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SIM card too short

Hi guys,
I've just received my Nexus (under the Christmas tree). Obviously, I tried to put my handmade cut SIM Card, but it's too short. As I'm in holiday, isn't there anyway to make my Nexus recognize it ? (See Pics) I'll buy a new one later but I'd like to have a phone during these holidays,
Thanks a lot
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You could try to insert it and see what happens .

I obviously tried, but the SIM Card isn't detected.
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we are on the same boat. I don't think there's any other way other than getting a replacement sim.

Check whether you are inserting SIM from right side
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Try putting a small spacer in the back of the sim. For the live of all things Android don't put something that will fall out and get lodged.
I have a Micro sim in my Galaxy Nexus without an adapter with no issues at all. I just centered it. The connectors themselves are the correct size, just centering it is the trick
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Another tip for you: after inserting the sim card, reboot your device. It won't detect a new sim when it's on.
If it doesn't work, take the sim out, wiggle it a little, and put it back in, and reboot again. This is how I eventually got it to work after a lot of encouragement from a friend, and after at least ten times of trying . I'm assuming you're putting the card in in the right way, but just to confirm: the chip side of the sim should go towards the back of the phone.

So I,m indeed putting it the good way.
Then I'll try tickling it to make it work
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Edit : is the chip more toward the center of the phone or toward the outside ?

thehunt33r said:
So I,m indeed putting it the good way.
Then I'll try tickling it to make it work
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Edit : is the chip more toward the center of the phone or toward the outside ?
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It depends on the device. The Galaxy Nexus needs to sit about 1/3 down and slightly to the left.
I'd find a picture of a normal sim and compare it to yours and find where your missing the gap
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thehunt33r said:
So I,m indeed putting it the good way.
Then I'll try tickling it to make it work
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Edit : is the chip more toward the center of the phone or toward the outside ?
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Here's a picture of a regular micro sim in my sim tray. It should help with positioning your chip. You can also put some tape (the thin stuff, like this) on the tray, then position the sim card on it at the right spot. It won't be able to move because of the tape.

vindikleuk said:
Here's a picture of a regular micro sim in my sim tray. It should help with positioning your chip. You can also put some tape (the thin stuff, like this) on the tray, then position the sim card on it on the right spot. It won't be able to move because of the tape.
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I feel that every SIM card has it's own positioning of the golden plates. Mines was more towards the top left edge of the card. Not all of them are done equally.

zephiK said:
I feel that every SIM card has it's own positioning of the golden plates. Mines was more towards the top left edge of the card. Not all of them are done equally.
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Yeah but they should all be fairly universal. Otherwise adapters wouldn't work
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altimax98 said:
Yeah but they should all be fairly universal. Otherwise adapters wouldn't work
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Probably. When I was cutting my regular-sized SIM and compared it to another regular sized (wanted to try the cut on a extra SIM card i had laying around before I did it to my real one first) and noticed the two gold were on different parts of the card.
Worked fine for me on the cut though.

Just cut one good, the chip was bigger than mine and longer but it fits and works. Still, I have to try to put mine
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thehunt33r said:
Just cut one good, the chip was bigger than mine and longer but it fits and works. Still, I have to try to put mine
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Best of luck

Fixed took me a bit but I did it with tape.
When I'll come back I'll get a true micro Sim
Thanks to all
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How about just using the micro Sim that comes with the phone.
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anoymonos said:
How about just using the micro Sim that comes with the phone.
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Im not sure whether you got it from the store but by buying the phone from the play store doesn't include a sim card in the box.
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Exactly, no Micro SIM coming with it.
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Exactly, no Micro SIM coming with it.
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Holy fail Google. So they expect all of us to cut our old Sim card to fit their device, how professional not to mention that a lot of old Sim cards are not even considered 4G. I bought mine from a retail store and I made sure the phone came with a sim
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Black rubber end of my sim tray fell off!

I ejected my SIM tray and was pulling it off, and the black plastic/rubber piece on the end of the SIM tray pulled off. Now you pretty much require a pair of tweezers to pull the SIM tray out of the phone.
Anybody experience this? Only thing I can think of is calling LG and asking them to give me a new SIM tray?

Can you glue it back on?
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could you post a pic of it ?

Super glue is your friend, OP.

I'll post a pic tomorrow. Super glue might work but I can't even get it to sit back evenly on the little metal tray.
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AW: Black rubber end of my sim tray fell off!
Better call LG or the Google support before you glue the simtray inside the phone
(Happened to me once with an old Nokia)
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phositadc said:
I'll post a pic tomorrow. Super glue might work but I can't even get it to sit back evenly on the little metal tray.
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Call lg they might send you a new sim tray

XeLLaR* said:
Better call LG or the Google support before you glue the simtray inside the phone
(Happened to me once with an old Nokia)
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Hahaha! That's why you let it dry overnight. That's really funny. I bet you didn't think so at the time, though!

Here's the pic. Called Google store and they said it's a cosmetic defect and they won't fix. Told me I can call LG to see if they will give me a new SIM tray. Otherwise I'm outta luck. Not impressed.
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The slightest bit of crazy glue will fix that right up.

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The slightest bit of crazy glue will fix that right up.
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Problem is, I can't get it to sit properly on the metal tray. There are little ridges that the tray apparently inserts into, but they seem misaligned.
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Gap between top bezel and glass

Is this the way the phone is supposed to be? There's a small gap between the top part of the bezel where it meets the glass. I try to keep my phone clean all the time but there are quite a few lint pieces and grime stuck in that gap. The bottom of the phone is tight. Never dropped it. It is an RMA
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I think you can snap it back. Press it gently and it'll close.
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Pics?
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melcali said:
Pics?
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Will post pics when I get to a camera
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scream4cheese said:
I think you can snap it back. Press it gently and it'll close.
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Tried pressing on it. Didn't work. Thanks though
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As you can see the bottom is tight with no gap. The top has a big enough gap for dirt and debris and no way to get it out.
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Definitely not normal, you should probably RMA again if you can't fix it by simple means like the one posted above

Nigeldg said:
Definitely not normal, you should probably RMA again if you can't fix it by simple means like the one posted above
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Thanks for your reply. All this time I thought it was normal
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I have no gap on the top or bottom, and neither do any of the 5 others I know with N4s so yeah, RMA.

send that gaping gap back, son!
...before you get tiny creature eggs in them

Called google play customer service and started the RMA process. Thanks guys
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Not going well with my RMA. This was customer service response :
"Thanks for contacting Google. The*specialists*has informed me that the*gaps are to allow for expansion of the glass due to varying temperature and is an intended part of the design.
If you have any*further*questions please feel free to*respond*to this email."
Can some of you guys take some photos of your phones so I can send this robot? Any other suggestions?
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Dude, I think even with photos, you would be hard pressed to change their mind. Cosmetic faults are always put down as subjective and not worthy of replacement. You should have told them that you were experiencing some technical fault i.e. frequent dropped calls.
If you aren't successful this time round, RMA it again with such an excuse...
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esskayy said:
Dude, I think even with photos, you would be hard pressed to change their mind. Cosmetic faults are always put down as subjective and not worthy of replacement. You should have told them that you were experiencing some technical fault i.e. frequent dropped calls.
If you aren't successful this time round, RMA it again with such an excuse...
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We'll see how it goes
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I have the same issue but my gaps are much bigger and go throughout the whole screen. Dust and stuff goes in it. The front camera has a dark overlay whenever i use it due to all the dust that has gotten in there. I would RMA it but i bought it off a friend and im not sure if they want to accept it.
Here is a picture of a white door that i took outside using the front camera.
http://alienroms.com/IMG_20130502_194637.jpg
Its very dark and it has a weird dark overlay at the top.

[Q] Will Google RMA if screen was replaced?

I replaced my screen. And now I am experiencing problems with battery life, and in need of an RMA. My question is how closely does Google look at the device that are shipped back, will they notice that the screen was replaced? I also forgot to put back the blue tab that was connecting the battery and holding the antenna down in place. Will they take the phone apart and find out I had disasebmled it? Also there is a small gap at the bottom between the bezel and the left screw. I think its due to one of the clips not connecting correctly. I could probably fix all those things but I lost my T6 screw driver, so should I worry about any of those things?
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Not sure how picky Google is, but I sent a MyTouch slide into T-Mobile with the screen replaced, they noticed. I have no idea how, I put it all back together. I also recently sent my Nexus 4 in to Asurion for a replacement, the screen went wacky and I opened it to see if it was a loose connection. They didn't notice that.
Honestly you won't know until you try.

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Not sure how picky Google is, but I sent a MyTouch slide into T-Mobile with the screen replaced, they noticed. I have no idea how, I put it all back together. I also recently sent my Nexus 4 in to Asurion for a replacement, the screen went wacky and I opened it to see if it was a loose connection. They didn't notice that.
Honestly you won't know until you try.
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Thank you for that answer that's why I would like to know if anyone has already tried this
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Anyone??
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Help me
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Missing Sim Card Tray

Hey everyone i'm I just got a Nexus 4 from a friend and noticed the Sim card tray was missing. Is there a way for me to use the phone now with out the tray? I'm trying to find a local cellphone repair shop locally to see if they have any Nexus parts but i haven't been lucky so far. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

i would suggest you try ebay, a friend of mine who somehow broke his tray found one there...

Buy it from ebay or othr e sites... Its common sense bro hw a person insert sim wthout tray???? And it cnt v solve by downloadng any apps.. Lol
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parveen75 said:
Buy it from ebay or othr e sites... Its common sense bro hw a person insert sim wthout tray???? And it cnt v solve by downloadng any apps.. Lol
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you typing is making me laugh lol, i love it (please dont take it serously, i know you are using a phone)
now for ot:
duck tape and a piece of paper
or just use without a sim
or just cut a sim but with a bit more size so it takes same space as the tray

opssemnik said:
you typing is making me laugh lol, i love it (please dont take it serously, i know you are using a phone)
now for ot:
duck tape and a piece of paper
or just use without a sim
or just cut a sim but with a bit more size so it takes same space as the tray
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Hahaha thx... Lol.. U cn undrstnd its hard to type full sentnce on mble...
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Whatever you do don't insert the SIM without the tray. You will instantly regret it because:
A) mobile won't see it so you won't have network
B) it will be hard as **** to take it out again.
I did it once by stupidity and spent 20 minutes sweating and battling with 2 needles to get it out.