Hi, today while inserting sim card(with some force ofcourse as it was not going in easily), sim card stuck there and after half an hour hard work, I was able to pull the sim out. After that everytime I inserted the sim, phones says no Sim Card
I figured out that one of the sim slot pin is broke and its not properly making any contact with the part of sim.
So, I wanted to know if anybody faces the same issue and whether they have contacted the Sony Service center and any estimation of cost to be incurred in repair.
Or anyone got their phone repaired by simply soldering the Sim Slot on the motherboard as when I disassembled the phone, I found that the sim slot is soldered on the motherboard.
Any suggestions???
I guess that you could do this:
1. Resoldering
Remove all the cover. Separate everything from the motherboard.
Desolder the SIM slot. Get a old SIM slot from a old phone(Or just get it somehow). Then Solder it, wait for it the dry and reassemble.
2. Turning the warped contact back.
Do the same steps as step 1. Then use a tweezer and gently twist the contacts back. But be careful, it may end up worse.
3. Give it to Sony
Only do this if it is still under warranty. Replacement of motherboard is very expensive,to the extent you would rather buy a new phone.
They will most likely replace the whole motherboard.. The price of the motherboard is approximately 80% of the whole phone normally. Backup your data first.
Last one
Buy a new phone. But first you must be loaded.
Hope it helps!
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Something stupid happened with my sola last night. I was trying to change my sim card, but it got stuck somehow. When I pulled it really hard, it came out, but few pins from the sim card reader broke, and my phone doesn't detect sim cards anymore. Is there any online store which sells such parts?
I pushed in my nano to micro SIM converter in the slot without the actual SIM in it.
Seems the pins are not angled on both sides since I had a really hard time pulling the converter out. And when I managet to get it out I saw the pings are not even, some were pulled up a bit...
I pushed the SIM after and it works, but it really is an effort to do it. And to get the SIM out I really need a tweezers.
Also the carriage that comes with the tablet is not good anymore for getting the SIM out
Anyone knows how much will it cost me to get it repaired? I still have guarantee for half an year left...
Or atleast if I can find replacement carriage?
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Rozamar said:
I pushed in my nano to micro SIM converter in the slot without the actual SIM in it.
Seems the pins are not angled on both sides since I had a really hard time pulling the converter out. And when I managet to get it out I saw the pings are not even, some were pulled up a bit...
I pushed the SIM after and it works, but it really is an effort to do it. And to get the SIM out I really need a tweezers.
Also the carriage that comes with the tablet is not good anymore for getting the SIM out
Anyone knows how much will it cost me to get it repaired? I still have guarantee for half an year left...
Or atleast if I can find replacement carriage?
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look on ebay for spare sim tray, or sim slot.
I have a verizon gear s that I originally purchased with a plan. It got water damaged and I received a replacement for it. Now that I have left the device off for a week and put it in dry rice to absorb the moisture, the speaker works perfectly. If I want to give it to a relative, how do I make sure they don't use my phone number that was originally connected to it? The verizon version has no sim card slot, so how do I disable the phone number?
I have a pushed pin on the sim card slot. Any fix?
You can try to put it in place again and hope it works or just order whole card "reader" online. It's like 1$ and replacement is super easy (its juz one screw and plug)
Depends what you mean by "pushed pin". If it is bent then the chances of straightening it are slim. If it is just stuck down below its surroundings then try to use a dressmakers pin to lift it back up.
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I bought a used international Tab S3 with a broken sd/sim card tray stucked inside the tray slot. Previous owner had taken it in to a cell phone store hoping they can help but no go. I sent it in to an authorized Samsung repair center but they won't touch it because it is an international version. Anybody have any idea to pull this broken tray out?
Do you have a photo? Needle-nose pliers?
No photo yet. But the SD card slot is real small. Needle nose plier is out of the question. The only thing that will fit into that slot is a sewing needle.
Tweezers then?
There are 'phone repair tool kits' out there that provide a whole bunch of tools to disassemble phones/tablets. Perhaps you could take it apart to better get to the SD card slot to push the broken piece out? There are some youtube videos on how to breakdown and reassemble Samsung tablets and phones (I didn't see any specific to the Tab S3 but how different could it be?).
Try a hoover, something with a bit of sucking power.