For a few weeks now my inspire does not detect my sim card. I tried different methods to create a better contact but nothing worked. This lead me to believe the sim tray was defective. Well, tonight I put a new sim tray in, and it still doesn't detect my SIM card. This happened completely randomly, and the phone has been in a case for as long as I've had it and I almost never drop it. Any suggestions as to what I should try next? Or should I just move on to a different phone?
Is the inspire rooted, unlocked, custom Rom, at all? Have you tried toggling airplane mode to on then off that will force it to refresh all network hardware?
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enigma2446 said:
Is the inspire rooted, unlocked, custom Rom, at all? Have you tried toggling airplane mode to on then off that will force it to refresh all network hardware?
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It is rooted, unlocked boot loader, and running a slim bean ROM. The phone has worked flawlessly this way for nearly a year and one morning it just stopped working. I have toggled airplane mode a few times with no change. I've been told its a bad sim, yet I'm using the same sim right now in an iPhone with no issues
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For a few weeks now my inspire does not detect my sim card. I tried different methods to create a better contact but nothing worked. This lead me to believe the sim tray was defective. Well, tonight I put a new sim tray in, and it still doesn't detect my SIM card. This happened completely randomly, and the phone has been in a case for as long as I've had it and I almost never drop it. Any suggestions as to what I should try next? Or should I just move on to a different phone?
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Well have you tried a factory reset, wipe /cache, wipe dalvik? i mean lots of times things just go wrong and doing a factory reset fixes it. Sometimes even re installing the rom does it. That phone, sometimes the craziest stuff fixes it i swear.
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Well have you tried a factory reset, wipe /cache, wipe dalvik? i mean lots of times things just go wrong and doing a factory reset fixes it. Sometimes even re installing the rom does it. That phone, sometimes the craziest stuff fixes it i swear.
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Yes. Have tried a factory wipe with factory ROM with no change; reinstalled slim bean afterwards and still no change
RadRacer said:
For a few weeks now my inspire does not detect my sim card. I tried different methods to create a better contact but nothing worked. This lead me to believe the sim tray was defective. Well, tonight I put a new sim tray in, and it still doesn't detect my SIM card. This happened completely randomly, and the phone has been in a case for as long as I've had it and I almost never drop it. Any suggestions as to what I should try next? Or should I just move on to a different phone?
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this is an hardware problum u have to change micro sd sim card reader inside the phone
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this is an hardware problum u have to change micro sd sim card reader inside the phone
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That's what I was referring to when I said sim tray. The sim/sd card reader ha been swapped with a new one with no change
Did you format /system ?
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Did you format /system ?
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No I just did a factory reset, and wiped cache, dalvik, etc. I'll try formatting now
Formatted system and no change :-/
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Formatted system and no change :-/
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Regardless of the SIM working in an iPhone I would try a new SIM just to rule it out. Who knows what variables between the hardware specs of your iPhone and your android could be different enough to produce different results. If a new SIM doesn't work then there may be a problem within the radio or mainboard.
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Regardless of the SIM working in an iPhone I would try a new SIM just to rule it out. Who knows what variables between the hardware specs of your iPhone and your android could be different enough to produce different results. If a new SIM doesn't work then there may be a problem within the radio or mainboard.
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I don't have another sim to try. My wife's is a micro-sim and the rest of my family/friends are on different networks
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I don't have another sim to try. My wife's is a micro-sim and the rest of my family/friends are on different networks
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Go to your carrier and tell them you need a new SIM. They should give you one with little questioning.
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Go to your carrier and tell them you need a new SIM. They should give you one with little questioning.
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I'm using straight talk, so getting a new sim will be a small battle and a wait. I'll try though
Tried flashing a new radio?
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Tried flashing a new radio?
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S-On so I can't :-/
Crap haha... Where did you order the replacement part?
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Crap haha... Where did you order the replacement part?
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Repairsuniverse.com
What part was it exactly?? Cause you could have been soldering the part? Or was it just a whole mother board?
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What part was it exactly?? Cause you could have been soldering the part? Or was it just a whole mother board?
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No soldering; it was the entire Sd card and sim card assembly. It attaches via ribbon cable to the main board
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so today when i got home from school i didnt have any bars, my sim cards in i took it out and put it back in and nothings happened.
i even flashed a new rom :/ nothing happened though
please help! i dont wanna send my baby to the phone graveyard </3
please help! D:
Sounds like a bad sim card get it replaced and go from there. Had the same problem and that fixed it.
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uaguilar said:
Sounds like a bad sim card get it replaced and go from there. Had the same problem and that fixed it.
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its not the sim card.
Settings/Wireless and Network/Mobile network settings
Make sure that Use Packet Data and Data Roaming are checked.
if still no signal:
Use GTG's back to stock, if still no signal, bad sim or bad phone.
Guys would appreciate any suggestions you have (I have searched this forum and Google without success).
My Desire S is constantly losing it's network connection, I get an x above the signal meter and if I reboot sometimes I get a SIM error (it thinks there is no SIM installed) but sometimes rebooting or toggling Airplane mode cures the problem.
I have had the SIM out, cleaned the contacts and reseated it, had the battery out for a couple of hours and factory reset the phone (which I assumed would reset the radio) all without success.
I have an S-OFF desire running a stock ROM.
I have tried another SIM in my phone which works fine, my SIM in another phone which works fine but my SIM in my phone not.
Cheers.
Replace the sim or use ur sim after few hours...had the same issue....got it fixed by not using the sim for few hours....
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Thanks, tried leaving the sim out but no joy, have ordered new sim but that means no phone for four days. At least I know it's not the phone.
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Yeah....new sim should fix this issue.....
andy1120 said:
Thanks, tried leaving the sim out but no joy, have ordered new sim but that means no phone for four days. At least I know it's not the phone.
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Thanks, tried leaving the sim out but no joy, have ordered new sim but that means no phone for four days. At least I know it's not the phone.
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same happened to me with a faulty sim but went into the shop and replaced the sim straightaway problem solved
So my Inspire only recognizes one sim card. I tried giving this phone to my wife, but her sim card wouldn't work on the phone. Says no sim. Went to ATT and tried 3 different sims and still only mine works in the phone. I restored the phone to out of the box condition, and still, her sim doesnt work in it, only mine. Any suggestions?
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So my Inspire only recognizes one sim card. I tried giving this phone to my wife, but her sim card wouldn't work on the phone. Says no sim. Went to ATT and tried 3 different sims and still only mine works in the phone. I restored the phone to out of the box condition, and still, her sim doesnt work in it, only mine. Any suggestions?
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Umm...check that u are Sim unlock with this: (Point 5) http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
If you are then, is known that not all sim cards are to be used in sim unlocked devices, so if you have the chance try using other than your wife´s to see if it works.
If you are not Sim unlock, you can revert to S-ON and then re run the Hack Kit if you didn´t use it to root yours....:good:
Yeah the Inspire was s off and all that jazz. Running ARHD and tried MIUI and still only accepts my sim card. That's why I returned it to stock to start over. Still only accepts my sim. Wifes ATT sim card doesn't work in it. Super annoying.
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Yeah the Inspire was s off and all that jazz. Running ARHD and tried MIUI and still only accepts my sim card. That's why I returned it to stock to start over. Still only accepts my sim. Wifes ATT sim card doesn't work in it. Super annoying.
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do you have the hspa/4g sim card or are you using the older one from a non-4g phone? Mine needed updated when i got my inpsire coming from iphone 3
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do you have the hspa/4g sim card or are you using the older one from a non-4g phone? Mine needed updated when i got my inpsire coming from iphone 3
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Brand new sims.
I tried remembering if I hit Sim Lock while in Hboot by accident before, but not even sure what that does either.
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Try a different SIM and see if it works. If it does, then it might an issue with the SIM.
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Try a different SIM and see if it works. If it does, then it might an issue with the SIM.
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Thanks but in my OP, I said we tried 3 different sim cards.
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I have two G3s that I swap the sim bask and forth between all the time.
All of sudden, the sim works fine in one phone but the other phone says "no sim card".
I reflashed the ROM ETC but nothing changed??
Most likely need a phone replacement. Go back to stock and try
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Actually, reactivating the phone fixed it.
I just got my phone back from mobiletechvideos JTAG service. Since then, my phone struggles to hold WiFi and 3g. It very rarely pulls 4g. I have tried a factory reset. Also restored my IMEI backup just in case. I have an extra micro sim arriving today. I'm just wondering if I could be missing something simple or is my phone royally screwed?
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I just got my phone back from mobiletechvideos JTAG service. Since then, my phone struggles to hold WiFi and 3g. It very rarely pulls 4g. I have tried a factory reset. Also restored my IMEI backup just in case. I have an extra micro sim arriving today. I'm just wondering if I could be missing something simple or is my phone royally screwed?
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Sounds like your radio.
They probably updated your baseband to MF1, I'd try to use mb1 firmware to see if that fixes your reception problem.
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Thanks for the fast response! I flashed the MB1 firmware and still have poor signal. I'm starting to get depressed as this went from the best phone I've ever owned to the worst.
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I did take the phone apart and found that the WiFi connection was loose. I corrected that. I started the phone back up and held the Sim card down in the slot while booting and the phone miraculously got 41asu.....for about 5 minutes and now its holding at a steady 2asu. So, would there definitely be something wrong with the Sim card? Or could the Sim port be going as well? Is there a way to test the Sim connectivity in the phone settings?
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I did take the phone apart and found that the WiFi connection was loose. I corrected that. I started the phone back up and held the Sim card down in the slot while booting and the phone miraculously got 41asu.....for about 5 minutes and now its holding at a steady 2asu. So, would there definitely be something wrong with the Sim card? Or could the Sim port be going as well? Is there a way to test the Sim connectivity in the phone settings?
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The lower the asu the better, in contrast to a higher dbm is a better signal.
2 asu is a pretty strong signal, you should be around -80 dbm.
Edit; Nevermind I mixed it up, a higher asu is better. I still think it's radio related though, but changing your sim card is an easy potential fix.
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Well....sim card didn't work. Next I'm going to Odin back to pure stock and see if that helps. I'm starting to think it may be something in the NV items or hardware related. Hope I'm wrong though.
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Did you contact them? I'm curious to see what they say.
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Did you contact them? I'm curious to see what they say.
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"MobileTechVideos.COM Said:
Hi David,
Often times when devices become bricked, it results in your NV items being damaged and causes this problem. Here is a guide that highlights this issue, and will tell you how to remedy the situation.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32397-tutorial-imei-backup-nv-with-qpst-us-variants/"
ugh. I really dont want to go messing around with the NV items if that is the case. Im in the process of flashing with ODIN now. I'll update if that works or not.
What is your IEM Showing?
If its been erased, then ODIN to stock firmware probably won;t fix that,
but, have you check your mobile network setting to see if you are on the correct network?
If you are with Verizon it should be set to CDMA, not GSM.
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What is your IEM Showing?
If its been erased, then ODIN to stock firmware probably won;t fix that,
but, have you check your mobile network setting to see if you are on the correct network?
If you are with Verizon it should be set to CDMA, not GSM.
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my IMEI and MEID are both good. The mobile network settings are correct
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my IMEI and MEID are both good. The mobile network settings are correct
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Software is not intermittent. Hardware can be. You may have a broken or loose antenna cable or connector inside the phone.
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Software is not intermittent. Hardware can be. You may have a broken or loose antenna cable or connector inside the phone.
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Found it!!!!! I took the phone apart one last time and found that one of the antenna contacts was bent and not touching the backplate. I bent it back and I'm getting perfect signal. Thank you guys for the input and feedback!
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Hi David,
I'm glad to hear you resolved this issue. This is quite surprising as the S3 is relatively easy to work on internally and we had never had this issue after working on one. I'll take note of this in case it's ever observed in the future. In the mean time, anyone ever having a questions regarding their order, just call us at 657-444-JTAG. Rock on buddy!
-Josh
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Found it!!!!! I took the phone apart one last time and found that one of the antenna contacts was bent and not touching the backplate. I bent it back and I'm getting perfect signal. Thank you guys for the input and feedback!
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Dc4479 i need your help now lol @@
my s2 is having the same problem as yours .. but when i went in and check the string, it seems to be okay .they are both connected .. but after rebooting i still get the same signal as before .. why?
please help me