Sim card error - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
I have a Samsung galaxy s4 lte 9505, phone is been working perfectly till last few weeks Im getting this annoying error:
SIM card removed The mobile network will be unavailable until you restart with a valid SIM card inserted
Ive tried to find a solution but is pretty confusing out there, some people says is hardware issue and others says is software. I did change my sim already and did an hard reset twice...Any help or tips would be so much appreciated
Cheers

Anyone????

Anyone out there who can help please????

groovyz00 said:
Anyone out there who can help please????
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Mate ,
Did you try the classics??
Clean sim contacts with an eraser
clean the phone sim contacts
make it tighter with a piece of paper or a plastic tape
Use your sim card in other phone ..or your phone with other sim card.....

sure I did, its a bug anyway It seems that if the network is unavailable, and the GPS is active, this error is triggered. It is especially bad with weather or other applications which are constantly accessing the GPS device and have a bigger chance of getting the messages.

groovyz00 said:
sure I did, its a bug anyway It seems that if the network is unavailable, and the GPS is active, this error is triggered. It is especially bad with weather or other applications which are constantly accessing the GPS device and have a bigger chance of getting the messages.
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For sure annoying ,
Looks like a hardware problem but is hard to tell at this point.
The problems started after any software upgrade or app installation?
Are you in stock or custom rom?
Do a hardware reset try it with out restoring your backup , see how it behaves
Under settings mobile networks try setting different networks modes and see if it helps
if any of above helps....maybe is software related , upgrade or flash rom again
Also you could try to really clean the sim try with a electronic contac cleaner , take battery out , spray ( watch out with the display), let dry and test again.....

I doubt its hardware is just a bug mostly on 4.4.2, Never had a prob before...I tried all...Since I have changed LTE thou error didn't come back...Im on 3g thou

I am still getting this error now and then!! ANNOYING arghhhhhh i need to fix this

Any help would be so much appreciated

Is anyone who can help here then? Over 200 views and no one who can help?

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!!!!!!!Htc Viva Playback Speed Problem!!!!!!!

dear all
i still have problem with the sounds and music
everytime when i stop using gprs
after about minutes the g or e icon changes to left and right crossed icon and then all the sounds of the fon get lower and the playback speed becomes fast
its so disturbing and i cant even hear the ring
non of roms have helped its all the same with every of them
i wonder if anyone could help please
thanx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6263049&postcount=40
sorry but i cant use another sim card or network
i can connect to gprs but after awhile after usage it goes down a again
its like that the fone wants to be connected all the time
try this... use the phone (play MP3s) in Airplane Mode (remove the sim card)... if the problem is resolve then it's really the sim card that's causing the speed up/volume decrease problems.
my Viva is not having the problem anymore after using another network's sim card.
yeah man ur right
after i check airplane mode and going back to normal mode, the speed and volume rate goes back again but again after a while it happens ...
it should be the sim problem but isnt there anyway to fix this?from where i live theres not that much option to choose other sims,
sorry mate... that's the only solution i know.
Yea rem is right, i also noticed this from a long time, its related to sim (opearator). The current sim iam using now doesnt have that prob.
hey i think i got it
some certain apps which i install always want to connect and thats the reason why the fon wanna be connected all the time
not exactly sure which one but i guess i should lower the amount of them and only choose some which are really needed
so i did a hard reset and the problem was solved
hope it help others too
thanx all
hey and one more thing which i find it the best way to solve my problem
u can use a mobile firewall to block all ur network activity and the apps which want to connect
as long a i cannot add a link so u can search for Airscanner® Mobile Firewall
peace

Gsm signal issue

I have my sgs for 2 weeks now. GSM disconnects around every 2 days.
At service mode (*#*#4636#*#* - Phone information) i can see this repport:
GSM disconnects:
====DATA=====
State: inactive
disconnected with last try
at 00:59
fail because No Error
The question is: why does this happen?
Is this an android issue or a hardware problem?
Any pointers?
Thanks in advance
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do you ever enter a building, subway, or some other location where the GSM becomes poor?
AllGamer said:
do you ever enter a building, subway, or some other location where the GSM becomes poor?
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That's not the problem.
Gsm disconnects just like that ,at home for instance. And when I notice that and try to reconnect (settings- wireless networks- mobile networks - networks operators) it doesnt find ANY of them.
Then I restart the phone and gsm network is back.
If I dont notice disconnection in time (so I can restart phone, people just cannot reach me....quite frustrating...
i see what you mean now.
yes, i've noticed that on mine too, but.... that's because i was fooling around with some new Apps Widgets settings i was testing to control the radio and data to save battery.
Did you install any new Apps recently that might cause that?
betoNL said:
That's not the problem.
Gsm disconnects just like that ,at home for instance. And when I notice that and try to reconnect (settings- wireless networks- mobile networks - networks operators) it doesnt find ANY of them.
Then I restart the phone and gsm network is back.
If I dont notice disconnection in time (so I can restart phone, people just cannot reach me....quite frustrating...
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do you have an old sim card? i had a 3g sim card that wasnt even 1 years old and replacing it fixed connectivity issues on my nexus 1 and i had a similar experience with my old htc magic
AllGamer said:
i see what you mean now.
yes, i've noticed that on mine too, but.... that's because i was fooling around with some new Apps Widgets settings i was testing to control the radio and data to save battery.
Did you install any new Apps recently that might cause that?
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Well I installed all kind of apps. but i have the feeling this problem was happening even before that.
And I dont need widgets to control data ( I think) because I set the sgs to use 2g networks only and I dont have apn configured( section is empty. Internet connec. only via wifi.
hondaguy said:
do you have an old sim card? i had a 3g sim card that wasnt even 1 years old and replacing it fixed connectivity issues on my nexus 1 and i had a similar experience with my old htc magic
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Well, my sim card is VERY old (2002) and the carrier (Telfort) is roaming into another carrier's network (Kpn) with no extra costs of course like real roaming, but still roaming (I get the little "R" next to the signal strenght bars)
Anyway this never happened with the Nokia 5800xm running Symbian OS and using the same sim card...
Starting to get pissed of with Android...
With Symbian you hack or root or tweak because you want to, not because you NEED to like with Android....
And then you prob. get side effects...
Thank you guys for your time
I would get a new sim card if I were you. Every android phone that I have had seems to work better with a good 3g sim.
Get a new SIM card.
same problem, different phone
i have the same problem on kaiser with flashed android on it.
sim is 2 years old, and now suddenly this happened, tried differents sim cards, but the problem persists. My guess is, it is a software problem.
Maybe i will report when I flash original WM6.1 rom onto it, if you are interested in the result
btw, this happened about two days ago and because of this im buying galaxy s so i hope the problem will be gone with new phone
did you guys see this other topic?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769582
anyone able to reproduce this issue?
Maranevim said:
i have the same problem on kaiser with flashed android on it.
sim is 2 years old, and now suddenly this happened, tried differents sim cards, but the problem persists. My guess is, it is a software problem.
Maybe i will report when I flash original WM6.1 rom onto it, if you are interested in the result
btw, this happened about two days ago and because of this im buying galaxy s so i hope the problem will be gone with new phone
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Why you think the problem will be gone if it's still android and I also got it with my sgs? Or are you counting on Froyo?
Yesterday I upgraded my sgs to froyo jpc with kies. I am new with Android but the post of Aery was so clear that i didnt resist: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769400&highlight=froyo+upgrade
I did get stuck on reboot but could get out of it after applying a cache/data/factory reset on recovery mode (3 buttons)
Now I am being carefull with the 3rd party apps., and so far so good, no gsm disconnections .
Froyo is of course better that eclair but Android is still disappointing to me.
You flashed Android onto a WM device (i'm impressed); could you not teach me how to flash Symbian onto my SGS?
Voice dialing (over bluetooth or not) and proper connectivity control (network, data, gps and bluetooth) of android is years behind Symbian; and such a well written, light OS, it will just fly on a high-end hardware like the sgs; but that is an issue for another thread.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7938430#post7938430
Pls keep reporting..
AllGamer said:
did you guys see this other topic?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769582
anyone able to reproduce this issue?
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I think indeed that's not the same issue. My problem is that the radio signal get turned off during inactivity. That's why I got connection back after reboot: radio signal gets turned on again; later I learned how to turn radio signal back on without rebooting, but that is just a remedy , no real solution.
Try to upgrade to froyo, make a factory reset and be carefull with 3rd party apps. With froyo you will need less interfering tools anyway
I dont thing that my old sim card is the problem, but i'll try to replace it anyway...but first things first
Btw dou you have 3g turned on? Cause I never...
Another mistery: When I have 3G on I see those bars (signal strenght) dancing and that "death grip" thing happening:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LROTHrTR92k
But when I have it on 2G only the bars doesnt move even if I strangle it with both hands.....
Please repport later how it's going...
I had the same issue, i sent mine back and got my money back, i had also tried with different simcards and resets and nothing worked.. so hopefully my new galaxy wont have this problem. Its strange that these problems are so rare though.. But as long i get it going ill be a happy man.
fourth day with JPC ( and 4 days after a factory reset) so far so good no disconnections . I think problem is gone...
Today just to be safe, I got a new sim card....the other one was too old anyway(8 years)
i have the same issue, for a few days i can't get 3g. i'm seriously wondering about sending back my sgs. i've ttried all the settings, changed my sim..nothing...begin to think it was a fullish thing to change Desire to SGS..
alpachiles said:
i have the same issue, for a few days i can't get 3g. i'm seriously wondering about sending back my sgs. i've ttried all the settings, changed my sim..nothing...begin to think it was a fullish thing to change Desire to SGS..
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Well... this is not the same issue.
I have 3G (WCDMA) disabled. I only use 2G (GSM) and WIFI for data/internet connection.
I Dont have a data account, I dont need it therefore I disabled 3G in order to save battery.
If you do want to use 3G, just go to settings - wireless and network - mobile network settings - network mode and set auto-mode (GSM/WCDMA or 3G/2G)
If it doesn't work, apply a data/factory reset and try again.
And if it doesnt work, it's probably hardware related and you should return it or send it for repair.
My issue is more complicated; next to the fact that I dont want to use 3g, my carrier is roaming to another network and probably Android OS or the firmware cannot handle it properly.
Android is still premature and the "Samsung - Android integration" seems to need a lot of development as well.
It is just a shame that basic functions like proper connectivity control just wont cut it. And Google is not doing any good either.
And dont let me get started on the voice recognition issue......
Hardwarewise, the SGS is superior that htc desire.....I wonder how it would perform if running Symbian^3 OS or Meego.....
I get a great sound quality from the stock music player just by mixing the equalizer and using the music clarity effect...just great...better than any other device I tried.
And the OFFLINE Gps experience is just great as well: the combination SGS - Motonav - External Bluetooth gps device is working like a charm.
I wouldn't change my sgs just yet......
yesterday i was swiching sims to determine if is a sim fault and suddenly i have my 3g/h back. happy owner again. i've tried all to do this, from firmware upgrade to servide mode settings..i don't know why but i'm ok again...
betoNL said:
Well... this is not the same issue.
I have 3G (WCDMA) disabled. I only use 2G (GSM) and WIFI for data/internet connection.
I Dont have a data account, I dont need it therefore I disabled 3G in order to save battery.
If you do want to use 3G, just go to settings - wireless and network - mobile network settings - network mode and set auto-mode (GSM/WCDMA or 3G/2G)
If it doesn't work, apply a data/factory reset and try again.
And if it doesnt work, it's probably hardware related and you should return it or send it for repair.
My issue is more complicated; next to the fact that I dont want to use 3g, my carrier is roaming to another network and probably Android OS or the firmware cannot handle it properly.
Android is still premature and the "Samsung - Android integration" seems to need a lot of development as well.
It is just a shame that basic functions like proper connectivity control just wont cut it. And Google is not doing any good either.
And dont let me get started on the voice recognition issue......
Hardwarewise, the SGS is superior that htc desire.....I wonder how it would perform if running Symbian^3 OS or Meego.....
I get a great sound quality from the stock music player just by mixing the equalizer and using the music clarity effect...just great...better than any other device I tried.
And the OFFLINE Gps experience is just great as well: the combination SGS - Motonav - External Bluetooth gps device is working like a charm.
I wouldn't change my sgs just yet......
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Hello,
I know its been a long time since you wrote this thread but I just came by it!
I have the exact same problem with you (I had it since August) even now with the official froyo. I tried factory reset and no new apps (that could cause the problem) but it still disconnects randomly in GSM mode. However, when I have it on auto (gsm and wcdma) I have no issues. I just disconnect data from the power button in froyo. I am wondering if you ever found a solution..
Chryssa
Well, I am subscribed to this topic so I saw your post.
Good and bad news:
First the bad one: No solution yet, it keeps disconnecting IF I stay on "gsm only".
And the good (or a little better) news:
I noticed that on sgs, using "gsm only" or "gsm/wcdma (auto mode) makes no difference on battery consumption....
By the way, this is a Samsung issue, not really an Android one.
On a HTC Desire HD, you can use "gsm only" mode with no problems...
Thank you for your answer!
I noticed that about the battery too. So not too bad, I just have to keep it on auto mode then..
Same issue
Im having the same issue but in a optimus t the worst part is that i cant get service at all.. when i press change network preferred it wont change and when i try to press on turn on radio it wont work either....

Sms not received and sent anymore, bad call sound quality

Well...that's my problem...
I can't receive or send SMS anymore...
Last SMS I received did not make a sound or a reminder...I accidently clicked on sms tab when I saw it...
Last few had some problems with new messages notification...it just did not disappear for a lot more seconds as it should...
The second problem is incall sound quality...
I hear very bad and sometimes computer voice...
The person on the other end hear echo of his voice...
I had this echo problem for few weeks but it was very minor...
Now suddenly I can't use SMS and calling is so annoying...
And I am very sure these problems are connected because they started at the same time...
Top taskpar also does not bring up notifications menu...only start button works and battery bar is updated...
What could be the problem?
Software or hardware?
I am using EnergyRom, but never had problems with it...
I'm guessing a problem with Radio, due to the sms failure and robot voice in call. Try flashing another RADIO, it might solve the problem.
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I've been using radio and rom I have for more than 3 months...situation began 3 weeks ago...
If I flash the radio again...do I need to hard reset?
Hard reset may be a good idea & you can make a backup first thus can recover fully if reset does not resolve issue.
Are you sure sim card & network are free from errors ? have you tested sim in another device & another sim in your device ?
Does the signal strength apear in normal strengh parameters.
What network/country is this happening on ?
Mister B said:
Hard reset may be a good idea & you can make a backup first thus can recover fully if reset does not resolve issue.
Are you sure sim card & network are free from errors ? have you tested sim in another device & another sim in your device ?
Does the signal strength apear in normal strengh parameters.
What network/country is this happening on ?
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I guess I will reflash radio and new July4 rom because I use June1 rom...
I am in Slovenia, I use Mobitel network...I did not test SIM...Signal looks same as always...
I did remember something new...weather location says Slovenia and not city anymore...this has been since the problems began...and it doesn't update weather very often anymore...
Internet connection works well...
Probably flashing would be best option...if it doesn't fix the problem, I'll return the device to be rapaired...
Sounds more like a network change & perhaps your device phone band settings & sms centre number need adjusting ! weather failing to update &/or not pull actual location is normally always network tower related so I guess Mobitel may have done some reconfigering of its towers !
Really worth swapping sims & another device before flashing or sending into repair. Also a call to Mobitel may shed some light on any network changes if you get a brighter than average human call centre drone ...
Bence;17846361If I flash the radio again...do I need to hard reset?[/QUOTE said:
No. If you only flash RADIO you do not have to hard reset.
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[Q] Loosing data connection hard

Hi all, this is my first post or thread, i came here cause i heard from ppl this is best site for asking questions about cell phones, i started reading allot this forum and wow did i enter the other world i really like and wanna participate in.
Srry for little intro and lets get back to topic. So i got my first "normal" android and got trouble with it. I am using Samsung galaxy s5 g900F (european) factory unlocked and T-mobile as carrier with 4.4.2 kitkat. I have a big problem with a data connection that keeps going off every 30sec to 5 min if i use option to search and auttoconnect on LTE/WCDMA/GSM option. I read forum but no1 is mentioning this model as problematic 1 so now i post thread about.
Does any1 know what could be problem and how to solve it. Sometimes my data connection comes back and sometimes it doesnt and i have to switch type of network to get back again online. All other options that don't include LTE auttoconnect work just fine, i tried to get another SIM from carrier but same problem, i tried to get another Phone since i work in hardware firm and still same problem on another device, both were same models.
I still didn't put any ROMs but i really consider doing it maybe l8r on, it is stock version.
Pls be genttle since this is first time i post, maybe i did it on wrong place but i did read rules and everything and i think i did it on right place.
Ty in advance.
I did have a slightly similar problem years ago - when in roaming my phone could not connect to anything. What helped was a change of simcard for a new model - after that all was good.
Since you did try your SIM on a different phone (same 900F?) I would advise you to try: first on a completely different brand and phone model - if you can.
If this does not solve your problem do shake your service provider a bit - they could have supplied you with two faulty SIM cards in a row - that can happen. Otherwise - maybe there is a stupid limitation in your service plan which is causing this. There is no - to my knowledge - ready answer to the problem you have described.
Best of luck and if you do solve it come back and post - it will be very useful to lots of people for sure
Cheers!
Too many variables. You haven't observed enough of a pattern yet or tried enough things to narrow it down a bit. It could just as easily be carrier side issues as a bug in the firmware not negotiating a new connection if the LTE signal is lost.
A number of people were having data disconnect issues and that was addressed in the 4.4.3 /4.4.4 update. So that is one option to consider. And you could open a support ticket with your carrier. That is hit and miss as to results, but sometimes tickets actually resolve issues.
There are also a number of apps that may mitigate or possibly even solve your issue. Have a look at 4G LTE Switch and LTE Discovery.
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Will try it today. Thanks for the help. Really appreciate it.
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
rnrnrn said:
I did have a slightly similar problem years ago - when in roaming my phone could not connect to anything. What helped was a change of simcard for a new model - after that all was good.
Since you did try your SIM on a different phone (same 900F?) I would advise you to try: first on a completely different brand and phone model - if you can.
If this does not solve your problem do shake your service provider a bit - they could have supplied you with two faulty SIM cards in a row - that can happen. Otherwise - maybe there is a stupid limitation in your service plan which is causing this. There is no - to my knowledge - ready answer to the problem you have described.
Best of luck and if you do solve it come back and post - it will be very useful to lots of people for sure
Cheers!
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yep i tried on same model 900F, hmm i will try it on another cell phone with LTE and will post what happened, thx allot for info

[H870] Can't turn on radio signal - no cell reception

Hi everyone, my H870 has seemingly given up on me out of the blue since about two days ago and refuses to connect to mobile networks, or even to search for them for that matter (trying to manually search for networks give back an error). I'm afraid the issue might be hardware-related which would be a shame as the phone is otherwise fine. I've tried changing ROMs (going from and old AEX AOSP to LineageOS, with full wipe) as well as kernels (Melina reborn for AOSP), to no avail.
Switching sim cards also didn't change anything, the sim is detected and it asks for PIN but then no network, which leads me to think it's a radio chip issue. Activating radio in the *#*#4636#*#* menu doesn't prompt the usual restart, and auto-untoggles if i go into another app then come back to it... IMEI is fine and not corrupted.
I'm really close to giving up on this phone and buying another one, but I thought maybe you guys would have another idea of something to try that could work before I do that. Couldn't find any similar threads on that matter but please point me in the right direction if this issue has popped up before !
Thank you in advance for your help.
EDIT : Flashed original firmware (H87030a_00_OPEN_EU_OP_0829.kdz), to no avail... I believe this is the end of the road for this phone and judging by the lack of answers you guys do as well haha
H873, should not have reset. Now i dont know too

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