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
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Hi all,
I just got a Galaxy S3 a few weeks ago and decided to keep my unlocked Cappy as my backup/beater phone.
However, I can seem to get my Cappy to recognize my new LTE micro SIM. I've tried positioning it many, many times. Keeps giving me some error along the lines of "the inserted SIM is not valid" or something. Even tried using a micro SIM adapter, which ended up breaking some contact pins in the SIM slot so I had to replace that.
The Captivate recognizes all of the regular sized SIMs I put in it though. I thought the contact points on the micro SIM were the same as on the regular sized ones; just smaller in size due to less plastic being used around the contacts.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
blackdragoon said:
Hi all,
I just got a Galaxy S3 a few weeks ago and decided to keep my unlocked Cappy as my backup/beater phone.
However, I can seem to get my Cappy to recognize my new LTE micro SIM. I've tried positioning it many, many times. Keeps giving me some error along the lines of "the inserted SIM is not valid" or something. Even tried using a micro SIM adapter, which ended up breaking some contact pins in the SIM slot so I had to replace that.
The Captivate recognizes all of the regular sized SIMs I put in it though. I thought the contact points on the micro SIM were the same as on the regular sized ones; just smaller in size due to less plastic being used around the contacts.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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1) Micro sim is not regular sim
2) Cappy is not LTE compatible. You can't use a LTE sim in a non-LTE phone. Its a completely different SIM compared to 3-4G sims
Darn. Thanks for the clarification.
The 3G/4G part is correct but if you get a holder/expander (IDK even know if they exist) to fill the extra space and it's a 3G card it should work, they are the same in contact points just less plastic for the micro sim...
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The 3G/4G part is correct but if you get a holder/expander (IDK even know if they exist) to fill the extra space and it's a 3G card it should work, they are the same in contact points just less plastic for the micro sim...
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This is what I thought, and I got a micro SIM adapter (pretty much a small tray that you put a micro SIM into and the tray fills in the shape of a regular sized SIM) but it was too tight of a fit and ended up breaking some pins in the SIM slot. After replacing that, I tried repositioning my micro SIM so that the contacts would contact the pins accordingly but no matter how much I tried, my phone wouldn't detect it.
You are using an LTE SIM of course it wont work...
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Well, I also tried with a non-LTE micro SIM, but that was before I got clarification in a previous post that a micro SIM wasn't exactly like a regular SIM.
I put an LTE sim in my GSM Galaxy nexus and it works
Does anyone know why my moto x might be eating every sim card i insert into the phone? Sim cards only last about 2 weeks in the phone before a little red icon appears in the notification tray and says no sim inserted. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Its not fun going back and forth to the bell store and getting a new sim card.
Thanks
I would try and get the phone replaced sounds like something is wrong with the SIM card slot on the phone
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One sim card biting the dust happens, if it has been two or three then there is likely something wrong with the phones hardware. I assume you're using proper nano sims and not something cut down?
Or the Moto X just doesn't like Bell, which would make it a very smart phone
Steve-x said:
One sim card biting the dust happens, if it has been two or three then there is likely something wrong with the phones hardware. I assume you're using proper nano sims and not something cut down?
Or the Moto X just doesn't like Bell, which would make it a very smart phone
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yeah I'm using proper nano sim cards lol. But anyways, I guess i need to send it out for repair. Does anyone know what can cause this problem though? or just a hardware malfunction?
Hello, recently I have bought an HTC one m7 sprint unlocked.
At first everything was fine and Sim worked good like usual.
Then I have inserted a microsim adapter with no Sim into the tray.. It got stuck I tried by force and allot of ways to get it out I couldn't make it..
I gave it to a local repair and they did get it out.
But they told me you be to buy a new Sim tray since it got beaten and bad shape
I order one of eBay and finally it arrived I have tried to insert a SIM into the phone and it did not recognize the sim I got worried and I don't really know if one of pins in sim inside the phone is broken even though I can see there is 3 Sim pins I have no idea what to do right now what should i do right now please help me I am stuck with this phone and I can't return it or do I get a refund or anything
but I can see that imei is shown and each time pop out the tray it says the Sim can't be recognized
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Hello, recently I have bought an HTC one m7 sprint unlocked.
At first everything was fine and Sim worked good like usual.
Then I have inserted a microsim adapter with no Sim into the tray.. It got stuck I tried by force and allot of ways to get it out I couldn't make it..
I gave it to a local repair and they did get it out.
But they told me you be to buy a new Sim tray since it got beaten and bad shape
I order one of eBay and finally it arrived I have tried to insert a SIM into the phone and it did not recognize the sim I got worried and I don't really know if one of pins in sim inside the phone is broken even though I can see there is 3 Sim pins I have no idea what to do right now what should i do right now please help me I am stuck with this phone and I can't return it or do I get a refund or anything
but I can see that imei is shown and each time pop out the tray it says the Sim can't be recognized
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looks like a broken contact, are you using the same sim card that was working before or its a new card? You could go at any carrier and ask them if you could test one of their sim card. But after reading your story, its really sound like a broken sim contact.
lerannijim said:
Hello, recently I have bought an HTC one m7 sprint unlocked.
At first everything was fine and Sim worked good like usual.
Then I have inserted a microsim adapter with no Sim into the tray.. It got stuck I tried by force and allot of ways to get it out I couldn't make it..
I gave it to a local repair and they did get it out.
But they told me you be to buy a new Sim tray since it got beaten and bad shape
I order one of eBay and finally it arrived I have tried to insert a SIM into the phone and it did not recognize the sim I got worried and I don't really know if one of pins in sim inside the phone is broken even though I can see there is 3 Sim pins I have no idea what to do right now what should i do right now please help me I am stuck with this phone and I can't return it or do I get a refund or anything
but I can see that imei is shown and each time pop out the tray it says the Sim can't be recognized
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That is a hardware issue, so you will need to return it under warranty for repair. Hopefully, it is still stock. If you know someone with a similar phone, you might ask them to use their tray and if your sim is recognized with that tray then you just need a different tray. If not, then it is a hardware issue.
alray said:
looks like a broken contact, are you using the same sim card that was working before or its a new card? You could go at any carrier and ask them if you could test one of their sim card. But after reading your story, its really sound like a broken sim contact.
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Yes I have used same one.. And two others didn't work..
They say that if you use some tape on the Sim it will work should I give it a try because I can see through the phone that one of the pins is slightly lower than the other two
lerannijim said:
Yes I have used same one.. And two others didn't work..
They say that if you use some tape on the Sim it will work should I give it a try because I can see through the phone that one of the pins is slightly lower than the other two
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would recommend to put anything on your sim, don't get it worse and send it for repair.
majmoz said:
That is a hardware issue, so you will need to return it under warranty for repair. Hopefully, it is still stock. If you know someone with a similar phone, you might ask them to use their tray and if your sim is recognized with that tray then you just need a different tray. If not, then it is a hardware issue.
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would recommend to put anything on your sim, don't get it worse and send it for repair.
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Can't I have bought it from eBay,.. And got refund half price which is not cool.
So I can't return it should I try?
lerannijim said:
Can't I have bought it from eBay,.. And got refund half price which is not cool.
So I can't return it should I try?
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Like alray stated don't put anything on the sim card and force it into the slot. Can you take it to the shop that removed the original tray to see if they can repair the fingers?
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Like alray stated don't put anything on the sim card and force it into the slot. Can you take it to the shop that removed the original tray to see if they can repair the fingers?
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No because the shop is like only for iPhone .. They did it for me as a favor.
And I've talked about it to them they said they don't fix HTC.
lerannijim said:
No because the shop is like only for iPhone .. They did it for me as a favor.
And I've talked about it to them they said they don't fix HTC.
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Send it to HTC or to a shop qualified to repair HTC's phones.
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Send it to HTC or to a shop qualified to repair HTC's phones.
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I have paid allot on this phone and also customs really got me..
How much this thing would cost?
And they say the HTC housing will break if you open it or that's false?
lerannijim said:
I have paid allot on this phone and also customs really got me..
How much this thing would cost?
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This is a question you should ask HTC CS directly.
And they say the HTC housing will break if you open it or that's false?
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Thats happening some time, another good reason to send it to HTC.
Hi guys, been trying to figure out what went wrong.. I'm on a unlocked T-Mobile note 5 using on ATT. Already on marshmallow, was trying out a couple of international roms which were working fine. Last thing I did right before I got the "Invalid SIM card/ Network locked SIM card inserted" notification was the security hack to bypass exchange thru Xtouchwiz xposed app. My sim is working fine on another phone so can't be sim. Anyone here have any suggestions? Thank you..
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I've had this as a random problem. I changed my sim a couple of times for a new one and it seems to be ok for the last few weeks. I also added a bit of stick paper to the sim to hold it in place which seemed to work for a bit! I put it down to faulty sim cards and a highly sensitive phone.
bonerp said:
I've had this as a random problem. I changed my sim a couple of times for a new one and it seems to be ok for the last few weeks. I also added a bit of stick paper to the sim to hold it in place which seemed to work for a bit! I put it down to faulty sim cards and a highly sensitive phone.
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Yeah I replaced the sim as well but no go. I called tmobile and they said that the phone was unlocked temporarily which sounds funny to me. Never heard of unlocking for just a period of time. So of course they said they would need to speak to the original owner of phone in order to unlock again. Obviously I'm the owner now the phone is not reported lost or stolen or blacklisted. I just think they don't want to help me because I don't have an account with them.
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Most likely your phone is locked via the "Device Unlock App". If T-Mobile doesn't want to unlock your phone you can try this service:
https://www.unlockradar.com/service/t-mobile-usa-device-unlock-app-official-unlock.
Please mak sure to read the detailed instructions.
Can I take the SIM card out of my current Note4 and put it into my Note8? My Note4 and SIM card are just about 3 years old. Is there any lost functionality by not getting a new SIM card or should I just go to a Verizon store and get a newer SIM card? Any advantages or disadvantages to either approach (current SIM card versus new SIM card) like an activation fee or anything like that?
Thanks!
The SIM card is a nano compared to the older micro in your awesome Note4, I had one too before the Note8
You can cut the SIM card to size but there is a chance you can cut it incorrectly and have issues, also a cut SIM card is not covered when you bring it into a store.
Your best bet is go get a new nano SIM at your provider.
I cut my SIM and I am not experiencing any issues but I do want to get a new one soon.
Ok, I figured there was likely a change in something over the last 3 years. Do you know if they will charge me the ridiculous activation fee ($35, i think?)?
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Can I take the SIM card out of my current Note4 and put it into my Note8? My Note4 and SIM card are just about 3 years old. Is there any lost functionality by not getting a new SIM card or should I just go to a Verizon store and get a newer SIM card? Any advantages or disadvantages to either approach (current SIM card versus new SIM card) like an activation fee or anything like that?
Thanks!
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It has been suggested by all carriers that new SIMs be used because there have been several issues with previously used SIMs and provision functionality...in other words, there is better connections and access to carrier functions when using new SIMs...most are free from your carrier...I tested my s7e SIM and a new SIM and while they are both from my carrier, only the new SIM provisioned WiFi calling correctly and there was a considerable change in data speeds...just an idea though...
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It has been suggested by all carriers that new SIMs be used because there have been several issues with previously used SIMs and provision functionality...in other words, there is better connections and access to carrier functions when using new SIMs...most are free from your carrier...I tested my s7e SIM and a new SIM and while they are both from my carrier, only the new SIM provisioned WiFi calling correctly and there was a considerable change in data speeds...just an idea though...
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Thanks. That makes sense. I understand that the SIM is likely free. But, does anyone think Verizon will charge me the activation fee to put provision my Note8 on my account to replace my current Note4?
Thanks again!
One more question... Do i need the SIM card installed in the phone to actually go through the phone setup? I'm guessing not, but wasn't sure if it had to go through the setup all over again once the SIM finally is installed. I should get the phone today but probably won't get to a Verizon store to get a new SIM until a day or 2 from now. Thanks.
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One more question... Do i need the SIM card installed in the phone to actually go through the phone setup? I'm guessing not, but wasn't sure if it had to go through the setup all over again once the SIM finally is installed. I should get the phone today but probably won't get to a Verizon store to get a new SIM until a day or 2 from now. Thanks.
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In most cases you shouldn't, and don't require a SIM card to get through the setup wizard, however I'm not sure if the process is different for US carriers so don't take my word for it.
Popping a SIM card in the phone after setup is complete also shouldn't be a problem.
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Thanks. That makes sense. I understand that the SIM is likely free. But, does anyone think Verizon will charge me the activation fee to put provision my Note8 on my account to replace my current Note4?
Thanks again!
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I just did this yesterday went from the Note 4 to the Note 8 and Verizon gave me the sim for free. The only thing is they had to activate it while in the store so bring you Note 8 with you if you have already bought it. They didn't charge me anything however if you are upgrading through them (getting the Note 8 while there) they may.
Nebreos said:
I just did this yesterday went from the Note 4 to the Note 8 and Verizon gave me the sim for free. The only thing is they had to activate it while in the store so bring you Note 8 with you if you have already bought it. They didn't charge me anything however if you are upgrading through them (getting the Note 8 while there) they may.
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This is perfect! I just got my Note8 in the mail today. (came a day earlier than expected)! I'll take it with me over to the Verizon store and hopefully I have the same experience as you did. Thanks!