So i got my phone working (due to a helpful xda member)
flashed new firmware, but now i am getting NO SIM (even tried restoring old nandroid, and installing new rom, both same problem)
the thing is, it could be
EFS (didnt back it up, god dammit, never backed it up on s2) though IMEI is the same as phone *#06#
the micro sim slot (maybe i damaged it trying to get my old cut sim out of it before it stuffed up) 'is it easily damaged? could it be fixed?'
and nobody i know has a micro sim i could use to see if its my sim or damaged slot, or even software related
samsung, why you have to use MICRO SIM,
any solutions?
or should i just flash back to stock, and send it in for repair?
- i tried flashing a new modem via cwm (didnt work)
- factory reset (didnt work)
- phone company confirmed the sim is active (so its not the sim)
sorry for the recent questions, i never had any problems ever with my s2
You say IMEI is the same as the original .
Sim is activated but does it work in another phone ??? that is needed to rule out faulty sim card .
Does another sim work in the slot that is needed to rule out sim holder fault .
jje
You should search mate.. seen this topic posted a number on times mate..
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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Please forgive me i dont have patience to search my issue since i dont know what to search for so i have started a thread.
Some one please help me
I am in india and i use Vodafone prepaid simcard. For some reason i accidentally dialed 007 which showed Ru/Kz below it when dialing and all my signal bars dropped and its been like that since i did this. I have flashed and put in multiple firmwares including stock after several times of wiping data and cache and dalvic cache and all the other stuff.
No one knows what to do. Other sim cards work fine in my mobile and my simcard works in other mobiles just fine. This is so dam crazy. I have also got a new simcard thinking that was the problem but its not.
Please please please help me. I am thinking its a sim association problem. Do any of yall know anything
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Still problems use usb jig to set rom counter to zero .
Return to service centre .
jje
James bond Owned you.
Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9100 avec Tapatalk
Thanks mate, ive actually done that.
Just today the Vodafone people said it might be a signal coverage issue in my location just for my sim card. I dont believe them and its strange cause my friend has the same sim and his works fine.
Did you manually select the network?
Is the same card working fine in other phone??
and its just the One sim that is not working in your mobile or all vodafones sims are not working??
if yes just get a new sim card for the same number from vodafone,
Very strange problem indeed. If other sims are working,just get a new sim from vodafone
When i Reboot my Phone IT Dont read my sim card
Why?
Dirty sim dirty contacts are at least two whys as is sim faulty .
jje
Have you tried using a different sim in it
The Phone is just 2 month old
Yes i Have test other sim cards
Same problem
Yesterday all was ok today i Have Reboot my Phone now IT Dont read my sim card
The conntacts are Not dirty
scharbel said:
The Phone is just 2 month old
Yes i Have test other sim cards
Same problem
Yesterday all was ok today i Have Reboot my Phone now IT Dont read my sim card
The conntacts are Not dirty
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If you know all the SIM cards you've tried actually do work (i.e. you tried the SIM cards in other phones, and they work), and none of them work in the I9100, then the SIM card reader in the I9100 has gone bad. Did you install or flash something before it stopped working?
If you can't get it working, and it's only 2 months old, then you should still have a valid warranty. In this case, if you've flashed any non-stock firmwares or ROMs, then flash back to stock, remove all traces of root if you rooted it, and send it in for warranty.
Clean ur pins inside the phone where normally should ur sim..
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Im sure this is probaly a well known problem.
Sometimes my phone reads that there is no sim card in and i hsve to restrt the phone to get it back.
Is there a fix for this? Tried a new sim card and read that a new phone wouldnt necessarily help (plus im rooted so warrenty is void)
Just before my Phone turns off my signal reappears but obviously its i can't cancel the restart at tht point so surely there is something thst can be done to fix it?
anyone?
New sim card first.
jje
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Already tried that
Your Galaxy S III could be locked to a network that your SIM card is not.
new sim tried then backup data and factory reset .
jje
i9300 bought from newegg.com in october of 2012
Running 4.1.2 and then rooted
I have never flashed a mod on this phone
Intro: Was using the phone and reading articles. Pressed the home key to switch between windows but the screen froze. I depressed the power button until the phone rebooted again. Phone has rebooted but now a No SIM insert SIM card message is now visible.
I have tried:
restarting the phone: No sim message still appears
removing the sim card and reinserting sim card: no Sim message still appears
Placing a thin piece of paper between sim card holder and sim (in case metal surfaces were not touching properly) : no sim message still appear
replacing sim card with another sim card from a family member's phone : no sim message still appears.
My other options are formating the phone?
Sending phone in for repairs?
any other suggestions?
Please help i take really good care of my phone. First time anything like this has happened.
I have looked at other posts but they all have some customized mod or have remedied their situation with a procedure that did not work for me.
Backup data then factory reset.
jje
Update:
Factory reset phone via volume up+home+power key. Then selected factory reset
Phone reset but still "no sim insert sim card" error persists.
Update on sim being used:
Sim used on my phone is detected and usable on another family member's phone
Family member's sim will not work on my phone: "no sim insert sim card" error persists.
Anymore suggestions?
note:i'm leaving the country april 1st. Does anyone have idea on the time lapse of sending a phone in for repairs?
Check imei to see if it is corrupted
update:
dialed *#06#
successfully retrieved
IMEI
(15 digit number) / 01
Check with the box or phone sticker to make sure it hasn't corrupted to generic imei
IMEI identified on phone and IMEI retrieved from dialing *#06# are identical
Choice is to wipe phone and install stock rom or take to a service centre .
Possible hardware fault on the sim reader .
jje
Might be worth getting a new SIM card
slaphead20 said:
Might be worth getting a new SIM card
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I've inserted current sim card into a family member's phone. Sim card is detected and functional.
I've replaced current sim card with a family member's sim card. "no sim insert sim card" message persists
Can we rule out software problem now?
JJEgan said:
Choice is to wipe phone and install stock rom or take to a service centre .
Possible hardware fault on the sim reader .
jje
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Please confirm:
I have factory reset phone. What are you referring to by wipe?
After i successfully wipe phone
I will then proceed to reset binary
then re-install stock rom
I would do a backup then flash stock Rom again with Odin
Thanks to both of you for your concern and help
UPDATE
I am so embarassed
One thing you could do is see if any of the SIM slot pins are bent, you will need a needle/torch/magnifying glass, saw someone with similar issue recently that found his was caused by slightly bent pins, so worth a check
Embarassed
if i knew how to properly install the sim card on these new phones I wouldn't have a problem. Apparently Galaxy s3 has a locking mechanism that is confirmed from a clicking sound heard when the sim card is installed correctly. DOH!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9knvBuhJc
UMAAPOW said:
if i knew how to properly install the sim card on these new phones I wouldn't have a problem. Apparently Galaxy s3 has a locking mechanism that is confirmed from a clicking sound heard when the sim card is installed correctly. DOH!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9knvBuhJc
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Ha ha.....thanks for the confession, made my day
My brother has S3 which was working fine before this.
Today in morning he took out sim from it, the phone was off, and put sim in another phone. The phone was in the drawer the whole time and powered off.
So in evening he inserted sim, turned it on and it shows no sim detected. Did a bit reboots but no good.
I also have S3, so i took my sim and inserted it and it did not detect it.
His sim is working well in my cell phone but his cell phone is not detecting any sim, neither mine nor his.
I have checked for EFS and IMEI problem but both are intact, IMEI is not corrupt.
The phone is not even rooted, and it has 4.1.2 rom and it is the build before the MG4, and he has not even flashed since opening it from box.
Now i have no idea what should be done.
Can someone guide me in this matter?
I would recommend getting it repaired.
Reads as probable sim holder repair / replace
pratham12345 said:
NoO sim is being detected after 4.3 update help plz
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First read the faqs and guides .
EFS?IMEI
You backed up your EFS folder ???
rootSU said:
I would recommend getting it repaired.
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It does not have warranty remaining
what if i try and flash a latest build? would it work?
JJEgan said:
Reads as probable sim holder repair / replace
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But before that it was working and there was nothing that could have happened to it. I am thinking to flash the latest build but just wanna know before doing something stupid.
I will surely backup EFS, so that i dont lose IMEI.