strange problem with sim card - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there,
I think problem is intractable . It is a Samsung I9505 recognizing a sim and some not. I assumed it was the flex of the sim card , so buy him a new one giving the same result.
I 've just released by IMEI but that's not the problem. The phone will have 3 years old from Orange.
Where not directly detect and asks pin or anything just he says no sim inserted.
I have installed the latest free firmware PHE is SamMobile and nothing has changed.
Fixed network files and either Chimera .
Anyone have any idea that can happen?

Flash latest firmware and modem?

only the latest firmware one file in odin box pda

someone else to help me, not you think of anything else?

Is your phone unlocked to use other sim cards than Organe ones?

Is the sim not recognized at all or are you getting the message that the sim card was removed?

GDReaper said:
Is your phone unlocked to use other sim cards than Organe ones?
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Yes, unlocked for imei all OK

audit13 said:
Is the sim not recognized at all or are you getting the message that the sim card was removed?
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No SIM card only emergency calls

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[Q] No SIM or Invalid Sim Card Error....Please Help!

Hey guys
So I just got my LG Quantum off ebay. I put my Rogers sim card in and I boot, it tells me it cant recognize that there is a sim card or it is invalid. Im not sure what to do. I am switching from a Samsung Focus so there shouldnt be a problem. Yes the phone is unlocked, well the seller said it was unlocked but I wont know until it recognizes a sim card. Any help or ideas out there?
Anyone? bump
sweetchilli said:
Hey guys
So I just got my LG Quantum off ebay. I put my Rogers sim card in and I boot, it tells me it cant recognize that there is a sim card or it is invalid. Im not sure what to do. I am switching from a Samsung Focus so there shouldnt be a problem. Yes the phone is unlocked, well the seller said it was unlocked but I wont know until it recognizes a sim card. Any help or ideas out there?
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Sorry, I only check in every couple of days.
Sounds like your phone needs to be SIM unlocked. (I.e. the previous owner simply sold you a phone which is 'locked' to another vendor's network like AT&T for instance).
What you need to do is go to eBay or google for "LG Quantum Unlock Code". You'll need the IMEI (inside the battery compartment) and it shouldn't cost more than about $20.
Well the thing is the seller sold it unlocked. But Im skeptical, so I bought a code and such from cell unlocker, but the issue is that it doesn't recognize that there is a sim card inside of it. I have tried 2 bell sim cards, and 2 rogers sim cards. This is the problem because with the quantum there is no way to unlock it that I know of that doesnt require a sim card. It hasnt recognized any of the sim cards, it boots up and sais that there is no sim in the phone.
sweetchilli said:
Well the thing is the seller sold it unlocked. But Im skeptical, so I bought a code and such from cell unlocker, but the issue is that it doesn't recognize that there is a sim card inside of it. I have tried 2 bell sim cards, and 2 rogers sim cards. This is the problem because with the quantum there is no way to unlock it that I know of that doesnt require a sim card. It hasnt recognized any of the sim cards, it boots up and sais that there is no sim in the phone.
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That's weird, it should at least prompt for PIN, PUK or unlock code. I would try:
1. Reflashing and then try if it asks for unlock code
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935605
2. Rebel Sim II 30$ (SIM card chipping)
3. Octopus India, 83$ (Unlock/repair tool)
My Quantum in is "PUK-code-loop" and unlocking code, reflashing or correct PUK wont help.. Rebel SIM II is on way..
I finally managed to unlock using Rebel SIM II:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359378

[Q] No sim card detected

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mquarmoc said:
Hi everyone,
I messed a bit with my d802 and finally i used the lg support tool to get it back to stock, but now it can't read my sim card all of a sudden (no sim card inserted).
So the question is where are the sim card files, in the kernel or the rom or the baseband ? and how to get them back so it reads my sim card.
I'd be happy to bring you more info on the problem.
Thanks in advance.
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I had the same problem, reflashing the 10B firmware then upgrading to the OTA 12A fixed the issue.
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mquarmoc said:
Hi everyone,
I messed a bit with my d802 and finally i used the lg support tool to get it back to stock, but now it can't read my sim card all of a sudden (no sim card inserted).
So the question is where are the sim card files, in the kernel or the rom or the baseband ? and how to get them back so it reads my sim card.
I'd be happy to bring you more info on the problem.
Thanks in advance.
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in which country do you live?
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mquarmoc said:
hey abdulmuhaimin, thanks for your answer, my country is france with the operator named "Free"
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Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
LenAsh said:
Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
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Thanks, worked for me! Perfect .
New LG L22.
lolo9393 said:
Thanks, worked for me! Perfect .
New LG L22.
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OK - good. This is a fairly common "problem" when making significant ROM changes - but doesn't always happen.
In basic terms...
When the phone is powered OFF, it isn't actually completely OFF. Some "parts" are still powered. The SIM card and its register are "parts" that remains powered and the register is sometimes overwritten when a ROM is flashed. This means when the new ROM boots, the SIM card and the register are different, hence no network as the phone assumes a fault.
The SIM card needs to be removed with the power off (NEVER with it on) so the phone detects a SIM swap and the register is refreshed.
TIP: Before flashing a new ROM - always remove the SIM card (with the Power OFF).
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LenAsh said:
Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
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Hi, I have that problem and it actually works (by removing the SIM and power off for 1 min), but sometimes do not work, can you tell me more about the problem? Thanks
I had the same problem and it worked fine for me, thank you.
Hey, anyone else with this problem?
My g2 suddenly stopped to recognize my sim card.... everything else works properly...
Should i format the phone? Or it would be a hardware problem?
I have the same problem with a F320S any solution?
I solved my problem formatting the mobile
No SIM CARD after official lollipop stock rom update
Hi,
I have updated my LG G2 F320L (Korean Version by UPlus) on Lollipop successfully.
But now my SIM Card is not detecting. I am in Pakistan and dont know what to do now.
I tried to restart the phone with no sim and with sim and also flashed the same stock rom again but still no sim card.
I also tried to put the following codes i.e. for IMEI *#06# and for SIM Unlock menu 2945#*320# which didn't work too.
I also did factory reset many times with sim and without sim.
Tried to do rooting throguh Towelroot and Stumproot but no success.
Dear All, Please help as what might be the problem.
LenAsh said:
Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
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thanks but this did not work on my device
and i made 4 custom ROMs for this device and all my ROMs dont detect SIM card at all
i need some help.
3GGamer said:
Hi,
I have updated my LG G2 F320L (Korean Version by UPlus) on Lollipop successfully.
But now my SIM Card is not detecting. I am in Pakistan and dont know what to do now.
I tried to restart the phone with no sim and with sim and also flashed the same stock rom again but still no sim card.
I also tried to put the following codes i.e. for IMEI *#06# and for SIM Unlock menu 2945#*320# which didn't work too.
I also did factory reset many times with sim and without sim.
Tried to do rooting throguh Towelroot and Stumproot but no success.
Dear All, Please help as what might be the problem.
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Unfortunately I don't have a solution yet, but I wanted to point out that I am in the same situation ATM. German lg g2 though. Please any new input would be highly appreciated.
Issue Resolved
Hi I took the phone to the android expert in mobile market in my area SADDAR AREA-RAWALPINDI CITY-PAKISTAN. Where he highlighted that the ROM, Baseband and Radios where not compatible as well as my phone had some EEPROM problem as well. So he hooked a small box like USB device and pushed the ROM into it via OTG along with the new stock ROM. Now my phone is working perfectly fine and I am more than happy and thankful to the expert. My current stock ROM is lollipop version: 5.0.1
majamee said:
Unfortunately I don't have a solution yet, but I wanted to point out that I am in the same situation ATM. German lg g2 though. Please any new input would be highly appreciated.
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LenAsh said:
Did you sort this?
If not try this
Power OFF the phone. Remove the SIM card completely for at least 1 minute.
Re-insert the SIM card, Power ON.
If it works, I'll tell you why...
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I know this thread is hella old but, I stumbled upon this (after returning to the G2 temprorarliy - had it back in 2013/14) after restoring a stock LG ROM backup and it wasn't recognizing my SIM card. Anyways, this method worked for me to get the phone to recognize my SIM. Thanks for posting this.
t3chn0s1s said:
I know this thread is hella old but, I stumbled upon this (after returning to the G2 temprorarliy - had it back in 2013/14) after restoring a stock LG ROM backup and it wasn't recognizing my SIM card. Anyways, this method worked for me to get the phone to recognize my SIM. Thanks for posting this.
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continuing the hella old trend.... this fix did not work for me

[Q] Help - No sim card error

Hello,
i have got a S4 which has been rooted and flashed. It worked fine for a while but now every now and then i get a error message saying there is no sim card in it. When i reboot the phone it works normal again, without touching the sim or opening it.
I have cleaned sim card and contacts but that did not help.
Any ideas what else to try?
TIA
dosada said:
Hello,
i have got a S4 which has been rooted and flashed. It worked fine for a while but now every now and then i get a error message saying there is no sim card in it. When i reboot the phone it works normal again, without touching the sim or opening it.
I have cleaned sim card and contacts but that did not help.
Any ideas what else to try?
TIA
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Hi ,
SIM card problems if they are not hardware related , they are usually caused by IMEI ( efs folder) or wrong modem if you have and efs folder backup , restore it.
What S4 you have , what rom do you have , what modem do you have??
When it fails to recognize the sim card check your IMEI dial *#06#
Hello,
i have tried everything i can think of without any success. It is a Samsung Gt-I9505.
The problem with checking IMEI when it does not recognize the SIM card is that i can't do anything but restart it. There is a error message with restart as the only option.
Now it is doing it as soon as it starts up. I never have to remove the SIM card so the phone recognizes it, just a simple restart without touching the SIM is enough.
I am on the last official Australian ROM. Baseband I9505XXUGNH6, Hernel 3.4.0-2309103 Build number KOT49H.I9505XXUGNH6
I have tried it with another SIM and same thing happens so it is not because of the SIM card.
Any ideas what else to try? I do not have any back ups of anything.
MAX 404 said:
Hi ,
SIM card problems if they are not hardware related , they are usually caused by IMEI ( efs folder) or wrong modem if you have and efs folder backup , restore it.
What S4 you have , what rom do you have , what modem do you have??
When it fails to recognize the sim card check your IMEI dial *#06#
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dosada said:
Hello,
i have tried everything i can think of without any success. It is a Samsung Gt-I9505.
The problem with checking IMEI when it does not recognize the SIM card is that i can't do anything but restart it. There is a error message with restart as the only option.
Now it is doing it as soon as it starts up. I never have to remove the SIM card so the phone recognizes it, just a simple restart without touching the SIM is enough.
I am on the last official Australian ROM. Baseband I9505XXUGNH6, Hernel 3.4.0-2309103 Build number KOT49H.I9505XXUGNH6
I have tried it with another SIM and same thing happens so it is not because of the SIM card.
Any ideas what else to try? I do not have any back ups of anything.
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Hi mate,
Your case is not clear , it does not look like firmware but i would not discard that possibility , do you have stock or custom rom? try to reflash
Also there is a chance for what you tell me that the sim caddy may be defective
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate,
Your case is not clear , it does not look like firmware but i would not discard that possibility , do you have stock or custom rom? try to reflash
Also there is a chance for what you tell me that the sim caddy may be defective
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I am on official ROM, flashed over ODIN. You recommended to check the IMEI when this happens but i can't because the only option is to restart the phone.
dosada said:
I am on official ROM, flashed over ODIN. You recommended to check the IMEI when this happens but i can't because the only option is to restart the phone.
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Please more details
When you have the no sim errors it does not allow you to dial *#06# ? why does the phone freeze ?
MAX 404 said:
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When you have the no sim errors it does not allow you to dial *#06# ? why does the phone freeze ?
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No, it does not freeze but a pop up shows with only one option "restart". I tried to touch the screen, home or return button but nothing works but touching the restart button.
dosada said:
No, it does not freeze but a pop up shows with only one option "restart". I tried to touch the screen, home or return button but nothing works but touching the restart button.
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I see, is strange if you said that whith a reboot works fine it make me think more in a hardware issue...maybe the sim caddy..
This phone is driving me crazy. The replacement SIM reader arrived today and i replaced it. Now it does not find any SIM, just getting NO SIM error as soon as it starts up. I tried putting back in the old reader but the same happens.
Anyone any idea what to do or just recycle the damn phone?
Come on guys there must be someone with an idea

Simunlock Problems

Hey there,
I got a I9505 that doesn't detect my simcard (if i put it in it still say pls insert simcard like there is none). so my guess was carrierlocked...
It also doesn't ask for an networkunlock code .. so i didn't wanted to buy a code on these websides because i didn't know where to enter the code.
Well I've tried the trick with the *#0011# and it doesn't go into the Service Menu.
The phone is on 5.0.1 could this be the problem ? Is there a way to downgrade?
Or do i have to falsh the modem in any way?
Till now i've just changed the FW with Odin to the DTB Version.
I'm kind of scared to try other things if I'm not sure what they do...
I'm really sorry if the solution is in a thread i havend found or just overlooked
thanks for your time and help
A properly working SIM lock would recognize the presence of the SIM card, and when you unlocked the phone, would prompt you to enter the unlock code. Therefore, a carrier lock is not the source of your problem. Unfortunately, yours is a hardware problem, and based upon your description, it's a motherboard failure, rather than a SIM card tray failure. It cannot be the SIM card tray because a SIM card tray failure would not ask you to insert the SIM. Instead you would have a circle with slash in the notification bar to the right.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
A properly working SIM lock would recognize the presence of the SIM card, and when you unlocked the phone, would prompt you to enter the unlock code. Therefore, a carrier lock is not the source of your problem. Unfortunately, yours is a hardware problem, and based upon your description, it's a motherboard failure, rather than a SIM card tray failure. It cannot be the SIM card tray because a SIM card tray failure would not ask you to insert the SIM. Instead you would have a circle with slash in the notification bar to the right.
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Thank You for your help,
So in the mean time I successful downgraded to 4.4.2 (cyagogen)(and upgraded again) found a soulution to flash and access the modem so i could do the trick with *#0011#...but it's still not working.
I just don't to belive that its a hardware problem. Is there anyway of another software Simlock?
Because the Network Conectivity bar is showing 3 bars.
I got it (not so) cheap from ebay, so could it be that the imei is block in the network ?
Thanks agian for your help
IMEI could definitely be the cause of your problem, especially if you actually do have a signal.
It is showing 3bars but not the H for HSDPA but it also shows those bars if no sim is insert so...
The imei ist blocked ?
Guess there is no way to change it
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Free mobile app
If no SIM card is inserted you wouldn't have any signal, but a missing SIM card indicator. This behavior confirms to me that you have a hardware problem of some sort. You need to have the device looked at, because software is unlikely to be the source of the problem.

SIM 1 Slot is not Detecting

Previously i have rooted my mobile and it was working fine. I tried to install new software update, So i flashed the stock firmware i lost my wifi and network connectivity (both sim cards were not detecting). I flashed again stock firmware which was suggested by some senior member in XDA. After flashing that firmware i got my wifi and mobile network but my SIM 1 SLOT is not detecting. Tried to wipe data and flashed another stock firmware still the same issue occurs. I tried swapping sim cards but it is not detecting in SIM 1 slot which is detecting in SIM 2 slot.
Found that IMEI is there.
Is this software issue or hardware issue?
Please give any solution.
vickynesh said:
Previously i have rooted my mobile and it was working fine. I tried to install new software update, So i flashed the stock firmware i lost my wifi and network connectivity (both sim cards were not detecting). I flashed again stock firmware which was suggested by some senior member in XDA. After flashing that firmware i got my wifi and mobile network but my SIM 1 SLOT is not detecting. Tried to wipe data and flashed another stock firmware still the same issue occurs. I tried swapping sim cards but it is not detecting in SIM 1 slot which is detecting in SIM 2 slot.
Found that IMEI is there.
Is this software issue or hardware issue?
Please give any solution.
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Check This http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/moto-g4-plus-xt1643-updated-signed-t3460695
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hi bro i have tried this process. still my sim is not detecting
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hey guys pls help me still im in trouble
vickynesh said:
hey guys pls help me still im in trouble
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Same problem,had relocked the bootloader and went to service center.Told them network not working after update.They tried first by flashing stock rom.Then concluded motherboard will have to be changed(free of cost).
anhoxhrs said:
Same problem,had relocked the bootloader and went to service center.Told them network not working after update.They tried first by flashing stock rom.Then concluded motherboard will have to be changed(free of cost).
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How long they will take
vickynesh said:
How long they will take
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Min. 20 days.

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