Curious if anyone else had their sim card pre-installed in the note 3. Also seems it cant be removed. Tried pressing on it next step pliers...
agentxavier said:
Curious if anyone else had their sim card pre-installed in the note 3. Also seems it cant be removed. Tried pressing on it next step pliers...
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yes mine was preinstalled, and a pain to remove, had to use a knife to stab it and remove it...just tossed it since i had no need for it
dontbehatin45 said:
yes mine was preinstalled, and a pain to remove, had to use a knife to stab it and remove it...just tossed it since i had no need for it
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Had no need for it???? If your on Verizon the phone is NOT going to work without it... If you bought it to use the Sim card slot then why not just buy an actual gsm version
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I think he meant he was using the old sim from his old phone not the new one
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Mine came out easy
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hyelton said:
Had no need for it???? If your on Verizon the phone is NOT going to work without it... If you bought it to use the Sim card slot then why not just buy an actual gsm version
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lol i just used my sim card from my S3
dontbehatin45 said:
yes mine was preinstalled, and a pain to remove, had to use a knife to stab it and remove it...just tossed it since i had no need for it
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i used a knife as well lol, needed the number off it to get the new sim activated on it.
I used tweezers to remove it from the phone
Yeah you def need that card if you're on Verizon. I was having problems because I took my sim out of my note 2 and put it in my 3 and it wasn't working until 30 mins later I figured it out. As soon as you pick up or purchase the phone it auto stops your last sim.
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I have been using the sim card from my Verizon Galaxy nexus with no issues so far.
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Mine came with a sim removal tool or some such.
Yes, mine came with a SIM preinstalled. This phone is an absolute pain to remove the SIM from.
I used a small flathead screwdriver to remove it.
Tweezers.
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I just used the point of a knife to gently push down on the card and slid it out.
Guys can anyone confirm if the phone is unlocked?
I'm traveling soon to the caribbean and need it unlocked and UMTS 900 to use 3g.
monkey10120 said:
Yeah you def need that card if you're on Verizon. I was having problems because I took my sim out of my note 2 and put it in my 3 and it wasn't working until 30 mins later I figured it out. As soon as you pick up or purchase the phone it auto stops your last sim.
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I used the sim from my Note 2. Kept my unlimited data. Tossed the pre-installed one out.
Chocu1a said:
I used the sim from my Note 2. Kept my unlimited data. Tossed the pre-installed one out.
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I ordered mine from a local store and they needed your account to pre order. So as soon as they scanned it as picked up it was activated because I had no signal on my note 2. That's how I figured out was preactivated from the store
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You guys realize there's a SIM card removal tool in the box, right?
Granted, I couldn't figure out how to use the damned thing for a while. Ended up figuring it out though and using my old SIM.
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Yeah you def need that card if you're on Verizon. I was having problems because I took my sim out of my note 2 and put it in my 3 and it wasn't working until 30 mins later I figured it out. As soon as you pick up or purchase the phone it auto stops your last sim.
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That is not correct. I'm using the same SIM in my Note 3 that I used in my S4, Note 2, and GNex. The beauty of SIM swapping is awesome for phone addicts.
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Made sure my finger was dry then kept sliding my finger across the card really fast to create friction then it slid right out.
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I ordered a AT&T Straight Talk SIM card off of eBay. It was adversitied as brand new and the pictures showed the package as if it was in any store. It was shipped through the mail taped to a letter with instructions of activating it on an iPhone. It had the SIM card # and a Straight Talk "dummy" serial # to use. I figured I'd use it since it was there instead of my Nexus' serial #.
I went through the activation online and everything went smoothly. I did a factory reset on my phone, inserted the SIM card and went through the setup.
It's been about 4 hours now and I'm still getting no signal. I have tried different APN settings found on Google and forum search results on here and other tech forums. Still nothing? I even tried to set the settings in *#*#INFO#*#* to GSM only and LTE/GSM Auto but it will always reset to WCDMA preferred after resetting trying different APNs.
I called customer support twice. The first guy just did the "I need to gather your information" process for first callers then told me they're busy and to call back in 2-4 hours. The second time, a woman asked me to remove the battery while its still on. It took me about 15 minutes to explain to her that I have a Nexus 4 and not the "dummy" phone I activated with. She then told me there's nothing she can do because nothing problems show up on my account.
What do I do? You guys told me AT&T SIM cards still work, they're just not sold in stores. ;_;
I just activated another ST att Sim this morning..
Did you use the APN settings from the straight talk n4 thread ?
Also why would you use a dummy phone/ I have never did that.
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myturbo1 said:
I just activated another ST att Sim this morning..
Did you use the APN settings from the straight talk n4 thread ?
Also why would you use a dummy phone/ I have never did that.
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Link to the thread?
And Idk. Can I reactivate the SIM with another phone's serial #?
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Link to the thread?
And Idk. Can I reactivate the SIM with another phone's serial #?
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I believe so.. I changed allot of phones.
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Here is mine.
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I believe so.. I changed allot of phones.
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What are your APN settings? From reading, a lot say att.mvno or whatever no longer works.
Did you get the unlimited plan?
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Can you type it out? My iPhone can't do anything besides highlight the thumbnails.
Yes the $45 card.
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Yes the $45 card.
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You can't view the pictures ?
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You can't view the pictures ?
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I saved them. I input your settings. When I restart, it still says "NO SERVICE" then goes to "EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY"
I know it's not that I don't have service because I'm not even connected to the network and I still have no phone number in my phone details. But my account on the website shows my phone number and everything.
I guess I can buy another card and activate it again?
Sounds like a sim issue.
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I saved them. I input your settings. When I restart, it still says "NO SERVICE" then goes to "EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY"
I know it's not that I don't have service because I'm not even connected to the network and I still have no phone number in my phone details. But my account on the website shows my phone number and everything.
I guess I can buy another card and activate it again?
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Did you set APN to use (click circle) after save ?
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Does the sim from your iPhone work in the nexus ?
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Let me get on here.
It says I have no service when I start my phone.
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Did you set APN to use (click circle) after save ?
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Does the sim from your iPhone work in the nexus ?
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My iPhone is through Ntelos which is CDMA. I got the Nexus to get out of contract carriers. T-Mobile only has Edge/2G in my region so I ordered an ATT SIM off eBay.
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Try the Sim from your iPhone , if it's a mini
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It works in your iPhone ?
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Hello Guys... i have bought a at&t galaxy s4... the phone was locked to at&t i bougth an unlock code on ebay.. cuz i want to use the phone on t mobile... when i inserted a t mobile sim card.. the phone says no sim.. so i get a sim card from simplemobile then so i put simplemobile sim card and phone ask me for a unlock code i put the code i bougth on ebay.. and says unlock sucefully .. now i can use simplemobile... but when i try using my t mobile sim card the phone still saying no sim.. i also try my friends sim card he is using a S4 too... and still says no sim.. the i try my father's t mobile sim card and the same no sim
does anyone can help me please.. i have my plan whit t mobile.. i dont want to switch to simplemobile
The SIM card may be locked to the device it was activated on. I suggest going to a T-Mobile store to see if they can help.
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The SIM card may be locked to the device it was activated on. I suggest going to a T-Mobile store to see if they can help.
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i tried 3 sim card ... DId they lock all the sim cards?? .. thanks for the suggest i will go to t mobile today
It is likely that they lock the cards to the device that the card is activated with. It seems like it is the only possible reason that you can't use T-Mobile cards.
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I went to t-mobile. They tried another sim car and the phones was the same no sim... the said that the problem was with the phone cuz the sim cards are news and working on other phones... i dont know why the problem is only with t-mobile sim cards.. they say that if the phone was from t-mobile they could change me for another phone but it is at&t.... do u you think that it will be any problem if i go to at&t and tell the that my phone is unlocked but it doesnt read t-mobiles' sim cards
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They could help. Might as well try. It is a very weird situation. If other SIM cards are working with it, it shouldn't be the phone...
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Yes the problem is only with t-mobile... but i will take the phone to at&t tomorrow
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Is it possible that you didn't unlock all the bands on your device? There is a tutorial around here somewhere that shows how to unlock all the bands for use with absolutely any carrier. From my understanding it is different then just unlocking with a code.
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Yes but it should said invalid sim car or ask me for that code when i insert t-mobile sim card... but the phones says no sim.. it doesnt even read the sim.... and when u unlock with a code i think is like factory unlock cuz my father unlock his phone with a code and his phone works fine
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Is it possible that you didn't unlock all the bands on your device? There is a tutorial around here somewhere that shows how to unlock all the bands for use with absolutely any carrier. From my understanding it is different then just unlocking with a code.
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I went to t-mobile and at&t and they said that the problem was problably with the phone.. and they can do nothing to help me... so i sold the phone.. i will get another
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Can I use the sim card from my S3 in my S5 or is it better to use the sim card the S5 came with. Any benefits / drawbacks one way or the other?
(On AT&T)
Thanks
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Yeah, both are Micro SIMs you'll be able to just swap it over.
Thanks! That's what I figured. In the end, I had to call AT&T anyways to activate it, because I couldn't find the activation code in any of their emails, and they went with the "It's recommended to use the SIM card it came with" canned response, so I used it. That and I was talking to them with my old phone.
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Well I got very lucky. I tried the Good home trial program where they sent me 4 different versions of Glass with the prescription frames. The package list clearly mentioned that these were non working versions.
However...The good news. One of my units is working. I have a completely functioning Glass for $50. I wanted to be upfront with Google and let them know but they said it wouldn't work forever but it's been over a month and still working. It is version XE13 of the firmware and isn't updating to anything beyond that at this point. Everything else is okay...
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Well I got very lucky. I tried the Good home trial program where they sent me 4 different versions of Glass with the prescription frames. The package list clearly mentioned that these were non working versions.
However...The good news. One of my units is working. I have a completely functioning Glass for $50. I wanted to be upfront with Google and let them know but they said it wouldn't work forever but it's been over a month and still working. It is version XE13 of the firmware and isn't updating to anything beyond that at this point. Everything else is okay...
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You could try to manually flash a newer update. If I were you, I wouldn't tell Google .
Can you show some pictures from the four different Glasses with the usb ports? Google 'destroy' the usb ports, and send them out to the people who use the trial program.
the XE13 is a software update that never got released for the 'official' explorers.
Well they didn't destroy the USB enough on one. With the right combination of chargers and cable I can charge it. I don't think I am able to get a computer to recognize it so I have to play with that to get it to work to before I can flash it.
I wonder if the fact that it is XE13 is why it won't automatically update.
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all 4 of mine work but each one has its own problem, one holds battery but hard to see - one doesn't hold battery but has a great bright screen
the other 2 i haven't played with yet.
Have you connected to them via a phone etc
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Have you connected to them via a phone etc
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yeah they connect to the phone but they destroyed the connections that connect it to the computer
i gotta see where i can find a logic board if its cheap or see how i can fix these pins
Same problem I am having. I can get all the features to work but can't connect to the computer. Are you stuck on XE13 as well?
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inmnbob said:
Well I got very lucky. I tried the Good home trial program where they sent me 4 different versions of Glass with the prescription frames. The package list clearly mentioned that these were non working versions.
However...The good news. One of my units is working. I have a completely functioning Glass for $50. I wanted to be upfront with Google and let them know but they said it wouldn't work forever but it's been over a month and still working. It is version XE13 of the firmware and isn't updating to anything beyond that at this point. Everything else is okay...
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Has G contacted you in any way asking for them back? Or did they just charge you the $50?
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Well I got very lucky. I tried the Good home trial program where they sent me 4 different versions of Glass with the prescription frames. The package list clearly mentioned that these were non working versions.
However...The good news. One of my units is working. I have a completely functioning Glass for $50. I wanted to be upfront with Google and let them know but they said it wouldn't work forever but it's been over a month and still working. It is version XE13 of the firmware and isn't updating to anything beyond that at this point. Everything else is okay...
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So you kept the glasses and they only took $50 from your account nothing more?
That's correct. I also told them that I had a working Glass but they didn't seem to care so I figured my side of the street and conscious was clean.
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That's correct. I also told them that I had a working Glass but they didn't seem to care so I figured my side of the street and conscious was clean.
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and you kept the cases and everything. Do you think they will try to charge you full price eventually?
Nope. I got an email saying they were charging me $50
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Nope. I got an email saying they were charging me $50
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Can you please take a snapshot of the email if you don't mind because I might try this lol
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Well I got very lucky. I tried the Good home trial program where they sent me 4 different versions of Glass with the prescription frames. The package list clearly mentioned that these were non working versions.
However...The good news. One of my units is working. I have a completely functioning Glass for $50. I wanted to be upfront with Google and let them know but they said it wouldn't work forever but it's been over a month and still working. It is version XE13 of the firmware and isn't updating to anything beyond that at this point. Everything else is okay...
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Also how do you remove the clear lens?
I just left it
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oh ok. So any idea on how to charge the glass units because i have my try out kits.
larrygornick said:
When do you guys think Google will release these to the public? They've been in development for so long....
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Next year they have to because the competition is heating up quickly
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Good to hear it. The sooner they release it and the competition takes it's place, the price will hopefully go down to where it is slightly more affordable. I mean, really, no one needs these. They are almost always cosmetic and "cool" and I'll be much happier to buy something like this for fun when it doesn't cost more than a thousand dollars
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well you could sign up for the home trial program. then you will have 4 pairs of google glass (semi working) Then you let google charge you the $50 hold and sell the 4 pair on ebay then you will have more than enough for google glass or some spare cash.
I had success using an Apple USB charger and tried different types of cables until I got one to work
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In the process right now lol
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Hi all, I've owned my Nexus 4 for quite some time now but never really used it. Recently I dropped a weight on my Galaxy S4 and it shattered the screen. Thankfully I have this Nexus 4 as a back up... but when I tried to pop in the sim from my S4 (AT&T) into my Nexus 4, the phone doesn't recognize any sim card. Any ideas on how to make this work? (PS the sim used in the S4 fits perfectly into the Nexus 4 sim tray)
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Hi all, I've owned my Nexus 4 for quite some time now but never really used it. Recently I dropped a weight on my Galaxy S4 and it shattered the screen. Thankfully I have this Nexus 4 as a back up... but when I tried to pop in the sim from my S4 (AT&T) into my Nexus 4, the phone doesn't recognize any sim card. Any ideas on how to make this work? (PS the sim used in the S4 fits perfectly into the Nexus 4 sim tray)
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Whats the error you're getting on the nexus 4. Are you straight up getting no signal. No sim card detected?
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Whats the error you're getting on the nexus 4. Are you straight up getting no signal. No sim card detected?
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Yea straight up no sim card detected: emergency calls only. I just tried a new sim card from AT&T and that didn't work either. I think my device is faulty...
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Yea straight up no sim card detected: emergency calls only. I just tried a new sim card from AT&T and that didn't work either. I think my device is faulty...
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Is either the phone doesnt read sim cards anymore or the imei has been blocked. Check https://www.t-mobile.com/verifyIMEI.aspx or
http://swappa.com/esn
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Could also possibly be a sim issue that happened during the transfer. Low possibility though.
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