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[Q] Verizon Play SIM card slot

So, I have the xperia play on Verizon. It most definitely does have a slot for a SIM card, just underneath the sd card slot. There is a piece of plastic glued in place over it blocking its use. Anybody know what its use is for? If this phone was unlocked, could it be a world phone? Anybody know anything yet?
Thanks.

Maybe it's just that they use the same housing as for the normal version but there is no working electronics.

ace518 said:
So, I have the xperia play on Verizon. It most definitely does have a slot for a SIM card, just underneath the sd card slot. There is a piece of plastic glued in place over it blocking its use. Anybody know what its use is for? If this phone was unlocked, could it be a world phone? Anybody know anything yet?
Thanks.
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Well go ahead and take that little piece of plastic off and try a Sim card, it has to be for a Sim cause that's what mine has, the Sim right under the sd card
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just checked, must be disabled in the firmware cuz it has the pins to use it, but doesn't register anything when i put a sim card in it.
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thorpe24 said:
just checked, must be disabled in the firmware cuz it has the pins to use it, but doesn't register anything when i put a sim card in it.
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you should try flashing a generic rom like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097591
maybe it'll enable gsm?

protozoa said:
you should try flashing a generic rom like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097591
maybe it'll enable gsm?
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Well, if we can load a generic firmware, we might get it activated. Then we could get an EMEI number to unlock the bootloader. In the mean time... bootloader is still locked so we can't flash nothing on it.

also if you look at the back there is a black sticker to the right of the cam it looks like the same conector that the thunderbolt uses to connect to the batty cover for its 4g signal could it be able to upgrade to 4g with the sim slot and the external conector
update: pulled off the sticker more i was wrong its the vibrate motor it looked like a connector with the tape half off

My wife broke my Galaxy note

So my wife wanted to shove her iphone microsim into my phone because her phone was out of battery, and for some reason the micro sim tray got caught in the sim connector slot. I was not able to get it out gently. I finally yanked it out, and I now broke off a tiny bit of the connector.
I have found this http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-note-sim-connector/ for sale and was wondering if I should attempt to do this myself.
Has anyone had any experience with this repair? I have been trying to look for something online that features a tear down, but I have not found anything that involves the sim connector.

i couldn't stop laughing...last week my wife tried to do same with my note, thankfully i had seen her and stopped it..
better give it to service center, enough damage is already done

Sounds like it was you who wrecked it by yanking. Don't blame your wife!
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i did the same yesterday i took it to samsung service center, it will take one working day to be fixed, they will change the connector for 40$, going to collect it tomorrow.
update: they just called me, gonna collect it now.

suomaf said:
So my wife wanted to shove her iphone microsim into my phone because her phone was out of battery, and for some reason the micro sim tray got caught in the sim connector slot. I was not able to get it out gently. I finally yanked it out, and I now broke off a tiny bit of the connector.
I have found this http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-note-sim-connector/ for sale and was wondering if I should attempt to do this myself.
Has anyone had any experience with this repair? I have been trying to look for something online that features a tear down, but I have not found anything that involves the sim connector.
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Hah Dude! I had the EXACT SAME THING. The goddamn thing got stuck, i got mad and ripped it out. The pin (middle on) broke off and then the phone did not recognize my sim card.
I was so mad cuz it was the first day I had the phone.
Anyway, just return it to samsung repair center.. they fixed mine for free.
State something in the lines of ''When I placed the simcard I noticed it wasn't recognized. When I removed the simcard, it turned out the middle pin was missing''
Multibillion dollar company, they won't look any further and replace ur phone.
Goodluck.

so u havent told us if your wife is still alive xD
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so basically you pulled it out and damaged it but blame the wife for putting a microsim in there.....right

I did the same thing on my old Nexus S and sent it to Samsung to repair. Got it back last week. I was messing with my phones and switching Sims and got frustrated and yanked it out therefore breaking the Sim tray connectors.
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LOL you guys...
What did you expect ?

Just go ahead and send your phone back to Samsung and your wife (soon to ex-wife because of "random" kidnapping) off to Siberia where she'll learn NEVER to touch a mans phone... ever (unless it's to say how big it is then promptly put it down).
on a side note I heard transporting human bodies is quite cheap, as long as you ship in bulk

Hehe I am not blaming the wife per se, I have gone and bought the replacement sim connector. It's less than a buck, so I just bought 2 just in case it happens again.
I am in a country where service center or warranties are just not possible. So its pretty much diy and buyer beware.
If I get it and don't stuff it up, will update with photos.
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Same exact case here. Last week. Living in Spain. I had to send it to the Samsung Care Center in Pontevedra. 27€, but i had it back in one day.
This bloody pins are made of butter. Don't worry you'll get it fixed.

k!DDa said:
so u havent told us if your wife is still alive xD
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LOL

suomaf, replace it yourself. Galaxy S, Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note are pretty easy to disassembling. Here is video tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFDr3PQMTxw

oh sure the phone is easy to disassemble but replacing the sim tray is not as easy as it is being talked about on here...
if samsung wont do it... pm me i can fix it..ive already done 2 from members on xda and i promise it was as good or better than samsung....
and for those who think its like older galaxys that was a separate unit that plugged in..not this one its soldered to the board and it is in quite tight quarters...
just trying to help avoid a catastrophe and give someone an option that might not have been there... btw i have 22 yrs board level repair experience just for any that might be thinking i didnt know what i was talking about...

Lmfao: D
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I nearly had the same happen to me the other day ! obviously quite a common occurrence. I was removing the Micro SIM holder, it got halfway out and then the Micro SIM fell out of the holder and the Holder was catching on something - fortunately I guessed what was going on here so was VERY careful - I managed to get the SIM back into the holder then slot the whole thing back in , then remove it again (easy once the SIM was in place )
Bloody glad I was on the ball and didn't just give it a sharp tug now I've read this !

samsung service center location in US
Hi,
Can you tell me where the Samsung service location is? I am in SF bay area. I have the same problem on my international version (N7000). I would rather have it repaired at a Samsung location instead of some cell phone shops that only know how to replace iphone screens.
$40 seems very reasonable.
Thanks in advance.
1902 said:
i did the same yesterday i took it to samsung service center, it will take one working day to be fixed, they will change the connector for 40$, going to collect it tomorrow.
update: they just called me, gonna collect it now.
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My wife saw me reading this on my galaxy and we both laughed. I she is not touching this phone lol
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getharoon said:
My wife saw me reading this on my galaxy and we both laughed. I she is not touching this phone lol
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I was going to post and i read yours +1
My girl touches my note and she gets a nice firm pimp slap! Baby powder and all
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LG Nexus 4 Sim Card Problem

Hey guys, just yesterday i recieved my LG Nexus 4, and i inserted my sim card, which i had cut to fit in the micro sim tray(with a micro sim cutter). The problem is that the phone can't recognize it. It says "No Sim Card". I tried other sims too but still the same. When i try with an AT&T sim however, the phone can recognize it. I know you are gonna say it's locked. But it's factory unlocked, straight from google. I also tried to unlock it in case it was really locked, but this "secret" code: 2945#*960#, doesn't seem to working. Any help?
Thanks in advance.

I had the same issue too when I cut a T-Mobile sim. What I did to solve the issue is I looked at the back of the att sim where the gold plate is. I noticed three lines scratched on from where the phones contact pins touch the gold plate. I then looked at the cut up T-Mobile sim and noticed it only had 2 lines scratched on it. Meaning a third pin was not touching the gold plate leading to no service. What I did was try to file the sim even more and made sure the gold plate on the cut up sim was in the same place as the att's plate. Also look at where the att's plate is while in the sim tray to get an idea of where the contact pins are. I ended up having an even smaller sim and had to cut a piece of an extra sim and placing it in the tray so the sim wouldn't slide around when in the phone. Never had an issue since.
Hope this helps.

dougiefresh36 said:
I had the same issue too when I cut a T-Mobile sim. What I did to solve the issue is I looked at the back of the att sim where the gold plate is. I noticed three lines scratched on from where the phones contact pins touch the gold plate. I then looked at the cut up T-Mobile sim and noticed it only had 2 lines scratched on it. Meaning a third pin was not touching the gold plate leading to no service. What I did was try to file the sim even more and made sure the gold plate on the cut up sim was in the same place as the att's plate. Also look at where the att's plate is while in the sim tray to get an idea of where the contact pins are. I ended up having an even smaller sim and had to cut a piece of an extra sim and placing it in the tray so the sim wouldn't slide around when in the phone. Never had an issue since.
Hope this helps.
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Hmm... the problem is that the sims are working fine in other phones, like iPhone or HTC. Only with the nexus, the sims don't work.

You screwed the sim card when u cut it.
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yogeshmha said:
You screwed the sim card when u cut it.
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Actually not. Because with iPhone and other phones, the sim is working 100%

~STiX~ said:
Hey guys, just yesterday i recieved my LG Nexus 4, and i inserted my sim card, which i had cut to fit in the micro sim tray(with a micro sim cutter). The problem is that the phone can't recognize it. It says "No Sim Card". I tried other sims too but still the same. When i try with an AT&T sim however, the phone can recognize it. I know you are gonna say it's locked. But it's factory unlocked, straight from google. I also tried to unlock it in case it was really locked, but this "secret" code: 2945#*960#, doesn't seem to working. Any help?
Thanks in advance.
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How long do you leave the sims in the phone for? ANd do you restart the phone I guess after you swapped the sim? When switching sims for me it takes a good minute or two to recognise the sim card for me. The iphone was pretty quick at recognising a new sim.

~STiX~ said:
Actually not. Because with iPhone and other phones, the sim is working 100%
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But it's not cut well enough to work with the N4. Others have had this same problem. Maybe the N4 is just more demanding of the exact placement of the SIM chip?
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dddennizzz said:
How long do you leave the sims in the phone for? ANd do you restart the phone I guess after you swapped the sim? When switching sims for me it takes a good minute or two to recognise the sim card for me. The iphone was pretty quick at recognising a new sim.
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hmm well, to be honest to make the AT&T sim to work with the phone, first i turn off the phone then insert the sim and turn it on again. But for some reason that doesn't work with other sims even when letting the phone for minutes to recognize the sim(s).

steviewevie said:
But it's not cut well enough to work with the N4. Others have had this same problem. Maybe the N4 is just more demanding of the exact placement of the SIM chip?
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Hmm that's a good theory i guess, i will go tomorrow to my provider to ask for a new one and will keep you inform

Tape
This could solve your issue:
Zttp://blog.lazut.in/2013/10/nexus-4-sim-card-problems.html
(I typed Z instead of h in http due to this forum limitations for users with less than 10 posts, just type it correctly)
Probably the contacts are touching somewhere the frame and are being short circuited.
Yust apply a bit of tape.

diciassei said:
This could solve your issue:
Zttp://blog.lazut.in/2013/10/nexus-4-sim-card-problems.html
(I typed Z instead of h in http due to this forum limitations for users with less than 10 posts, just type it correctly)
Probably the contacts are touching somewhere the frame and are being short circuited.
Yust apply a bit of tape.
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That worked for me. Saved me so much frustration. Thanks much.

Recieved my Z1 today with Sim card slot issue

Received my Z1 today got it fully charged up went to insert a sim card pulled the tray it got stuck a little and when I pulled the tray out I noticed a broken prong came out with the tray an the phone won't read a sim card...great...
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ajbattaglia83 said:
Received my Z1 today got it fully charged up went to insert a sim card pulled the tray it got stuck a little and when I pulled the tray out I noticed a broken prong came out with the tray an the phone won't read a sim card...great...
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Wow, thats gotta hurt

Devastating
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The tray does come out all the way FYI.

Yea it felt like when I pulled the tray out it was stuck on a prong and pulled it out as well
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Thought mine broke off at first too. Went back in fine though.

Same thing happened to me! I just emailed Sony to see what we can do about it. Maybe they have a repair department. It might be a widespread issue/ design flaw.

[email protected] said:
Same thing happened to me! I just emailed Sony to see what we can do about it. Maybe they have a repair department. It might be a widespread issue/ design flaw.
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I think its supossed to come out all the way.
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http://userguide.sonymobile.com/referrer.php?region=gb&product=xperia-z1#!Assembly.html
Skimmed the instructions in above link.
"Using a fingernail, pull out the micro SIM card holder.
Place the micro SIM card on the holder, with the gold-coloured contacts on the micro SIM card facing up.
Insert the micro SIM card holder back into the device. "
What got me was their word of caution "Inserting the micro SIM card into the device without the SIM card holder could damage your micro SIM card or your device, and Sony Mobile does not warrant and will not be responsible for any damage caused by such action."
How could you put the sim card in without the sim card holder without taking it out completely. If I did break it, Oh well, it works just fine when I put it back into the phone with the tray.
TO THE OP: Try a new sim and/or APN settings

got my z1 yesterday brock the prongs in the phone sim slot so same thing had to go though the insurance as cpw would not replace it so not used it yet being replaced tomorrow my fault.so told cpw this is going to be a problem now iam not the only one thats done dont feel a complet twat now

Video for Xperia Z, (Precursor to Z1) has the same design.
I'm pretty positive it is supposed to come out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9vL0jzvUjxc#t=77

My tray got stuck also, I didn't removed it, I just insered the sim card without removing the tray, it works but I guess I have the issue too...

Z1 sim card issue
Hi, I also have a problem with sim card slot. I was wondering if it is possible to replace just the sim card slot (not the whole motherboard)?

Vela001 said:
Hi, I also have a problem with sim card slot. I was wondering if it is possible to replace just the sim card slot (not the whole motherboard)?
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Just send ti back to Sony via warranty. They will decide what to do.
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ajbattaglia83 said:
Received my Z1 today got it fully charged up went to insert a sim card pulled the tray it got stuck a little and when I pulled the tray out I noticed a broken prong came out with the tray an the phone won't read a sim card...great...
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In your case I will sent it back to Sony saying the sim do not work. They will repair the phone under warranty.

eclyptos said:
In your case I will sent it back to Sony saying the sim do not work. They will repair the phone under warranty.
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Don't worry, OP was from Sept '13. @Vela001 is just necromancing.

I am currently in the process of replacing my sim card holder internals, it is a bad design and quite fragile, ordered the part online still waiting for it to arrive, had to improvise in the mean time with a soldering iron

xasbo said:
Don't worry, OP was from Sept '13. @Vela001 is just necromancing.
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Ok, I just take the opportunity to answer at both.

Geoffxx said:
I am currently in the process of replacing my sim card holder internals, it is a bad design and quite fragile, ordered the part online still waiting for it to arrive, had to improvise in the mean time with a soldering iron
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Did you take photos? It would be nice to document the repair process.

XPERIA z1 sim card slot broken
Hey....
I have the same issue with my XPERIA Z1...:crying:
Did you get the solution for yours???

Looks like I have the same issue, and now I have a totally stuck sim tray (I had stupidly put a micro to mini sim adapter in the tray empty, which I think caught the leads even more).
I have no idea how to get it out now. Any forcing will probably totally break it (if it isn't broken already).
Wow what a stupid design.
(Any thoughts on how I can get this out? Can I open up the whole device?)

fuzzycuffs said:
Looks like I have the same issue, and now I have a totally stuck sim tray (I had stupidly put a micro to mini sim adapter in the tray empty, which I think caught the leads even more).
I have no idea how to get it out now. Any forcing will probably totally break it (if it isn't broken already).
Wow what a stupid design.
(Any thoughts on how I can get this out? Can I open up the whole device?)
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you will be very lucky not to have bent the sim tray contacts - the damage will have been done going in not out, you will have to use a little force to remove what you have stuck in there - fingers cross the contact pins are still intact though I doubt it
The sim holder can be bought on ebay for about $5 and it can be resoldered into place, removal of the mother board will be required which is about a 1/3 disassembly - back cover off - plastic frame removed 8 screws - battery out - all connectors and camera removed - MB removed - replace sim holder, you can basically forget about the waterproof after all that - but you will have a fully working Z1 - you can buy all the seals on ebay - back cover is all you need and it is important because it protects the camera from flash bleed

S6 edge sim slot broken

SAMSUNG SIM SLOT BROKEN
How can Samsung use some CHEAP PLASTIC on this expensive flagship?
Some other manufacturers are using metal and Samsung came up with the idea of using CHEAP PLASTIC.
I just bought this device and have lot of issues with it, the device overheat even after downloading all available updates.
Please guy take note when replacing your sim on your device to avoid breaking the CHEAP PLASTIC.
STILL WAITING FOR SAMSUNG CARE TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK ON THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. I GUESS THIS WILL BE MY LAST SAMSUNG DEVICE.

Yeah when I saw it was made out of plastic, I wondered why. The iPhone 4 had it out of metal, they should have made it out of metal as well.

Chill dude, its just the sim tray. Slap a case on it and you're are golden.

True that. How often do you take your sim out and put it back in? Its a smartphone, you will have to handle it with care often or else if your usage is that rough, ask the mobile shop owner to get it fully setup for you, put an otterbox and then chill out a bit!

okolobaccess said:
Please guy take note when replacing your sim on your device to avoid breaking the CHEAP PLASTIC.
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What happened, did you put in the wrong way?

CafeKampuchia said:
What happened, did you put in the wrong way?
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I didnt, i have pin which came with the phone.

hmmm Imagine you probably could head on down to a local phone place and say hey I broke my sim tray can I get a replacement tray its an s6 edge. but seriously what you do with that I mean it doesn't exactly require force for you lay the sim down in the one and only way it will fit and push it into the phone in its slot..... seriuosly not exactly something you should be applying any significant force too. and even if it was made of metal Id emagine it would Bend under the same amount of pressure you used to break ot break the plastic one, thus inabling it just as useless.

Changed my sim card twice now not noticed any issues with the tray so far.

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What happened, did you put in the wrong way?
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So what happened then? How did it break, so others can avoid that in the future.

I already open the sim tray 5times and nothing to report for me it's been great of course you have to be careful

I didn't apply force to it and this isn't my first time in using smartphone.
Samsung made use of cheap plastic on such an expensive device. Why not use metal ?

Just order a metal sim tray on eBay there super cheap
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ex-28 said:
Just order a metal sim tray on eBay there super cheap
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For really?
Will it work for the S6 edge?

Should be the same search galaxy s6 metal sim tray
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ex-28 said:
Should be the same search galaxy s6 metal sim tray
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No luck. Will take the phone samsung care by monday to see if dey can help me out and get me a metal sim tray replacement

http://m.ebay.com/itm/261859235725?nav=SEARCH
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Plastic if forced breaks, saves phone from damage. Metal if forced bends, possibly causing internal damage to the phone. Both would be strong enough that if your using them correctly they would not bend of break.

The only way i could see you breaking it is putting it in and accidently pushing up or down and breaking the end off but instead of taking responsibility for it you blame the company. They saved money in using a cheaper material in something that will not be used very much in an average persons life. If called business and a business cannot spend too much money on one thing.
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okolobaccess said:
SAMSUNG SIM SLOT BROKEN
How can Samsung use some CHEAP PLASTIC on this expensive flagship?
Some other manufacturers are using metal and Samsung came up with the idea of using CHEAP PLASTIC.
I just bought this device and have lot of issues with it, the device overheat even after downloading all available updates.
Please guy take note when replacing your sim on your device to avoid breaking the CHEAP PLASTIC.
STILL WAITING FOR SAMSUNG CARE TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK ON THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. I GUESS THIS WILL BE MY LAST SAMSUNG DEVICE.
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Same case here...I dont knwo what happened but when I tried to open the sim card tray, the sim card was left inside. Tried to call the service center say: Php470.00 for the sim card tray, P750.00 for the labor, P1030.00 to bring the unit back together because they are going to open the whole unit. And not just that. If the mother board will be damaged if they will pull out the sim card, they will charge me for the mother board for Php10,0000.00!!! So complicated huh? Im now torn if I will have the sim card removed or just let it stay that way since netowrk is working...
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okolobaccess said:
SAMSUNG SIM SLOT BROKEN
How can Samsung use some CHEAP PLASTIC on this expensive flagship?
Some other manufacturers are using metal and Samsung came up with the idea of using CHEAP PLASTIC.
I just bought this device and have lot of issues with it, the device overheat even after downloading all available updates.
Please guy take note when replacing your sim on your device to avoid breaking the CHEAP PLASTIC.
STILL WAITING FOR SAMSUNG CARE TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK ON THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. I GUESS THIS WILL BE MY LAST SAMSUNG DEVICE.
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Hi Any feedback? was this fixed?

AnnP said:
Same case here...I dont knwo what happened but when I tried to open the sim card tray, the sim card was left inside. Tried to call the service center say: Php470.00 for the sim card tray, P750.00 for the labor, P1030.00 to bring the unit back together because they are going to open the whole unit. And not just that. If the mother board will be damaged if they will pull out the sim card, they will charge me for the mother board for Php10,0000.00!!! So complicated huh? Im now torn if I will have the sim card removed or just let it stay that way since netowrk is working...
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Hi Any feedback? was this fixed?
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I was able to change the sim without replacing the tray
I just placed the sim i know i will using with phone, so ever since i have not change the sim.
To change the sim, you if first try to eject the tray, that will help to free the sim tray, then you use picker to remove the sim and you can insert another one back in.
have been using mine ever since.