Does anyone have the fix to a issue with the sim card reader not reading the sim cards? i got 3 sim cards 1 that came with the phone and 2 of them that i bought.. all say unreadable sim.. i talked to the company they said the phone is unlocked to use other carriers but even when i use the 4g lte card that came from verizon its not readable..
please tell me there is a fix....
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YT/IamAzorus said:
Does anyone have the fix to a issue with the sim card reader not reading the sim cards? i got 3 sim cards 1 that came with the phone and 2 of them that i bought.. all say unreadable sim.. i talked to the company they said the phone is unlocked to use other carriers but even when i use the 4g lte card that came from verizon its not readable..
please tell me there is a fix....
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What do you mean verizon unlocked? Is it a verizon phone your trying to use on other carriers or a other carrier phone your trying to use on verizon?
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Hey,
So I recently bought an unlocked T-Mobile HTC HD2 from the marketplace forum. However, it does not seem to be recognizing my Telus SIM card. It simply states "No SIM, Please insert SIM" even when my SIM is inserted.
I thought it may be because the phone was not unlocked as it was described to be, but then I tried a family members Rogers SIM, and it worked perfectly.
Any idea as to what's going on?
You might need to get a new sim card. Sometimes if you have a older sim card the HD2 will not recognize it.
Hm, that would be interesting, considering my SIM is less than a year old...
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DS1495 said:
Hm, that would be interesting, considering my SIM is less than a year old...
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Hmmm that is curious then, maybe it is not the right type of sim card as there is different classes of sim card, or at least I think there is. you might want to take your HD2 to your local Telus store and tell them your problem and see if they think a new sim card will help or maybe have another suggestion for you.
So, I just tried my brothers Telus SIM, and it also did not work...
Is it possible that the phone is only unlocked for use on Rogers here in Canada?
I'll head to the Telus store tomorrow and see what they say..
DS1495 said:
So, I just tried my brothers Telus SIM, and it also did not work...
Is it possible that the phone is only unlocked for use on Rogers here in Canada?
I'll head to the Telus store tomorrow and see what they say..
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It is unlikely that it is not unlocked to Telus as when a phone is sim unlocked it is suppose to be unlocked to all cell providers, but when you sim unlock a phone you have to have a sim card from another provider so maybe it just unlocked it to that carrier of the sim card you use to unlock the phone. I am not 100% sure about this as Io have never sim unlocked any of my phones but I have read plenty about doing it and people that have done it.
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It is unlikely that it is not unlocked to Telus as when a phone is sim unlocked it is suppose to be unlocked to all cell providers, but when you sim unlock a phone you have to have a sim card from another provider so maybe it just unlocked it to that carrier of the sim card you use to unlock the phone. I am not 100% sure about this as Io have never sim unlocked any of my phones but I have read plenty about doing it and people that have done it.
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Yeah, that's sort of what I was thinking. Although it was my understanding that even though you have one SIM in it when it's unlocked, it should be SIM unlocked for other carriers as well. But maybe I'm mistaken.
Should I try unlocking it again using an online service, but this time make sure I've got my Telus SIM in it?
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Yeah, that's sort of what I was thinking. Although it was my understanding that even though you have one SIM in it when it's unlocked, it should be SIM unlocked for other carriers as well. But maybe I'm mistaken.
Should I try unlocking it again using an online service, but this time make sure I've got my Telus SIM in it?
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Well like I said I was under the impression once you sim unlock your phone it is unlocked to all carriers. But hey it couldn't hurt to buy a unlock code from one of the many services online that you can buy a code from, they are not expensive. But make sure you buy one from a reputable seller. Plus most of the online services have the code to you in very short order.
Hi,
I was just wondering what type of message to expect when you put in a foreign (Canadian provider: Rogers\Chatr, and Wind\Mobilicity) SIM card into the phone be it unlocked or not. I ordered a phone and it would not even detect the SIM card, it just said no SIM Card Emergency Calls Only. So I sent it back for a refund which is still pending approval, but the seller still claims that the phone works with US carrier SIM cards (T-Mobile, AT&T).
What do you guys think?
i have a wind mobile sim based android phone with a qualcom chipset and sim booted right into it. Pre and post rooted the phone worked just fine. Stupid question but was the sim inserted properly and was it seated correctly and titly so that it was connecting. I've never had an issue with foreign phones. I'm stateside
grhand82 said:
i have a wind mobile sim based android phone with a qualcom chipset and sim booted right into it. Pre and post rooted the phone worked just fine. Stupid question but was the sim inserted properly and was it seated correctly and titly so that it was connecting. I've never had an issue with foreign phones. I'm stateside
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Yea, I even tried putting paper in there to make a tighter connection. I can't understand how the phone wouldn't recognize any of my SIMs that work perfectly in other phones, but works just fine with the US SIMs that the seller has. I think the seller is trying to scam me out of the return shipping.
Does anyone have the solution to this problem? I don't understand how the phone could work fine with US SIM cards, but not work at all with Canadian SIM cards (i.e. not even recognize that a SIM card is in the phone).
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Does anyone have the solution to this problem? I don't understand how the phone could work fine with US SIM cards, but not work at all with Canadian SIM cards (i.e. not even recognize that a SIM card is in the phone).
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So.... You are claiming a refund for the phone because it doesn't work with canadian sim when seller says it works for us based sim??? Did the seller say anything about it working with canadian sim????
My phone with s off works with att sim on 3g, or was it 2g.....
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I take it you are near the U.S. border, where about? If you're near me, we can meet up and see if it is consistent in all the myTouch 4Gs. Mine is rooted, unlocked, good screen and good eMMC. Should be the best scenario to double check.
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No need to. I've seen people call in after coming from another country and have used foreign SIM cards in the phone.
I take it you are near the U.S. border, where about? If you're near me, we can meet up and see if it is consistent in all the myTouch 4Gs. Mine is rooted, unlocked, good screen and good eMMC. Should be the best scenario to double check.
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I actually live in toronto, so would be unable to do that.
kalel33 said:
No need to. I've seen people call in after coming from another country and have used foreign SIM cards in the phone.
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This makes sense that foreign SIM cards would work, if the phone communicates through a standard GSM frequency it should work for all of them. When I had the phone I rooted it with s-OFF and I'm assuming that would unlock it even for foreign SIM cards. Anyone experienced with phones being locked to a particular country?
I want to buy another MT4G but I also want to make sure it will work in Canada first.
rooting your phone does not unlock your sim. call tmobile and tell them you would like to unlock your phone because you travel out of the US often.
I did that and after it was unlocked I was able to use my phone in Ireland with a pay as you go O2 sim card
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rooting your phone does not unlock your sim. call tmobile and tell them you would like to unlock your phone because you travel out of the US often.
I did that and after it was unlocked I was able to use my phone in Ireland with a pay as you go O2 sim card
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Sorry, I forgot to add that the seller claimed to have unlocked the phone with a code. I'm just wondering if the phone could still have been locked to US providers, and if so, why would the phone still not recognize any Canadian SIMs?
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Sorry, I forgot to add that the seller claimed to have unlocked the phone with a code. I'm just wondering if the phone could still have been locked to US providers, and if so, why would the phone still not recognize any Canadian SIMs?
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Im not sure. My phone has been unlocked for awhile but I believe that if your phone is not unlocked when you put a foreign sim card in and turn it on it will ask you for the unlock code.
When you turned your phone on with your Canadian sim card in it did it tell you that your phone did not have a sim card in it, or were you just unable to get service?
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Im not sure. My phone has been unlocked for awhile but I believe that if your phone is not unlocked when you put a foreign sim card in and turn it on it will ask you for the unlock code.
When you turned your phone on with your Canadian sim card in it did it tell you that your phone did not have a sim card in it, or were you just unable to get service?
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it said no SIM card.
I have been with sprint for a long time and never had to mess with sim cards. I am now with att and I have a question about sim cards and activations. I have an android phone right now with att that I am going to replace with the note 2. Can I just pull the sim card from the current phone and put it in the new one? Or do I have to take it into the att store? Also does this cause an activation fee?
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You can just switch the SIM. If it's an already activated SIM (meaning it had service in the prior phone) there should not be an activation fee.
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Thanks for the info. That is what I was thinking but I wasn't sure.
Yes, one of the great things about gsm/sim cards. Easy swappable. If your current phone uses standard mini sim, you will need to cut it down to work in the note2/other newer phones that use micro sim cards.
Currently using the original note. So I don't know what kind of sim it has.
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Currently using the original note. So I don't know what kind of sim it has.
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You Will need to go to the store. Note 1 has A regular sized sim and the Note 2 takes a Micro Sim you will need a smaller sim but sims are free.
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You Will need to go to the store. Note 1 has A regular sized sim and the Note 2 takes a Micro Sim you will need a smaller sim but sims are free.
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Your can use a SIM cutter. No need to go-to a store. Just be careful and follow the instructions. I've used it twice on various phones.
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ElAguila said:
I have been with sprint for a long time and never had to mess with sim cards. I am now with att and I have a question about sim cards and activations. I have an android phone right now with att that I am going to replace with the note 2. Can I just pull the sim card from the current phone and put it in the new one? Or do I have to take it into the att store? Also does this cause an activation fee?
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Just insert that to any unlocked phone you want,
Our policy at at&t is if its a gsm it's possible,
No fees for device transfer since we have a SIM number as a basis of the account not the IMEI or ESN
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I have changed phones before and just changed the sim from one phone to the next. I also went to att when another phone took am smaller sim and the att rep got a smaller sim and updated it and handed it to me and said have a nice day. I love att's customer service.
ok so i have a verizon sim card which is on the pageplus network. and i wanna know if its possible to use that same sim card with my verizon gs4 that i just bought!. .. here is a little more in detail... i purchased a verizon droid rzr last year (used).. it came with a sim card right... so it means i have a verizon sim but on pageplus network.. so when i put my sim card on the gs4 it does not take it!!.. any help on how to make it work?..
Maybe that droid rzr was unlocked for other networks.
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ok so i have a verizon sim card which is on the pageplus network. and i wanna know if its possible to use that same sim card with my verizon gs4 that i just bought!. .. here is a little more in detail... i purchased a verizon droid rzr last year (used).. it came with a sim card right... so it means i have a verizon sim but on pageplus network.. so when i put my sim card on the gs4 it does not take it!!.. any help on how to make it work?..
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Hi mate
Maybe here they can help you better
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon
Hi guys, I just bought used sprint 306sh and trying to use it with Ringplus, but the phone came without sim card. As I know Sprint has hundreds different sim cards for different phones, just try to buy the correct one and avoid losing money, can anybody tell me that which model of sim card is using on your 306sh?
Thanks a lot.
been on Sprint and Tello with this sim
Hey, i've had the Aquos on Sprint and now Tello with
the same sim card, a GLW406R, but it seems the price
any MVNO offers on its sims to work with their service
may be lower than you can buy it for ....?
I went thru activation, this sim worked on both, no problems.
(USA)
Have official sprint sim
Uses a "nano" sized sim if thats what you mean. I still have the actual card so if you need a serial number or something let me know.