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[Q] SIM card Disaster!...

Alright, so I have lost track of the # of hours I have spent trying to solve this problem. I have a Samsung Captivate originally purchased from Rogers, and a Rogers Sim card. I flashed a custom rom onto my captivate, which was good but still gave me some problems. I somehow ended up when clearing something in the rom getting into a bootloop, so I could no longer access my phone.
I used Odin to go back to stock, but my phone gives me the "no sim card in phone" issue. I checked by putting another sim into my phone..same issue, and I put my sim in another phone...and it works fine..so it is not my sim card. I did *#7465625#
and Network Lock is on. I even flashed to Rogers froyo rom, since I am using a rogers sim card, but still get that problem. None of the market tools for unlocking the phone give me any codes...what should I do..?

The SGS Unlock tool from the market won't work on Froyo, as far as I know (I haven't bothered checking to see if it has been updated in the past few months, but it was a 2.1 only thing the last time I checked.)
There is a froyo unlock procedure in the development section. Have you tried using that after flashing your Rogers rom?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831569
Edit: Oh yeah, make absolutely sure you back up /efs before you do anything, or you'll have your face ripped off if the procedure doesn't work for you.

Helroz has put out an app on the market to unlock 2.1 and 2.2 phones Havent tried it yet.... worth a shot...

kind of confused. I mean, I originally purchased my phone from Rogers, and my Sim is from Rogers. I am not sure if it was always locked to rogers, but it just says "no service" and doesn't recognize that I have a rogers sim card. even if network lock is on, shouldn't it still recognize my sim? The methods you have posted have not worked for me. Perhaps I should see if I can get an unlock code from Rogers themselves. If I could do that, would that solve the problem?
Also, if I somehow managed to get an unlock code for my phone, where would I enter it? Would I have to relock my phone to rogers? Could someone explain how I would do that?

Did you try a factory reset from the settings?

MikeyMike01 said:
Did you try a factory reset from the settings?
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I have done a factory reset before, but i'll try doing it right now...see what happens.

ok I just did a factory reset...still telling me there is no sim inserted even though there is..any other ideas?

Alright so finally everything is showing as "OFF" including Network Lock but it still will not recognize my SIM. i did another factory reset but still no luck. Any other ideas??

What does it say in your APN Settings?

Can't access APN settings. infact, just going into "mobile networks" gives me "insert SIM card" even though it is already well-inserted

Sorry - I meant to say mobile networks - brain fart
[EDIT] The only thing i can think of would be to check the pins that contact the sim card... see if those somehow got damaged. Also check to ensure they are clean, blow out the sim card holder and if needed give the pins a wipe to clean them up and try again. If all else fails, try to get your hands on another sim from the same carrier and see if it works. If a different sim works, then yours is hosed most likely...

It's okay guys I managed to solve things in the end! thanks for all your help tho

rofl, it was backwards ey?

zeusx64 said:
rofl, it was backwards ey?
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No way...

How did you end up resolving the problem? What ended up being the fix?

zeusx64 said:
rofl, it was backwards ey?
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I wonder...I just couldn't bring myself to pose the question

for self-pride(not that I have any left after spending god knows how many hours searching in a hex editor for non existent damn unlock codes) I refuse to state how i resolved my issue -______________-; (cough). but THANK YOU ALL for your support anyways! I have definitely definitely learned from this horrible mistake.

bet it was inserted backwards

[Q] Going flash happy on the SGT

Just got my Tmobile SGT last week and wanted to make it different from all my friends that had one. For the moment it was the talk of the crowd when it was running Gingerbread and unlocked to the network and running a bunch of nonsense/useless apps that made people laugh for hours. Well, somehow I ended up bored and ended up flashing it back to stock tmobile. Well, now it does not connect to the carrier and the power button just restarts the whole damn thing. And also it will not go into recovery nor download mode either. Can anyone guide me in the right direction to make it work like how it did before I owned it??? Thanks.

Strange if your tab boots into gui but you cannot go into recovery or dl mode.......

Today again I started tinkering with it and got it back running correctly. I ended up rooting it with z4root then put CWM Recovery to gain back the ability to get into recovery and dl mode. Yay! And so.... I ended up flashing it again, but this time used Overcome-Gingerbread and followed the directions CAREFULLY. Everything turned out just fine and dandy except I still cant connect to the service carrier. I think this happened when I removed the sim network lock thing. Any advice pls?

siccminded said:
Today again I started tinkering with it and got it back running correctly. I ended up rooting it with z4root then put CWM Recovery to gain back the ability to get into recovery and dl mode. Yay! And so.... I ended up flashing it again, but this time used Overcome-Gingerbread and followed the directions CAREFULLY. Everything turned out just fine and dandy except I still cant connect to the service carrier. I think this happened when I removed the sim network lock thing. Any advice pls?
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did you flash the correct modem?

Yup, I used the TMobile US one.

Okay I think I might be wording this wrong...
Noticed in the status screen it shows "T-Mobile" under Network and "In Service" under Service State. Meaning I am connecting to my carrier, correct??? And also TMobile shows up on the top right corner when on the lock screen.
But when I try to browse the Internet it returns with pop up "No network connection Unable to load page. Internet not connected."

Mmmm your APN settings are correct?

Yep! Even try a few different ones also.

siccminded said:
Okay I think I might be wording this wrong...
Noticed in the status screen it shows "T-Mobile" under Network and "In Service" under Service State. Meaning I am connecting to my carrier, correct??? And also TMobile shows up on the top right corner when on the lock screen.
But when I try to browse the Internet it returns with pop up "No network connection Unable to load page. Internet not connected."
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In light of this, I would be pointing fingers at the apn settings, that and silly but check to make sure data is turned on in the settings.
Other than that I'm out of ideas
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App

i believe u must flash your old stock rom CSC or replace it via root explorer .. after u did that ... fire up the dialer .. write *#272*IMEI# then choose your country code
or if you are in euro just forget all this steps and do only the *#272*IMEI# STEP and you'll get your 3g up and work

Can´t use simcard: `emergency only`

Hello,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 for 3 years now. I flashed different roms and did root my phone in all these years. But... now i received a new sim card which works well in other phones but NOT in my ace. So that must be a problem with my ace.. I just flashed back to the stock rom (XEN - Netherlands S5830XENKS1) via ODIN but the problem is still there, i can't use my sim-card: "Emergency only".
I already wiped data and cleared cache, hard reset... nothing works. What could i try to have my phone back working with sim card so i can call, sms and use my dataplan. My phone have no simlock i checked and the IMEI is also the right. The one shown by #06# is the same as printed behind my battery. I also received a new sim card from my provider, but this one also has the same problem.
I hope you guys can help me out! :good::good::good:
UPDATE 1: I tried differend sim cards in the phone. I always used to have T-Mobile as provider. All other simcards are not working, theyre showing up for a few seconds and after that it says: Emergency calls only. When i put in a T-Mobile sim card the provider keeps displayed, so it looks like my phone only works with a t-mobile card. But it's not sim locked, because i also used differend sim cards before..
UPDATE 2: Now my simyo simcard also connects and i can sms, call and internet. But after a few seconds/minutes again the message: Emergency calls only
WHAT COULD THIS PROBLEM BE??!!??! Strange.............. I really hope someone can help me out this

Soldaatt said:
Hello,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 for 3 years now. I flashed different roms and did root my phone in all these years. But... now i received a new sim card which works well in other phones but NOT in my ace. So that must be a problem with my ace.. I just flashed back to the stock rom (XEN - Netherlands S5830XENKS1) via ODIN but the problem is still there, i can't use my sim-card: "Emergency only".
I already wiped data and cleared cache, hard reset... nothing works. What could i try to have my phone back working with sim card so i can call, sms and use my dataplan. My phone have no simlock i checked and the IMEI is also the right. The one shown by #06# is the same as printed behind my battery. I also received a new sim card from my provider, but this one also has the same problem.
I hope you guys can help me out! :good::good::good:
UPDATE 1: I tried differend sim cards in the phone. I always used to have T-Mobile as provider. All other simcards are not working, theyre showing up for a few seconds and after that it says: Emergency calls only. When i put in a T-Mobile sim card the provider keeps displayed, so it looks like my phone only works with a t-mobile card. But it's not sim locked, because i also used differend sim cards before..
UPDATE 2: Now my simyo simcard also connects and i can sms, call and internet. But after a few seconds/minutes again the message: Emergency calls only
WHAT COULD THIS PROBLEM BE??!!??! Strange.............. I really hope someone can help me out this
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I think your device has a problem to make contact with sims cards, so your device have a trouble accessing read and use sim cards... You can send your device to the support service, to check or try to fix it...Have your warranty still in effect?

Viper The Ripper said:
I think your device has a problem to make contact with sims cards, so your device have a trouble accessing read and use sim cards... You can send your device to the support service, to check or try to fix it...Have your warranty still in effect?
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Hello, thanks for your reply! No, my warranty is not active anymore. My phone is 3 years old. Today i went to another city and could call and sms the whole day. No internet. When i came home, i received again the message: emergency only. How strange.. I also could'nt find a good rom or firmware to flash back my phone to the full original software and firmware... Can someone help me on that? I need the newest firmware for the samsung galaxy ace s5830, netherlands version. Or maybe a custom rom which is the most used and stable version. I would like to exclude software reasons, so it might be a hardware problem. But i think it's a software fault cause of the different roms i tried on the phone.

Soldaatt said:
Hello, thanks for your reply! No, my warranty is not active anymore. My phone is 3 years old. Today i went to another city and could call and sms the whole day. No internet. When i came home, i received again the message: emergency only. How strange.. I also could'nt find a good rom or firmware to flash back my phone to the full original software and firmware... Can someone help me on that? I need the newest firmware for the samsung galaxy ace s5830, netherlands version. Or maybe a custom rom which is the most used and stable version. I would like to exclude software reasons, so it might be a hardware problem. But i think it's a software fault cause of the different roms i tried on the phone.
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It's very strange.. here it is Netherland's fws, try flashing your device if you want, but I've never heard that strange problem xD
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-S5830&pcode=XEN#firmware
Always when you'll change your custom rom do the 3 wipes to leave your device as clean as possible

Thanks for your fast reply! I did this firmware already yesterday and also wiped dat and cache + recovery... The problem keops showing up I will try this same firmware again and let you know if there are changes or not.

Viper The Ripper said:
It's very strange.. here it is Netherland's fws, try flashing your device if you want, but I've never heard that strange problem xD
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-S5830&pcode=XEN#firmware
Always when you'll change your custom rom do the 3 wipes to leave your device as clean as possible
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Soldaatt said:
Thanks for your fast reply! I did this firmware already yesterday and also wiped dat and cache + recovery... The problem keops showing up I will try this same firmware again and let you know if there are changes or not.
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You can also flash whatever fw you want from EUROPE, because your device is unlocked in order to check your sim's trouble

Viper The Ripper said:
You can also flash whatever fw you want from EUROPE, because your device is unlocked in order to check your sim's trouble
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Again flashed the original firmware to my Ace. Wiped data and cleared cache. Everything works..... Except... the simcard. Can't call, can't sms and can't make an internet connection. So, still the same problem. The sim works well in another phone, and another simcard in the Ace gives also "Emergency call only". So it HAS to be something with my phone. Someone any idea's i can try / check now i'm very sure it's a phone problem with original new flashed firmware? I hope it's not an hardware defect......... how can i check?
UPDATE: The only simcard which works well is a T-Mobile prepaid simcard. All other simcards sometimes shows up, but most of the time not. The more strange fact is today: I went to another city and was able to call and sms the whole day. But no internet. When i came home, i received again the message: emergency only. This is so strange and makes me very sad. The phone is simlockfree, WHAT COULD IT BE So strange............

Tomorrow i had internet connection, could call and sms. My provider was shown on the screen and nothing wrong. But unfortunately just for a few minutes... No stable connection.

Someone any idea? :crying:

I too faced this problem once.....What I did is that I just formatted the system , wiped data , cache , sd ext and dalvik cache and then restored a backup of my earlier ROM in which the Sim was working ! And it was fixed....
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Thanks for your reply! I did your trick but unfortunately... It did'nt help. Very interesting thing is, while i'm traveling around there is no problem, but as soon as i stop driving and walk around, the problems are back. Someone any idea on this strange problem? :crying:

cant access sim
until now this is problem...
why they cant fix this important setting
better to back to stock rom.
is does all are working
yeah CM's are good but still
many bugs and error
like this one.
not STK, sim contact save
and show in contact app
i hope they fix this one asap

You dont have any choice other than visiting the service centre. Yes they may charge you a good amount but seems none of the methods are working.
Also try contacting your service provider maybe thay know the exact reason.
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Gsm unlock emergency calls only!

My bootloader is unlocked with H-Boot 1.56, I'm S-off, rooted and TWRP recovery. I'm on the 6th rom I've flashed (Tried CM 11 Nightly, CM 10 Snapshot, Stock Deodexed rooted 4.1.2 and 4.4.2, MIUI, Viper Rom) and I've been working on this device for about 48 hours non-stop. I am NEED of assistance if ANYONE can offer it.
Does this sim unlock also work for phones that are currently registered on Sprints network? Like the account is still active? I've got a Sprint HTC one I've performed the Sim Unlock attempting to use my T-Mobile sim, but it says "Emergency Calls Only," and "Searching for network/No Service" I've got a red X where the signal bars are. Of course No text, no voice and no data. I've gone into the *#*#4636#*#* service menu and changed the settings to WCDMA, but NO dice. Yes, I went to mobile settings, searched for service and nothing appears, just a blank screen! The phone does recognize my Sim card and even shows my cell number and IMEI, UICC as well. I've even attempted to change RUIM settings in DFSCDMA Tool but that does very little. I have changed the radio around about 5 different times, currently using 3.04.651.2 with NO fix. I have searched high and low on these forums and haven't found anyone that can help me.

twill1987 said:
My bootloader is unlocked with H-Boot 1.56, I'm S-off, rooted and TWRP recovery. I'm on the 6th rom I've flashed (Tried CM 11 Nightly, CM 10 Snapshot, Stock Deodexed rooted 4.1.2 and 4.4.2, MIUI, Viper Rom) and I've been working on this device for about 48 hours non-stop. I am NEED of assistance if ANYONE can offer it.
Does this sim unlock also work for phones that are currently registered on Sprints network? Like the account is still active? I've got a Sprint HTC one I've performed the Sim Unlock attempting to use my T-Mobile sim, but it says "Emergency Calls Only," and "Searching for network/No Service" I've got a red X where the signal bars are. Of course No text, no voice and no data. I've gone into the *#*#4636#*#* service menu and changed the settings to WCDMA, but NO dice. Yes, I went to mobile settings, searched for service and nothing appears, just a blank screen! The phone does recognize my Sim card and even shows my cell number and IMEI, UICC as well. I've even attempted to change RUIM settings in DFSCDMA Tool but that does very little. I have changed the radio around about 5 different times, currently using 3.04.651.2 with NO fix. I have searched high and low on these forums and haven't found anyone that can help me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48867255
Try the third method, it should work. By the way if you want to bypass hands free activation, rename HTCSetupWizard.apk to HTCSetupWizard.bak

StormyNight said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48867255
Try the third method, it should work. By the way if you want to bypass hands free activation, rename HTCSetupWizard.apk to HTCSetupWizard.bak
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I got it working!! I flashed Badboys rom with .0315 radio!!! This is like a pretty freaking awesome deal!
Thanks for your help with the setup wizard, I'll do that right now. Did you do that with Ultimate Backup app? Or navigation through
ES File explorer? Thanks again!

twill1987 said:
I got it working!! I flashed Badboys rom with .0315 radio!!! This is like a pretty freaking awesome deal!
Thanks for your help with the setup wizard, I'll do that right now. Did you do that with Ultimate Backup app? Or navigation through
ES File explorer? Thanks again!
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Only do this if you're unable to get past the setup wizard.
1. Boot into twrp
2. Wipe dalvik cache
3. Mount system
4. Go to the file manager in advanced
5. Go to system/app
6. The file should be there, rename it.
7. After that unmount system, wipe dalvik again and reboot, and you should be good.

Limited service problem
I have a HTC One m8 that show limited service after i unlock it sometimes it comes up but I'm unable to make or receive any calls and run any USD codes
and seconds after it goes back to limited service I have tried a lot of solutions from other sites but no results it is not blacklisted, I have tried the sim in other mobiles it works fine and my HTC is stock s-on...I'm lost here

[Q] VS980 No Longer Registers On Tmobile

Hi All,
I have a vs980 that had no problems with T-Mobile until recently. I was running Xdabbebs v2.5 for awhile and decided to upgrade to the OTA 39A debloated by micro. After I installed that, my phone will not register on the tmobile network, no voice, data, mms. I even reverted back completely to vs980 stock 11A and still the same problem. I have tried my sim card in my wifes vs980 and it works perfectly fine with T-Mobile.
I have tried both in global and GMS/UMTS mode and nothing works. My imei is there and not a bunch of zeroes and under the 39A Debloated I can see all three T-Mobiles (LTE, GSM, WCMDA) listed if I search for networks but it wont register to any of them. Anyone have any idea why the phone is doing this?

The same thing happened to me just now. I'm gonna try flashing back to stock using a kdz

Bleh? said:
Hi All,
I have a vs980 that had no problems with T-Mobile until recently. I was running Xdabbebs v2.5 for awhile and decided to upgrade to the OTA 39A debloated by micro. After I installed that, my phone will not register on the tmobile network, no voice, data, mms. I even reverted back completely to vs980 stock 11A and still the same problem. I have tried my sim card in my wifes vs980 and it works perfectly fine with T-Mobile.
I have tried both in global and GMS/UMTS mode and nothing works. My imei is there and not a bunch of zeroes and under the 39A Debloated I can see all three T-Mobiles (LTE, GSM, WCMDA) listed if I search for networks but it wont register to any of them. Anyone have any idea why the phone is doing this?
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I got mine working again. I have no idea how or why, but it's working again. Try rebooting it a bunch of times because that's the only thing I did

WARpig5 said:
I got mine working again. I have no idea how or why, but it's working again. Try rebooting it a bunch of times because that's the only thing I did
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Looks like its not going to work for me, already rebooted like 10 times and nothing

Having the same issue
i am having the same issue it was working fine on 4.4.2 bkut then i used software upgrade assistant to get lollipop and now it wont register on tmobile i tried going back to every version to try and get it to work but will not did anybody every find a fix for this

Same problem. Please help!

Fixed!
I rebooted with my friend's legit verizon LTE sim, then rebooted with mine (usmobile t-mobile mvno) and it's back to working again. Too bad I'd already bought some Tracfone time...

jollyrogersimpson said:
I rebooted with my friend's legit verizon LTE sim, then rebooted with mine (usmobile t-mobile mvno) and it's back to working again. Too bad I'd already bought some Tracfone time...
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Could you explain more in debth what you did because I tried what you said and it worked with the verizonsim but when I put back my T-Mobile sim it didn't work again.
Thanks

Insert your sim, Turn off your phone. Leave it like that for couple hours and Turn it on.
Profit