You will need a SIM card to activate your phone service at your next international destination. The SIM card itself is about the size of a standard credit card and will obviously NOT fit into any GSM cell phone. (Long ago, SIM cards did fit into GSM mobile phones when cellphones were basically pyramid sized bricks!)
You need to break out the thumbnail sized SIM chip along the perforated edge. This chip is the piece that will actually be inserted into your international cell phone. Your SIM card will determine your phone number and is the brains of your phone.
Your GSM phone has a slot, usually located in the back of the phone behind where the battery is inserted. If you cannot locate the SIM slot, refer to your phone manual.
Insert the SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold contacts of the SIM card facing the metal contacts of your international cellular phone. Refer to the photos in Step One above for a visual demonstration. |