I might have somewhat of a convoluted situation/problem:
I have a MetroPCS LG Optimus L9 P769 which I flashed with Tmobile V20H_00.kdz to get root, and I did. Now I have a Tmobile nano-sim card which I bought new a few days ago, and switched SIM to, and tested working on another two phones. I put it in a microsim adapter to use with my Optimus L9, but when I start the phone with the SIM in, it says "searching for network" but never finds one. If i remove the sim card, the phone says no SIM card but lets me make emergency calls. I kind of expected this whole thing to work, but it didn't...
What could be wrong here?
1. MetroPCS phone not accepting a Tmobile SIM? (will I need to unlock?)
2. Nano SIM via Adapter not working? (but phone recognizes a SIM card and says "searching for network")
thanks
Make a backup on your external sd and try a hard reset.
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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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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.
Verizon Note II, yeah, the right place.
Known as a Global GSM phone, it should work with T-Mobile SIM card without any setting, right? At least for Voice.
However, when I inserted the SIM and turn it on, the phone shows "No SIM Card", exactly same as when it has no SIM card inside.
I suspect 1) the SIM card slot broken? or 2) BAD ESN?
Please advise! Thanks!!
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Verizon Note II, yeah, the right place.
Known as a Global GSM phone, it should work with T-Mobile SIM card without any setting, right? At least for Voice.
However, when I inserted the SIM and turn it on, the phone shows "No SIM Card", exactly same as when it has no SIM card inside.
I suspect 1) the SIM card slot broken? or 2) BAD ESN?
Please advise! Thanks!!
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Please check the baseband and imei too....
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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 $9 part. I fixed it and now, with an old non active SIM card in it it shows a cell signal. But no data.And when I try to make a call it goes straight to T-Mobile.
It's a very easy fix if you can get the party and the tiny torx driver to remove the screws.
How much did you spend buying the phone?
Chevy
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Get a new SIM first, then a new SIM slot replacement if it doesn't work.
Mr Stapler said:
Hello all, i just bought one of these phones on ebay. Im not sure if the SIM slot if working. I put an inactive T-moblie and also an old AT&T sim card in there, but the lock screen shows "No SIM card" with a picture of a sim card with a red exclaimation point underneath that it says "no sim card inserted emergency calls only". I wanted to activate it on T-mobile or Straighttalk, but before i buy a new sim with a months plan i'd like to make sure that its working. Does the phone show this message with an inactive sim card inserted? or only when there is NO sim card inserted. Thanks for any help.
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Check with T-Mobile first, you might need to get a new SIM card.
If a new SIM does not fix the issue, just go with Chevy's suggestion and buy a new SIM part from ebay.com. Make sure you use the right tools, and an anti-static wrist strap may help! :good:
If you bought an Amaze at this point in time for over 130$, 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.
Hi Guys.
I just bought a unlocked HTC Vivid X710a on ebay. I received it and took off the sim card from my Metro PCS phone and placed it in the HTC.
However I am getting this error message when I try to connect to the Metro PCS network (311660)
"your sim card does not allow connection to this network"
What should I do?
Thanks
same
same issue here
Maybe the phone is blocked from that network by IMEI.
To follow up, I placed a T-Mobile Sim Card on it and it worked perfectly.
what do you guys think? Could it be a sim card problem? but if so, why does it work on my metro pcs phone?
mariarodriguez said:
To follow up, I placed a T-Mobile Sim Card on it and it worked perfectly.
what do you guys think? Could it be a sim card problem? but if so, why does it work on my metro pcs phone?
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Problem solved.
Metro PCS Sim cards are locked to only one phone. Went to the store and the assigned the new phone for a 16$ charge.