Hi there,
I have recently unlocked an XDA Orbit to work on any network which is great except it doesn't seem to recognise my network which is 3.
Apparently this is because my current phone that the sim is in is a Viewty which is video-calling capable but the Orbit isn't (no camera on the front?)
I was told i could obtain an old 3 sim card from the network themselves but they were very unhelpful to be honest, said they could issue me a new SIM card for £5 which may or may not work but it wont be guaranteed to work on a phone not 'approved' by them.
Can anyone help at all with some other advice? I will order the sim and try it but i was wondering if that doesn't work am i screwed? or is there another alternative?
Thanks.
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Hi, I've recently got an Xda2 and had all the fun of trying to get it to unlock. having followed all the info on the web and runnung an unlock program on the phone itself, I can insert my SIM, enter the code and all looks fine....but i'm unable to make or receive any calls. Also, I dont sem to be able to find any contacts. Very confused! The SIM works fine in my other phone?? Any words of wisdom would be very welcome at this time,
Many thanks in advance
maybe you could try to use another sim to see if the xda is incompatible with that sim cards it's not unheard off
OK.....this is a bit wierd. I've tried another SIM, still vodafone, but its about 2 years old. It works! Why? Whats the difference between my vodafone SIM and a 2 year old vodafone SIM?
ask vodafone i know that 3 made it so their sims only worked in utms phones maybe vodafone also found a way to block other phones
Is it possible to get my Xda Mini working with my O2 PAYG sim card? The standard settings don't work, and I'd be indebted to anyone who can supply settings that work, if this is possible.
TIA
unlocked it?
Yeah, unlocked it using the tool available on here - I think it's unlocked anyway, as I don't have anything but my O2 sim to try it with at the moment.
Sorry, I should have elaborated on this... it's for Internet access I want the PAYG sim to work... it obviously works fine for calls, as I have a O2 Sim anyway.
Wondering if anyone can help, im using team Eos European 3g rom zoom. now i tried 1 sim card and the 3g works perfectly but when i try my other sim, i enter the pin code on screen , it accepts it, then immediately says "Sim card removed, the mobile network will be unavailable until you restart...." .
The sim card definitely isnt broken because it works in my phone and 3g modem on my pc. I've tried restarting the xoom with Wifi off and no luck.
Thanks
shaunbrookes said:
Wondering if anyone can help, im using team Eos European 3g rom zoom. now i tried 1 sim card and the 3g works perfectly but when i try my other sim, i enter the pin code on screen , it accepts it, then immediately says "Sim card removed, the mobile network will be unavailable until you restart...." .
The sim card definitely isnt broken because it works in my phone and 3g modem on my pc. I've tried restarting the xoom with Wifi off and no luck.
Thanks
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how old is that "other" sim card? Reason I'm asking is that sim cards use different voltages and old cards tend to cause problems in modern devices.
Around here, providers usually swap sims for free if you say that you've got a problem with one, so I'd go for an exchange if your sim is older that maybe two years...
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how old is that "other" sim card? Reason I'm asking is that sim cards use different voltages and old cards tend to cause problems in modern devices.
Around here, providers usually swap sims for free if you say that you've got a problem with one, so I'd go for an exchange if your sim is older that maybe two years...
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Its actually brand new, got it on the weekend. It works perfectly everywhere else. I think i'll go to the provider anyway today and see if i can try a sim swap.
This really is baffling me now. I went back to the providers store and tried a different one of their sim cards and it doesnt work either. I just cant understand why my xoom can read certain providers sim cards and not others? (Its definitely not network locked). Could it possibly be the type of sim card (as in a 32k vs 64k etc)?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
New guy here.
I recently purchased an AT&T i727 with the plan to use the bring your own phone program with straight talk. Even with the sim card activated, the phone reads "No Sim Card. Emergency Calls Only". I've used the sim card in other phones, so I know it's functional. I've rooted the phone and installed different roms, but I still get the same error. I can't edit any of the APN or network settings because it tells me I need to have a sim card inserted to do so.
I feel like I'm not super clueless at things like this, but I've done everything I know how to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Take it easy on me guys.
Thanks in advance
Sound like the phone isn't unlocked. There is a thread here on how to unlock it for free. Look in the general section.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda app-developers app
Assuming the ST SIM is at&t SIM card , and it was working before , the problem might be somewhere around your phone , either SIM card slot , bad radio or blocked-from-network Skyrocket ... is it a craigslist phone ?
It is an AT&T compatible ST sim. I've already entered codes to unlock it and they all said the unlock was successful.
I actually purchased the phone on eBay. (I'm sure everyone will laugh upon reading that)
If the sim card works in other phones and doesn't work in your skyrocket but you have it in the correct way in the sim slot then it's gonna be your sim card slot. With ST your phone doesn't have to be unlocked for the sim card to work in it. Trust me on that I'm using my skyrocket on ST and have used about 10 different AT&T phones on ST and none of them were unlocked until I sold them. You'll need to get ahold of eBay and paypal (who you hopefully used) and try and get your money back. Otherwise you have a really expensive mp3 player.
Sorry for the bad luck but that's what it looks most like to me. I used to work for AT&T and that's the logical problem. I would say try and get a warranty for it but I doubt it still has a warranty and even if it did AT&T and Samsung wouldn't do anything about it because a problem with the sim card slot is considered physical damage. You'll just have to try and get your money back for the phone.
Just my advice and $.02
Okay so I bought Panasonic NTT docomo P-05D DisneyMobile. It's unlocked, at least should be BUT my 3 network micro-sim card doesn't work. I tried different cards o2 (one of the 1st sim cards I just cut it and it works - UK) as well as 2 Polish cards Play and Orange which worked too. I live in UK and obviously there is nothing to do that it doesn't work in my country. I want the three network to work.
The phone is 3G phone and the card I use only works on 3G phone which shouldn't be a problem. The card works fine on other phone.
Could it be possibly something wrong with the system that needs to be re-installed or that it might not be unlocked properly?
I really don't want to get rid of the phone, I love it but it's a shame that my sim card doesn't work.