So I've been having issues with signal and such, and happened to be on the phone with T-Mo about my bill when they asked if I had switched out my SIM for the one that came with my G2x... I said no and they went ahead and setup my new sim so I could swap it out after we got off the phone.
When I took my old sim out I noticed it looked like it had gotten pretty hot, what do you think?
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So it finally got here. I spent four hours loading apps and setting configuration. I turned it off to clear it out and when it rebooted it said "no SIM card, emergency calls only." It was the card out of my G2 so I thought there was something wrong with the G2X. When I put the card back in the G2 I got the same thing - "no SIM card." I've been through a lot of SIM cards over the years and never had one crap out so I'm assuming the phone did something to it. I'm on the phone with T-Mobile now trying to get the new SIM card that came in the G2X box provisioned.
It also spontaneously reset my Bluetooth settings back to stock wiping out all the paired devices and the name I gave it.
There's other strangeness to report but I'm too tired. Tomorrow.
I would like to know how that'd be possible. .. frying a sim card?!? I mean could it short it out? LOL everyone is posting a lot of problems. Only thing I'm pissed about is this bleeding on black/dark screens.
Other than that this thing smokes any phone I've had!
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BarryH_GEG said:
So it finally got here. I spent four hours loading apps and setting configuration. I turned it off to clear it out and when it rebooted it said "no SIM card, emergency calls only." It was the card out of my G2 so I thought there was something wrong with the G2X. When I put the card back in the G2 I got the same thing - "no SIM card." I've been through a lot of SIM cards over the years and never had one crap out so I'm assuming the phone did something to it. I'm on the phone with T-Mobile now trying to get the new SIM card that came in the G2X box provisioned.
It also spontaneously reset my Bluetooth settings back to stock wiping out all the paired devices and the name I gave it.
There's other strangeness to report but I'm too tired. Tomorrow.
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Bluetooth issue happened to me once so far.
It happens. More than likely, it is just coincidence.
I have had a SIM last 7 years, and I've had one last only a couple months.
It's nothing to do with the phone, just get a new SIM and move on.
I'm posting here on behalf of a friend because I've tried everything I think I can do to help, but to no avail. I'll try to make this quick.
My friend bought a Galaxy Nexus LTE in December and it worked great for a few weeks, until the vibrator in the phone broke - he took it to a VZW store and they replaced it for him.
Upon receiving the replacement phone, he was having trouble with LTE staying connected. It would continuously drop and instead of falling back to 3G, it says he has no signal - signal indicator in settings displays a red bar (i.e. no coverage).
He took it back to VZW and they tried his SIM card in an employees phone - same issue happened to that phone. They then tried his SIM in a new phone off the shelf, same thing happened again.
Verizon is saying it's an issue with something at the account level, but I've encouraged him to go in and complain until they give him another replacement, just in case. However, it's very odd that his SIM card in three different GNex devices produces the same issue, even though his first one worked great. They have said that a future software update would fix this.
The other day I installed the leaked 4.0.4 update on his phone to see if the new radios would work, but the same issue kept happening. So I reverted him back to 4.0.2 so he could take his phone back to Verizon and beg for another replacement. Unfortunately I forgot to re-lock his phone so I still have to do that before he takes it in.
Has anyone ever heard of this before? It seems so odd that his SIM card would do this, but I still think that Verizon owes him another replacement device since he has a phone that isn't working like it should. He's getting a big discount on his family plan but he'd prefer to have LTE on his new phone.
I would love your thoughts - this just doesn't make sense to us. Any suggestions other than replacing the phone again? It sounds like VZW doesn't want to do that for him so it might be easier to fix it another way.
Can't speak for Verizon itself, but I have been through several SIM cards now on Telstra. Same issue, all of a sudden they are unable to pick up signal at all. Seems the pre-paid cards are more susceptible.
I'd ask for a replacement SIM, as opposed to a replacement phone as it's been proved the issue exists on multiple handsets already. If a new SIM doesn't alleviate the issue, the VZW rep may be right in that it is at the account level.
Good luck!
So I received my RMA replacement last night. I swapped the SIM card over to the new phone and it still shows 'No Service' and 'Emergency Calls Only'. I put the SIM back in the old phone and it works. I also just chatted with AT&T and they said I might need a new SIM card.
Do you guys know of another work around or will I definitely need a new SIM card?
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So I received my RMA replacement last night. I swapped the SIM card over to the new phone and it still shows 'No Service' and 'Emergency Calls Only'. I put the SIM back in the old phone and it works. I also just chatted with AT&T and they said I might need a new SIM card.
Do you guys know of another work around or will I definitely need a new SIM card?
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Try inserting a friends simcard to see if that one works, if it does your card needs to be replaced.
Unfortunately the only other person near me has an iphone 5 and his sim card is alot smaller than mine. I guess ill have to wait till i get to an AT&T store.
So i traded to a nexus 5 from my gs4. everything was good yesterday buuuuuut.
today, and i dont know what time, i havent been able to make calls or texts. everything else works.
called customer service, walked me thru some troubleshooting... no luck
went to the store, they tried doing some stuff, took out the sim and put it back in. worked for a sec. then no workie.
did a factory data reset, same deal. cant call, get calls or text.
i get this message when i call my phone or try calling from my phone "we could not complete your call, please try again"
its weird it will off and on let me call out from my phone. but cant get calls or texts
going to the store where i got it tomorrow.
anything have something similar happen?
Sounds like a hardware problem. DEMAND FOR A REPLACEMENT!
When I bought my second N4, I had a similar problem. It would connect to 2G but never 3G. LG replaced the whole unit for me
no wonder why he traded his n5..
Maybe issue is with the sim card. Tried another one?
I had a similar issue with a phone last year - turned out it was my Sim Card as mentioned above. To be on the safe side I would contact your carrier, request a new sim card but also request a new handset. A new sim card should only take two days to come maximum and you should not be charged for this, providing you are on contract and paying monthly.
+2 on the sim idea
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TLR - Is it more likely my 4g sim card has died out of the blue or the radio in my older Droid Bionic has fried?
-Using a droid bionic that is probably 3 years old, duel booted with the newest kit-kat. Problem occurs on stock as well.
-So for the last few months my phone has been dropping all service(wi-fi & data/cell) then coming back on a few minutes later.
-The other day 4g/cell service dropped completely. The wi-fi still works but seems to be iffy. I have to airplane mode on and off a few times to get it to come back.
-I'm looking to buy an HTC One m7 off craigslist (I still have unlimited data) and I don't want to buy a new phone if a new SIM card will solve the problem. In turn I don't want to buy a new SIM card and have the phone be the problem.
-I've gone to two verizon stores and one said SIM cards die often, the other said it was the phone.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm poor and it could save me a lot of money.
Thanks in advance
cb