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Got my Nexus 4 today, Sim card wont work?

So I've been using my Nokia Lumina 710 for a month now (it uses a Micro sim).
The sim works fine in the Nokia Lumina. When I put it in the Nexus 4 nothing happens.
It does not read it, it says "NO SIM CARD - EMRGECNY CALLS ONLY"
What do I do?
I installed it correctly in the phone.
Note: The Sim I used in the windows phone I CUT MY SELF
Solution: I went to a store and bought an actual Micro Sim that is already cut, and that worked fine.
The issue was that if you cut your own micro sim, it wont line up the gold part with the Nexus 4 properly, and will not be read.

imtiax said:
So I've been using my Nokia Lumina 710 for a month now (it uses a Micro sim).
The sim works fine in the Nokia Lumina. When I put it in the Nexus 4 nothing happens.
It does not read it.
What do I do?
I installed it correctly in the phone.
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Restart/reboot the phone.
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I tried doing that multiple times.

Just happen w/ me. Got the first N4 last week, lasted 2 days before signal disappeared. RMA'd, got new one last Friday, so far so good.

imtiax said:
So I've been using my Nokia Lumina 710 for a month now (it uses a Micro sim).
The sim works fine in the Nokia Lumina. When I put it in the Nexus 4 nothing happens.
It does not read it, it says "NO SIM CARD - EMRGECNY CALLS ONLY"
What do I do?
I installed it correctly in the phone.
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Whose SIM card are you using? Have you tried using a SIM from another carrier?

i bought my nexus 4 about a month ago. it wouldnt get a signal with any sim card. i brought it back to the authorized tmobile dealer where i bought it the next morning, and they exchanged it for me right away. i was told that there is a known issue with not being able to read the sim. anyways, the n4 i received as an exchange i liked better
moral of the story, if you buy your device at a store(not online), have them activate your sim there, and stick it into the device before you leave.

I went to a store and bought a brand new micro sim, I guess the Nexus 4 didn't like the way I cut the old one I used on the Lumina. Been working fine since.

imtiax said:
I went to a store and bought a brand new micro sim, I guess the Nexus 4 didn't like the way I cut the old one I used on the Lumina. Been working fine since.
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Your original post never mentioned that the sim was originally NOT a micro sim and that you cut it down. That would have been helpful info.

xda6969 said:
Your original post never mentioned that the sim was originally NOT a micro sim and that you cut it down. That would have been helpful info.
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Beat me to it!
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imtiax said:
I went to a store and bought a brand new micro sim, I guess the Nexus 4 didn't like the way I cut the old one I used on the Lumina. Been working fine since.
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How about updating the OP to "User Error, nothing wrong with my wonderful N4."
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I have updated the OP.

imtiax said:
So I've been using my Nokia Lumina 710 for a month now (it uses a Micro sim).
The sim works fine in the Nokia Lumina. When I put it in the Nexus 4 nothing happens.
It does not read it, it says "NO SIM CARD - EMRGECNY CALLS ONLY"
What do I do?
I installed it correctly in the phone.
Note: The Sim I used in the windows phone I CUT MY SELF
Solution: I went to a store and bought an actual Micro Sim that is already cut, and that worked fine.
The issue was that if you cut your own micro sim, it wont line up the gold part with the Nexus 4 properly, and will not be read.
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I also got the same problem.
I think when you cut a mini-sim to Micro-SIM the metal part of the sim is little bit bigger than the original micro sim. This makes short circuit when you put it in the Sim tray of Nexus 4 (Which also metal). I just apply a sellotape to the sides of the sim and after that it worked for me.
Just give it a try

I had a problem with the Nexus refusing to connect to the mobile network. I fixed it by reflashing the modem firmware in CWM

[HELP] My Nexus 4 Won't Read My Sim Card

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raphyv23 said:
Hey Guys
I bought my Nexus 4 the other day. Its my 2nd android phone still don't know much about android I switched from an iPhone to android. When I received my nexus 4 It had a MicroSIM card slot so I took the SIM from my HTC One which I cut myself from a template (works fine on the HTC One) and I Inserted It and It said Emergency calls only. I've tried flashing some roms but It didn't work. So I called up my carrier and asked them for an actual MicroSIM that was by them and they sent me one with the same Phone Number. But still No Luck with It. Any help?
Thanks
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If the cards are cut from a regular SIM, you will have issues as the N4 is very picky about SIM cards. Search the forums, people have reported this issue. Only way around it is to use micro sim that are not cut from regular sims.

I hope you bought this brand new....
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I had the same problem before. Cut my old sim card and it didn't work on N4. (The N4 was straight out of the box). It works on other phones though. So, I got myself a replacement micro sim for the previously cut sim but it still didn't work.
In the end, I went back to the service provider, bought a new sim (from the same provider, only different number), cut it to micro size, pops it in and voila! It works.
I was like, "eh?! You've got to be kidding me!". So yeah, my conclusion back then was that my N4 hates the old number. Hahahaha
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[Q] Activation on VZW

Has anyone had any trouble activating the G2 on VZW? I received mine in the mail yesterday after I ordered it online from VZW as an upgrade to my Galaxy Nexus. So far I have been unable to activate it. When I turn it on and it says it is activating, it just hangs for 10-15 minutes and then errors out. It suggests going to a place with service, but I can see on-screen that I have 2-3 bars of 3G service consistently. It seemed odd that it never connected to 4G, but maybe that only comes post-activation, I don't know.
I'm probably going to head to the VZW store this afternoon to see if they can help me, but I wanted to post this to see if others had any issues when trying to activate their G2s.
Thanks!

Are you using the SIM card that came with the phone? If you have a SIM from your current phone, did you try putting that in instead?

did it come with two cards? one in the phone and one in the box? however you have a nexus so you should've been able to use your old sim card.
if it came with one in the box, use that one. apparently they shipped out bad ones inserted in the phone and gave replacements in the box. happened to my brother. his activated after switching
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Ahhhh, no, I did not switch SIM cards. This is the first time I have tried activating a phone on my own outside of a store, so I didn't know about that step. The G2 came with a SIM card already in it, and there wasn't another one in the box. I'll try taking the one out of my Nexus and putting it in the G2 in just a bit.
Thank you both for the tip!
jayochs said:
did it come with two cards? one in the phone and one in the box? however you have a nexus so you should've been able to use your old sim card.
if it came with one in the box, use that one. apparently they shipped out bad ones inserted in the phone and gave replacements in the box. happened to my brother. his activated after switching
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That did it. Quick and painless when you do it the right way.

SevrenM said:
That did it. Quick and painless when you do it the right way.
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The beauty of SIM cards!

Nexus 6 Nano SIM Card

Just a heads up to all who are purchasing the Nexus 6. It uses a Nano SIM card. The Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 use Micro SIM cards.
Get in touch with your carrier to have a Nano SIM on hand. I have mine from T-Mobile US ready, and can easily switch my micro SIM to nano SIM on the T-Mo US portal.

PaisanNYC said:
Just a heads up to all who are purchasing the Nexus 6. It uses a Nano SIM card. The Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 use Micro SIM cards.
Get in touch with your carrier to have a Nano SIM on hand. I have mine from T-Mobile US ready, and can easily switch my micro SIM to nano SIM on the T-Mo US portal.
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Anyone know if AT&T will give me a nano sim card without a device to use it in (to have on hand before my Nexus 6 gets here).
Will they have to activate it and thus deactivate the sim card in my Nexus 5 or can I call and have it activated once I'm ready? Come to think of it, is it possible to have both activated at the same time so I can switch between the two devices as necessary (while waiting for a case)?
Thanks!

jeffreii said:
Anyone know if AT&T will give me a nano sim card without a device to use it in (to have on hand before my Nexus 6 gets here).
Will they have to activate it and thus deactivate the sim card in my Nexus 5 or can I call and have it activated once I'm ready? Come to think of it, is it possible to have both activated at the same time so I can switch between the two devices as necessary (while waiting for a case)?
Thanks!
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Unless you get the phone from the carrier your going to have to go to a store and get a new sim, which they might charge you for, and have it activated. You won't be able to have both active with the same line but there are adapters that let you put a nano sim into a phone that uses micro sims.

You can turn the micro SIM into a nano by cutting the plastic around the gold contacts. If you don't trust yourself to do it manually, there are cheap cutting tools online specifically made for it.

Guys phone box comes with Sim card in it.
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monkeypaws said:
Guys phone box comes with Sim card in it.
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If you get it from a carrier maybe. From the play store? Nope.

Oh crap! Looks like i have to cut my sim card again.
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Thank you guys - I just bought a Nano to Micro adapter on Amazon just in case. I won't take my Nexus 6 to work if I don't have a case for it and the cases may be a little delayed after the phone is released...so I'll want to be able to swap between my Nexus 5 and 6 for the first week or two.

Got at least 30 notifications from pushbullet.. but ordered nothing... and where is the white 64GB!!!!

Cheater912 said:
You can turn the micro SIM into a nano by cutting the plastic around the gold contacts. If you don't trust yourself to do it manually, there are cheap cutting tools online specifically made for it.
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That's how I created the micro sim for my Nexus 5, from a normal sim. I'll just trim it down further when my Nexus 6 gets here

jeffreii said:
Thank you guys - I just bought a Nano to Micro adapter on Amazon just in case. I won't take my Nexus 6 to work if I don't have a case for it and the cases may be a little delayed after the phone is released...so I'll want to be able to swap between my Nexus 5 and 6 for the first week or two.
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I just cancelled my order on Amazon after reading that someone was able to walk into AT&T without their phone and request a nano sim. AT&T gave them an adapter as well. Free sounds much better than $6!

Why go to the effort of trimming when you can just walk in and get one or call and order a nano SIM and adapter from your carrier? Do some carriers charge for them?

jeffreii said:
I just cancelled my order on Amazon after reading that someone was able to walk into AT&T without their phone and request a nano sim. AT&T gave them an adapter as well. Free sounds much better than $6!
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I needed a nano sim when I got my last phone. I went to the AT&T store before my phone arrived and they wouldn't give me one. They told me it was a new policy and that I had to have my new phone with me. I was so pissed.
I went home and did an online chat with AT&T reps and gave them a sad story and they eventually agreed to ship one out with 2-day shipping.

gtalum said:
Why go to the effort of trimming when you can just walk in and get one or call and order a nano SIM and adapter from your carrier? Do some carriers charge for them?
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Takes less time: no need to drive to a store and deal with salesmen.

For t-mobile, sometimes they will charge you and sometimes they won't for getting a new sized sim. You could get those slickdeals for t-mobile sims for 1 cent and activate one of those over the phone. They just need to verify your account and need the sim number.

Luxferro said:
Takes less time: no need to drive to a store and deal with salesmen.
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A phone call is pretty quick, though.
I have a Premier business account with AT&T, maybe that's why it's so much smoother for me than what others are saying.

I always walk into my local AT&T store if I need a different size SIM card no questions asked no charge, done.

Ordered a couple from T-Mobile a few weeks ago. $2.12. For 2 of them. ?

My Att store doesn't care they will give you a Sim no questions asked for free, they guy have me 3 once because I said I wanted to have a spare one.

jeffreii said:
Thank you guys - I just bought a Nano to Micro adapter on Amazon just in case. I won't take my Nexus 6 to work if I don't have a case for it and the cases may be a little delayed after the phone is released...so I'll want to be able to swap between my Nexus 5 and 6 for the first week or two.
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The nano SIM is smaller -- how is that going to work?

Getting Verizon SIM for 6p

I'm getting my 6p on Wednesday, and I was wondering if I walk into the Verizon store with it if they'll give me a sim and activate it? I have a verizon phone now that uses a nano sim, and they told me through chat that I could go pick up one for free at any of the stores for that phone. So should I just wait till I get my 6p and go activate it; or go get one activated on my other phone? Are there any downsides to just swapping the a sim for phone A into phone B as long as they're the same size? I'm pretty sure the answer to the first part is that it doesn't matter now that 6p's are whitelisted, and the second part I'm guessing is no. Just want to make sure. Thanks.

PimpFinger said:
I'm getting my 6p on Wednesday, and I was wondering if I walk into the Verizon store with it if they'll give me a sim and activate it? I have a verizon phone now that uses a nano sim, and they told me through chat that I could go pick up one for free at any of the stores for that phone. So should I just wait till I get my 6p and go activate it; or go get one activated on my other phone? Are there any downsides to just swapping the a sim for phone A into phone B as long as they're the same size? I'm pretty sure the answer to the first part is that it doesn't matter now that 6p's are whitelisted, and the second part I'm guessing is no. Just want to make sure. Thanks.
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There's no need to even walk in the Verizon store if you already have a nano sim in your old phone. Just pull the sim from your old phone and pop it in your 6p and you will be good to go. If you want to activate a new sim card most likely it will have to be activated on your old phone anyway and the put in your nexus.

murphyjasonc said:
There's no need to even walk in the Verizon store if you already have a nano sim in your old phone. Just pull the sim from your old phone and pop it in your 6p and you will be good to go. If you want to activate a new sim card most likely it will have to be activated on your old phone anyway and the put in your nexus.
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That's the problem. I have a Verizon branded phone that takes a nano sim (s6 edge), but it doesn't have a sim in it currently. My sim was accidentally sent back to Verizon inside a bad s6 edge.

PimpFinger said:
That's the problem. I have a Verizon branded phone that takes a nano sim (s6 edge), but it doesn't have a sim in it currently. My sim was accidentally sent back to Verizon inside a bad s6 edge.
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so you received a replacement s6? accidentally sent back your SIM in your defective phone? just go into a Verizon store and tell them that. they should give you a new SIM. then put it in your 6P and profit.

Verizon has no problems with the 6p. I just started new service and brought a 6p with me, no problem.

This may be a dumb question but I was going to cut the Sim card that is in my Note 3 and use it in my 6p when it comes in tomorrow. If I decided to keep he Sim in my note and have Verizon give me a new nano Sim for the 6p does that mean the Sim in the note would no longer work?
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Raydee35 said:
This may be a dumb question but I was going to cut the Sim card that is in my Note 3 and use it in my 6p when it comes in tomorrow. If I decided to keep he Sim in my note and have Verizon give me a new nano Sim for the 6p does that mean the Sim in the note would no longer work?
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I'm pretty sure that would be the case; unless you added another line of service.

k.s.deviate said:
so you received a replacement s6? accidentally sent back your SIM in your defective phone? just go into a Verizon store and tell them that. they should give you a new SIM. then put it in your 6P and profit.
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Yeah that's how it happened.

I walked right in to Verizon with mine, and they got me a new sim, activated it and played with it for a while. They were all complaining Verizon wasn't carrying the new Nexus line.

Your local Verizon store will give you one but they will want you to bring your 6p into the store so the can associate the sim with the 6p.
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