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Convert a SIM To a MicroSIM, With a Meat Cleaver

Posted by timothy on from the next-week-how-to-deliver-a-baby dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This morning, my shiny new iPad 3G 64GB arrived from the USA! The only problem was, it had an AT&T MicroSIM and as yet there is no such thing in the UK. So what's the solution? Get a chopping board, a meat cleaver, and a pair of scissors — simples!"

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  1. I hear that a file is better... by nweaver · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've heard advice from others that a file is actually better, as it works better for removing the controlled amount of material and things like rounding corners.

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  2. Re:That's certainly... by Daengbo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Except that the page footer says "Made on a Mac" with an Apple logo. "Sent from my iPhone." "Sent from my iPod." Who cares? Their products insert advertising. I hate Apple for that crap.

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  3. Re:That's certainly... by Daengbo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Did the guy write it himself? No? Then the product inserted it. I didn't claim it was hidden from the user.

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  4. Re:That's certainly... by khellendros1984 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ummmm....the point isn't that you can disable it. It's that it's extra advertising that's automatically inserted by default. If I buy a product, the company should be happy enough about that, not make strong suggestions that I continue advertising their product. Most consumers leave their gadgets at default settings, and Apple is relying on that tendency.

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  5. Re:That's certainly... by babyrat · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah so?

    Blackberry does it on their devices, Hotmail does it, Android phones do it. So you hate all of them too?

  6. Re:That's certainly... by dudpixel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Never mind, apple lovers dont need to be factual when taking shots at android - big Steve said so.

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  7. Re:That's certainly... by dudpixel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    but doesn't that mean we can just hate on both Apple AND Blackberry now?

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