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Memory Card And Sim Card Cover Broke.

Hi guys!
I am not that kind of guy who keeps opening the battery cover and memory card cover too often, but this time i had to open it to change the new SD card that i had bought. When i tried pulling the memory card cover, it was not coming out. After giving it a little extra pressure it opened up but to my shock it cracked a little in the middle...damn, how can the cover be so delicate ??? Now my memory card and Sim card cover is cracked right in the middle and might split into 2 anytime and it looks ugly too. My mobile is just 3 months old does this fall under warranty ..? *I really hope it does* If not where can i buy this. I am from India. Thanks

option 1 - http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=inspire+door&_sacat=See-All-Categories
option 2 - beg your provider, as long as you still have it they should replace it. they know the battery door is hard to take off and replace those so why not the other cover.

davebu said:
option 1 - http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=inspire+door&_sacat=See-All-Categories
option 2 - beg your provider, as long as you still have it they should replace it. they know the battery door is hard to take off and replace those so why not the other cover.
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Thanks for the reply mate. I have already written to them. I might get a replacement soon

Hi,
I would suggest contacting HTC. I broke my cover two times, and called them.
They made a support ticket for me. I uploaded 2 pictures of the covers and got a new one for free within 2 days.
This shouldn't be your fault. HTC made the covers far too tight. I hope this helps.
Edit: I see that you've already contacted your provider and/or htc.

MrBull3T said:
Hi,
I would suggest contacting HTC. I broke my cover two times, and called them.
They made a support ticket for me. I uploaded 2 pictures of the covers and got a new one for free within 2 days.
This shouldn't be your fault. HTC made the covers far too tight. I hope this helps.
Edit: I see that you've already contacted your provider and/or htc.
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Yes bro, i have managed to send them a mail from their website with a few pics. I got a reply from them asking me to get a replacement from the nearest service center. Thanks

MrBull3T said:
Hi,
I would suggest contacting HTC. I broke my cover two times, and called them.
They made a support ticket for me. I uploaded 2 pictures of the covers and got a new one for free within 2 days.
This shouldn't be your fault. HTC made the covers far too tight. I hope this helps.
Edit: I see that you've already contacted your provider and/or htc.
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Hey. I broke both my sim and battery cover on my dhd. I stupidly threw them away before contacting htc and they won't replace them without pics. Right now I'm holding my battery in with black tape. I would really appreciate someone sending me photos of their broken ones so I can use them to get mine replaced by htc uk. I hope someone can help.
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I did exactly the same thing the first day that I got the 'phone,when I took it off to put a the sim' in!

Well i have spare battery and sim covers that i can sell if anyone is interested, Though my sim covers do have the orange logo on it that i've been told can be taken off with some soft water sanding.
If anyone wants one just send me a pm

Broken Sim card holder

Guys, I know someone had this problem before but I could find any resolution so I thought I'd ask if anyone has any ideas.
I bought an inFuse new off ebay. Unlocked it and have used it with Miui for about 4 months. Wonderful phone. Then did a real stupid thing. I inserted a micro Sim in a holder to test it. It worked but on trying to remove it the Sim slipped out of the holder and the holder must have pulled out one or more of the pins under the metal sheath. Now all I get is No Sim Inserted. I bent back the pins that were bent at the front and I can see 3 which now look OK. The back ones seem to show only one. I'm guessing there should be three.
I checked on line and eBay to see if it is possible to get a replacement module but seems like no. Also every Samsung phone seems to use a different module.
I'm screwed I guess. Anyone had this problem and solved it? Obviously I never bought it through AT&T so I can't try for a warranty repair. Any ideas gratefully accepted.
Thanks

looks like you will be doing sugery get your tools out and a magnifying glass!!

I had the same issue, and carefully bent the pins up like --/ then pushed my sim against the pins and into the holder so that it bent them back and made good contact with my sim. This held for a while until I tried to put a different sim in and then it no longer was making good contact. Jammed a tiny piece of paper behind my sim and it held until my replacement came in.
Hope that helps!
Also if anyone ever needs to do a warranty replacement on this issue I suggest you skip all the bull**** about the sim and tell them the damn thing wont boot. I went through so many ATT warranty morons and they always blame the sim card before defaulting to "its damaged and we cant cover it". Brick it!

Did u register the phone on Samsung.com ? It happen to me also that same stupid thing so I send it back to samsung and they fix it for free of course I was whit out a phone for like 2 weeks since I didn't have a back up phone lol
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Do any of the other Samsung phones have this issue?

Guys, thanks for the replys. Yea back to samsung seems to be the only answer. I didn't rgister it but Ill try to do it now.
Not sure if other Samsung phones have this problem. I've looked at a bunch of replacement sim holders for other Samsungs and they all seem to be a better construction. The metal cover is much smaller and shows both rows of contacts. Also the pins look sturdier and look like it would be darn hard for them to get "picked up" but the sim adapter. The sim holder in the inFuse looks like a pretty poor design.

Did you buy it new? If you got it used maybe att will still swap it out. The warranty transfers.

Guys,
just an update on the broken sim card holder. Well unlike most other Samsung phones, the simcard holder is not a separate component on the infuse. Had the infuse been a Galaxy S etc then 10 bucks for a new bit and bingo, we are away. The infuse has everything surface mounted to one motherboard. In the end I bought a broken screen infuse and just did a heart transplant. I was traveling overseas when I bust the card holder and Samsung in 2 countries couldn't fix it because they didn't have the bits as the phone wasn't sold in those countries. In the end rather than return the phone to Samsung in the US and "lose" it for Lord knows how long I just bought a scrapper off ebay. Took me about 30 minutes to do the swop and unlock the new board.
Working like a dream again and I must say I missed it........

Happened to me a while back and I made a thread on it. was able to just swap it out at a warranty center

New Mainboard HTC One S

Hello together,
someone here know's where i can get a new mainboard for my One S. The SimSlot is broken so its much easier to change the complete board.
Some ideas ?
Regards

I had mine replaced and cost me $75 with no warranty. It take a very good soldering skills to do that job. It was working fine for about 3 weeks and then "no sim" started showing back. Just put 3 layers of clear tape on back of sim and pushed in. It works for month now with no more problems. I know that is no "high tech" and cheap, but did not wanted to spend any more on this phone.

Ah ok ... i got a phone from a friend and see that two of six pins in the Sim Slot were broken.
So i will try to put a new slot on it, but if this don't works i need an alternative.

I got mine from ebay for $6, but the installation cost me $75. Not many people will take on that job.

Broke the sim reader.

So hmm i finally decided to use moto g as my main phone.
Got the nano --> microsim adaptor from a local store.
Inserted the sim. Sim doesnt get detected. Tried removing the sim. STUCK!. I think i broke the simreader pins without even actually using a phone.
I just contacted the motorola people.Too bad my phone is bought from usa and im in india till July. Anyone here has a guide on how to change the sim slot?!? I managed to remove the damn adaptor but i broke the pins so i guess i m screwed.

Same here. I'm going to buy a replacement for the SIM tray off ebay, and have it replaced (guys in my local store said it would cost $13, but another store asked for $20, so the prices may vary). I'm in Poland.

Hi, i have the issue with my moto g. I fix the problem manually using a little piece of metal to make sure that the pin I broke touch the Sim. But that's was my case, I recommend you to go in a technical service, they can put a new sim reader and this cost about 20$.

Motorola already realized that this is a serious problem, because in my Moto G 4G with LTE User Guide they clearly mention on 4th page: "Caution: Make sure you use the correct sized SIM card, and don’t use adapters with it."

How did you do it
guillecod said:
Hi, i have the issue with my moto g. I fix the problem manually using a little piece of metal to make sure that the pin I broke touch the Sim. But that's was my case, I recommend you to go in a technical service, they can put a new sim reader and this cost about 20$.
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Hey man, I have the exact same problem, can you explain how you did that? did u use any adesive or something to secure the metal piece. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

guillecod said:
Hi, i have the issue with my moto g. I fix the problem manually using a little piece of metal to make sure that the pin I broke touch the Sim. But that's was my case, I recommend you to go in a technical service, they can put a new sim reader and this cost about 20$.
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Screwed up my MG2013 sim1 with the adaptor, Moto warranty is over and they said no for repair
Tried to find a way out and used a screwdriver to raise the points but the gold points dont read the Sim any which way
I will probably look for a local shop who can replace the reader I guess

https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3998359&d=1484063836
Anybody in here actually did this repair? I noticed there are differences between the new tray and my old one.

Busted sim card reader. Easy to repair?

Yes, my bad. Tried to use a Sim card adapter. Bended one of the pins. Can't be bent back.
So, took it to a local repair place. He said phone is too new for parts. However, I found this on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161383619280?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
Do you guys think it is an easy repair. No, it is not under warranty because I bought it off Ebay.
Thanks in advance.
NOTE: Please don't use a sim card adapter. You are just risking destroying the sim card holder.

I never use a Sim adapter for this reason. The worst you could do is buy it and have it not work. It's worth a shot to get your phone working again. Why would you want a nano Sim? It won't support mobile wallets from what I remember and the Death Star isn't very helpful when it comes to fixing issues.

visitador02 said:
Yes, my bad. Tried to use a Sim card adapter. Bended one of the pins. Can't be bent back.
So, took it to a local repair place. He said phone is too new for parts. However, I found this on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161383619280?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
Do you guys think it is an easy repair. No, it is not under warranty because I bought it off Ebay.
Thanks in advance.
NOTE: Please don't use a sim card adapter. You are just risking destroying the sim card holder.
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Same happened here with my D855 :crying: , have ordered the spare part hope it fits.

Jema68 said:
Same happened here with my D855 :crying: , have ordered the spare part hope it fits.
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Ah, you better have soldering skills. I am having a repair shop do it.

Pilz said:
I never use a Sim adapter for this reason. The worst you could do is buy it and have it not work. It's worth a shot to get your phone working again. Why would you want a nano Sim? It won't support mobile wallets from what I remember and the Death Star isn't very helpful when it comes to fixing issues.
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He probably came from a phone that took the nano previously like an ijunk or a HTC M8 and didn't want the hassle of switching out the SIM. Google wallet works with that SIM cause it worked on the M8 for me when I had it.
If you can't get It replaced I'm sure Josh at mobiletechvideos.com can do it. Just throwing out that option.

bkeaver said:
He probably came from a phone that took the nano previously like an ijunk or a HTC M8 and didn't want the hassle of switching out the SIM. Google wallet works with that SIM cause it worked on the M8 for me when I had it.
If you can't get It replaced I'm sure Josh at mobiletechvideos.com can do it. Just throwing out that option.
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That's possible, I know Isis is very picky about what sim it has from what I've seen. I know most carriers give you a new Sim for free so that's always an option. I understand not wanting to change it for various reasons.

visitador02 said:
Ah, you better have soldering skills. I am having a repair shop do it.
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Done, working well again

Well, the repair guy soldered a new sim card holder. However, it still does not recognize sim cards. He checked the connections and there is conductivity. He also inserted an external SD card and the phone recognizes it. It just does not recognize sim cards.
Before I sell it for parts, does anyone has any ideas? Thanks.

What brand adapter did you use. I have a noosy because I'm coming from an M8.

dxwilliams40 said:
What brand adapter did you use. I have a noosy because I'm coming from an M8.
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mediadevil

Jema68 said:
Done, working well again
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Sorry for the bump, just messed up my sim card reader using an adapter. I bought a replacement sim card reader on ebay but was wondering what soldering tools I would need to do this. I don't have any repair shops around me so I'm attempting to do this manually.

I got my lg g3 as a giveaway in ny and d same thing happened to me. I sent the phone to LG but they sent it back saying that its unrepairable. I purchase d sim tray from lg and had a local repair shop put it in in 30 minutes. My phone works perfect. Are u in NY?

XMEN+ said:
I got my lg g3 as a giveaway in ny and d same thing happened to me. I sent the phone to LG but they sent it back saying that its unrepairable. I purchase d sim tray from lg and had a local repair shop put it in in 30 minutes. My phone works perfect. Are u in NY?
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No, I'm in MN. How do you go about finding a local repair shop? I've ordered a new sim tray from ebay but am having a hard time googling a repair shop locally.

visitador02 said:
Ah, you better have soldering skills. I am having a repair shop do it.
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How much did it cost to get repaired?

same thing happened to my G3. Sent it directly to LG and they put in a new sim part. Not covered by warranty. It was worth it.

Thank you so much for letting us know about this. Currently I have an adapter from China coming lol. Only. 80 cents. $150 for shipping lol jk. Is it possible for the people that used one didn't do it softly or properly?
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This already happened to me on my last G3, and the repair was a #@$. I ended soldering some old iPhone 3G pins over the LG G3 busted ones. And the phone works fine.
When this happened to me there weren't spare parts yet for the G3. And seeing the pins you had to solder on the spare part, i must say its going to be a hard work. I will recommend taking it to a person with high level soldering skills. Cause you can easily damage your motherboard.
Also, this happened to me due to a SIM adapter (NanoSIM 4FF to MicroSIM 3FF), you can tear those pins real easily. Since i travel from US to Mexico a lot, im constantly changing SIM cards. So i had to replace my SIMs to a MicroSIM 3FF size.

JeffDC said:
same thing happened to my G3. Sent it directly to LG and they put in a new sim part. Not covered by warranty. It was worth it.
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How long did it take LG to repair your phone and for you to get it back roughly? Also wondering how much it costed you being that it was out of warranty. I have two broken prongs on my Sim reader and am looking to get it fixed asap! Thanks.
Justin Kurey

JustinKurey said:
How long did it take LG to repair your phone and for you to get it back roughly? Also wondering how much it costed you being that it was out of warranty. I have two broken prongs on my Sim reader and am looking to get it fixed asap! Thanks.
Justin Kurey
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It was about a 7-10 days. I made arrangements directly with LG-USA, via their 800 number, which was provided to me back in early Aug. I'd provide the number, but it has been displaced in an office move.

JeffDC said:
It was about a 7-10 days. I made arrangements directly with LG-USA, via their 800 number, which was provided to me back in early Aug. I'd provide the number, but it has been displaced in an office move.
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How much did it cost to send it off to LG?