i received an S3 from a friend and its currently under Tracfone. i have a service plan with Wal-mart's Family Mobile ( i know, i know.. its all i can afford right now.) he assured me i could activate this phone for my service plan, as Family Mobile does support the S3. however, i told him i'm not sure because it doesnt have a slot for a simcard. am i wrong? or is there some crazy way to get this phone working that i cannot see?
any help would be greatly appreciated!!
You say S3 , you say wal mart .
So usual question what phone do you have this is I9300/ I9305 forum .
jje
The simcarc slot is inside the back cover above the battery the s3 uses a micro sim, and is spring loaded. You can remove the back cover by pulling from the the indent at top of the phone.
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ads2996 said:
The simcarc slot is inside the back cover above the battery the s3 uses a micro sim, and is spring loaded. You can remove the back cover by pulling from the the indent at top of the phone.
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there is a micro sd slot, and the simcard slot should be right next to it i know. i've seen pictures. this phone does not have a micro sim slot.
daerokos said:
there is a micro sd slot, and the simcard slot should be right next to it i know. i've seen pictures. this phone does not have a micro sim slot.
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thats strange it could be thats it a CDMA (i think thats what its called) where the phone is not useable as a phone just as a media device type thing or it could be a fake
ads2996 said:
thats strange it could be thats it a CDMA (i think thats what its called) where the phone is not useable as a phone just as a media device type thing or it could be a fake
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i dont think its fake it works just fine, it's got the capability to be a phone, its just that it doesnt have a simcard slot. would a picture help??
daerokos said:
i dont think its fake it works just fine, it's got the capability to be a phone, its just that it doesnt have a simcard slot. would a picture help??
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If it does not have a sim card slot then its
ts not I9300.05 this forum is not for whatever your phone is .
use Google search .
jje
JJEgan said:
If it does not have a sim card slot then its
ts not I9300.05 this forum is not for whatever your phone is .
use Google search .
jje
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i wouldnt be posting in this forum i all i had to do was google search. i cant find anything on this on google.
been searching extensively and to no avail.
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can i use my ipad sim card in atrix 4g? i have Unlimited plan with ipad
No. You have to go to the AT&T store and ask for a normal sim card.
olson.lukas said:
No. You have to go to the AT&T store and ask for a normal sim card.
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wrong....
i used the sim card plastic that came with my atrix and cut out an adaptor. I dropped in the microsim and popped it into my phone. works like a charm
metfoo said:
wrong....
i used the sim card plastic that came with my atrix and cut out an adaptor. I dropped in the microsim and popped it into my phone. works like a charm
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My bad, thought the OP said iPhone. Guess I need to go back to 2nd grade
Hey peeps, i have a problem with an HTC Amaze in here thats not recognizing the sim card. It shows the imei and all that. Radio seems to be fine but then again when it turns on it will not recognize the tmo or any other sim card. Its running 4.0.3 ICS but thats about all i know. It had never been open before i did. Inside everything looks ok. But i know that doesnt mean everything is ok. Could it be the sim card holder? I have already checked the pins that make contact with the sim card and they look fine. Hardware? Software? Any advice?
enelyam said:
Hey peeps, i have a problem with an HTC Amaze in here thats not recognizing the sim card. It shows the imei and all that. Radio seems to be fine but then again when it turns on it will not recognize the tmo or any other sim card. Its running 4.0.3 ICS but thats about all i know. It had never been open before i did. Inside everything looks ok. But i know that doesnt mean everything is ok. Could it be the sim card holder? I have already checked the pins that make contact with the sim card and they look fine. Hardware? Software? Any advice?
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I only say this because i made the mistake of putting the sim card upside down. All my previous phones were the opposite. lol
Lol! very funny story but this is not the case ha ha... So any other advice will be appreciated. If i find out ill let the forum know what i did...
That happened to my first Amaze. It fixed itself the next day, but another problem popped up. Unfortunately, I had to trade it in and get a new one. Hopefully, everything will work out for you.
Had to use a new sim card when I got the Amaze a couple of weeks ago. It wouldn't recognize the card I been using for for year.
dkb218 said:
Had to use a new sim card when I got the Amaze a couple of weeks ago. It wouldn't recognize the card I been using for for year.
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this. i would think you need a new sim card. the imei has zilch to do with the sim
i had to get a new replacement for my phone, kept resetting it and everything flashing new roms, radio would work then go out, got a new phone works great again.
mrmako777 said:
this. i would think you need a new sim card. the imei has zilch to do with the sim
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Yeah, I know.
enelyam said:
Hey peeps, i have a problem with an HTC Amaze in here thats not recognizing the sim card. It shows the imei and all that. Radio seems to be fine but then again when it turns on it will not recognize the tmo or any other sim card. Its running 4.0.3 ICS but thats about all i know. It had never been open before i did. Inside everything looks ok. But i know that doesnt mean everything is ok. Could it be the sim card holder? I have already checked the pins that make contact with the sim card and they look fine. Hardware? Software? Any advice?
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What sim card are you using? Maybe the card is incompatible. Any T mobile store should new able to help you with that.
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Okay I got this i717 and could not figure out what's wrong with the sim card slot. I've never posted on a forum before but I'm stuck.
Things I've tried
-went back to gingerbread from ics
- bought a new sim card slot board and put it in and still the same problem(insert sim)
- cleared cache from clockwork and titanium
- flashed different radios and modems
- tried different ROMs
I know longer know what to try, I also would like to note that it has an imei and baseband so its nothing to do with efs. It just won't read sim cards and I know its not the hardware because the micro sim words and its on the same board. Please help me out. I'm using an old slide phone now.
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I know you say its not the hardware, but that's sure what it sounds like.
When you say micro sim, have you tried a regular sim in the slot?
I made a typo' "micro sim" was suppose to be "micro SD card", and I know it sounds like the hardware but I was so sure that when I replaced the sim and micro SD board it would work because everything on the phone works fine except for the sim, I've read around and the only solution I'm seeing is to send it in but that's not an option for me. And yea I just have a normal sim card from at&t that supports hspa
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The only thing you can try short of replacing the motherboard is to take your work apart and double-clean the contacts between the motherboard and sim/SD cards board.
Did it ever read sim cards or did you buy it this way? Did you use Odin to reinstall the factory Gingerbread ROM?
I'll try what rangercaptain said but yes it did read my sim card when I bought it and then every now and then would randomly say insert sim and normally a reboot would fix it but it finally just cut out completely and that's when I bought the new board but it still said the same thing
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i was told that the sim card reader on my s5830 needs to be replaced.
is this an operation that requires a soldering iron to be performed?
Itd be helpful to hear from others that have had the issue, or have managed to resolve the issue of a fault sim card reader on the galaxy ace s5830.
reason for the replacement is: bad contacts that results in the sim card not being read.
thanks in advance!
devforge said:
i was told that the sim card reader on my s5830 needs to be replaced.
is this an operation that requires a soldering iron to be performed?
Itd be helpful to hear from others that have had the issue, or have managed to resolve the issue of a fault sim card reader on the galaxy ace s5830.
reason for the replacement is: bad contacts that results in the sim card not being read.
thanks in advance!
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Buddy two things for you first you cannot do customisation on it and second i think it cannot be replaced
I think you should go to customer care centre
devforge said:
i was told that the sim card reader on my s5830 needs to be replaced.
is this an operation that requires a soldering iron to be performed?
Itd be helpful to hear from others that have had the issue, or have managed to resolve the issue of a fault sim card reader on the galaxy ace s5830.
reason for the replacement is: bad contacts that results in the sim card not being read.
thanks in advance!
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Who said that you have to replace the sim card reader? Don't do something with the hardware if you aren't 100% sure what to do.
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Blackbox421 said:
Who said that you have to replace the sim card reader? Don't do something with the hardware if you aren't 100% sure what to do.
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Well, the phone (s5830i) in settings, displays the sim phone number, and sim contacts but Mobile network type : unknown, Service state: out of service, Network : unknown.
what else could it be?
... after saying this and going through the settings im showing no IMEI number in the settings? Is there a way to re enter it / restore it? Its etched in the back of the phone.
I have a Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 which I was using with a sim card adapter but when I tried to remove it the sim adapter got stuck so I forced it out and think that something in that slot got bent now I can't insert a sim card in the slot. So what I want to know is that is there a way to repair the sim card slot? also if any one was in a similar situation like this one then please let me know if you were able to get it fixed. Thanks to everyone in advance.
I have this situation, and I am on PagePlus cellular, so it doesn't require me to have a SIM card, but I don't get 4G (I am on 3G right now), and it limits me from using Android Lollipop, as that requires you to have a SIM card to make calls/texts and use data. I don't know how to fix it though...
Vlasp said:
I have this situation, and I am on PagePlus cellular, so it doesn't require me to have a SIM card, but I don't get 4G (I am on 3G right now), and it limits me from using Android Lollipop, as that requires you to have a SIM card to make calls/texts and use data. I don't know how to fix it though...
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How did your sim card slot got busted?
fauzan0918 said:
How did your sim card slot got busted?
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Every time I put in a sim card, it doesn't click in. I have tried with a T-Mobile SIM card that I cut, and that works (It clicks in place), but I don't want to risk messing it up, so I won't buy a full Verizon SIM card for the time being (I also don't want to mess up cutting it and cut it too large)
Vlasp said:
Every time I put in a sim card, it doesn't click in. I have tried with a T-Mobile SIM card that I cut, and that works (It clicks in place), but I don't want to risk messing it up, so I won't buy a full Verizon SIM card for the time being (I also don't want to mess up cutting it and cut it too large)
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All right man I'll see if a mobile repair shop can fix it.
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All right man I'll see if a mobile repair shop can fix it.
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Well, I do have a backup phone (HTC Droid Incredible), but it is really slow and the voice quality sucks, so I am stuck with this for now.
Vlasp said:
Well, I do have a backup phone (HTC Droid Incredible), but it is really slow and the voice quality sucks, so I am stuck with this for now.
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Well even I have a backup phone my trusty htc mytouch 4g I think this phone will even outlast me.