone, I could look into Linux phones too, but I'm a little wary of that. I got burned with the Openmoko Neo Freerunner back in the day.) I bought this Pixel direct from the manufacturer (not through a carrier or anything) because that was the only way to get it with an unlocked bootloader so I could go LineageOS. But going that route, I only get the one-year manufacturer's warranty. No carrier warranty or anything.
So I guess I'll go go pray to Saint Louis Rossmann now and hope for divine inspiration. Lol.
(Ha! Sorry for the rant. I was an extremely late adopter of smartphones at all because I don't trust them. This is the first smartphone I've ever had and it didn't last me three years! Clearly I should have remained staunchly Amish for QWERTY. Lol.)
That guy is bullshitting you: I used to work in a repair shop and screens breaking on any device is uncommon, but even if the screen does break, it's cheaper to replace it yourself than it would be to pay them.
I suppose it's possible he wasn't lying, but that would mean that he's really shitty at his job and breaks 99%+ phones he works on.
I used to work in a phone repair shop, I have no clue what that guy is talking about. Ive replaced the battery on dozens of pixels and never had the screen break on me. He most likely said that because there is always some risk of something breaking during the repair, so by stating it up front he won’t get any angry customers after the fact.
Depends somewhat on the phone on how easy it is to do, but if you're technically inclined, depending on what the shop charges, it might be worth doing yourself (especially if you have a decent heat gun that can be set reliably to lower temperatures and know how to repair tech already). $15 is worth it IMO, even if you are good with tech, but some places might charge more.
I don't know what in the hell I did, I have one of the solid circular round ones with a small hole in the back for the keychain. It's been on my keys for ages. One morning I went to put my seat belt on and got a sharp stab. I pulled my keys out and it was bent 90° and I just the tiniest little bit of blood on it.
I used to keep one on my keys back when I worked at a carrier store selling phones. Made life so much easier then.
In fact, the actual inserted part broke off years ago (and I haven't done phone sales in over a decade), but the main part of the body is actually still attached to my keyring. I haven't even thought about that until this post, actually.
The dude who sold me my latest smartphone this year had one long fingernail. I kinda thought it was a coke nail until he applied my screen protector and used the nail to separate the plastic backing from it. Aha!
I studied classical guitar in high school and since I could never keep my real fingernails intact I always had three plastic nails going on my right hand. That was a tough one to explain to the local bullies.
I have a Moonlander split keyboard that is programmable and uses one of these little things for its reset button. My only gripe with it is that they could have designed a place for it to slot into the keyboard itself since it's very easy to lose it if it isn't otherwise attached to something.
The reset button is used to apply firmware changes. For this keyboard you can customize the keys to pretty much however you like. I have one of the thumb cluster buttons set to Ctrl-C / Ctrl-V for efficiency. It's great for making changes to personalize your mechanical keyboard experience... but it requires that pin to make changes lol.
I like it since I can assign Enter to one of the left thumb cluster buttons, you normally can't hit enter with your left hand on a standard keyboard layout.
These little ejector tools are useful for more than just SIM cards. CD/DVD ROM drives have force eject buttons inside tiny little holes that these can reach and push. Many hardware reset buttons are also hidden inside tiny holes.
You could use an unfolded paperclip in a pinch. One of my air purifiers has a reset button inside a hole that is slightly too thin for the paper lips I have on hand. But the SIM ejector tool I keep around fits perfectly.
Yep! I have a normal phone number and get unlimited voice and sms, and 5g data metered data at $10/GB. They have an unlimited plan too, but metered works best for me. It's actually serviced by ATT and Verizon IIRC, so you connect to whichever is best.
I don't find them useful. Unless you're talking about a huge sponge of a case, or those crazy corner ball ones, it doesn't really make a difference. If a phone is prone to cracks it's going to crack, with or without the case.
That's not really true. The most likely initial impact point is the corners, and the corners are always protected and take the brunt of the impact. A decent spigen case will save you from cracks pretty effectively.
Dunno, just my personal observation is that the heavier the phone is the more likely it is to crack, just from the sheer amount of mass the case has to dampen. I've seen heavy phones, in protective cases and even those marketed as "rugged" crack from minor falls, and lightweight cheap shit survive the nastiest of falls. What you're probably referring to is those cases with thick rubber pads on the corners, but most cases are like half a mm thick wraps, which, IMO, won't help squat in a fall.
Yeha I'm talking about a decent spigen or something ideally. I can't really speak to the phone condom things but I'm sure there's some improvement even there, if only slight compared to a proper case.
Nothing is completely protecting your phone from everything of course, and if you drop it screen first on a rock you're probably gonna have a bad time, but those drops are much less common than dropping it on a flat surface where the corner will always take the initial impact.
I just buy durable phones, I very rarely drop them nowadays but if I do the worst that happens is a scratch or dent. Last two times I've broken a phone have been jumping in a pool forgetting it was in my pocket (usually buy waterproof for this reason) and falling on a rock with it in my pocket
First one no case would have prevented short of one of the ultra rugged outdoorsey ones, second one only the cases with the front cover flap thing might have stopped
Only time I've broken a phone by dropping it is when I had an iPhone 4 handmedown, I swear those things were designed to break
Fair enough, you might be surprised at what a case does to protect the screen too though, if it lands (or something lands) heavily on a corner it'll likely break the screen to the point it needs replacing. A case will absorb 99% of the force. .
My phone has fallen out of a pocket that I forgot to zip up while mountain biking on more than one occasion, so I wouldn't trust myself with a naked phone any longer than absolutely necessary.
I have a screwdriver bit set that just includes one of those, very tightly secured. Whoever was responsible for ensuring this was neccessary: You are a hero.
That's good, I've usually found the flat ones made with sheet metal are weaker and more bendable than ones made from steel wire, or just using the small sized paper clips. Which is problematic because I like to keep them in my bag in case I need to use them and if they end up bent up it's not great.
I think the reason the ones I've gotten fared so poorly is because they're aluminium as opposed to steel like the paper clips. Which always fair better in my bag than the flat stamped ones do.
Same. I have tow phones, one personal and one business. Kept it in my personal one, between phone and case. You never know when you or someone else might need it.
I am not responsible for most of the random stuff I own, but at least for that thing I found a good place.
I keep it between the back of my phone and my phone case. I have to remove the case anyway to access the slot, and then it is just right there available.
I assume you just leave the keyring on your desk/in some drawer? I had handcuff keys on my normal ring and the pointy thing on the keys (for double-locking) made holes in my jeans, so you'd be crazy to go around with those for opening SIMs in your pocket.
Wallet, coin part with a zip to keep it safe. It sits next to a random quarter i was given as change (im from the uk and it was given in place of a similar looking uk coin) a silver 1 pence coin (apparently they are rare and worth about £60 but as if my lazy arse is gon a sell it (and who actually buys these things anyway?) Some guitar picks and a franc (defunct french currency)
Mine are all still in their boxes which I still save for no reason as I never ever will use them. Whenever I need a pin, I can't find a single box, but the boxes are always in the way when I try to find something else. It's a weird world we live in.
How often do you use them?
I now throw away almost every extra piece of anything and for the past 8 years or so I haven't really regretted it and important stuff is easier to find without all the junk noise.
Same, I'll unpack any electrical item and keep all the packaging including the wire tiers on cords, plastic bags with the tape carefully folded back and pack all of that back up in the box and storage the empty box in my garage incase. I then use the item until it breaks and then 6 years later see the box on a shelf while walking passed, realise I no longer own said item and throw the box away.
Sure, but I don't carry a sewing needle with either. Probably should, actually. The reason toothpicks are there is because it's the only thing at hand in those rare case when you need it, mostly middle of fuck nowhere and far away from home, when only one of the phones has charge but the other has reception.
Tool cabinets are a marvelous thing. I have a little thing squirreled away in a drawer of other tools, just the top of a box that a screen protector came in, that is just full of tiny specialized precision tools that I very seldom need.
Have mine sitting in a dish on my desk right in front of me. It's what I use to pop off our Arlo doorbell to bring inside to charge it back up when the batteries are low.
I can't wait until more manufacturers adopt this standard and then force us to help every damn person in the family (or even more!) transfer stuff to a new phone, like my mom doesn't even understand how Google accounts work and that they exist to >!steal your data cough cough!< help you transfer stuff to a new phone, she just makes a new one every time, and yes she does everything by hand, transfering photos, contacts, every damn thing
And best thing that everyone has a different upgrade standards, so you could deal with this the newest phone that has this launches or you could too 8 years in the future
Every android phone oobe (at least the cheap ones) say to create or log in to a google account (idk if you can even skip this part) and inputting your name and letting it add a few numbers after it (not even mentioning her writing the password to a calendar, like a physical paper one, in the living room) is stupidly easy
Only Satan would design a hole that is smaller than the end of a bent paperclip when the entire purpose of the hole is to put something into it.
How else can you sell an iPoker 4X?
You're still using the 4X? Lol, get yourself an 8Max and thank me later.
I did but I'm still saving up for the handle
For anyone else who ever has this problem, there are easier ways than a paper clip and hammer.
I have used pencil lead (0.5mm) successfully. You get a short piece and push hard, it might hurt your thumb a bit but it works. Obviously most needles work but I have used things like safety pins from the back of a shirt pin. I’ve also used the tip of mechanical pencils in a pinch. And if you’re crafty you can do something (carefully) with a toothpick and a knife to shave the tip down. Dumbest thing I’ve ever used is a disposable flosser that had a toothpick on the end. I also used that to clean USB C ports. All of these also similarly work on small reset buttons on routers and such.
I usually take a needle of some kind and clip the point off so it's not as sharp.
An earring pokey works too, just wipe off any schmutz
is there a name for the superfine point ones?
I guess it's called a SIM card eject pin tool, but you'll usually find them in cell phone toolkits.
some are thicker or thinner than others. some phones have a superthin hole. so some ejectors or a paperclip won't work (for some phones).
maybe the superthin variety is the most common variety out there. but i have a collection and they are nearly all thick.
there must be an everyday item that functions as a makeshift alternative.
Certain plastic toothpicks work.
For a Korean, the hole doesn't need to be that big
I just realized that each phone comes with one and only one of SIM ejectors, and I have a lot of those in my drawer. I think I have a problem. -_-
You're responsible for everything!!!
Most screw-driver kits like the IFixIt kits, include a sim-eject head.
Me too… and my phone uses an eSIM!
The chosen one!
I keep one on my keys since it's useful for pushing reset buttons and things and if I really need to it even works as a screwdriver
Someone told me this a few years ago. Absolute pro life tip!
Does it ever poke you?
I kept mine on my keychain for the longest time until it got me right under one of my finger nails. The amount of times I've had to use it does not justify that trauma.
I tried doing it at one point, yes, frequently
Interesting, it never does for me. Maybe I'm just lucky or my sim tool is a slightly better shape
I have a lifehack for this:
That wallet has seen some serious shit.
Yeah, I urgently need a new one but I keep postponing and forgetting. 😅 It used to be a cheap fake leather one which looked cool, has a crocodile head on the outside in it, and just plainly looked cool. Now, 5 years later, all the leather, except for the crocodile head, has proven to be a thin layer that has come off over time and what remains is a completely exposed (again, except for the crocodile head) black rubbery underlayer. 😅 Oh, well, it cost me €5 or something, I guess 5 years was a good service at that price...
Got it a 7 years ago, haven't lost the ejector since... Even amazes myself everytime I need it and it's still there... 😅 Before this mine usually didn't last a week.
More like 7 years of occasional surprise it's still there. 😅😂
Ngl, every time I go look for it out of need I totally expect it to be long gone. I might physically look at it every time I open my wallet, but it became so much part of the 'background' that I never actually see it at those times. 😅
I have like 7 of these in a container next to me. I don't think responsible is the word that would be associated with that behaviour.
PS - paperclips work fine for this purpose.
Evolution
IMHO the one in the middle is the most comfortable to use.
Damn, I have never seen any of these shapes before.
I used the pins on an Arduino to pop my sim tray because I didn't have any paper clips near me. There are a lot of things you could use.
I always end up using my wife's earrings.
I noticed my phone battery bulging just yesterday. So I went and dug up the documentation that came with it to see if I could take advantage of the manufacturer's warranty. No dice, but the sim card tray ejector thing was in with the user's manual. So at least I have that. :/
Check out ifixit.com - your phone might be pretty repairable. It's crazy that companies stopped making phones with replaceable batteries.
Not that much. . . . .
. . .
. . Money is why
Yeah, I've done some research about fixing it myself on YouTube. A kit to fix it is only about $25. But I was a little intimidated by the "heat the phone to soften the adhesive so the screen will come off" step and decided to look into how much it'd cost just to get it fixed professionally.
I walked into the "Authorized Google Repair" shop with my bulging Pixel and the guy told me there was a "99.9% chance" that the screen would break in the process of replacing the battery and if he had to replace the screen too, the total cost would be more than I paid for the phone and more than I would pay to get an identical model on Amazon now.
So, I'm evaluating my options. I could get a replacement battery and a replacement screen and do a lot of research and fix it myself, which is a little risky. Or I could just contribute to the e-waste problem and get a new phone (or a refurb; this whole ordeal makes me want to not spend much on phones in the future) that has a consumer-replaceable battery.
Oh, also, I've had this phone for less than three years.
Also, an unlocked bootloader and a mature LineageOS or GrapheneOS or whatever other Open-Source no-Google-apps distribution is basically an absolute deal breaker must have for me. (I suppose if I do end up getting a different phone, I could look into Linux phones too, but I'm a little wary of that. I got burned with the Openmoko Neo Freerunner back in the day.) I bought this Pixel direct from the manufacturer (not through a carrier or anything) because that was the only way to get it with an unlocked bootloader so I could go LineageOS. But going that route, I only get the one-year manufacturer's warranty. No carrier warranty or anything.
So I guess I'll go go pray to Saint Louis Rossmann now and hope for divine inspiration. Lol.
(Ha! Sorry for the rant. I was an extremely late adopter of smartphones at all because I don't trust them. This is the first smartphone I've ever had and it didn't last me three years! Clearly I should have remained staunchly Amish for QWERTY. Lol.)
That guy is bullshitting you: I used to work in a repair shop and screens breaking on any device is uncommon, but even if the screen does break, it's cheaper to replace it yourself than it would be to pay them.
I suppose it's possible he wasn't lying, but that would mean that he's really shitty at his job and breaks 99%+ phones he works on.
I used to work in a phone repair shop, I have no clue what that guy is talking about. Ive replaced the battery on dozens of pixels and never had the screen break on me. He most likely said that because there is always some risk of something breaking during the repair, so by stating it up front he won’t get any angry customers after the fact.
Ha! Well, that's good info to have. That makes me more confident to try replacing the battery myself with a $25 kit from Amazon. Thanks for the input!
You can replace phone batteries. It's not that hard. It's just harder than sliding it in.
It costs $15 plus the battery cost to have a professional with warranty to do it for you.
Depends somewhat on the phone on how easy it is to do, but if you're technically inclined, depending on what the shop charges, it might be worth doing yourself (especially if you have a decent heat gun that can be set reliably to lower temperatures and know how to repair tech already). $15 is worth it IMO, even if you are good with tech, but some places might charge more.
I'm very responsible
You should put them all on a keyring!
I thought there was a hole in your hand I didn't see the metal. I just saw straight through them. Wtf
I mean, they fit on a keychain, which is fucking great; Sadly, they stab you through the pants pocket so they're fucking rude.
I just upgraded mine from an old Apple one to a newer Pixel one, which has a sturdier loop on it.
I don't know what in the hell I did, I have one of the solid circular round ones with a small hole in the back for the keychain. It's been on my keys for ages. One morning I went to put my seat belt on and got a sharp stab. I pulled my keys out and it was bent 90° and I just the tiniest little bit of blood on it.
I do tech support, I always have one on my keychain.
I used to keep one on my keys back when I worked at a carrier store selling phones. Made life so much easier then.
In fact, the actual inserted part broke off years ago (and I haven't done phone sales in over a decade), but the main part of the body is actually still attached to my keyring. I haven't even thought about that until this post, actually.
The dude who sold me my latest smartphone this year had one long fingernail. I kinda thought it was a coke nail until he applied my screen protector and used the nail to separate the plastic backing from it. Aha!
I studied classical guitar in high school and since I could never keep my real fingernails intact I always had three plastic nails going on my right hand. That was a tough one to explain to the local bullies.
I'll adapt the keychain thing
Ngl that's pretty smart to keep one on a keychain, better than keeping it in the original box
I just bought a new phone and put it next to the other four I have.
You're either really good at holding onto those things, or really good at losing/breaking phones
I have a Moonlander split keyboard that is programmable and uses one of these little things for its reset button. My only gripe with it is that they could have designed a place for it to slot into the keyboard itself since it's very easy to lose it if it isn't otherwise attached to something.
Why do you have to reset your keyboard, future boy?
The reset button is used to apply firmware changes. For this keyboard you can customize the keys to pretty much however you like. I have one of the thumb cluster buttons set to Ctrl-C / Ctrl-V for efficiency. It's great for making changes to personalize your mechanical keyboard experience... but it requires that pin to make changes lol.
I like it since I can assign Enter to one of the left thumb cluster buttons, you normally can't hit enter with your left hand on a standard keyboard layout.
Yay, what's my prize?
You can now go on a resetting rampage
You can eject sims cards whenever you want.
Hoarder status.
Finally being recognized after so many years of "why do you save that?".
This is your moment!
Sounding
What if we're sure it's around here somewhere, just not sure where?
Mine is in a safe deposit box in Budapest. You can never be too cautious.
I just randomly found mine the other day.
Accurate
iFIXIT kits include a bit that lets you eject sim trays
Good. I don't like sim trays. They're small and flimsy and irritating and are easily lost. Not like here. Here everything is built-in and solid.
i usually grab a breadboard jumper wire and shove it in my sim card slot 😂
It's a contraceptive device.
As someone who carries one everywhere, I can vouch for its effectiveness
It's a tool to remove the SIM card from a phone
You guys aren't just using eSIMs?
As someone traveling to other countries a few times a year, eSims have been a game changer.
They're also good for SD card slots.
These little ejector tools are useful for more than just SIM cards. CD/DVD ROM drives have force eject buttons inside tiny little holes that these can reach and push. Many hardware reset buttons are also hidden inside tiny holes.
You could use an unfolded paperclip in a pinch. One of my air purifiers has a reset button inside a hole that is slightly too thin for the paper lips I have on hand. But the SIM ejector tool I keep around fits perfectly.
Both
i have never heard of such a thing how does it work
I use an esim with a Pixel and Google Fi. The setup process is this:
Can you still receive calls and SMS messages?
Yep! I have a normal phone number and get unlimited voice and sms, and 5g data metered data at $10/GB. They have an unlimited plan too, but metered works best for me. It's actually serviced by ATT and Verizon IIRC, so you connect to whichever is best.
I fixit gang. If you did not know, some of the ifixit kits have a screwdriver bit that is just for that
Every screwdriver lie I've bought has these
I still have it and now phone is eSIM only. But I can’t bring myself to throw it out.
this made me feel good about myself, thanks
I have something like 100 of these in a draw in my home office. Along with a straightened paperclip as a backup.
i have s few dozen straightened paper clips and then a couple of those hidden away for the particularly stubborn sim trays
I put mine on the keychain.... It's responsible for some small holes in my trousers pockets and I have been pricked too but worth it.
....I used mine to clean my ears.
Just tuck it into your phone case if you can. Easy solution to always have it when you need it.
Ah yes, phone cases I definitely use those
Seriously? Are you just 100% confident you'll never drop it? Or replacing a phone isn't a big deal for you?
I hate to think how many phones I'd have broken without a case.
I don't find them useful. Unless you're talking about a huge sponge of a case, or those crazy corner ball ones, it doesn't really make a difference. If a phone is prone to cracks it's going to crack, with or without the case.
That's not really true. The most likely initial impact point is the corners, and the corners are always protected and take the brunt of the impact. A decent spigen case will save you from cracks pretty effectively.
Dunno, just my personal observation is that the heavier the phone is the more likely it is to crack, just from the sheer amount of mass the case has to dampen. I've seen heavy phones, in protective cases and even those marketed as "rugged" crack from minor falls, and lightweight cheap shit survive the nastiest of falls. What you're probably referring to is those cases with thick rubber pads on the corners, but most cases are like half a mm thick wraps, which, IMO, won't help squat in a fall.
Yeha I'm talking about a decent spigen or something ideally. I can't really speak to the phone condom things but I'm sure there's some improvement even there, if only slight compared to a proper case.
Nothing is completely protecting your phone from everything of course, and if you drop it screen first on a rock you're probably gonna have a bad time, but those drops are much less common than dropping it on a flat surface where the corner will always take the initial impact.
I just buy durable phones, I very rarely drop them nowadays but if I do the worst that happens is a scratch or dent. Last two times I've broken a phone have been jumping in a pool forgetting it was in my pocket (usually buy waterproof for this reason) and falling on a rock with it in my pocket
First one no case would have prevented short of one of the ultra rugged outdoorsey ones, second one only the cases with the front cover flap thing might have stopped
Only time I've broken a phone by dropping it is when I had an iPhone 4 handmedown, I swear those things were designed to break
Fair enough, you might be surprised at what a case does to protect the screen too though, if it lands (or something lands) heavily on a corner it'll likely break the screen to the point it needs replacing. A case will absorb 99% of the force. .
My phone has fallen out of a pocket that I forgot to zip up while mountain biking on more than one occasion, so I wouldn't trust myself with a naked phone any longer than absolutely necessary.
I'm responsible for a lot of things
I have a screwdriver bit set that just includes one of those, very tightly secured. Whoever was responsible for ensuring this was neccessary: You are a hero.
I may have found 5 in my desk drawer the other day...
Paper clip is better, these things are very flimsy, but also phones and Tablets don't always come with them.
Funny, the one that came with my Galaxy is actually pretty sturdy.
That's good, I've usually found the flat ones made with sheet metal are weaker and more bendable than ones made from steel wire, or just using the small sized paper clips. Which is problematic because I like to keep them in my bag in case I need to use them and if they end up bent up it's not great.
I think the reason the ones I've gotten fared so poorly is because they're aluminium as opposed to steel like the paper clips. Which always fair better in my bag than the flat stamped ones do.
The one that game with my S10e is surprisingly heavy; it wouldn't surprise me if it's made of steel. It does seem to be punched from sheet metal.
I have many of them. At least 4.
There's always the trusty toothpick
What kind of toothpick are you using? Most I have seen are way to fat or are to flexible.
Safety pin, sewing needle, wire, etc.
aka fancy paperclip
I've always just kept it in my case, against the back of my phone.
Same. I have tow phones, one personal and one business. Kept it in my personal one, between phone and case. You never know when you or someone else might need it.
I keep mine in my phone case.
How often are you dudes changing SIMs? I only ever do it when I get a new phone, and they always come with one.
I am not responsible for most of the random stuff I own, but at least for that thing I found a good place. I keep it between the back of my phone and my phone case. I have to remove the case anyway to access the slot, and then it is just right there available.
I can always find a random thing to do it. It's also possibly to pry it from the gap sometimes
We have a whole keyring full of them at work
I assume you just leave the keyring on your desk/in some drawer? I had handcuff keys on my normal ring and the pointy thing on the keys (for double-locking) made holes in my jeans, so you'd be crazy to go around with those for opening SIMs in your pocket.
It stays on my desk, if have extremely limited need for a sim removal tool in my personal life, and it would just get bent on my keychain
Why?? This is actually scary for some reason
I am an IT guy, we need them for.... ...IT-stuff...
This is why us millennials keep our phone boxes
Clip gang unite!
Wallet, coin part with a zip to keep it safe. It sits next to a random quarter i was given as change (im from the uk and it was given in place of a similar looking uk coin) a silver 1 pence coin (apparently they are rare and worth about £60 but as if my lazy arse is gon a sell it (and who actually buys these things anyway?) Some guitar picks and a franc (defunct french currency)
Mine are all still in their boxes which I still save for no reason as I never ever will use them. Whenever I need a pin, I can't find a single box, but the boxes are always in the way when I try to find something else. It's a weird world we live in.
Low bar
I have plenty around the house. When I needed it, I still had to find something else to use because I had no idea where this was.
How often do you use them? I now throw away almost every extra piece of anything and for the past 8 years or so I haven't really regretted it and important stuff is easier to find without all the junk noise.
I got a Sony Xperia III last month. You can use a fingernail with it since the tray also holds your SD card
I store mine between my phone and phone case.
All that weight you need to carry over time
nope, just a hoarder :)
Same, I'll unpack any electrical item and keep all the packaging including the wire tiers on cords, plastic bags with the tape carefully folded back and pack all of that back up in the box and storage the empty box in my garage incase. I then use the item until it breaks and then 6 years later see the box on a shelf while walking passed, realise I no longer own said item and throw the box away.
Are you me?
Phew... I was hoping I wasn't the only person with like 17 of these.
I scotch-taped it on my desk, I'm looking at it right now...
I never kept mine and used a needle instead
Goes great on a Keychain
Mines still there! Works great for cleaning out charging ports too!
Wait, why did I never think of that?
I got stabbed in the thigh.
Yeah that's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.
https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM?si=nevH8H46rqgb-oyS
How is it untypical?
I did ;)
disorganized paperclip gang sound off!
Ifixit screwdrivers come with a bit for that.
I just use a needle or something similar
I have a few of them.
I just put mine on my key chain
Mother fucker. I have one of these that I've been playing with all week, swearing to GOD if I don't put that shit away it's gonna vanish.
I just put it away where it belongs so I don't lose it.
what is that
For taking SIM cards out of phones
oh i never had one of those i just use one of those metal thingies that i don't remember the word for
I still have this, but I have adhd so I have no idea where it is whenever I actually need it.
If I have 5, what does that make me?
I can only imagine NileRed putting this in his box of radioactive watch hands
I have an entire kit for tinkering with phones, and this is one of the tools it includes.
iFixit Pro Tech Tool Kit spotted
I don't think it is, it's just some generic kit I bought when I needed little screwdrivers.
Had to use a paperclip for mine. Didn't even come with one.
I keep mine in the back of my phone case. Easy way to never lose it haha
I have two of those. One's from my old phone.
I keep one on my keychain, never know when you need to get a burner.
I just use a paperclip. Most offices/shops/pharmacies deal with papers and have paperclips nearby. Keep in mind if youre traveling :)
In my last two phones I have used eSIM, but I still have 6 of these in a neat row on a magnet above my desk.
Its in the paperwork for your SIM card or for your phone. Both is stored with other paperwork either in a file cabinet or a filing folder.
yup. just needed it the other month and paperclipped it after searching in vain for an hour or so.
These are the only reason I don't throw away phone boxes
I have several. Not responsible, just ADHD.
Never. My current and all previous phones have toothpicks stuck in the holes and knife marks all around the sim tray.
If you want to "upgrade" a bit, sewing needles work much better than toothpicks. And they're almost as cheap.
Sure, but I don't carry a sewing needle with either. Probably should, actually. The reason toothpicks are there is because it's the only thing at hand in those rare case when you need it, mostly middle of fuck nowhere and far away from home, when only one of the phones has charge but the other has reception.
I used to work for Asurion, I got a dozen of them you can have .
I have at least 6 in my office right now, and another 2 or 3 around my house, and one in my truck...
I will not be taking any questions at this point.
I've always liked the ones that come with OnePlus phones. Can't link (?) but they look like long smiley faces.
I bought a pack of a hundred of them and put several everywhere I thought I might look for one.
I have had one i keep on my keyring for 6 years. Recommended
I had a roommate who did that. The number of times I stabbed myself with that begs to disagree lol.
I havent had an issue as its mostly flat between two larger keys
I have this somewhere does that count?
I know exactly where two of these are in my desk.
You know, just in case.
I still have the one I got from the OnePlus One on my keychain
Meh, I already keep a small paper clip in my wallet for clogged vapes, controller resets, SD cards, etc.
I've never seen a paperclip small enough to eject a SIM card.
You do realize they come in more than one size, right? 😅
I've lost them before I've even used them.
Fucking US iPhones and their eSIM only design 😭
it's simple keep the box in you're cable cupboard (am trying to spawn British people /j)
I have a few at home and a few at work. I don’t need them much anymore with esims, but a few of our users still have older phones.
Tool cabinets are a marvelous thing. I have a little thing squirreled away in a drawer of other tools, just the top of a box that a screen protector came in, that is just full of tiny specialized precision tools that I very seldom need.
I don't have mine, but I kind of do, most bit sets for electronics include a bit for Sim card ejectors.
Have mine sitting in a dish on my desk right in front of me. It's what I use to pop off our Arlo doorbell to bring inside to charge it back up when the batteries are low.
Not responsible, I just work at Geek Squad
Buy a goddamn sewing kit
In a bag with charger and other accessories. Don't recall actually using it more than once. Paper clips are the traditional solution.
I keep mine on my keys :)
I've tried that. Too painful
I'm sorry :(
Not only i have one, i once made use of it to someone on a bus ride who randomly needed to swap the sim card. I happened to sit next to him.
You guys don’t have eSIM yet?
I can't wait until more manufacturers adopt this standard and then force us to help every damn person in the family (or even more!) transfer stuff to a new phone, like my mom doesn't even understand how Google accounts work and that they exist to >!steal your data cough cough!< help you transfer stuff to a new phone, she just makes a new one every time, and yes she does everything by hand, transfering photos, contacts, every damn thing
And best thing that everyone has a different upgrade standards, so you could deal with this the newest phone that has this launches or you could too 8 years in the future
Wtf? She does a new one.... That takes more effort... My mother couldn't do that.
Every android phone oobe (at least the cheap ones) say to create or log in to a google account (idk if you can even skip this part) and inputting your name and letting it add a few numbers after it (not even mentioning her writing the password to a calendar, like a physical paper one, in the living room) is stupidly easy