I have the maxx, and for the last few months my sim card pops itself out of its holder, and my phone flips out and looses signal and says no sim card inserted. It has gotten so bad that I have to keep an otter box case on it to hold the sim door shut. I am rooted and rom'md, and I bought it last June so I do not know what my options/fixes are. Has anyone had this problem before? Should I just unroot/return to stock and try to get a new maxx? I do not have the money for a new phone and my upgrade is late this year...opinions? Thanks guys.
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heleonardman said:
I have the maxx, and for the last few months my sim card pops itself out of its holder, and my phone flips out and looses signal and says no sim card inserted. It has gotten so bad that I have to keep an otter box case on it to hold the sim door shut. I am rooted and rom'md, and I bought it last June so I do not know what my options/fixes are. Has anyone had this problem before? Should I just unroot/return to stock and try to get a new maxx? I do not have the money for a new phone and my upgrade is late this year...opinions? Thanks guys.
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Just replace it if it's on a warranty. It's a mechanical problem, it shouldn't be a problem even if you return it rooted or with a custom rom. (depending on the terms of the warranty and where you live)
Have you stuck someone elses Sim card in and seen if it stays? It should lock in like the sd card, so i would check with a different Sim card first, maybe your cards tab is worn out.
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I guess I'll call *611 tonight and see if I can send it in for a replacement, I would like to start on a fresh phone anyways. Thanks guys, I was thinking super glue the sim card in there but then I thought again...
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I am a Vibrant owner with all the Team Whiskey goodness. My sim card is about 5 years old. Is there any reason to get a new one?
copter105 said:
I am a Vibrant owner with all the Team Whiskey goodness. My sim card is about 5 years old. Is there any reason to get a new one?
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Same here. Idk.
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I think mine is coming up on 8 years old, still going strong!
I recently got my sim changed because Tmo store did it for free. I spoke to the rep about the advantage of changing to newer sim and he said that it will have new information about the tmo network, and that might improve speed. Also if your phone is getting delay text messages (few hours or days latter) then the new sim would fix it.
Mine old sim was 5+ years too and i didnt have any issue. If it free, why not!
Also ask the rep to keep your old sim in case you need a replacement sim. I think it cost about $10 for replacement sim.
No need to update the sim card. 6+ strong here. If you need a new one for any reason, do not go to an official tmo store. They will charge you $20. Your better off going to an authorized reseller. Preferebly like a target or walmart. A place where they dont really care and will give it away for free.
I actually still have the sim card that came in the box (still in the box). But When I got my Vibrant I just pulled my sim out of my old phone and put it in my Vibrant. I don't want to mess anything up but, would it help or hurt anything if I put this new one in my Vibrant?
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I actually still have the sim card that came in the box (still in the box). But When I got my Vibrant I just pulled my sim out of my old phone and put it in my Vibrant. I don't want to mess anything up but, would it help or hurt anything if I put this new one in my Vibrant?
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I did the exact same thing as you. I would also Like to know if it will help switching to the new sim? If it does help switching to the new one, how do I go about changing sim and how do I transfer all of my contacts to the new sim.
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T-Mo told me I had to update my SIM when I purchased my Vibrant. No charge, but no good explanation either.
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When i got my Vibrant back in October i was not told to switch the sim to the newer one, but i was noticing really choppy really poor 3g signal. I did my research and the newer sims have something to do with it. Now since i switched to the newer sim my phone gets excellent reception.
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I did the exact same thing as you. I would also Like to know if it will help switching to the new sim? If it does help switching to the new one, how do I go about changing sim and how do I transfer all of my contacts to the new sim.
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Put the old one in and go to your contacts and press menu>import from sim. And then they will be on your phone. Call the number that came with the new card and activate your new one. Put that one in the phone. Open contacts, menu>export to sim and you will have them in your new sim
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Mine died yesterday. I mean suddenly my vibbie pops up a message no sim card. It was 6 year old so I went to tmobile store and they exchanged it for free. They shouldn't charge you for that
da_dragon2k3 said:
No need to update the sim card. 6+ strong here. If you need a new one for any reason, do not go to an official tmo store. They will charge you $20. Your better off going to an authorized reseller. Preferebly like a target or walmart. A place where they dont really care and will give it away for free.
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If everything works
probably no need to change it. But probably no harm either.
I had a SIM that was more than 10 years old - going back to Voicestream.
The MyAccount app and WiFi calling wouldn't work with it, so I went to Tmo store and asked for a new SIM. They gave it to me for free.
My Wife and I had to change our SIM cards (over 10 years old) because they would not allow importing of numbers to the Vibrant. Nor did they allow us to sign in to the Android market. Took Tmobile a whole day to figure out what was wrong.lol
The only reason I have ever replaced my SIM card is when I have lost my phone and not had an extra SIM card. I now have 8 SIM cards... if you you really feel the need to replace it send me a pm w/ an address and I will gladly send you one. But if your SIM card is working there is no need to replace it.
I own both a galaxy nexus and a rezound (Took advantage of the $50 deal). I now know that the Rezound uses a standard sim while the Nexus uses a mini or micro sim. I obviously will have to go to Verizon and ask for a new sim every single time I want to switch between phones normally, however I have heard about sim cutting before... Is it realistic that I could cut the regular sim down to fit the nexus and position it or use tape to fit it back to the rezound? If this is a really stupid question I'm sorry, but I have been a Verizon customer forever. Although I have owned many different LTE devices galaxy nexus was first with mirco/mini sim....
http://www.amazon.com/Micro-SIM-Cutter-Converter-adapters/dp/B003UEWF8I
That is basically what you need. I assume it works with LTE sim cards. That includes the cutter to cut a big one down to micro and 2 adapters so you can then use the micro card in the Rezound.
Adapter only; better reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Microsim-Adap...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334540645&sr=1-1
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I own both a galaxy nexus and a rezound (Took advantage of the $50 deal). I now know that the Rezound uses a standard sim while the Nexus uses a mini or micro sim. I obviously will have to go to Verizon and ask for a new sim every single time I want to switch between phones normally, however I have heard about sim cutting before... Is it realistic that I could cut the regular sim down to fit the nexus and position it or use tape to fit it back to the rezound? If this is a really stupid question I'm sorry, but I have been a Verizon customer forever. Although I have owned many different LTE devices galaxy nexus was first with mirco/mini sim....
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It does work to cut the simple but you do also need an adapter so you could put the small one back in the rezound
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thanks for the help guys. Looks like I'm probably going with an adapter and going to Verizon tomorrow to get a micro for my nexus and just use that one to switch back and forth. Thanks again guys!
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thanks for the help guys. Looks like I'm probably going with an adapter and going to Verizon tomorrow to get a micro for my nexus and just use that one to switch back and forth. Thanks again guys!
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That is probably what I would do.
Did that work for you? I'm thinking of doing the same.
Thanks.
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I'm in the same situation. What I did was just take the micro sim out of the nexus and just lined it up in the space on the rezound where the sim card connectors would line up. Sometimes I have to just readjust the placement to align the leads correctly but, it does work.
The only annoying part is getting it out of either sim card holder, nexus or rezound. I don't use the sim card adapter. Just make sure to start with the regular micro sim. Cutting the full sized one may be tough.
Good luck!
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Glad to hear the Rezound works with the small one. Unfortunately, I have the normal SIM, so I'll have to try cutting it down to size if I want to pop it in a Nexus (or something else). Just wanted to see if someone was successful with that. I don't want to have to ask/tell Verizon if I want to move to another phone (in light of the announcement today).
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Glad to hear the Rezound works with the small one. Unfortunately, I have the normal SIM, so I'll have to try cutting it down to size if I want to pop it in a Nexus (or something else). Just wanted to see if someone was successful with that. I don't want to have to ask/tell Verizon if I want to move to another phone (in light of the announcement today).
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The SIM cards are free just call or go in and ask for one. I called and asked for a micro SIM and they sent it. Then if you want get the adapter.
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LakerStar25 said:
The SIM cards are free just call or go in and ask for one. I called and asked for a micro SIM and they sent it. Then if you want get the adapter.
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This was brought up before in the thread. Every time you wanted to switch phones then, you would need to wait a few days to get the new sim card
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This was brought up before in the thread. Every time you wanted to switch phones then, you would need to wait a few days to get the new sim card
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But if you just get the micro and buy the adapter then you would basically have micro and standard SIM card. Use the micro for phones that use micro SIM and use the micro with the adapter for phones that use standard SIM. And no needing to keep getting different SIM cards.
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I get it now. No need to go through the hassle of cutting the SIM down to size. Just ask Verizon for a small one (presumably before they start implementing any forced contract changes) and use the new, micro SIM with (or without) an adapter for any phone. Sweet!
Thanks folks.
You can buy an adapter for $1.10 on Amazon. Fyi Verizon knows immediately which phone is being used. Hopefully, it still won't matter when the new plans are put in place this summer.
I know they can tell what phone you're using but I figured the act of going into the store and buying another phone (or asking for a SIM card) could be a trigger that gets them to move you onto their new data plan. But it looks like it doesn't matter now. It seems Verizon is okay with people keeping their old plans as long as they pay full price for a new phone. No more subsidies. If customers want to be stubborn and keep the plan that they signed up for, they'll just have to pay more. I'm glad for the option, but damn, that's a chunk of change.
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FYI. The Rezound will work just fine with either the full size (standard) or the micro sim card. No adapter is required.
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It does work to cut the simple but you do also need an adapter so you could put the small one back in the rezound
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You don't need an adapter. The micro sim card will go directly into the Rezound and work fine. That is how I am running mine.
Just curious. I opted on my order to use my existing sim, but to my surprise, there was one already in the slot. Wondering if the phone ships this way. Thanks.
I received my DNA with a SIM already installed.
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Mine was already installed. Bought retail and when I got home I saw it wasn't in the box. Used the tool to take it out, it was already in the phone.
The SIM from my ReZound is a lot bigger than the SIM for the DNA ... So I could not use the same one.
Yeah they come with one. The guy at VZW was bumbling around looking for SIM cards in the closet finally found one and realized there was one in there already lol. I didn't know or I would have told him as I usually have to help them out. Then he had to start over. Irritating.
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Got mine on launch at a local verizon.The lady setting it up started jamming the sim unlock tool in the hole on the bottom of the phone. She was pressing as hard as she could trying to get the sim out. I wasn't paying attention at first but when i noticed what she was doing i told her that was the mic. Oh she said and continued looking at the phone to find the sim hole and proceeded to remove and set up the phone. I waited till she was all finished and then told her no i wanted a different phone cause you just brutally violated the DNA's mic hole. she rudely started saying their was nothing wrong with what she did. anyway got a virgin mic holed phone and all is good. I feel sorry for the guy who gets that poor raped phone. but yes the sim was in it as well.
As easy as it was for them to have that little tray for a SIM... Why couldn't they have done that for the sdcard as well lol
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Mine was already installed....confused the Verizon Rep because she actually got a new SIM out of the drawer, popped open the SIM Tray, and voila-already there.
Mine was on a card that was waiting to be installed in the phone. Yes I did get mine at the Verizon store too.
I got my DNA online for free with the promotional code and there were 2 sim cards. One sim in the phone and another in the sealed card that you have to break out. Any reason for that or isit just how they do it. My wife's S3 for Amazon only came with one. I didn't activate the DNA yet, I'm waiting to root it before it wants to update. Why 2 cards, just a backup?
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Mine was already installed. Bought retail and when I got home I saw it wasn't in the box. Used the tool to take it out, it was already in the phone.
The SIM from my ReZound is a lot bigger than the SIM for the DNA ... So I could not use the same one.
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You could with an adapter I did when I was transferring between my Galaxy Nexus HTC rezound frequently
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I was just testing a different SIM card, and as I put the original Verizon SIM card back in, for some odd reason it got locked automatically.
The Verizon store is only 5 minutes away by walking from my location, so I went there and asked for the PUK code.
But as the clerk tried retrieving the PUK, she said it is yet to be available for confirmation and that it will take approximately one to two weeks...and I have to leave the device with them since they don't know why the SIM card has no PUK provided.
I just told them to email me once the PUK is ready and brought my phone back. I had accidentally locked my phone with a South Korean carrier before but as for that incident, a simple reset to the whole system got the job done. But this is the first time I have ever had a SIM card from Verizon, so I don't know if there are other ways to unlock the SIM card lock or reset it
Does anyone have a solution? Thanks
Mine did this without removing the SIM, completely locked up on me, this was after I was getting "No SIM card" errors. Verizon tried replacing the SIM card first, but it locked up again before I got out of the store. So they just DOA'd the phone and gave me a new one with new SIM card. Haven't had another issue.
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Same thing was happening to me...brought it to Verizon and they gave me the "bad batch of Sims from old supplier line"...they replaced the sim and I haven't had the issue since.
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When I bought mine the sim card in the phone would not activate. So they had to give me a new one right away.
I'm starting to get the no sim errors. We will see how it goes from here
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I work for Verizon and have heard of a few customers with the no sim error. For the most part just pulling it out, cleaning it, and putting it back in fixed it. As far as the OP the experience you described is extremely weird. Please tell me you didn't give them your phone and you are without. That would be really sucky and pointless IMO. Generally the PUK can be retrieved through customer care. In my experience it is much easier and way faster to just swap out the sim for a new one so that is what I do for customers. Any corporate Verizon should replace a sim for you for free upon request. If they are ever weird about it just walk outside, pull out your sim, throw it on the ground and go back in saying you lost your sim card. lol
Thanks for the concerns, but I already solved the issue on November 28th by simply replacing the SIM card. Strange strange stuff...
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Thanks for the concerns, but I already solved the issue on November 28th by simply replacing the SIM card. Strange strange stuff...
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Lucky lucky you! I'm on my 2nd DNA and 5th SIM Card! And they have a new phone on it's way to my house to try again! The brand new SIM I activated yesterday lasted 3 hours before it dropped out with ,"No SIM Card"; error. I love this phone but it does me no good if I'm not receiving calls and texts........
UPDATE 1/5/13: The 3rd phone that Verizon has sent me seems promising! 13 days without the slightest hitch in my giddy-up! So far so good which makes me happy because I really like this phone. Strange how many issues I had with the other two phones though........... we'll see.
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Mine did this without removing the SIM, completely locked up on me, this was after I was getting "No SIM card" errors. Verizon tried replacing the SIM card first, but it locked up again before I got out of the store. So they just DOA'd the phone and gave me a new one with new SIM card. Haven't had another issue.
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Koi baat hahin
Hi anyone experienced this?
I experienced this when I tried to remove my sim but the sim got stuck and I had to use some force.
Now it won't read sim anymore come up with sim error and sim card invalid. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
What should I do surely it's defective ? I applied bit of force not enough to break it or damage it.
You could try if it accepts someone else's SIM card and check if it accepts that card. And you could try your SIM card in another phone. But from the looks of it it does look like you did break the SIM or the SIM slot. It is possible that the card getting stuck actually was getting stuck on one of the pins and it might be out of place now.
If it is actually a defect in the phone I fear you will have to take it to a shop to get it repaired.
In the end returned it and bought Note 2 LTE. Good move glad I did it.
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I had the same issue and took the phone back to Rogers. They replaced it for me with a brand new one.