My Galaxy S 4G has this problem were out of no where, ill completely lose service. When I go to settings>wireless>mobile networks> it won't let me in to the menu and just shows the message "insert Sim card to access network"
I called Tmobile and had a new Sim card activated and still it will not read. I removed the Sim and placed it in another phone and it functions just fine.
I then flashed my phone from froyo to gingerbread and the problem never occurred again. I then rooted my phone and installed cwm. Im running the ROM octane v2.x... Worked fine for under a week and now its doing it again.
It used to go anywhere from a few mins to maybe 2hrs before it starts to read the Sim again... But right now its been 5hrs and still no network.. Does anyone know what is causing this issue?
Its the sim tray on your phone. Its loose/malfunctioning
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Can this be remedied with some solder or do I have to replace the entire tray? And is this even feasible?
Yea it can be fixed. Look up youtube videos on it. Gl!!
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Lately out of the blue when I pull my phone out my pocket I see a pop up saying sim card not detected then I have 2 options. Shutdown or reboot. Is this the phone quality built a little out of place or what? I'm sure someone here has seen this message if not all of ya have.
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Personally I would go to ATT and see if you can get a new sim...because apparently something is not right with the sim card.
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It could be the ROM you are running, If you are running a Rom...
Running android revolution 5.1.6. Crazy how could it be the rom?
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Possibly just a bad installation...
Although it is a reliable ROM they all have glitches, possibly it is the ROM and you should try re flashing it and if the problem is fixed you know it was the ROM, and if it doesnt work Like i said before, your going to have to take a trip to ATT.
It could also be some type of hardware failure in your phone, not sure though.
Have you tried using the SIM in a different phone?
Faulty SIMs aren't unheard of.
Nope just this one. It only pops up every now and then but today it did it twice back to back so now I was like wtf. And decided to ask if anybody else seen this before.
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My sister once had a bad 3G SIM card that would only work on EDGE. We were right by an EDGE/3G border, so we could take 3 steps forward and have a working phone in the EDGE zone, or 3 steps back into 3G and have nothing.
My Tilt phone worked fine in both "zones," so I put in her SIM and had no signal in the 3G area, heh.
Oh.. well if the problem is persistant ill just get then to make me another similar
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Uh oh...
Same problem for me here as well. Running CM7, was working fine until later in the evening when suddenly the network "died", and after several reboots noticed the little SIM problem icon next to the signal meter. I had the card locked, but went into settings and unlocked it. Now, logically if the phone couldn't read the card then technically I shouldn't have been able to change the PIN, so...
Confused over here. Is there a known fix to this? Or worse - how do I broach the subject with ATT if I have to go in?
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Confused over here. Is there a known fix to this? Or worse - how do I broach the subject with ATT if I have to go in?
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I don't know about the fix about it, but concerning talking with AT&T, I'd recommend calling Warranty exchange first. They'll let you go through some hoops like getting your imei and possibly cleaning out your sim card with a rubber eraser. They'll also run some network tests on your phone to see if there are any "down towers" in your area. In the end, just request for a replacement sim card from them and have them note on your account that you want to get it free. Ask for confirmation if it's in your account, then head for the nearest AT&T corporate store. They'll tell you you'll have to pay $25 to get a replacement sim card or something, but just say that warranty sent you and it's noted on the account: should get you your sim for free, if possible.
I have never had a problem getting a new sim card for free from a corporate store. Just go in and ask for one.
Hey guys.
I was running on the stock deodexed 2.3.3 GB rom and out of nowhere my phone freezes. I disconnect the battery and start it up but now it won't register on the network
It says "searching" on the lockscreen and I have the no signal symbol at the top.
I try to go to my network setting but it says "insert sim card to access network services"
WTF?
The sim card works in all my other phones.
I've reflashed the phone with 2.2, 2.3.4, and 2.3.3 again but nothing
I've even odin'd a couple of modems. Nothing. How is this possible?
Can someone lead me in the right direction to fixing this?
Cheers and thanks!
I'm assuming you're still on t-mobile right?
if you want to stay on a stock rom, it'll be fine for you to follow the GB Starter Pack guide I wrote. The link is in my forum signature.
Check your imei in settings. May be corrupted.
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Im having the same issue did everything according to key on this link
http://androidadvices.com/how-to-update-samsung-galaxy-s-4g-to-gingerbread-2-3-3-firmware/
Worked perfectly no problems but when i load up the phone No Cell Service. Am i missing something?
If you are using an unlocked phone there is a good chance that you will need to insert your apn's manually using APN Manager from the market.
Check and see if you have an updated sim card. remove the sim card and look at the side with the gold contacts. You should see numbers printed on that side. If you have numbers then you have the new Sim card. If not you have a old Sim card that could cause issues. t mobile will update your card for free if you have an old one. Just bring it to the store.
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Or like Samoira said check your emie on settings.about phone.Status..check if you have regular numbers or garbage characters!
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Hey guys. I found the issue and thought I'd share. Somehow the sim reader got gummed up so I sprayed some electronics cleaner in it and worked excellent.
If anyone ever has this problem just head to your local hobby store and spray it!
For the passed couple of weeks I have been driving myself nuts with "SIM card error. No Contacts Saved" when I try to save a contact to the SIM card.
My contacts are all saved on google anyway so I shouldn't be too concerned but I still wanted to know why I get that error sometimes but not all the time.
I have been restoring backups and retracing steps. I've been pulling and re-seating the SIM. Sometimes after a reboot, I could save one contact to the SIM card before it would throw out the error and sometimes after restoring a backup it would appear to work again also but then later I would go into contacts and sure enough I would get the error again.
Today, it seems I've discovered a reproducible result: If wi-fi is turned ON I cannot save a contact to SIM. If wi-fi is turned OFF I can.
Here are my questions
Is this supposed to be that way? Does T-mobile not allow me to save to SIM when wi-fi is on much the same way I can not access the MyAccount app while wi-fi is turned on?
Maybe I should just ask T-mobile but their customer service just isn't as friendly as it used to be.
Yes. Tmobile doesnt consider wifi to be secure so for your protection and your info they do that.
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I'm in India right now on vacation. I own a rogers s2 lte. Recently I've been getting random popup messages saying my Sim card has been removed and i need to restart the phone. Thing is I did remove the Sim card for a minute or so a few days ago but I'm still on the same rogers Sim card and the phone is in flight mode the entire time. Its annoying for this to happen. Any ideas?
It could be a ROM or radio issue. Could also be a sim card slot issue, bent or broken pins etc.
Wish I could help, but you need to give more info. Are you running stock or a rom? Have you dropped it recently? It could be software or hardware, but nobody can help you if you don't give any info.
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I'm running the latest CM and often receive an error stating that my Sim Card has been removed, and to Restart my phone to get service
Not sure if its my phone or sim card, I tried swapping my sim card in my old G1 but it said I had to put in a sim card unlock code which I don't have.
I'll upload a screen shot as soon as I can. it's annoying when the error pops up in the middle of a phone call!
My service provider is Straight Talk
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I'm running the latest CM and often receive an error stating that my Sim Card has been removed, and to Restart my phone to get service
Not sure if its my phone or sim card, I tried swapping my sim card in my old G1 but it said I had to put in a sim card unlock code which I don't have.
I'll upload a screen shot as soon as I can. it's annoying when the error pops up in the middle of a phone call!
My service provider is Straight Talk
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Sound like your sim card socket is loose. Mine did this. I powered it down, removed the battery and sim card. Then I just pushed down the metal clip that hold the sim card in so it was more snug. Replace everything and power back up.
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Plague_Bearer said:
I'm running the latest CM and often receive an error stating that my Sim Card has been removed, and to Restart my phone to get service
Not sure if its my phone or sim card, I tried swapping my sim card in my old G1 but it said I had to put in a sim card unlock code which I don't have.
I'll upload a screen shot as soon as I can. it's annoying when the error pops up in the middle of a phone call!
My service provider is Straight Talk
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I'm also on Straight Talk and mine did a similar thing a few days ago. It just would not recognize my SIM. I just let it sit for a bit, took it out, made sure the SIM adapter was alright, did a reboot and rest the APNs.