Hi guys !
i just found the trick to unable GSM on a droid 4, but just to be sure, is there a SIM slot or micro SIM slot in the droid 4 ? dont want to get the phone and can't use it cause of no sim lol.
TY for answers.
rubixcube said:
Hi guys !
i just found the trick to unable GSM on a droid 4, but just to be sure, is there a SIM slot or micro SIM slot in the droid 4 ? dont want to get the phone and can't use it cause of no sim lol.
TY for answers.
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Yes, microSIM slot under the back cover.
Microsim... if you have a regular sim then you can just cut it down with scissors, or any independent mobile phone repair place will probably do it for you for cheap.
Or i can ask my provider to change it for free. (yeah my provider do this for free )
rubixcube said:
Or i can ask my provider to change it for free. (yeah my provider do this for free )
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And I even suggest you to do that, since sometimes this microSIM which we are making by our hands can lead to some bad behavior
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is there any way to copy a newer type of simcards?
Anyone has tried a writer before?
I don't want an expensive double sim plan from my operator.
Maybe this is the solution..
welli tried this i got this item from ebay where you can add up to 16 sim cards into one sim card but to do that you first need to get a KI no. For old sims its fine and easy but for new sims ( V2 and V3 since the past few years ) its almost impossible so far.
devil slime said:
welli tried this i got this item from ebay where you can add up to 16 sim cards into one sim card but to do that you first need to get a KI no. For old sims its fine and easy but for new sims ( V2 and V3 since the past few years ) its almost impossible so far.
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add 16 dun card to 1? what is that about?
@ OP
Are you saying you want to clone your sim card so that you can use it in 2 phones at same time?
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@ OP
Are you saying you want to clone your sim card so that you can use it in 2 phones at same time?
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that's exactly what I'm looking for!
I recently received my SGS3 9305, however I found that the SIm card is just too big to fit in the slot for the SIM card. I though I read somehwere about people modding their SIM card to fit, but I dont want to screw it up. What are people doing to get around this, and specifcally for AT&T? (btw, I did search around quite a bit first but either missed it or didnt find any info) Thanks!
It uses a micro sim. Either go to AT&T and get one or buy a cutter and cut your current one.
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Shawn said:
It uses a micro sim. Either go to AT&T and get one or buy a cutter and cut your current one.
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Is there a special tool to cut it? Best buy wants 29.99 for a micro
Yes there is, but you can cut it yourself with scissors
highaltitude said:
Is there a special tool to cut it? Best buy wants 29.99 for a micro
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Yes, try ebay. A couple dollars probably.
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highaltitude said:
I recently received my SGS3 9305, however I found that the SIm card is just too big to fit in the slot for the SIM card. I though I read somehwere about people modding their SIM card to fit, but I dont want to screw it up. What are people doing to get around this, and specifcally for AT&T? (btw, I did search around quite a bit first but either missed it or didnt find any info) Thanks!
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Just go to AT&T and they should replace your old standard sim card with a micro sim.
i got a cheap cutter once on dealextreme.com
or go to your carrier store.
When I got my one x my carrier cut my sim then and there, I kept the 'frame' That was left over as it was still one piece and allows me to put the sim in other phones too
I heard T-mobile stores have the sim card punches onsite. You can try to see if they can help you out.
This is weird...
i got 2 weeks ago a new galaxy s2 att and used fine for a week with a standard straight talk sim card that i cut myself to fit the micro sim port...
it worked fine for a week calls, internet message, media message, everything.
i was charging the phone on the wall one day and when i get it to make a phone call i noticed not sim card inserted error...
i cleaned contact reinserted nothing....i put in my wife phone sim card is perfect.
i sent my galaxy out for repair at the same time i got this great deal on craiglist an atrix hd for $100...
I inserted the same sim card and everything was fine untill yesterday....i got sim card not inserted error...ohmygod i said please dont tell me....
reset phone cleaned contacts nothing ......
My question is can a sim card damage the phone?
Both phone were rooted
Both phones were att provider using straight talk service
Both phones were 4g
I removed from both phones the att junk
Any of this they may have somehow locked the sim card port or damaged it?
It can not be a coincidence any expert can get a good answer?
I'm going crazy
I had the same problem back when I had my One X and my brother had the same problem with his Atrix HD because we cut down our SIM Cards. After I got an official Micro SIM the problem stopped. When you cut your own Micro SIM you stand the chance of trimming off too much. Even if its only a small amount it can still cause the SIM to move around which causes the connection loss.
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htchd2fix said:
This is weird...
i got 2 weeks ago a new galaxy s2 att and used fine for a week with a standard straight talk sim card that i cut myself to fit the micro sim port...
it worked fine for a week calls, internet message, media message, everything.
i was charging the phone on the wall one day and when i get it to make a phone call i noticed not sim card inserted error...
i cleaned contact reinserted nothing....i put in my wife phone sim card is perfect.
i sent my galaxy out for repair at the same time i got this great deal on craiglist an atrix hd for $100...
I inserted the same sim card and everything was fine untill yesterday....i got sim card not inserted error...ohmygod i said please dont tell me....
reset phone cleaned contacts nothing ......
My question is can a sim card damage the phone?
Both phone were rooted
Both phones were att provider using straight talk service
Both phones were 4g
I removed from both phones the att junk
Any of this they may have somehow locked the sim card port or damaged it?
It can not be a coincidence any expert can get a good answer?
I'm going crazy
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You are not crazy , you just lack good logical reasoning . The common thing is the sim . I have no idea why you would send your phone for repair when the other sim worked perfectly . If sim port was damaged , it wouldn't have worked with any sim . Get a new sim , report the old one as lost . Ask for micro sim as the replacement or cut it with a micro sim cutter ( Available at most service providers cust service centers or buy one from ebay , they are cheap ) .
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RCon227 said:
I had the same problem back when I had my One X and my brother had the same problem with his Atrix HD because we cut down our SIM Cards. After I got an official Micro SIM the problem stopped. When you cut your own Micro SIM you stand the chance of trimming off too much. Even if its only a small amount it can still cause the SIM to move around which causes the connection loss.
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That's true , cutting with scissors can be tricky . However I cut my SIM with a micro sim cutter and everything is perfect for the past 2 months . Even if you go to some customer service center (atleast here ) , they do the same cutting with a micro sim cutter . I find the whole filling the application with giving my ID proof again and then getting the active connection in another 24hrs on the replaced micro sim very tedious .
I use microsim cutter which I bought only about 5$. It works perfectly. I can even use the cutting side to cover the microsim as mini sim again.
thanx friends, your answers gimme some hope that in fact is the sim card that does not make good contact.
still cant explain why when i insert other sim card inactive the phones wont read them at all...(.like this is another provider enter unlock code)
just i wish somebody of the experts here can assure me that the sim card can not damage the fone or lock it.
(of course i'm not talking physical damage at the pin point)
thanx
So I decided to lock the bootloader since I will be traveling, but I thought locking will not wipe the device, is there a bug on NEXUS 6 because I locked it and as soon as I reboot the device it went into erasing the device and started in the welcome screen.
I tried to search the forums and google but all I can find was that the device will not erase anything when you do the fastboot oem lock.
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So I decided to lock the bootloader since I will be traveling, but I thought locking will not wipe the device, is there a bug on NEXUS 6 because I locked it and as soon as I reboot the device it went into erasing the device and started in the welcome screen.
I tried to search the forums and google but all I can find was that the device will not erase anything when you do the fastboot oem lock.
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It's probably due to the Encryption tbh
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It's probably due to the Encryption tbh
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Thanks, I suspected that too, but maybe something I was missing.
I'm needing some advice. I just bought a nexus 6 and I need help on how I should activating it. I have a micro sim in my current lg g3. I also have a Verizon nano sim and a micro to nano sim adapter. I tried to activate the nano in the galaxy note 2 and HTC onemax both Verizon phones. The vzw rep said that the phones that I was trying to activate the sim on wasn't compatable with the nano sim. I'm afraid if trying to cut the micro sim because in order to cut it to nano size I would have to trim the metal part and that would ruin the sim. What do I need to do. I hope someone can help me.
mwebb34 said:
I'm needing some advice. I just bought a nexus 6 and I need help on how I should activating it. I have a micro sim in my current lg g3. I also have a Verizon nano sim and a micro to nano sim adapter. I tried to activate the nano in the galaxy note 2 and HTC onemax both Verizon phones. The vzw rep said that the phones that I was trying to activate the sim on wasn't compatable with the nano sim. I'm afraid if trying to cut the micro sim because in order to cut it to nano size I would have to trim the metal part and that would ruin the sim. What do I need to do. I hope someone can help me.
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I've trimmed em before for my friends cricket phone. You get real close to the metal but if it's too tight just trim the other side more. I used really sharp kitchen scissors and it cut like butter. I'm not sure if Verizon will work or not but I know the chip inside is the same.
mwebb34 said:
I'm needing some advice. I just bought a nexus 6 and I need help on how I should activating it. I have a micro sim in my current lg g3. I also have a Verizon nano sim and a micro to nano sim adapter. I tried to activate the nano in the galaxy note 2 and HTC onemax both Verizon phones. The vzw rep said that the phones that I was trying to activate the sim on wasn't compatable with the nano sim. I'm afraid if trying to cut the micro sim because in order to cut it to nano size I would have to trim the metal part and that would ruin the sim. What do I need to do. I hope someone can help me.
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I am not sure this answer my oem lock question . But to answer yours, I am using a trimmed SIM on my device and it works fine.
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Mahapederdon said:
I've trimmed em before for my friends cricket phone. You get real close to the metal but if it's too tight just trim the other side more. I used really sharp kitchen scissors and it cut like butter. I'm not sure if Verizon will work or not but I know the chip inside is the same.
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I trimmed it and its working, SCREW YOU VERIZON,HA! now I need to unlock the bootloader and root.
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I'm on 5.0.1 nexus 6. Am I still able to root and unlock bootloader?
mwebb34 said:
I'm on 5.0.1 nexus 6. Am I still able to root and unlock bootloader?
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Yes.
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I'm now rooted.
I unlocked my BL using wugs toolkit, but got hung up on rooting the device, do I just need to run the toolkit again? Thanks
mwebb34 said:
I'm needing some advice. I just bought a nexus 6 and I need help on how I should activating it. I have a micro sim in my current lg g3. I also have a Verizon nano sim and a micro to nano sim adapter. I tried to activate the nano in the galaxy note 2 and HTC onemax both Verizon phones. The vzw rep said that the phones that I was trying to activate the sim on wasn't compatable with the nano sim. I'm afraid if trying to cut the micro sim because in order to cut it to nano size I would have to trim the metal part and that would ruin the sim. What do I need to do. I hope someone can help me.
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You can thank the fruit company for starting the small simcards fad. This whale is plenty big enough to fit a regular BFS (Big Fffff'n Sim).
Depending on the contact layout on the existing SIM, it may or may not be possible to trim it down small enough to fit it. I.e., a SIM with 8 contact points cannot be trimmed that far. If it has 6 contact points, it should be possible by trimming it right up to the edge of the pad.
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You can thank the fruit company for starting the small simcards fad. This whale is plenty big enough to fit a regular BFS (Big Fffff'n Sim).
Depending on the contact layout on the existing SIM, it may or may not be possible to trim it down small enough to fit it. I.e., a SIM with 8 contact points cannot be trimmed that far. If it has 6 contact points, it should be possible by trimming it right up to the edge of the pad.
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I successfully trimmed my Verizon micro sim using a fine course file, then inserted into my nexus and it worked. I can also still use the sim in my G3.
Hi All,
My son bought a Note 4 for me from his friend who went out of contract and no longer needed his Note 4. It is a white NOTE 4. We already got a T-MOBILE account for this white phone...with the IMEI but it turns out I do not like the white color of this phone. His friend offered to just take back the phone and says I can buy a Charcoal Black 32 GB Note 4 from the store instead.
Now my question is: do I have to call T-Mobile and have them register a new IMEI number to the same SIM card from the older white phone? Or can I just instantly use this new sim card without informing them of the new phone's IMEI?
Thank you
Jack
No need to call, your service is tied to the SIM card and not the phone. Just move the SIM card over. If you buy a new device, they charge you a $15 SIM kit anyway for a replacement card. You can tell them to use the existing SIM otherwise they will activate the new one and move your service over.
Hi Nifty,
Thank you for a quick reply! Pardon my lack of knowledge as I have always been on Verizon (CDMA) and with them it's like a chain and dagger sort of system with always calling in, feeding them IMEI numbers etc through the years then waiting 72 hours for the phone service to activate.
I always thought the SIM card had the IMEI of a device/phone linked to it? Is this not the case?
So basically I can just pop in the SIM and it won't have me "activate" the device or call in etc? To clarify: this SIM card was already activated for that White Samsung Galaxy Note 4 of my friend's son. I just want to switch it over to another Note 4 from T-Mobile that is black color
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Hi Nifty,
Thank you for a quick reply! Pardon my lack of knowledge as I have always been on Verizon (CDMA) and with them it's like a chain and dagger sort of system with always calling in, feeding them IMEI numbers etc through the years then waiting 72 hours for the phone service to activate.
I always thought the SIM card had the IMEI of a device/phone linked to it? Is this not the case?
So basically I can just pop in the SIM and it won't have me "activate" the device or call in etc? To clarify: this SIM card was already activated for that White Samsung Galaxy Note 4 of my friend's son. I just want to switch it over to another Note 4 from T-Mobile that is black color
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Yes. Just pop in the sim card and it will work. Imei number is on the phone.
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hi
but isn't the sim or my account registered to the old phone's IMEI number?
Bumping this. I am sure anyone with T-Mobile can help me out here before the week starts.
T-Mobile Chat gave me this answer
"You: Would doing so require me to activate again? Or provide an IMEI number to T-Mobile similar to Verizon when switching phones?
You: or can i just take my SIM card from my current phone, pop it in the other one and im good to go?
Reichell V: Thank you for this information that you provided regarding changing the phone. No worries! You are correct you can just simply insert the sim card on your new phone and you are good to go"
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Bumping this. I am sure anyone with T-Mobile can help me out here before the week starts.
T-Mobile Chat gave me this answer
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I don't understand what more you want. 2 of us and a tmobile agent already told you to just insert it and it's going to work.
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flipq88 said:
I don't understand what more you want. 2 of us and a tmobile agent already told you to just insert it and it's going to work.
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That's the beauty of GSM, just pop in the sim for the carrier you want to use in the phone you want to use and you're good to go!
I hope the op enjoys the benefits of GSM as we do
Unlike CDMA which you need to register the IMEI of the phone in order to tie it to your service for example Verizon, Sprint, etc . GSM ties the service to the sim card so you may transfer it from device to device without having to get a new one or call customer support. Only reason you may need a new sim card is if the current one doesn't support LTE and in that case you would need to get a new one from T-Mobile and activate it.