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Hot sim card, and now no sim.

I have had my Infuse for about 2 weeks now. From the day I got it, I noticed it would completely lock up and start vibrating. Last week i noticed the sim card was getting hot. This morning I was using it with no problems. I set it on the table, and when I picked it up to use it, the phone was showing a "No Sim" message. I have removed the sim and rebooted several times, but it still says "No Sim." Is my phone pretty much shot?

ReganH22 said:
I have had my Infuse for about 2 weeks now. From the day I got it, I noticed it would completely lock up and start vibrating. Last week i noticed the sim card was getting hot. This morning I was using it with no problems. I set it on the table, and when I picked it up to use it, the phone was showing a "No Sim" message. I have removed the sim and rebooted several times, but it still says "No Sim." Is my phone pretty much shot?
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Wow, never heard of that before. Even if there is a fix for your issues id bring it back, since its only 2 weeks old the store should exchange right in the store. If you wait past 30 days than you may have to send it out for warrenty replacement.
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Thanks Nash. The only problem is this phone was a replacement phone that my cousin got when he had problems with his first Infuse. They day this one arrived I traded my iPhone 4 for this Infuse. I'm not sure if AT&T will even do anything at this point. Looks like I might have to send it back to Samsung.

I forgot to mention that I am using the SIM card from my iPhone 4. It is smaller then the actual SIM card slot on the phone. I just took the card out and re-centered it, and now it works. I'm thinking I need to go in and upgrade my SIM card. I'll still take it in for the other problems, but for now at least I can make calls.

The first thing i would suggest would be the sim card. I have also had good luck with att's warranty center on the phone. I bought a samsung captivate from craigs list. The service rep said my account said I got the phone in like November (mind you I don't call att and change my imei unless with an upgrade). Told them I had the random shutdown problem and they replaced it no questions asked.

ReganH22 said:
I forgot to mention that I am using the SIM card from my iPhone 4. It is smaller then the actual SIM card slot on the phone. I just took the card out and re-centered it, and now it works. I'm thinking I need to go in and upgrade my SIM card. I'll still take it in for the other problems, but for now at least I can make calls.
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That's the problem that sim. Needs replaced fast buddy take your phone there and get new one asap
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Yes you should replace your ip4 sim for one that fits, only thing is- I'm sure att will change your number from iphone to Infuse, with that pending, I'm not sure if samsung will warrenty that phone since you weren't origianlly contracted to that phone, I could be wrong. I do know that att can downgrade your data package by switching phones. I bought my gf an inspire from craigslist, I was told that att was releaseing an update for inspires to have "unknown sourses" but you had to call and request it. I called and when they asked for my account info and phone number they noticed that phone number went to a samsung captivate. I said that phone broke so I picked up a replacement. They said they would have to change account from captivate to Inspire, I said go a head. Than they told me said I'm having work done to a non contracted phone, I will loose my unlimited data. I said touch my data and I'm gone to verizon...cancel my request. I later called back and explained, they left me alone and updated my phone. Kinda messed up what att can or try to do to your account.
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Thanks for the info guys. I just landed in San Diego and walked over to the At&t store near the hotel. They replaced the similar card with no questions asked for free. Nothing changed on my account. The sales Rep said his Infuse has the same freeze with the vibrating problem as well.

You need to go make a full size similar card, or get one from at&t
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I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!!!! its around the sim card right hand side gets really hot too

Phone lost signal, never returned

Not sure what happened, I all of a sudden lost the signal completely and it has not come back no matter what I do. I've reflashed, removed SIM, battery, reset default APN"s, all that good stuff.
Says that I have unidentified networks, no IP address recognized, basically acting as if I do not have a SIM, but I dont get the "no sim message".
When i took the SIM out, I noticed on the gold chip that there were 3 vertical lines running about 3/4 way across the chip, from top to bottom. It looks as if the contacts inside the slot for the SIM, made a groove into the SIM, not sure how.
Can someone verify that these lines are supposed to be on the SIM? They look too uniformed to be cause on accident.

stevew84 said:
Not sure what happened, I all of a sudden lost the signal completely and it has not come back no matter what I do. I've reflashed, removed SIM, battery, reset default APN"s, all that good stuff.
Says that I have unidentified networks, no IP address recognized, basically acting as if I do not have a SIM, but I dont get the "no sim message".
When i took the SIM out, I noticed on the gold chip that there were 3 vertical lines running about 3/4 way across the chip, from top to bottom. It looks as if the contacts inside the slot for the SIM, made a groove into the SIM, not sure how.
Can someone verify that these lines are supposed to be on the SIM? They look too uniformed to be cause on accident.
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I believe if something effects those 3 lines it will mess up but I'm not sure but try cleaning it.
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jab74101 said:
I believe if something effects those 3 lines it will mess up but I'm not sure but try cleaning it.
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Heard that before too. Best bet is trying to get a free sim from your carrier. They usually run for 20 I belive
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When I went to the T-Mobile store, my sim card works in another phone...they seem to think that my IMEI was banned.
I guess T-Mobile does that to people who haven't paid their bill, they deactivate the phone. Right now I'm on wifi but I still can't use the phone, only email and internet, probably text too I haven't tried.
I guess T-Mobile will ban an IMEI
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Then you should probably pay your phone? :double faceplam:
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or not buy the phone from a 3rd party without confirming with T-Mobile that it has been paid for in full, either way it sucks.

theking_13 said:
Then you should probably pay your phone? :double faceplam:
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Read my post a little more carefully...
mt3g said:
or not buy the phone from a 3rd party without confirming with T-Mobile that it has been paid for in full, either way it sucks.
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I'm going to try and get out of it, i've been going back and forth with a couple of rep's over their online chat. Confirmed the IMEI is blocked and I have to get ahold of the previous owner. The only problem is that I don't know who that person is.

[Q] Rogers - 2nd handset, Preparing SIM message

My first One X was showing this "Preparing SIM" message periodically and I eventually had the phone replaced when connections to Rogers service would drop out. In order to reconnect a reboot was required.
My 2nd device although stays connected to Rogers service just fine but I am still getting the "preparing SIM" message ever now and then.
The Rogers support people could not say anything about the message but I did have them put it on my record that I am experiencing it in the even that there is a problem after the initial no haggle swap period has passed.
If you are also having this message come up I would suggest you call into support and have them note that you are having this issue. Not that you will need to have the phone replaced but in the even you do, it's there on your account.
Has anyone else seen this on their phone?

quadcom said:
My first One X was showing this "Preparing SIM" message periodically and I eventually had the phone replaced when connections to Rogers service would drop out. In order to reconnect a reboot was required.
My 2nd device although stays connected to Rogers service just fine but I am still getting the "preparing SIM" message ever now and then.
The Rogers support people could not say anything about the message but I did have them put it on my record that I am experiencing it in the even that there is a problem after the initial no haggle swap period has passed.
If you are also having this message come up I would suggest you call into support and have them note that you are having this issue. Not that you will need to have the phone replaced but in the even you do, it's there on your account.
Has anyone else seen this on their phone?
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Hey i used to have this problem. When i was using Sense.. Try using Apex Launcher and let me know if you have the problem still.

I've got the issue from your first phone. Been wondering if it's a hardware or a software issue. Seems to happen more often when I am farther from toronto, getting a worse lte signal. Could be anecdotal though. Don't know if I should exchange it for another one
Using apex since day one
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I have an AT&T hox...the same thing happens to mine. Also, on the notification bar, it's has a triangle with an ! in it and next to it says something about restricted access. At first I thought it was they were getting Jacksonville fl ready for lte...nope.

Same thing on mine. Was on the phone with Rogers today and after disabling LTE on my end and switching to HSPA+, my data has returned and is working normally now.
Beamed from my Rogers HTC One XL

just got off the phone with At&T and HTC technical support...their answer was
huh? Never heard of that...most probably sim card reader going bad...
Wtf...and it just did it again. Going to return this phone for another one tomorrow.
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Artimus009 said:
just got off the phone with At&T and HTC technical support...their answer was
huh? Never heard of that...most probably sim card reader going bad...
Wtf...and it just did it again. Going to return this phone for another one tomorrow.
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So, do you get the replacement Artimus? How's your replacement?
Last time I went to replace mine, the manager give me a hard time. He replace my sim card, but I still notice it at least once a day. Now, the situation is bad because this phone is out of stock.
Please let us know your experience. Thanks...

Update: I have since done a factory reset and haven't experienced the issue since. LTE is working fine on Rogers now too.
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No SIM error

Hi Everyone,
Are any of you receiving the "No SIM" error? My VZ S3 will start up fine, but within a few minutes, it says No SIM at the top and then the radio restarts. It will do this a few times and then the radio will just lock up. No data or voice. I took it back and they tried a few different SIMs including the SIM from my Nexus. All of them did the same thing. I asked for a new S3 and they wouldn't exchange it because they've been told it is a known issue and Samsung is working on a fix. Anyone else having this problem or know of a workaround?
Thanks,
Rob
Sorry if there's another thread on this. Searched for No SIM error and didn't find anything

helirob said:
Hi Everyone,
Are any of you receiving the "No SIM" error? My VZ S3 will start up fine, but within a few minutes, it says No SIM at the top and then the radio restarts. It will do this a few times and then the radio will just lock up. No data or voice. I took it back and they tried a few different SIMs including the SIM from my Nexus. All of them did the same thing. I asked for a new S3 and they wouldn't exchange it because they've been told it is a known issue and Samsung is working on a fix. Anyone else having this problem or know of a workaround?
Thanks,
Rob
Sorry if there's another thread on this. Searched for No SIM error and didn't find anything
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Wow sounds like they are jacking you around pretty bad...
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Yep. Mine never fully locks up, but it happens constantly. Was gonna return it but from everything I've read Verizon won't do anything about it. Just waiting on a fix from Sammy.
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I went to a different store. They replaced the phone and used the SIM from my Nexus. It's been working for a couple hours now, and before I couldn't get past a few minutes. I also got an apology for having to go to another store.

I had this problem only once. I believe it has something to do with the cell tower. This particular area I was in had 4g/full bars. Once I got to this job site. I tried to make a call and I got a "No SIM" error. Then my service status would change to a "No service" Icon. Seconds later 4g would come back up. I was at this location for 3 hours. I tried to make many calls/texts within that time and out of 30+ attempts I was only able to make 1 call. The rest were "No SIM". Once I left the area...2 miles out. I was able to make calls. I have not experienced "No SIM" error since then.

Mine was definitely not location specific. It happened everywhere from Milwaukee to Green Bay. I still have not had it happen on phone number 2.

I've been dealing with the same thing. Mine appears to be location specific. It only happens when trying to make a call or sending a text. I can use data all day without a problem. I've had my phone and sim card replaced neither fixed it. I tried loading cm10 to see if that would fix it but instead of saying "no sim" i got the locked sim card prompt asking for the pin to unlock it.
As for samsumg working on a fix, I've called them several times and every time they assure me that this is the first time samsung has ever heard of the problem. I've given up on them and just hope this becomes a big enough issue for our devs here to take a look at it.
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[Q] Text messages get "stuck"

Just like the title says. My text messages will get stuck. They won't come through for several hours, I'll send one, or make a call, and suddenly I'll get 5 or 6 messages at the same time. It's the same story with voicemails. I'll miss a call, and not get the voicemail for several hours. I have a feeling it's a network issue, but is anyone else having this issue with the Skyrocket?

sounds like its a carrier problem....i have similar problems here in Jamaica.... i wont get voicemails for days sometimes even months i guess ur carrier is backed up with traffic cause thats what happened when a carrier merged with mine

Where are you located and what carrier do you have?
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I'm in Southern Washington state on AT&T.

Weird. I'm around Springfield mo with no problems at all.
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Yeah, I've been having this issue for about 3 months now. I've replaced my SIM twice, the phone itself twice, had the software completely wiped and reinstalled, had someone change my APN settings, just about everything I could think of to do.

It may be time to switch to a different carrier...
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I'd love to, but unfortunately, I'm on a family plan and can't afford to split off on my own.

Well no because it is not the carrier I am in Washington with the same problem on AT&T. But my roommate which I am on his plan never has the problem ever. It was major at first its calmed down but still I don't receive my phone calls, texts sometimes and just randomly I will get a lot of texts. I almost always have full bars. I have also replaced sim card several times and phones.

You just described my problem exactly. Except mine keeps getting worse. There are 3 other people on my same plan in the house, and none of them have had the issue that I have. It's really damn frustrating.