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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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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.
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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
My phone HATES my SIM CARD, First off i rooted my phone, its fully unlocked and has been just fine for over a month. I'm using FIDO but its an unlocked Rogers phone. (SGH-I727R model) and original FW and everything. made a couple of phone calls in the morning and the when i got home i noticed that my phone displayed "unregistured SIM" so i tried reloading sim card, reboot and so on over and over again. and it didnt work. so put the sim card in my 4year old phone, and it worked.
try calling fido aswell as rogers.. they said, sim card might be old and there is a conflict with the NEW phone. so i went to futureshop talked with the dude got the NEW sim card and tested it out with no success. again tried it with old phone, WORKS..
now you think maybe the phone might be locked somehow... NOPE. i even tried dude's sim card and he is on another network. (NOT rogers or fido) WORKED with his sim, proof my phone is totally unlocked to any carrier.
NEW SIM Card Doesnt work with my phone but worked perfectly with buddies SIM CARD on another carrier?!?!... lol
and now it shows "no service"
PLEASE HELP.
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i have just formatted, cleared cache and factory reset and it still says the same ****. no service... anyone help? i'm dead in the water here..
I had the same problem, I had to switch carriers then my phone started working properly, Honestly I think its the company...
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well, it looks like i hit rock bottom. i even installed the new ics rom and its still doesn't take my SIM card. I'm pissed. i need to dump this phone and get a working one. I can't switch over to rogers, I hate them. and when i go on vacation this phone will be a brick if i cant insert everyone elses sim cards around the world.
and i dont think its the company's fault. i have a feeling its because its rooted or something along those lines.
maybe i will wait for the new galaxy sIII and dump this ****. $$560 wasted. i feel soo stupid for getting this phone.
hi,
What have you used to unlock sgh-i727? I have one and need to unlock it so can switch to other provider then ATT.
when i bought the phone it came unlocked. you must goto a website and give them your imei # that is on your phone. and they will sned you a unlock code upto 2 hours later.. DONT try and guess the code. and you will have to pay a fee but it will be minimal. $3-10
Final UPDATE, i went to rogers and got the phone on a contract for $50 and now i think i will give this to my mother to use for pics and ****. i have not a clue what to do with this thing.
And now it works
How reliable is that, i went out and bought a second phone from rogers and after a couple of days of my old phone not working with any sim card, Now it works with both rogers and Fido. Now i am stuck in a 3yr contract and have 2 of these phones. anyways i will try and get rid of my stupid contract. its only been a couple of days and "buyers remorse" law states that you can get out of any contract within 15 days of when the contract was signed.
Same Here
Strange - I had the EXACT same thing happen to me as well. Funny thing is it happened the same day as your first post about this issue on Jan. 25. I am on FIDO as well and had a working, unlocked i727R I bought off eBay from Basatne Electronics.
It was unrooted and working perfectly for a month and a half. All of a sudden I got ‘no service’ and sometimes ‘unregistered sim’ when I rebooted. I tried 6 different sim cards from FIDO and Rogers that worked on other phones and same thing. I cleared cache and did a reset. Same thing. I brought it to FIDO and Rogers and tried their demo sim cards in it. Same thing.
Finally I called Samsung to sent it back to them for ‘repair’. They sent me a UPS label and I sent it to Service Absolut, Samsung’s repair subcontractor in Montreal. It was there for over a week now. Their communication is terrible – it just says ‘open’ or ‘close’ on Samsung’s tracking website, so I called Absolut themselves yesterday asking for the status/tracking number. They said they were going to ship it yesterday even though my repair ticket online said ‘close’ since last wednesday.
I find this really strange, especially since your phone seems to have done the same thing as mine right around the same time. I figure it was Rogers/Fido that messed up their network somehow. Two working Rogers sims didn’t work in it either. My sim card was working on my old blackberry still. My IMEI didn’t appear in any blocked IMEI lists I looked up.
I just got my phone back today 10 minutes ago and it works again. It says 'full software upgrade and reset' on the repair list I got back, although I didn't mod my phone in the first place. At least I had my backup blackberry. Still pisses me off – I spent hours trying to figure out what was wrong with it and I wiped all my apps when I did a reset, so I’ll have to load them all up again and set up my phone.
Just weird.
And Again...
Well, it seems it just happened again.
After a month and a week or two of working perfectly (same length of time as last time), my i727R now says 'No Service' again for some reason on FIDO network and won't connect to anything except through Wifi.
I didn't install any new software or change any settings when it happened.
It was working one minute, put it in my pocket and a couple minutes later it says 'No Service', even though I have always had service before in the area I am in right now.
Does anyone have a clue what can be causing this?
Network, Software (some kind of timer somewhere that would shut off connection), Malware?
This is driving me nuts - I don't want to have to send it back to Samsung again.
Last time Samsung said they reflashed the software when I sent it back.
I don't know why I would need to do that since it was working just fine and I wasn't messing around with any settings before it started saying 'No Service' - same thing happened last time.
Hello, I purchased a galaxy tab 7 plus in Hong Kong. All work great until 2 days ago, I inserted another Sim card then it now says no Sim card. I tried with several other Sim cards but no luck, I did a factory reset, flashed with firmware from Sam mobile but still no luck, I don't know what else to do before I send it to Samsung for repair that gonna be expensive, help is greatly wanted, thank you.
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Try to insert the sim card with the tablet on. Does it restart? If not are you sure you are inserting it with the correct side?
Hello, thanks for the answer, I tried all that already, anyway the Sim only fit in one position so you cannot take wrong.
The tab restarts when inserting card yes.
I tried also taking the battery out for 10 mins... Clean the head of the Sim compartment but no luck.
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You took the battery out? how did you do it?
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You took the battery out? how did you do it?
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Just removed the back by pushing under the sd card slot then inserted a flat tool to unclip the lid, then removed the batery connector.
However i still have the issue, its driving me crazy as it is my working tool...
does the original SIM still work in it?
perhaps try flashing original & latest frimware updates for new/different modem.
I know one chinese version of tab plus has locked bootloaded dud to China's restrictions, I would not be surprised if they have locked down modem as well.
And for the heck of it you could always try Galaxy S Unlock app, to be certain you're unlocked.
Strongly suggest backing up /EFS folder (twice) just in case.
Thanks for the suggestion, I flashed the device twice already but there is only one file. Could you direct me to the files you are referring to please I'll take a look when I'm back home, thanks again.
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I would try EVERYTHING else before flashing a new modem. Toggle airplane mode. disable/enable packet data, etc.
First, does the original SIM still work?
If so I would give the Galaxy S Unlock a shot for the heck of it.
These other SIMs have you tried them in other devices to either make sure they work or activate them?
did you purchase device on a SIM contract??
sim issue
The original sim does work, i have put it in other phones and it works fine, i have also tried other sim but still same issue, message still say "please insert sim card"
I have purchased the tab sim free in hk so no, no contract, it did work fine since december until 2 days ago where i input a data only sim card, when i insert sim card it does reboot, meaning it detects the card in the socket but thats it.
Concerning Galaxy S Unlock my tab is not rooted i have used only legit firmware until now so im not sure about that.
PS: looking at my phone servie status it says:
Service State: Out of service
Are you sure you havent been sold a bad or expired sim card?
Id try to give samsung customer support a call at least, they will probably tell you to send it to them anyway.
Can you try exchanging this for another one where you puchased it?
Well, i bought it during my holidays in hk but i live in norway, so... bit difficult to chage it, the sim card works just fine in other devices so it should work in tab.
I tried the galaxy s unlock and during step 1 it says error for efs backup, so either because im not rooted or because my efs is corrupted.
Probably because youre not rooted.
Im wondering if the SIM could be from a small provider which isnt recognized by the device?
It should at least dected then say something like network provider unrecognized, etc.
I really dont what to say.
I would keep trying other sims, try to get a 5$ pre pay from a major carrier like O2, 3, tmobile, etc. not sure what carriers you have over there.
Well i use Telenor which is the biggest and also quite big in europe, i will call customer service tomorrow and hear what they say, but i fear its gonna rip my pockets...
richardfv said:
Well i use Telenor which is the biggest and also quite big in europe, i will call customer service tomorrow and hear what they say, but i fear its gonna rip my pockets...
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did you push the simcard all the way to the bottom of the slot?
I need a pen to push it....so I wonder if you insert your sim card properly.
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did you push the simcard all the way to the bottom of the slot?
I need a pen to push it....so I wonder if you insert your sim card properly.
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yes, since the first time, repair shop said they cannot help since device has been purchased in hong kong...
No solutions until today...
Solved
After dismantling the tab completely (hard work guys...) i confirm that the sim card reader is defect, the cushions that reads the card did not press completely on it so i applied a temporary fix by adding an extra layer to thicken the card so it can press correctly on the cushions. I did try this fix before with the tablet in one piece, however i could not get it to work correctly.
Anyway thanks for your help and i'm happy that i can use it again
This is not my forum, I don't have one yet, I have the bell, samsung galaxy s2 hd lte. It's a brand new device 9 days old, it started yesterday saying "no sim card inserted " I had you pull the battery and sim card then reboot, it was fine again for 12 hours now it's happened twice?? Anyone else experienced this??
Our phones are similar, bell said get a new sim, which I will tomorrow, however after a Google search this seems to be a popular error with the s2.
Thanks
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Are you on the stock ROM? Are you rooted? Did you flash anything to the phone or change the ROM, Kernel, or modem? If you haven't done any of this, I would try the new SIM card. If that doesn't work, exchange the phone. If you have done something, try going back to stock and see if it resolves the issue. Alot of times it comes down to the modem / radio being mismatched to a ROM or Kernel.
im having the same problem, the way to fix it is odin flash the firmware from sammobile, buttt i cant connect my phone via usb anymore thus im stuck with this problem ;(
2 Possible Solutions(Easy Fix)
1, wait out the data outage in your area. We are on ATT and having the same exact issue and when I called 611(Customer Service) the automated answering system told me that they are currently experiencing data outages in my area. could be due to a tower/service upgrade being that 4G is coming out in more areas now.
2, call 611 and set up your phone model with the customer service rep at the technical support extension.
I would put a 3rd option... but I haven't tried flashing a new rom yet, I just got the Skyrocket as a free refurb from Insurance and I am currently on an unrooted stock GB ROM.
yes flashing to original rogers tar using odin did fix it.. but if i try other roms its broken again, so for now it looks like ill have to stay with the original firmware
If you flash the ucle2 modem in SeanZscreams post it will most likely fix the issue on each Rom you flash as long as you flash the modem after.
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To check to see if its your SIM card, use a USB Adapter or microSD -> SD adapter. Back up all your files then reformat it using: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/ and then put back all your stuff and try again.
try this or other plp that have this problem try this pliz an coment
markdexter said:
This is not my forum, I don't have one yet, I have the bell, samsung galaxy s2 hd lte. It's a brand new device 9 days old, it started yesterday saying "no sim card inserted " I had you pull the battery and sim card then reboot, it was fine again for 12 hours now it's happened twice?? Anyone else experienced this??
Our phones are similar, bell said get a new sim, which I will tomorrow, however after a Google search this seems to be a popular error with the s2.
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099609
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Wtf? This is the s2, i727 forum. They is no nfc chip in the sim.
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windstrings said:
The error message that said I needed to insert a valid sim card happened again today while traveling home.
The good news is I think I figured it out!
The Galaxy S4 requires a "nfc" enabled sim card!
You can't tell by looking at the tiny sim but the larger card the sim comes in has a notation of "nfc" if it's the right card.
I hung out in the Verizon store after inserting it and the drove home "an hour drive" and absolutely no errors!
And I maintained a 4g signal throughout my whole trip which was through some back country where signal is usually marginal.
This is a pretty serious problem for Verizon.
Why?
1. Because if I would have ran around in safe mode it still would have errored.
2. If I would have reformatted to factory settings... The same... All for nothing and days of configuration lost.
3. If I got another new phone, again the same.... All because I would be using my same sim card.!
I'm sure many replace the whole phone "and" sim together and when it works it's assumed the problem was the phone or software.
What a terrible headache for the customer, tech support, and verizon customer service just because people don't know the proper sim card needed for the S4!
Alan.. Sent with Galaxy S4
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You're in the wrong forum. Wrong phone and wrong provider.
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xcrazydx said:
You're in the wrong forum. Wrong phone and wrong provider.
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Oops, you're right, sorry!
I deleted my post
Alan.. Sent with Galaxy S4
I have the 727 galaxy ii and started having the same no sim inserted message. Running stock, never rooted or anything. Turns out my solution was to reflow the solder around the sim card and that got it going again.
Recently my signal has dropped completely, and my phone will state that there is No SIM card detected. A few hours later sometimes I'll get a full 4G signal, and the error will go away. I thought it was merely a bad SIM card, so I flashed a clean stock ROM and went to the Verizon store and got a new SIM card. However, today the issue resurfaced, and I am now 6+ hours with "No SIM".
I've flashed new firmware, and even done a full RUU. Even when using the stock ROM I still get the "No SIM" message.
HBOOT- 3.19.0.0000
RADIO-1.14.20.0.0930
OS-6.21.605.3
Any ideas?
thekwijibo said:
Recently my signal has dropped completely, and my phone will state that there is No SIM card detected. A few hours later sometimes I'll get a full 4G signal, and the error will go away. I thought it was merely a bad SIM card, so I flashed a clean stock ROM and went to the Verizon store and got a new SIM card. However, today the issue resurfaced, and I am now 6+ hours with "No SIM".
I've flashed new firmware, and even done a full RUU. Even when using the stock ROM I still get the "No SIM" message.
HBOOT- 3.19.0.0000
RADIO-1.14.20.0.0930
OS-6.21.605.3
Any ideas?
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Try a piece of clear scotch tape on the back of my the sim card (not the side with gold contacts)
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dottat said:
Try a piece of clear scotch tape on the back of my the sim card (not the side with gold contacts)
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Great suggestion! However, I tried several iterations of super thin tape and various layers until I could hardly fit it inside. Same result. No SIM detected.
thekwijibo said:
Great suggestion! However, I tried several iterations of super thin tape and various layers until I could hardly fit it inside. Same result. No SIM detected.
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Have you tried a different sim card?
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Have you tried a different sim card?
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The day before I went to the Verizon store and swapped out SIM cards. Interestingly enough, when I walked into the store the SIM was detected, and the phone worked fine. I swapped the SIM anyways. The phone worked great for about 12 hours until the SIM pooped out again, and now it hasn't worked since. I might see if I can stop by the store again, since I already did another RUU and running stock.
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Just got back from the VZW store. New SIM card, and presto. Works like a charm....but for how long?
The tech said that it is likely a hardware issue, and suggests a replacement phone under warranty.
I suppose I now have to research how to do the true S-On factory reset process.
thekwijibo said:
*Update*
Just got back from the VZW store. New SIM card, and presto. Works like a charm....but for how long?
The tech said that it is likely a hardware issue, and suggests a replacement phone under warranty.
I suppose I now have to research how to do the true S-On factory reset process.
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It's not hard but I hope you don't need that.
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dottat said:
It's not hard but I hope you don't need that.
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Do you hope I don't need the guide? Or hope I don't need to go through a warranty replacement?
If I get a factory replaced M8, the threat of toasting another SIM card goes away and I get a new phone.
However, I'll loose S-Off, and might have to try my luck with Sunshine, unless there's another method out there that has surfaced in the past year or so.
So far in this week my M8 has "fried" two separate SIM cards. I'm using a third right now after my second trip to the VZW store, and I'm eying my phone frequently, expecting to see the dreaded "No SIM Card" error once again. (going on 20 hours strong now under very very light use) However, it has the tenancy to die at the worst possible time, like calling for a ride from the airport. I haven't seen anything in any forums about this happening that is related to any setting, ROM, etc. I am leaning on the side that it is indeed hardware related.
I'm open ears as to anything I've overlooked, or any suggestions on how to avoid another SIM failure. For the time being, I might just use it until it kills my 3rd SIM card and go for a warranty replacement.
thekwijibo said:
Do you hope I don't need the guide? Or hope I don't need to go through a warranty replacement?
If I get a factory replaced M8, the threat of toasting another SIM card goes away and I get a new phone.
However, I'll loose S-Off, and might have to try my luck with Sunshine, unless there's another method out there that has surfaced in the past year or so.
So far in this week my M8 has "fried" two separate SIM cards. I'm using a third right now after my second trip to the VZW store, and I'm eying my phone frequently, expecting to see the dreaded "No SIM Card" error once again. (going on 20 hours strong now under very very light use) However, it has the tenancy to die at the worst possible time, like calling for a ride from the airport. I haven't seen anything in any forums about this happening that is related to any setting, ROM, etc. I am leaning on the side that it is indeed hardware related.
I'm open ears as to anything I've overlooked, or any suggestions on how to avoid another SIM failure. For the time being, I might just use it until it kills my 3rd SIM card and go for a warranty replacement.
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3rd SIM card died the other day. Flashed stock, going to S-On for warranty replacement.
thekwijibo said:
3rd SIM card died the other day. Flashed stock, going to S-On for warranty replacement.
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Sounds more like the modem itself is toast.
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I know I'm late on this one, but had the same issue.
All I did was pull the sim, clean it with a qtip and alcohol and blew out the sim slot with a can of compressed air.
6 months later, no problem.