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Help! Sim card stuck in phine!

I just got a new inspire off Craigslist for only $280 (steal right) put my Sim in to test it out and its stuck. Given I'm coming from an iPhone 4 and using a micro Sim adapter that's probably why. I don't wanna just pull it out and ruin the connectors. I noticed the Sim slot seemes to be held down by only the back plate. Has anyone taken theirs apart? Can I just remove the back plate and lift the Sim directly out? If so what size torx will I need? I don't wanna break my phone especially for resale value at a later date. Someone please help
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jthornton71707 said:
I just got a new inspire off Craigslist for only $280 (steal right) put my Sim in to test it out and its stuck. Given I'm coming from an iPhone 4 and using a micro Sim adapter that's probably why. I don't wanna just pull it out and ruin the connectors. I noticed the Sim slot seemes to be held down by only the back plate. Has anyone taken theirs apart? Can I just remove the back plate and lift the Sim directly out? If so what size torx will I need? I don't wanna break my phone especially for resale value at a later date. Someone please help
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The micro sim must have slipped out of the adapter a bit and is now catching one of the prongs on the phone. I had this happen to me on my Captivate once and used a tiny screwdriver to push the pins back on the phone to slip the adapter out. I don't have my Inspire yet but from the pictures I've seen of the sim slot you may not be able to do what I did. Good luck.

I've actually used a pencil eraser to get sim cards out. The eraser actually gets some pretty good traction.

A pencil eraser? How does that work?
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Take it in to the att store. I'm sure you're not the first.
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Aluminum foil to fix sim tray?

I have 2 broken pins inside the sim card slot on my nexus s. I've read on some websites over the internet and even someone on xda that they were able to fix it by using aluminum foil. Does anybody actually know how to get this to work?

danielrod said:
I have 2 broken pins inside the sim card slot on my nexus s. I've read on some websites over the internet and even someone on xda that they were able to fix it by using aluminum foil. Does anybody actually know how to get this to work?
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Lol xD it is all about conductivity. You could do it with a paperclip maybe? Just make sure that whatever conducting material you use it makes contact with the right spots.
But how did you manage to do that anyway? XD
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danielrod said:
I have 2 broken pins inside the sim card slot on my nexus s. I've read on some websites over the internet and even someone on xda that they were able to fix it by using aluminum foil. Does anybody actually know how to get this to work?
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Fold it in a tiny tiny slat of aluminum and press it where the pins were. Usually the pin wont break perfectly clean so you should be able to make contact still.
Once that is in, slide the SIM in. Voilà.

Replace Broken Sim Card Holder

How hard is it to replace a broken Sim holder? You can buy the daughter board online which has the Sim holder & MicroSD slot, but I haven't been able to find a video online that shows anyone removing or replacing it. How is the daughter board held on to the main board? One online store shows what looks to be a piece of double sided tape stuck to the back of the part.
Thanks

It should be hard man be gentle take your time and should replace nice and easy
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Care to elaborate why it should be hard, is there soldering involved?
Thanks

I meant shouldn't my bad I don't pay attention that late lol
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SIM eject tool

Just curious, for those who remove their SIM card frequently (eg; frequent travellers, have multiple SIMs), do you carry your original Nexus 5 SIM ejector tool around with you?
Being an iPhone user for years, I never had to worry as I can find paperclips pretty easily and they do the job... but on the Nexus 5, the hole for the SIM eject tool is so tiny...

i have successfully used cheap toothpicks that you buy from a grocery store.

I used a paperclip at times but was afraid of it breaking some times so I carry a Sim tool ejector right behind my case its very thin and I don't notice any bulk on it
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akmsr said:
i have successfully used cheap toothpicks that you buy from a grocery store.
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Toothpick? I thought toothpicks are usually thicker than paperclips?
markdapimp said:
I used a paperclip at times but was afraid of it breaking some times so I carry a Sim tool ejector right behind my case its very thin and I don't notice any bulk on it
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The paperclips I have don't seem to fit...

I keep the tool from the N5 and the one from the Moto X on a keyring and keep them in a zipper pouch in which I also keep whatever phone I'm not using at the time, along with extra sim adapters. I swap between the two phones almost daily so I keep everything safe, handy, and in one spot.

I use the pin in my pocket knife. Seems to work fine, although you have to check them in when flying obviously.
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A staple pin will work too.

andretan said:
Toothpick? I thought toothpicks are usually thicker than paperclips?
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the tip is usually very thin for couple of millimeters. thats all you need anyway.

Is the Micro SD holder not flush with the side?

After putting in a card, it seems that my holder sticks out just a fraction, and I was wondering if it always did this. The SIM door is completely flush.
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TheBiles said:
After putting in a card, it seems that my holder sticks out just a fraction, and I was wondering if it always did this. The SIM door is completely flush.
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Mine seems to sit just as flush as the SIM door.

Nope. Mine sits flush
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Mine is flush.

My sim is flush, sd card is slightly inverted. It all depends on how much you press the button down.
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mine is flush