hi im due to buy an o2 xda executive heres what the guy has put in the advert
( It has one significant fault which means the phone functions do not work, as it has difficulty in recognising when a SIM card is inserted. I have used it with O2 and Vodafone SIMs and it was sold to me as unlocked, but most of the time now it says a SIM is not inserted, even when it is.)
what i want to know is does anyone know if this is a common problem and is it easy sorted is it ususaly software or hardware related and is it worth buying if the price is right then geting fixed or is it a problem easily sorted something i could do myself
btw i need help quick if possible before it sells
thanks
Talking about phones in general.. this is usualy a hardware problem.
Perhaps you could find out how old the unit is and (if under a year) claim off the warrenty?
thanks
ahhh cool thanks for your reply
i was just thinking the guy emailed me and said he reset the device to wipe all his info off it and now its showing that it has a sim card in it but he has done this before and it goes back to how it was (showing no sim card )
my question is wouldnt this point more towards a software problem rather than a hardware problem
help update please
right i got the thing now it wont work with an o2 sim
so i popped a vodaphone on in and it worked for a while
then i took sim out looked at sim holder and sim contacts and all looks perfect so i put the vodafone sim back in and im back to the invalid or missing sim card error what next guys ?
when the device boots up i get these three things on the screen
r 1.04.02
g 42.37.p8
d 1.13.82 wwe
i suppose thats the 3 things you were teling me about ?
could someone point me in the direction to the files i need and the order i need to put them on ?
and mabey a quick readthough or point me in the direction of a post relating to this problem
i get similar things when my xda boots too. I am pretty sure everyone does. Does it display an error message with the O2 sim in? Providing the phone is unlocked to all networks, this shouldnt cause a problem.
TBH I cant see that it not reading the sim could be a software problem (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). Even though the contacts look clean, you could try cleaning them anyway. I use the rubber-end of a pencil, or an elastic band if I cant find one. But dont go rubbing the contacts away altogether.. lol
ah right sorry ignore the (suppose thats the 3 things you were teling me about ?) bit in the post that bit was for another forum the reason why i typed all the info on where the thing boots up is because someone told me the radio may be corrupt and to reinstall or install the newest one so thats why i typed all that info and i was wondering where to get the files from in what order to do them and was there a sticky and where is my bloody pencil with a rubber on it !
Just to confirm, you ARE using a 3G sim, right? I don't think it works with normal sims
3g ?
no im not using a 3g sim but the vodafone one i tried worked for a while and that was not 3g i have also cleaned the sim card contacts and the phones contacts to no avail
i have also just unlocked it using the HTC_Universal_Radio_for_SIMunlock_v0.00.00 file
still wont recognise my sim
someone mentioned elsewhere that the radio stack was possibly messed up and i wouldnt be able to use the wireless connection ? but i can so that rules that out ? so its possbily hardware related but all looks ok inside
GaZ said:
Just to confirm, you ARE using a 3G sim, right? I don't think it works with normal sims
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FYI mine worked fine with a normal O2 sim, bar the 3G stuff ofc
suggestion
try putting a piece of paper between the sim and the battery to push it down a bit. Its a longshot but I know of someone who had a similar problem and it was solved like that.
Hi
That's right try to use a piece of paper stick right behind the sim card to push aginst the sim card to force a good contact, but before doing so try to use a Q tip and small amount of rubbing Alcohol to clean the sim slot metal contacts because from time to time the metal contact might being oxidize and preventing it from a good contact with the sim card. If after trying all this still not work than you might want to try flash it with a new Rom.
any ideas what next please
hi
i have tried the paper behind the sim i have tried the cleaning of the contacts and i have upgraded the radio so as the title says any ideas what to try next as none of thme make my universal think theres a sim in it it just says missing or invalid sim ?
also at the moment my radio is 00000000 so its unlocked but if iwanted to upgrade it whats the best one to upgrade too ?
is it either UNI_radio_1[1].08.00 or is it best to upgrade to UNI_radio_1[1].09.00
and what do i do with the nbf file ? is there an upgrade program please
update
hi all
today ithought i would try a vodaphone sim out of my works phone in the universal and after 3 resets it worked the phone kept a signal for about half an hour then went back to the invalid or missing sim error so i put it in flight mode then turned flight mode off and the thing worked for the next 5 hours but now after leaving it alone for half an hour im back to the error ?
anyone any ideas please
another update
hi
last night i flashed my universal with the sim card in and when it booted up the phone was working there was a strong signal e.c.t. it stayed on for hours but when i got up in the morning and checked it it said missing or invalid sim card so i put it in flight mode then turned flight mode off and it started working again it has now been on for like 3 hours so has anyone got any ideas why it keeps coming up with this missing or invalid simcard error because i would like to get it fixed
i havnt got a clue what im talking about but could it be the antenna or something ? or is there something else i could try
thanks for all your help so far
morestyles
cmon guys please
hasnt no one got any ideas ???????????
after i flashed it it can stay on for hours even the full day but then i get sim isnt inserted error
plz plz plz help !
Hi,
I bought a Qtek S100 from a friend a few days ago.
The problem is I can't recieve a network.
When i start the phone, I have to enter my pin code and I can see my contacts and everything works as normal. But when the phone searches for a network, after 5 seconds an exclamation mark appears next to the network-recieve-icon.
It says "no service".
So now I can't make a call of send a text message.
I tried soft and hard reset, trying all the settings, another sim card, but that all doesn't help.
What can I do about this?
Is my phone simlocked?
Please help
Jonas.
try to change a radio rom
how do you do that?
never heard of that
Are you using the same provider as your friend? Does your sim work ok with other phones? I guess that it's sim-locked. Try borrowing a sim from another friend whose provider is the same from whom you bought the unit.
hello guys,iam from india using atom pure.nowadays iam facing a very critical problem,my phone automatically receives the incoming calls without any notification sound.the caller talks nd after the call is ended from his side,then my phone shows a missed call notification.i had even tried hard reseting my atom nd also tried to upgrade from wm5 to wm6,but the prblm still persists.the strange thing is that when i put my friends sim card into it,everything works fine,the only different thing in my sim card is gprs service activated in my sim.plz help me guyssssssssssssssss
suggestion
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Hi Every1!!
I have used HTC Tytn with Windows Mobile 5 previously... today I have bought another one with windows mobile 6 professional...
It was prefectly alright... I tried GPRS/Edge... Msging... Calling... Everything....
I tried to install persian language... it asks for reset... I do it... and after that my HTC stops at Windows mobile logo for a long time... I reset thrice and then take out the battery pack... remove SD Card... Remove Sim... and it works...
But after that when i have inserted sim it shows No service...
Although i have tried to change the automatic network selection to manual from Start> Settings> Personal> Phone> Network
It shows all the services availble in my country but when i select the one i am using.. It first shows the message box registring sim on the network.. and then the same error...
I have tried multiple sims but not a single sim works.. while the same sims are working absouletly great in the other sets
Can any body help me to solve this problem...
I guess it is due to windows mobile 6... can any body guide me how to uninstall wm6 and install wm5!!
If you bought the Hermes 2nd hand it could have been reported stolen meaning that you won't get it working on the network. It may also be locked but I'd suggest checking with your network if it has been reported stolen. You'll need the IMEI number, dial *#06# to get it.
If its not you could try to sim unlock it.
Cheers...
but i m able to recive msgs on that sim... how is that possible if set is blocked??....
I have searched on the internet.... this problem also arises to other uers who upgraded from WM 5 to WM 6.. thats why i have thought that this problem is due to WM 6..
Any body guide me how to unistall WM6 and install WM5
i bought a motorola charm on ebay and it says its unlocked and one of the sim pin was broken . will firstly when i switch it on its says insert sim card so i manage to open the phone and solder the sim pin which was broken . and then again i put n my sim and still if says insert sim card . is there any ways around to access teh phone coz its not letting me go in the menu . if any one could help me on this it would be geat .
i have some pics of the board of where the problem is near teh sim pins . any help would be great
please isnt there anyone who had a problem like this . service manual if anyone have will also be great . please help any info would be greatful
hi
ok . if any one could help me bypass the insert sim card .i have used mutiple sim cards it says the same. on phone power up it shows moto blur account for less then 2 seconds then back to emergency calls only l no sim card .can anyone help me to bypass this atleast . maybe will just use this phone for games and music .