In iPhone 4's wake, micro-SIM adapter retailers see interest
Thursday, June 17, 2010It was annoying enough when it was announced that the iPad 3G would use a micro-SIM, not a regular SIM, as other GSM devices do. In the wake of the announcement that the iPhone 4 will follow suit, micro-SIM adapters and SIM-to-micro-SIM conversions are springing up on the Web.
A quick Google search brings up this site, which sells an adapter for the low price £5.99 (or $8.88 in U.S. dollars). Shipping is free.
If, rather than starting with a micro-SIM, you have a SIM you want to cut down to micro-SIM size, there are kits for that as well. This one, for $25, provides a method to cut a SIM down to micro-SIM size, along with an adapter if you need to "go back" for some reason.
Realistically, these will both probably start springing up on eBay (and they already are). The lifespan of these things may not be that long, as new devices will eventually all move the to micro-SIM format. For the short term, most carriers will follow AT&T's example and perforate a SIM so that it can easily be converted to a micro-SIM.
It's sort of a niche product, anyway, as most folks don't SIMs between devices, despite what HBO's The Wire might want you to believe. There is still a definite need for these adapters, at least for now, anyway.