Broken sim card holder...any help? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hey guys, my GNex has a broken sim card holder. Seems that one of the copper pins that make contact with the sim card has broken off and will no longer read my sim. Does anyone know of a way to fix this or a place that I can send it into for repair in the nyc area?
this is the GSM model, so obviously, Samsung was no help whatsoever.
Thanks for any input!

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[Q] SIM Card Connector?

I read online that some Chinese resellers have managed to solder a SIM Card Connector to the Incredible's motherboard that originated from Verizon USA.
Has anyone heard of this? Can we just solder a compatible SIM Card Connector onto the Incredible or are there other things that need to be done?
This would allow the Incredible to be used on their local CDMA network.
Attached are pictures of the authentic finished product with the SIM Card Connector.
I took a close look at the motherboard & indeed there are solder contacts for the SIM Card Connector.
Was wondering if one of those SIM Card Connectors available online & attached here could fit in that slot.
Anyone able to advise on this?
I hope to use my Verizon HTC Incredible on the China Telecom network in the future.
Please advise me...
Google gold card. There is a way to format a sim card to be used on overseas CDMA networks.
How does that thing work, and does it work?
rosser725 said:
How does that thing work, and does it work?
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The reseller was touting that it will work on the China Telecom network. I might need to verify if he meant the GSM or CDMA network.
I was wondering if the hardware for Incredible is similar to the Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 in that it supports dual radio? Sprint's TP2 has CDMA as primary & GSM/WCDMA as secondary cellular radio.
That could explain why there is a SIM card slot in the Incredible.
On a related note, I discovered that the reseller mentioned something about writing something to the phone related to the following:
Basic communication functions: IMSI, ESN, A-Key ​EVDO Internet access: AN, AAA​ Does all these make sense?
I got the above information from this article: http://translate.google.com.hk/tran...=lPv&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns
wow thats great, and I don't need to worry my inject number cut off
and also I can freely change my operator and number to the other ...
tulalhyt said:
wow thats great, and I don't need to worry my inject number cut off
and also I can freely change my operator and number to the other ...
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tulalhyt,
Do you mean that you have a 'converted' HTC Incredible now?
Which network are you using it on? CDMA or GSM?
Konker
spence341 said:
Google gold card. There is a way to format a sim card to be used on overseas CDMA networks.
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spence341,
I googled 'gold card' like you suggested & I don't know what it has to do with this?
Here's an excerpt from an online resource:
What is a Gold Card ?
A Gold card is a special SD card which when inserted into your device allows you to flash RUU files with a different CID to your own device. For example if you have a AT&T branded device it will allow you to flash a generic ROM. ​As for formatting a SIM card to be used on overseas CDMA network, the Verizon HTC Incredible does not have a SIM card inside now so how can this work?
Or am I not understanding you correctly?
Thanks!
Konker
I am not sure, I came across a post by somebody in china that was creating a gold card to use the Inc in china. I don't know enough about it to give any advise.
spence341 said:
I am not sure, I came across a post by somebody in china that was creating a gold card to use the Inc in china. I don't know enough about it to give any advise.
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Would you mind providing the link or PM me?
Thanks!
konker said:
I read online that some Chinese resellers have managed to solder a SIM Card Connector to the Incredible's motherboard that originated from Verizon USA.
Has anyone heard of this? Can we just solder a compatible SIM Card Connector onto the Incredible or are there other things that need to be done?
This would allow the Incredible to be used on their local CDMA network.
Attached are pictures of the authentic finished product with the SIM Card Connector.
I took a close look at the motherboard & indeed there are solder contacts for the SIM Card Connector.
Was wondering if one of those SIM Card Connectors available online & attached here could fit in that slot.
Anyone able to advise on this?
I hope to use my Verizon HTC Incredible on the China Telecom network in the future.
Please advise me...
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Hey guys,
I have a dinc, n i followed up the procedure and installed a sim slot on my phone, now i have a phone with a sim slot and a sim card from a CDMA operator (rightel in IRAN) , but nothing happens, and i think i have to do something with my software n os (i don know!)
Now what should i do? is there any special rom or image for supporting sim slot inorder to detect other CDMA networks. how can i select an exact carrier?

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S2 T989 SIM Card/Micro-SD Assembly FIX

Hi Folks, I have been using T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 T989 for almost an year now without any problems, just recently I got a Samsung Galaxy Note2 which uses a Micro SIM Card and with an intention of using JUST one SIM Card on both the devices (as most people do) I CUT the original SIM card into a Micro SIM card and used it in Note2 and it worked Seamlessly fine, now to use the Micro SIM card in S2 I had to use a Adapter which I did and while trying to fit it in and (of course when it didn't fit) while puling it out the Edges of the SIM Card Holder/Reader tipped (on the edges), causing disconnection of the SIM card with the Assembly. I still am able to fit the card in (requires Perfection) and make it work seamlessly fine, but I still wanted to know the procedure to replace the SIM Card/Micro-SD Slot Assembly in the UNIT.
Also I was able to find a OEM replacement on EBAY selling for around 13$
I will be delighted if someone can guide me in taking out the Assembly and replacing it with the new one. Please note that my Skill level is intermediate and I am pretty much experienced in opening up the electronics and have teared opened Gadgets like PS3, Xbox, PSP, Windows Phone, IPhone with ease. Also please tell me if the replacement requires any soldering as I am not comfortable with it.
If anybody has any Tips and suggestions, please email me at [email protected].
Regards,
Naveed
What a coincidence, I'm looking for the guide too. Can anyone share with us? I broke my sim card slot. I bought a replacement and tried to explore how to fix myself. I was able to disconnect the connector but I am not able to remove the whole jacket. Can someone pin point us on that?
Your help will be greatly appreciated
@Danbuffalo, can we sync-up over the email. Please send me a Test email from your ID at [email protected] I need to tell you a lot of things.
~Naveed
SGH-T989 Sim & Sd Card Holder replace
I Have same problem I have new flex cable card holder but there are no videos or info on how to install.
Any help would be great.
Thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpYNVfg-XW8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Did any of you ever work out how to replace the micro sd card reader? Mine quit reading the card and I'd like to replace it.

[Q] HELP!! Emergency Calls Only?? SIM works in other phones.

I recently dropped my phone in water. And now when I boot, I get Emergency Calls Only. I cant make or receive calls/sms. My SIM card works well in other phones. Also, other SIM cards dont work on my phone.
Is this a physical damage? What if I reflash baseband? Will it help?
Please reply.
Carefully clean the contact pins that read the sim card. I bent one once and had the same problem.
Dmwitz said:
Carefully clean the contact pins that read the sim card. I bent one once and had the same problem.
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Ok Ill try
Dmwitz said:
Carefully clean the contact pins that read the sim card. I bent one once and had the same problem.
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the sim card reading pins are not accessible to me. they are hidden beneath the sd card slot. What do i do?

[Q] Damaged sim card tray

Hi
So I think I damaged my sim card tray, as one of the contacts seems to be broken and I can no longer insert a sim card into the tray.
I've read on some other threads that it is easy to replace the tray and I note a few sites selling them for US$10 and under.
I could probably get it fixed, but I think it would cost more than US$10.
Are there any instructions on how to replace the tray?
Thanks in advance!

[Q] Broken sim slot

Still don't know how, maybe I have insterted my sim in the wrong way, but this morning i couldn't take it out from the simcard slot. After taking it out, i noticed that the sim is now scratched. Since then, my phone doesn't read my sim anymore (tried with 2 different ones) I guess something's broken in the simcard slot. Does anyone know if it's expensive to replace it? I use an adapter for nanosim, I guess that's the problem (which won't be anyway unde warranty I think)
Hello Gibihr,
If I'm not misstaken tge simslot is mounted on the motherboard and to replace it you'll have to replace the entire motherboard.
Hope that you'll get your phone back up and running,
DevStaff
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devstaff said:
Hello Gibihr,
If I'm not misstaken tge simslot is mounted on the motherboard and to replace it you'll have to replace the entire motherboard.
Hope that you'll get your phone back up and running,
DevStaff
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I've just got the Z1c so I don't know if the sim card reader is a part of the MB and certainly hope not. I had a similar experience with the xperia Go where I damaged the sim card reader but trying to insert a micro sim with an adapter instead of a normal sim. Anyways the phone was fixed at the customer care center by replacing the sim card reader. They charged me though...the equivalent of 20Euros...not too expensive. I hope your phone would be fixed the same way.

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