how do you get the cover off the Nokia n86 so one can install the battery?
1 The whole back comes off, I mean the whole thing.
2 At the very front of the phone is a tiny little slot that you can insert a small screwdriver and twist it just ever so slightly so that you can get a fingernail and pull it off.
3 Once the back is off, you can insert the battery.
4 The simm card slides into a slot with the visible contacts on the simm facing downward. It is located on a ledge on the back side of the battery. It has the appearance of sliding underneath the exposed glass of the camera. But the slot is on a ledge on the backside of the battery.
5 The Micro SD card slides from the side of the phone also has the appearance of going underneath the exposed glass of the camera. This one is not behind the battery, but on the side of the phone. The back has to be completely off for you to find this tiny slot.