I just bought a used tablet from someone on craigslist. I just reset it and now it ask me to insert the sim card to active it. Is there any way to active it without sim card. Any one? Please help me
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I just got an unlocked international version of Galaxy S3, and I need some help please!!
So, this is my first time using a smart phone, so I don't know what to do AT ALL.. I just got the phone today, and
I went to Walmart to get Straight-Talk($45 unlimited data) but I realized that I need a sim card first??
(Not sure what voodoo thing is either..Sim Free?? Explain please )
When I called Straight-talk to ask things about sim card, they kept asking me what my service provider used to be even thought I kept saying that
I didn't have any because it was an international version. So, now I don't know what to do. Should I get a sim card and then use straight talk to text/call/etc? or can I go without a sim card??
Also, can I use at&t unlimited data($50) without contracts? which sounds better than straight talk.. Need help!! Thank you so much!!
The sim card allows your phone to connect to the network. You NEED one. Call straight talk or go to the website and order one.
You would be able to use AT&T prepaid but if they find out you are using a smartphone they will disable your data.
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I used my tablet (Galaxy tab 10.1 P7500) with wifi only for almost 1 year. Recently I bought a SIM card (regular, not mini SIM) for using 3G with my tablet. It worked for about 10 days and then stopped working. Surprisingly, when I took the SIM out and tried to use with a phone, the SIM failed to register with the network! My operator told me that the SIM has been probably damaged and replaced it with another. In another 10 days I am facing the same problem again!
I wish to make these clear:
- I inserted the SIM properly into the tablet as per the instructions. I had not removed it thereafter. So, there is no probability of damage.
- In both the instances, the SIM looked perfectly all right. Not even a scratch!
- My operator swears that the problem is with the tablet and it does something to the SIM and makes it non-functional.
My questions:
1) What is the possible reason behind this?
2) Can the tablet work with a regular SIM?
3) Can the tablet damage a regular SIM with 10 days of use?
4) Should I use a micro SIM?
5) Will the problem recur with a micro SIM?
Any help will be highly appreciated! Thanks!
what I did when got the same problem
Bradex said:
I used my tablet (Galaxy tab 10.1 P7500) with wifi only for almost 1 year. Recently I bought a SIM card (regular, not mini SIM) for using 3G with my tablet. It worked for about 10 days and then stopped working. Surprisingly, when I took the SIM out and tried to use with a phone, the SIM failed to register with the network! My operator told me that the SIM has been probably damaged and replaced it with another. In another 10 days I am facing the same problem again!
I wish to make these clear:
- I inserted the SIM properly into the tablet as per the instructions. I had not removed it thereafter. So, there is no probability of damage.
- In both the instances, the SIM looked perfectly all right. Not even a scratch!
- My operator swears that the problem is with the tablet and it does something to the SIM and makes it non-functional.
My questions:
1) What is the possible reason behind this?
2) Can the tablet work with a regular SIM?
3) Can the tablet damage a regular SIM with 10 days of use?
4) Should I use a micro SIM?
5) Will the problem recur with a micro SIM?
Any help will be highly appreciated! Thanks!
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1)dust or movement of the card
You can use only the same size of sim as you had, the size doesn't matter, it just need to "seat" right
Try: buy a fresh new eraser for the old school pencils and gently clean the SIM card - only a new eraser so you won't damage it, don't push too hard, this way you remove any small parts on it that could block it.
Eject your SIM card only when the system is shut down. and restore it in shutdown mode again.
Be sure you turn your wifi off before shuting down so you could initialize the sim at boot and see if you got conection.
Good Luck.
im on vacation and i broke my phone...(sprint note 3)...so i bought the same phone off craigslist (sprint note 3) and it is now activated on sprint...however i cant get it to recognize my uicc sim card from my broken note 3...is there anyway to get the sim to be recognized on this phone? or do i have to get a new sim all together...i have my pin1/puk1 codes but dont know what to do....please help!!!!!
johnnyavocado86 said:
im on vacation and i broke my phone...(sprint note 3)...so i bought the same phone off craigslist (sprint note 3) and it is now activated on sprint...however i cant get it to recognize my uicc sim card from my broken note 3...is there anyway to get the sim to be recognized on this phone? or do i have to get a new sim all together...i have my pin1/puk1 codes but dont know what to do....please help!!!!!
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I would check out this app should be a feature that will help http://forum.xda-developers.com/not.../app-one-click-hotspot-enabler-menus-t2816159 Enjoy !!!!
Hi All
I have problem
My O2 Sim card get broken so I replace to new one swap the sim and It work 100% but after "swap" I put in the tray of my S7 Edge sim do not work so I try to put te same sim card in my wife phone [huawei P20] Sim Card work like charm So I thought something is wrong with my phone/sim tray but I place my wife Sim [Vodafone] in my S7 and its working without any problems.
Do you have any ideas what may be the problem and hoe to fix it?
Every time I put my o2 Sim its not recognize in sim card manager other way my missis sim.
Sareth_PL said:
Hi All
I have problem
My O2 Sim card get broken so I replace to new one swap the sim and It work 100% but after "swap" I put in the tray of my S7 Edge sim do not work so I try to put te same sim card in my wife phone [huawei P20] Sim Card work like charm So I thought something is wrong with my phone/sim tray but I place my wife Sim [Vodafone] in my S7 and its working without any problems.
Do you have any ideas what may be the problem and hoe to fix it?
Every time I put my o2 Sim its not recognize in sim card manager other way my missis sim.
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You running a custom rom?
Hello,
my mother has been using SGP321 since 2014.
The device has a SIM card to connect to internet.
The PIN code is stored somewhere in the memory of the tablet and is already forgotten by us.
Is there a tool/app that could display the PIN code of the SIM card?
Please help, my mother (and I) would be grateful
We need to transfer the SIM card to another tablet (also SGP321 - brand new, old stock) because the old one is failing
(problems with charging battery - replacing battery and charging port did not help).
Involving the GSM operator to send a new SIM card may take many days where I live, especially now before Christmas
and surfing Youtube is currently the main pasttime of my ill mom.
thank you for help!
jar123 said:
Hello,
my mother has been using SGP321 since 2014.
The device has a SIM card to connect to internet.
The PIN code is stored somewhere in the memory of the tablet and is already forgotten by us.
Is there a tool/app that could display the PIN code of the SIM card?
Please help, my mother (and I) would be grateful
We need to transfer the SIM card to another tablet (also SGP321 - brand new, old stock) because the old one is failing
(problems with charging battery - replacing battery and charging port did not help).
Involving the GSM operator to send a new SIM card may take many days where I live, especially now before Christmas
and surfing Youtube is currently the main pasttime of my ill mom.
thank you for help!
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I suppose it's not possible to show pin code.
Check documents gsm operator gave you with sim card to find it or apply to support.