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Hi guys,
I'm just posting this hoping that it will save some phones: I pushed my micro-sim card a little bit to hard in the slot (but only slightly), and it seems to have broken the spring that ejects it.
Now, the SIM does not stay in the slot, it always comes out. I had to block it with a little piece of plastic that holds between the SIM and the battery, and it works fine.
My point: be very careful with that micro-SIM slot!
I would send it in for repair, but i rooted and flashed already...
Just a word of warning !
Guillaume2x said:
Hi guys,
I'm just posting this hoping that it will save some phones: I pushed my micro-sim card a little bit to hard in the slot (but only slightly), and it seems to have broken the spring that ejects it.
Now, the SIM does not stay in the slot, it always comes out. I had to block it with a little piece of plastic that holds between the SIM and the battery, and it works fine.
My point: be very careful with that micro-SIM slot!
I would send it in for repair, but i rooted and flashed already...
Just a word of warning !
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Nice information mate
Noted. Thanks
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Hey!!
I am needing a micro sim card adapter that works with the ol' beastly Note. I would appreciate it if you can show me what works well for you guys.
Thanks very much!
Just a quick heads up. Make sure there is some type of adhesive on the adapter to hold the microsim or you'll be in a world of trouble. I had one without and the sim adaptor got stuck in the prongs. It took me 30min to take it out with any damage but some people have broke their phones trying to rescue the adapter out.
I agree be careful of the adapter that you use
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This might be a silly question but, why not talk to an AT&T rep at one of the stores and get a new sim? at most it should cost $5, last time I needed one they just gave me one.
Just a thought
I used an old membership card (Supermarket card to be exact), cut it to the approximate size and cut out a hole for the micro sim. I've done this twice without any problem. I used a piece of tape to hold the smaller sim in. The homemade free adapters work in my Dell Streak, my Galaxy Note and my wife's Galaxy Nexus just fine.
You can find templates online with a quick google search.
I'm sure you solved this by now but adapters are $.99 or less on eBay every day.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003OG8G6W/ref=ox_ya_os_product
These work!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ABEA7E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
I bought these.. and they work great,, tried the ones papabear showed.. they for me were to flimsy....
Nope, its FREE! People would rather break their phone rather than go to the store and get a new sim -_-
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Getting a new sim is easy,, but if u switch between devices alot like me. then a micro sim and adapter is the way to go.. i switch between my one x and note and galaxy tab alot..
Why does it list my device as using a micro sim when mine uses a normal sim?
I got a cutter. Cut my full size SIM and now have a micro AND an adapter. Go to att store, they'll give you a SIM.
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I just taped my microsim into the sim slot lol.
ChronoReverse said:
I just taped my microsim into the sim slot lol.
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Haha coming from an HTC one x(that came out broken) i had to get my sim cut to a microsim as my only replacement choice was this Note1.. i simply kept moving the tiny simcard abit more in.. abit more out.. abit to the left side suuper slowly until the phone read it lolz and i havent taken out ever since
Frugality ftw!
On a daily basis my phone will randomly tell me that there is no Sim card(btw I'm att of that makes any difrence) in the phone. The only way to fix the problem is to reboot the phone. Any ideas what's causing this? I tried flashing a different rom but to no avail. What should I do?
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thekalby said:
On a daily basis my phone will randomly tell me that there is no Sim card(btw I'm att of that makes any difrence) in the phone. The only way to fix the problem is to reboot the phone. Any ideas what's causing this? I tried flashing a different rom but to no avail. What should I do?
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Just to commiserate, this happened to me today too - second time total. Gonna keep digging through the forums...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007361&highlight=sim+card
glad im not the only one.. i posted about this few weeks ago.. i tried going to att store and they wouldnt give me a new phone since it was the 16th day ( 14 day return policy).I thought it was still 30. I went thru warranty and they are sending me a new phone. just waiting for that to arrive.. still happens every once in awhile. annoying.
Happens to me too. Don't have to reboot though. Turning Airplane mode on and off does the trick. Every day or so I take it out and put it back in. Not sure if it helps but it makes me feel like it prolongs the issue.
Never Die!
Diesel321 said:
Happens to me too. Don't have to reboot though. Turning Airplane mode on and off does the trick. Every day or so I take it out and put it back in. Not sure if it helps but it makes me feel like it prolongs the issue.
Never Die!
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Should i bring it into AT&T? If I do will they give me a new one even if I unlocked the boot loader?
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Should i bring it into AT&T? If I do will they give me a new one even if I unlocked the boot loader?
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Here's a summary of what I've learned, y'all correct me if I'm mistaken:
ATT sims only
Airplane mode and back - works as temporary fix
SOME report reseating the sim is a permenant fix
SOME report getting a new sim doesn't fix
Since this is happening to me daily now (maybe more I'm not noticing), I'm going to see what I can come up with. I just opened the tray and slid it back in with two pieces of paper backing the sim card (on the non-contact side of course), to see if by chance there is a problem with the physical connection of the sim, and if this can fix it. I'll keep you updated. I'm also going to see if I can get a new sim card from ATT.
Has anyone come up with any other solutions - or are we all dealing with this intermittently and just tolerating it?
===== UPDATE 12/14/2012 =====
5 Days now with perfect connection. Two sheets of paper thicker sim card works.
There is a few threads all about the same thing. I'm posting in this one because it's the highest on the list. I never had the issue before rooting. So I wonder of anyone can confirm this being an issue pre-root/pre-bootloader unlock? Just a thought
Never Die
Diesel321 said:
There is a few threads all about the same thing. I'm posting in this one because it's the highest on the list. I never had the issue before rooting. So I wonder of anyone can confirm this being an issue pre-root/pre-bootloader unlock? Just a thought
Never Die
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I'm pretty sure it was confirmed in one of the other threads that you can get this problem even is your not rooted on stock.
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Ok, guys i have found a fix put a piece of paper and wedge it between the sim card and the tray at the top pretty much try to kill all the slack.
Andrew149 said:
Ok, guys i have found a fix put a piece of paper and wedge it between the sim card and the tray at the top pretty much try to kill all the slack.
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Im exchanging my phone at AT&T tomorrow, so well see how that works out.
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Im exchanging my phone at AT&T tomorrow, so well see how that works out.
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Update: haven't had my phone disconnect I would say this is a true fix, htc just needs to send everyone updated SIM trays
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Same issue over here. Daily missing SIM card issue.
I have been having this daily with my AT&T One X+ as well. I'm stock, unrooted. I went back to aT&T today and they told me it was the SIM Card. We replaced that and it seems to be working. Now I know it hasn't been long enough to know if this is the fix or not, so we shall see.
For those who added the paper to the SIM tray, did your SIM card feel at all loose before you added the paper ? Mine doesn't feel loose at all.
Michael
Well I had this exact problem happen to me a couple times. Not enough to make it annoying. All I ever had to do was restart my phone and voila
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CountMagnusLee said:
I have been having this daily with my AT&T One X+ as well. I'm stock, unrooted. I went back to aT&T today and they told me it was the SIM Card. We replaced that and it seems to be working. Now I know it hasn't been long enough to know if this is the fix or not, so we shall see.
For those who added the paper to the SIM tray, did your SIM card feel at all loose before you added the paper ? Mine doesn't feel loose at all.
Michael
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My SIM card was loose in the SIM tray you can see just a small slack which is enough to mess with the connection
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This has been happening to me 3/4 times a day, the other day i couldnt even read a full article online before it would pop up with a messege saying 'sim card removed restart phone (only option too)' i know its not the best option but i tapped a bit of wd40 on the sim and it works for days before happening again, not a permenant solution but has definitly kept me from tearing my hair out! Hope it helps
Ok guys i know there are a few threads already created for this error, however; I haven't seen a solution yet, So i'm creating this thread in hopes that we can compile all the information about this, and maybe find a solution,
Here's the story, I bought an Unlocked Galaxy note SGH-i717D on ebay about a year ago, the phone was working like a charm and it loved it , then a few months later i started getting a "NO SIM Inserted" error message.
The SIM card was pretty old so I went to my carrier and changed it. That seemed to do the trick and it worked fine until a few weeks ago, when the damn error showed up again. I'm literally getting this error message every day, making the phone impossible to use.
I've tried EVERYTHING:
1- I ruled out the SIM card being faulty since it's new and it works on other phones
2- Made sure the SIM was making contact with the pins
3- Put Scotch tape on the SIM to make it fit better on the SIM slot
3- Deleted cache
4- Rooted my phone and installed titanium backup to delete all user and system app cache
5- flashed the original rom back into my phone
Nothing seems to work (the titanium backup method works for a few hours/days) so please if any of you know the solution to this issue please let me know.
I highly appreciate any help!
Sim card slots go bad some times. A samsung repair shop can replace it in minutes.
mine went out. i havent paid any attention to it. ive noticed alot of notes have this.
snowcolt17 said:
mine went out. i havent paid any attention to it. ive noticed alot of notes have this.
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yup i've read a lot about it, it doesn't seem to be a problem with the hardware, cuz it works fine when I delete the cache, i've read it has to do with the 3g/4g band the phone is working with, that may cause the issue, but then again nobody's been able to confirm this.
Having the same problem.
No SIM
Baseband: Unknown
IMEI: Unknown
Can't restore with KIES.
Mine was under warranty so I just returned it for an exchange. Got a new SIM, no changes. A factory reset fixed it for a short period.
btswein said:
Mine was under warranty so I just returned it for an exchange. Got a new SIM, no changes. A factory reset fixed it for a short period.
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So I rooted my phone and installed titanium backup like i mentioned on my first post, there's an option on Titanium backup called CLEAR cache for all user and system apps, that seems to do the trick at least for a few hours and some time days.
Sounds like what you guys may need is the sim card port replacement. whatever you do do not send your phone to samsung if you arent under warranty, you will be broke when your done with them. the part is 7$ including shipping on ebay, you can type in sim card port to find it. it is very easy to install, if you dont feel comfortable you can bring it to a shop.
drunkensaylor77 said:
Sounds like what you guys may need is the sim card port replacement. whatever you do do not send your phone to samsung if you arent under warranty, you will be broke when your done with them. the part is 7$ including shipping on ebay, you can type in sim card port to find it. it is very easy to install, if you dont feel comfortable you can bring it to a shop.
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My phone have the same problem. But is the t-mobile note (sgh-t879). Can I use this parts for fix my phone?
You can easily find the parts for the tmobile version too. Ebay is where I start looking for parts.
Hi i am having the same issue on my Galaxy Note i717R (Canadian Version - originally from Rogers Network) , would appreciate if you could share a solution with me too .
This happened on my i717 just after warranty ran out (of course). It first started off with losing the use of 4g so I couldnt make calls and only could use lte data. Then the radio would stop working and nothing worked. I then restarted my phone and no sim card inserted error. Eventually it would work again but last night I was using the phone and data with no problem but nothing can fix the error today. I'm stuck using the desire HD unless I can figure this out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260171
I had the same problem.. try this link
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No solution so far
I've had this same problem. Reset system and use caches with Titanium Backup but this didn't last. Reset to the original ROMs (Samsung update to Android 4.1 ) did not help. Finally I bought and replace the sim and microsdcard reader (which was remarkably easy to do), This didnt help either. Anyone have a solution?
kebeadle said:
I've had this same problem. Reset system and use caches with Titanium Backup but this didn't last. Reset to the original ROMs (Samsung update to Android 4.1 ) did not help. Finally I bought and replace the sim and microsdcard reader (which was remarkably easy to do), This didnt help either. Anyone have a solution?
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WTF? it seems like its a software issue then, this is so weird! I read somewhere that it may be the band the phone works with, I'm in Costa Rica so the 3g, 4g bands that we use here may be a bit different and could be causing the problem, then again i know NOTHING about cell phone band frequencies....
This is what's been working for me, I delete cache using titanium back up and then leave the phone off through the night, this method seems to work for a a few weeks maybe a month and when i get the error message again i repeat the process. Also make sure the pins on the sim tray are touching the sim card I noticed on my phone they were a little low so i took a needle and lift them up a bit.
Anyways I really got sick of the error, so I'm changing the sim card tray, if that doesn't work I'm getting rid of this phone.
replaced sim tray and problem is still there...wtf
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I was having the same problem. The error would hapoen 10+ times a day sometimes.
I replaced the sim card reader, stil happened. Flashed new rom and modem, didn't fix thr problem.
Started rooting around, thought that maybe the piece of case that sits under the leading edge of the sim card lifts it up, occasionally breaking sim contact when it flexed.
Took a screwdriver and bent the three contacts out some more, now it only happens occasionally.
I think I may be onto something here.
kichikun said:
I was having the same problem. The error would hapoen 10+ times a day sometimes.
I replaced the sim card reader, stil happened. Flashed new rom and modem, didn't fix thr problem.
Started rooting around, thought that maybe the piece of case that sits under the leading edge of the sim card lifts it up, occasionally breaking sim contact when it flexed.
Took a screwdriver and bent the three contacts out some more, now it only happens occasionally.
I think I may be onto something here.
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time for some super glue
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kinda weird that my sim reader goes out right after reboots
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Are you using a full-size sim or a small sim inserted in an adaptor? I have had issues with the small sim.
Don't quote, reply. If you quote, edit.
was using a micro then switched to a full size sim...it actually fried the first full size sim then had to go back to tmobile to get another one..it seems the bottom of the sim tray seems to lift up on the bottom...
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Anyone know of one that works / may work?
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Anyone know of one that works / may work?
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Buy the Magic Sim dual sim adapter.
Mines in the post - will be with me tomorrow.
arsi123 said:
Buy the Magic Sim dual sim adapter.
Mines in the post - will be with me tomorrow.
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Please do a small review on it for us if possible.
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itsjusttim said:
Please do a small review on it for us if possible.
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Sure.
Did you order the one for the s4? Did it work?
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Can you provide a link too.
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Sure.
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Any word on that review on how well it works with the Note 3?
LostZeit said:
Any word on that review on how well it works with the Note 3?
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My advice would be to not purchase it. Firstly, it creates a small bulge at the back which may crack the rear case in the long run. Secondly, for me, I could only switch from one sim to the other using their in built app only once. If I wanted to revert back to the other sim, I'd have to reboot. This reboot reason was the reason I returned the item. At first, I thought I had a faulty unit. But after ordering a replacement, the same issue forced me to refund the entire purchase.
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My advice would be to not purchase it. Firstly, it creates a small bulge at the back which may crack the rear case in the long run. Secondly, for me, I could only switch from one sim to the other using their in built app only once. If I wanted to revert back to the other sim, I'd have to reboot. This reboot reason was the reason I returned the item. At first, I thought I had a faulty unit. But after ordering a replacement, the same issue forced me to refund the entire purchase.
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That sucks to hear
Mine is in the post and should be here today or tomorrow...
I let you guys know if I have the same experience.
B34N
B34N said:
That sucks to hear
Mine is in the post and should be here today or tomorrow...
I let you guys know if I have the same experience.
B34N
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Do let me know! I really wish it was just a case of me being extremely unlucky in that I received two faulty units.
B34N said:
That sucks to hear
Mine is in the post and should be here today or tomorrow...
I let you guys know if I have the same experience.
B34N
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Any one had any luck getting dual sim adapter to work on N3?
I would like to me as well
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Hey guys
I've had the adapter for a few days now, and it 'ssems' to work flawlessly. The changes are pretty quick, taking about 5-8 second from one sim to the other. My data sim, which is in the secondary position does take abnormally long to get a 3g/H+ signal, and will sometimes drop out. I do not believe it is the reception in my city.
Other than that it seems to perform as advertised.
B34N
B34N said:
Hey guys
I've had the adapter for a few days now, and it 'ssems' to work flawlessly. The changes are pretty quick, taking about 5-8 second from one sim to the other. My data sim, which is in the secondary position does take abnormally long to get a 3g/H+ signal, and will sometimes drop out. I do not believe it is the reception in my city.
Other than that it seems to perform as advertised.
B34N
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Where did you get your adapter from?
LostZeit said:
Where did you get your adapter from?
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Upgraded mine recently from www.magic-sim.com and it works absolutely fine for me too. It's this one...
http://youtu.be/udfbHVFd6gQ
My cousin also got one for the same phone too and his has worked fine. Hope this helps!
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yeezy1 said:
Upgraded mine recently from www.magic-sim.com and it works absolutely fine for me too. It's this one...
http://youtu.be/udfbHVFd6gQ
My cousin also got one for the same phone too and his has worked fine. Hope this helps!
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Just to be clear, do you have to unlock your phone to use the dual sim adapter with different network sims?
cadguycad said:
Just to be clear, do you have to unlock your phone to use the dual sim adapter with different network sims?
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Any of them on ebay will work, I have a iphone 5 version using it on my note 2, cost me USD 5, works without a problem, don't bother buying the magic sim, cost about 5 time the cost of the iphone version and does the same thing.
arsi123 said:
Buy the Magic Sim dual sim adapter.
Mines in the post - will be with me tomorrow.
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are you crazy paying £25 for magicsim. mine costed me a few quid and takes 3 sims and works fine been using it a while now. and no need for rebooting etc just works via the app. 3g data and text and calls work fine for all 3 sims. slight bulge nothing great and i am using it in my cheap s view imitation case with wireless charging insert.
havent had time to shoot a video. but might do if i get time. i bought my triple sim version after seeking kms108 advice on his dual sim phtos that i saw on the note2 thread
it does everything the magicsim does and much much cheaper and can take 3 sims unlike the magicsim that can only take 2sims!
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are you crazy paying £25 for magicsim. mine costed me a few quid and takes 3 sims and works fine been using it a while now. and no need for rebooting etc just works via the app. 3g data and text and calls work fine for all 3 sims. slight bulge nothing great and i am using it in my cheap s view imitation case with wireless charging insert.
havent had time to shoot a video. but might do if i get time. i bought my triple sim version after seeking kms108 advice on his dual sim phtos that i saw on the note2 thread
it does everything the magicsim does and much much cheaper and can take 3 sims unlike the magicsim that can only take 2sims!
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So you finally got yours, better than spending time removing the cover, battery and the card whiles on the move, a few button press and it's done.
Triple SIM adapter for all phones $6 works great
kms108 said:
So you finally got yours, better than spending time removing the cover, battery and the card whiles on the move, a few button press and it's done.
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yes been busy so hadnt got back to you. saw your post here so thought might as well reply here.
Yes got triple sim model, infact bought two of them as from now on all my phones will have these triple sim inserts. works fine for my requirements, calls, text and data all work fine and paid 6$ including delivery but it came with iphone covers which i dont need. wish they sold them cheaper without the iphone cases.
I find it much better using the adapters as samsung scrimped on the eject mechanism for sim cards which older samsung phones had but note 3 doesnt have it. so its a pain swapping out microsims, better using triple sim adapter and no need to open the back any more. have wireless charging insert with NFC plus the triple sim in my cheap s view (generic case) so got full works with multisim for under 20$
here is my video review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwvKxjcS6EU long as usual