so i'm trying a fix a galaxy note att branded i717 note. my friend bought it craiglslist. here's what happens.
phone simply will not accept ANY att sim card. either "active" sim or fresh unactivated sim. same goes for tmobile sim cards. in both cases it will show "no sim/emergency calls only".
fine. i was under the impression that it should ask for some unlock code after inserting tmobile sim card, but it doesnt do that. clearly other MVNO sims didn't work either. note - both att and tmbole sims are 89014xxxxx
interestingly i had a foreign sim card (NON 89014xxxx....). => this works! instead of "no sim/emergency calls only", i simply get no service but no errors either!
WHAT is wrong with this phone? blacklisted? hardware fault? flash a different rom? any ideas?
Possible Sim card port damage...
A common problem with this device ....however, without knowing the history of the device, it becomes very difficult to diagnose...
But I'm leaning toward the Sim slot being damaged, as we have several threads on the subject ...g
From craigslist? Why?
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shortkidd96 said:
From craigslist? Why?
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well there's your problem, i hope you didn't spend too much on it.
I think he paid around 310. But the phone was in like new condition. If the SIM slot us damaged then why it would only reject tmob,att ones? It should reject every sim.
thx for ur responses. Appreciate it
chagla said:
I think he paid around 310. But the phone was in like new condition. If the SIM slot us damaged then why it would only reject tmob,att ones? It should reject every sim.
thx for ur responses. Appreciate it
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I think I can help. Try resetting your phone, reinstalling the rom, or there is a bad thing going on with your phone. Are you sure itbis from AT&T? If the SIM card slots do not work, gently use a cloth to clean them. Is it a micro SIM card or did you cut a regular one down yourself? thank me if anything I mention fixes the problem.
hi, thanks everybody for posting. some strange things happening.
I tested two Tmobile MVNO (ultra and ptel) sim cards, both work! I didn't try simple mobile yet.
i found ONE tmobile and ONE at&t sim card that gets read properly. then i tried few other att/tmobile sim cards and they are rejected. !!!??!!!
I think i need to go the debug mode and change some settings there? *#197328640#
clearly sim slot is not broken. imei is not blocked.
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My sister bought this phone off crag list and it look brand new, it even have the original cover plastic. But when we put in the tmobile sim card, it doesn't see it. Do we have to do a reset or something , anybody have any advice ? Cause I'm pretty new to wp.
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I had this happen to me too. Call T-Mobile and tell them you need to activate an HTC Radar. What they do is associate the phones IMEI number to your sim card. I don't know why they have to do this with this phone and not other phones, but you do. Also, your sim may not work if it's an older sim. They make ask you for the model number for your sim card and replace it for you.
I have bought SGS 3 from retail shop in India. But I'm in Sri Lanka. when I insert my sim and start the phone, It's says "No Sim". I can't access to the Mobile Networks also. Please someone know solution for this please let me know soon.
Ensure the Sim is pushed all the way into the slot and locked. Push it in against the spring and it should clip in.
Try another Sim?
Is you Sim damaged? Did you cut it?
Did you buy the phone Sim unlocked?
Edit: Is your Sim card activated with your carrier?
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UpInTheAir said:
Ensure the Sim is pushed all the way into the slot and locked. Push it in against the spring and it should clip in.
Try another Sim?
Is you Sim damaged? Did you cut it?
Did you buy the phone Sim unlocked?
Edit: Is your Sim card activated with your carrier?
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I insert it correctly.
Sim isn't damage. Signal bars are showing
Yep My phone is unlocked.
Sim Card is activated with the carrier
eranda84 said:
I insert it correctly.
Sim isn't damage. Signal bars are showing
Yep My phone is unlocked.
Sim Card is activated with the carrier
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Signal bars will show even without any sim card. Did you get a micro sim from your provider or did you cut a normal sized sim? If you cut it, then it may be damaged.
If you have a sim adapter, try it with your old phone. Otherwise, try your card with another phone which accepts micro sim. Or, try another micro sim with your gs3. if nothing works, then you probably need to bring it in for servicing.
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Ensure the Sim is pushed all the way into the slot and locked. Push it in against the spring and it should clip in.
Try another Sim?
Is you Sim damaged? Did you cut it?
Did you buy the phone Sim unlocked?
Edit: Is your Sim card activated with your carrier?
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Even if the phone is not unlocked/ not activated, it should still ask for a PIN code, and recognize the SIM, it will just say: "No network/No Signal"... I got my phone yesterday, and the SIM wasn't activated, all it said was no signal, could not register in network, your scnd. point is most likely, that happens a lot, when trying to make a micro-SIM out of a "normal" SIM/U-SIM
I bought original Micro SIM, I didn't cut it. Anyway I tried another network sim card. I' glad to say, It's work perfectly.
Recently, I got a prepaid T-mobile sim for using in a business trip. After the trip, I put back my original T-mobile sim in. But, the Amaze does not recongize it. I tried my original sim in my wife phone, it is recongized. I have tried several working sim in the Amaze. The Amaze does not recongize any of them.
I put back the prepaid sim, it works. It only recongize that particular prepaid sim. All other sim does work in it, it just shows No SIM Emergency Calling only.
It is a very very strange problem. Any luck to solve it ？
my amaze is running custome 4.2.2 rom. sim unlocked. s-off.
It worked fine (can use different sim). before using thatparticular prepaid sim card. Now, it seems that it is locked that particular prepaid SIM.
please help!
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Have you tried putting in the SIM you want to use then going into your Mobile Network Settings and searching Network Operators, then selecting the network; and/or, resetting your APN to default?
yes. but it did not work.
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My understanding is that a phone does register on T-mo and associate the IMEI and SIM. If you've ever looked at your Plan on My T-mobile you see that your phone is listed. When I switched from a Wildfire S to the Amaze it did switch after a couple days and show the amaze...all on its own, and of course for that phone number...but I was not switching SIMs with different numbers or 2 different SIMs with the same number, whichever is your case. There are a lot of variables that you didn't mention, so instead of the 20 question thing I would respectfully suggest you just call T-mobile and get them to switch things. I know, I know, I like to figure this stuff out too, but sometimes you just have to have them help. Alternately, of course, you could just do a live chat with support...might have to get a support login (they are separate from My T-mobile logins).
My phone is sim unlocked. When I put in att sim , it still say no sim card. I tried different sims, it always says no sim card. It only recongizes that particular sim card
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Hello all, i just bought one of these phones on ebay. Im not sure if the SIM slot if working. I put an inactive T-moblie and also an old AT&T sim card in there, but the lock screen shows "No SIM card" with a picture of a sim card with a red exclaimation point underneath that it says "no sim card inserted emergency calls only". I wanted to activate it on T-mobile or Straighttalk, but before i buy a new sim with a months plan i'd like to make sure that its working. Does the phone show this message with an inactive sim card inserted? or only when there is NO sim card inserted. Thanks for any help.
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Hello all, i just bought one of these phones on ebay. Im not sure if the SIM slot if working. I put an inactive T-moblie and also an old AT&T sim card in there, but the lock screen shows "No SIM card" with a picture of a sim card with a red exclaimation point underneath that it says "no sim card inserted emergency calls only". I wanted to activate it on T-mobile or Straighttalk, but before i buy a new sim with a months plan i'd like to make sure that its working. Does the phone show this message with an inactive sim card inserted? or only when there is NO sim card inserted. Thanks for any help.
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I have two amazes. One had a broken SIM slot. The other was normal.
The one with the broken SIM slot showed the no SIM card even when I used my good SIM card.
One of the guys from the forum sent me the phone to tinker with along with the $9 part. I fixed it and now, with an old non active SIM card in it it shows a cell signal. But no data.And when I try to make a call it goes straight to T-Mobile.
It's a very easy fix if you can get the party and the tiny torx driver to remove the screws.
How much did you spend buying the phone?
Chevy
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Get a new SIM first, then a new SIM slot replacement if it doesn't work.
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Hello all, i just bought one of these phones on ebay. Im not sure if the SIM slot if working. I put an inactive T-moblie and also an old AT&T sim card in there, but the lock screen shows "No SIM card" with a picture of a sim card with a red exclaimation point underneath that it says "no sim card inserted emergency calls only". I wanted to activate it on T-mobile or Straighttalk, but before i buy a new sim with a months plan i'd like to make sure that its working. Does the phone show this message with an inactive sim card inserted? or only when there is NO sim card inserted. Thanks for any help.
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Check with T-Mobile first, you might need to get a new SIM card.
If a new SIM does not fix the issue, just go with Chevy's suggestion and buy a new SIM part from ebay.com. Make sure you use the right tools, and an anti-static wrist strap may help! :good:
If you bought an Amaze at this point in time for over 130$, you probably didn't get the best deal considering how it isn't working right. I really don't understand why people still are buying Amazes when there's much nicer HTC phones lol.
Hey everyone. Recently I did the free sim unlock that crixley posted. Now I checked the phone to see if it was unlocked by entering the special code on the dial pad. I followed the instructions carefully but nevertheless - my i717 kept saying "No SIM Card" whenever I put in the tmobile sim but it read my att sim when I put it in. Now i tried different modems/radios but still the same thing. Im not sure if its a problem with the sim because it is old. It came with my HTC Sensation 4g from tmobile and that was about early 2012. The sim has just been in a box with stuff all over it to so I dont know if its ruined. What do you guys think? Ill post a pic of both sims. Ill post a pic of unlock message to. Thanks!
Top Is Tmobile sim
bot is att sim
You unlocked the phone -- why? You don't have an account with a non-at&t carrier?
Just borrow a non-at&t sim card from anyone.
rangercaptain said:
You unlocked the phone -- why? You don't have an account with a non-at&t carrier?
Just borrow a non-at&t sim card from anyone.
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It was a given to me. And I want to use it at tmobile