how do i get a smaller sim card?

[a-kearns]

ive got a new phone that needs a nano sim, my current sim is a micro sim. i have a sim only contract so how do i keep the contract going but get the right size sim?

[Oxonian]

@SeanTQ 

An alternative would be to take the SIM to a second-hand 'phone shop or to CEX :-

CeX (UK) : Locate a CeX store (webuy.com)

You can then buy a cheap handset that the SIM will fit into. 

[SeanTQ]

Well actually nothing to lose so I will cut it up with a hacksaw and see how it goes and if it doesn't work well I just get a new pay-as-you-go Sim for him.  Cheers all

[Oxonian]

@SeanTQ 

Good luck and please let us know how it goes. I do wonder if a pair of scissors might be a better bet than the hacksaw.

[SeanTQ]

Good thinking Batman, I'm always guilty of over-engineering things I was looking for the Dremel earlier!! Will try scissors first.

[MI5]

I thought you were joking about a hacksaw!!

Repair shops have proper sim cutters which you can also buy on Amazon.

I guarantee you will screw it up with scissors as the cut will distort the sim chip.

[djaychela]

You don't need a hacksaw or dremel.  Decent pair of scissors does the job perfectly, just trim up the final half millimetre with a bit of sandpaper or similar.  Done quite a few of them in the micro>nano transition when a new phone turned up and had impatient kids (or impatient me!) wanting to use the new hotness.

As for the original credit-card sized SIM... that may not be as trimmable!