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[Q] error "UNABLE TO DETECT SIM....."

HI everyone, I am having one problem with my HTC Desire HD. after sometime of use, usually randomly the phone gives me a popup message saying that "UNABLE TO DETECT SIM CARD, PLEASE MAKE SURE THE SIM CARD IS PROPERLY INSERTED AND RESTART PHONE." when I get this message there is no other way but to restart the phone by click on the popup message buttons RESTART|SHUTDOWN options.
Firstly it started happening once in every 2 days, but then it became very regular, atleast 4 times a day I was getting this message.
I consulted HTC, they suggested me to check the SIM, reset the phone, try another SIM, take the battery out and restart the phone, but nothing worked. I was still getting the error message. I know the SIM is not faulty because when I use this very SIM in my Nokia phone, it works fine without any problems.
So HTC booked my phone in for repair back in April 2011. When the returned my HTC Desire HD they put a little note saying they couldn't find any problems with my phone. So I thought ok, that is weird. I started using the phone again, it was working fine for few days then I started getting the same error again. UNABLE TO DETECT THE SIM......
I booked my phone in for repair again with HTC in July 2011. This time HTC returned my phone without checking anything. I can say that because there was no note saying anything. And they also took my ZAGG screen cover off the screen as well
I presumed they have fixed it and started using the phone. But now I am getting the error messages again. And I have again booked my phone in for repair and asked the agent what did they repair on my last booking. The HTC agent said they don't have any logs of any kind of repairs. So that confirmed my doubts about the HTC repair centre not fixing anything on my phone.
I told the Agent please could they make sure that they repair this phone this time because it is really annoying me. I also requested if they can send me a replacement instead. Which they declined straight away saying that its been over 90 days since I bought this phone so I don't have that option anymore.
I know its a long explanation of my problem, but I had to explain the situation for other readers to understand clearly what the problem is.
I was wondering if anyone else have had the above mentioned error message on their Desire HD?
If so what have you done with it?
or is something I am doing wrong ?
Any input will be appreciated.

I felt sorry for you. Do you have checked the sim holder for any unusual state of behaviour? The holder may be loose and the gold circuit maybe isn't touching the sim card. Please do read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026122
8penned from my blazing fast DHD

drpsyko said:
I felt sorry for you. Do you have checked the aim holder for any unusual state of behaviour? The holder may be loose and the gold circuit maybe isn't touching the sim card. Please do read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026122
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Thanks for your reply and suggested solution. Unfortunately HTC have collected my phone today in the morning to get it repaired again (3rd time). Once I get it back I will try this solution. I am sure it will work fine as many users are reporting that it worked for them.

I used to have that problem. the sim card was just slightly slipping out and not touching the contacts properly. To solve this I use a small blob of blu-tack to hold it in place.

Ihad this problem but with my Xperia x10. The sim would work in all my other handsets but not in the X10. it was in the end the sim card. Swapped it out nad it has worked perfectly since. Do not discount it could be the sim card.

Xperia S SIM card issue

Hello. I'm new to this forum and I hope s.o. can help me. I bought xperia S but it seems that it has an issue with the sim card. The phone is not locked to any operator, it works fine most of the time but the problem is that sometimes the phone says SIM card is removed or no sim card, so I have to restart it. Sometimes I have to reboot ~10 times to get it work. When it says sim card is discarded, and I really discard it, it says SIM card removed, restarting.. and vs when sim is plugged while phone is turned on. It seems that the phone itself knows when there's a sim card inside. The sim card is working fine, tried it in another phone, everything went fine. Usually this problem happens when the phone gets hot (while playing games or capturing video, etc..). I don't think it's because of the sim slot but who knows.. Tried phone repairing and updated with latest firmware, but no success. The phone is not rooted. It seems to be a hardware problem, any suggestions?

Sending it for repair may be your final option.
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Yes, I know that but it will take about a month to fix it and I am not sure if they can fix it either.. It's a second hand phone, maybe the first owner tried to root it or did something wrong while updating or sth? Because it's not logical to work excellent and undetect the SIM when I start more applications and the phone gets hot. How can I reflash it to stock ROM so if there's anything wrong in the file system to be fixed? Someone here had exactly the same issue but my sim card is brand new, 2 weeks old and working fine in other phones. EEK!

Take it back to the shop you bought it from and ask for a replacement?
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I have the same problem. For me it helps, I use only the back button and than it`s ok for me.

Oh! Me too.
I think there have a problem in SIM card. But now i know that all of the people cause this problem. So this may be because of Handset. How can i Repair ??

How did it go?
I have the exact same problem, and seems a lot of people are getting it on new sony phones. I have an xperia S too. Did you found a solution? Thanks,
- swell

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swell41 said:
I have the exact same problem, and seems a lot of people are getting it on new sony phones. I have an xperia S too. Did you found a solution? Thanks,
- swell
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STOP REFRESHING OLD THREADS! You have SXS so go to S SECTION and post there!
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[Q] 2nd SIM keeps disconnecting and asking unlock PIN

Hi!
I've the zenfone2 ze551ml from four days and I'm very happy with it except the fact that in the last two days it keeps disconnecting the SIM in the second slot.
I don't relate it to anything particular: I've tried to shake the phone and tried also to open different apps but the problem seems to occur randomly.
It's very frustrating...what you think about it? Do you have any suggestion?
(Note: I've tried swapping the two sim card, the problem remains on the second slot and randomly it keeps asking the unlock PIN....)

codecrusher said:
Hi!
I've the zenfone2 ze551ml from four days and I'm very happy with it except the fact that in the last two days it keeps disconnecting the SIM in the second slot.
I don't relate it to anything particular: I've tried to shake the phone and tried also to open different apps but the problem seems to occur randomly.
It's very frustrating...what you think about it? Do you have any suggestion?
(Note: I've tried swapping the two sim card, the problem remains on the second slot and randomly it keeps asking the unlock PIN....)
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Same issue for me with my brand new Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) since the first day.
I swapped the 2 sim cards but just the sim on slot 2 remains disconnected randomly but very often in a day (10-15 times).
It's very annoying.
Thanks in advance for your help.

t0uchfr3nch said:
Same issue for me with my brand new Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) since the first day.
I swapped the 2 sim cards but just the sim on slot 2 remains disconnected randomly but very often in a day (10-15 times).
It's very annoying.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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I've spent two days without the problem but yesterday .... "sim 2 disconnected".
The problem is back here again! I don't know what to do, I don't want to send it back to repair... :crying:
However after buying I've installed the two available firmware upgrades without any hard reset, I think that I will try an hard reset before contacting the customer service...
Is it the same for you t0uchfr3nch?
(well, I forgot an important thing: I'm italian and I have the italian ze551ml grey version with the original flip cover on)

codecrusher said:
I've spent two days without the problem but yesterday .... "sim 2 disconnected".
The problem is back here again! I don't know what to do, I don't want to send it back to repair... :crying:
However after buying I've installed the two available firmware upgrades without any hard reset, I think that I will try an hard reset before contacting the customer service...
Is it the same for you t0uchfr3nch?
(well, I forgot an important thing: I'm italian and I have the italian ze551ml grey version with the original flip cover on)
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Hi codecrusher! I'm from France and i've done the same thing as you.
I've done all OTA upgrades without reseting the phone too.
I'm just thinking about rooting it to see if it occurs again.
As you, I d'ont want to send it to repair because i've installed and set up everything.

t0uchfr3nch said:
Hi codecrusher! I'm from France and i've done the same thing as you.
I've done all OTA upgrades without reseting the phone too.
I'm just thinking about rooting it to see if it occurs again.
As you, I d'ont want to send it to repair because i've installed and set up everything.
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same same same as you my friend...
let me know if you will root your phone and if you'll solve the problem.
I think I'll try an hard reset before, I'll keep you updated

codecrusher said:
same same same as you my friend...
let me know if you will root your phone and if you'll solve the problem.
I think I'll try an hard reset before, I'll keep you updated
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Ok we keep in touch.
Thanks

Hi codecrusher,
so I think I've understand what's going wrong with that sim2 slot.
It's not a software issue, it's physical!
I've just inserted a tiny piece of paper in the sim2 slot then I've inserted the sim card below the paper.
The sim card is now compressed between the paper and the pins.
No more disconnections for more than 6 hours at this time.
I'll keep you updated at the end of the day.

t0uchfr3nch said:
Hi codecrusher,
so I think I've understand what's going wrong with that sim2 slot.
It's not a software issue, it's physical!
I've just inserted a tiny piece of paper in the sim2 slot then I've inserted the sim card below the paper.
The sim card is now compressed between the paper and the pins.
No more disconnections for more than 6 hours at this time.
I'll keep you updated at the end of the day.
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Hi t0uchfr3nch!
Mine too is working today but I didn't use any sort of paper...
I hope that your trick will definitely fix our problem but I'm afraid it can be a coincidence.
Let me know!

codecrusher said:
Hi t0uchfr3nch!
Mine too is working today but I didn't use any sort of paper...
I hope that your trick will definitely fix our problem but I'm afraid it can be a coincidence.
Let me know!
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I can confirm you that I had no disconnection on SIM2 today. :fingers-crossed:
It seems fine now.
If it happens again, just try the paper thing.
Before doing this, i had a lot of disconnections this morning and no more now.
Good luck!

t0uchfr3nch said:
I can confirm you that I had no disconnection on SIM2 today. :fingers-crossed:
It seems fine now.
If it happens again, just try the paper thing.
Before doing this, i had a lot of disconnections this morning and no more now.
Good luck!
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Hi t0uchfr3nch!
After your post I've removed the battery cover and I've seen that in effect there were disconnections every time the sim slot was pressed.
As you have advised I've tried placing paper in the sim slot but it did not work for me because I've noticed that on my zenfone the problem was with the pressure of the metal part of the slot and not with the movements of the SIM inside. At the end I have placed a piece of rubber between the battery cover and the metal part of the sim slot (in order to create a constant pressure on the metal part of the sim slot) and it has worked fine until.....today.
Today I have updated the phone with the new firmware and after the first reboot it has immediately started with that same weird behavior.... every little pressure on the battery cover caused a SIm disconnection. Now I've removed the piece of rubber and it works fine again.... Don't know what to say...
I'll keep this thread updated.

codecrusher said:
Hi t0uchfr3nch!
After your post I've removed the battery cover and I've seen that in effect there were disconnections every time the sim slot was pressed.
As you have advised I've tried placing paper in the sim slot but it did not work for me because I've noticed that on my zenfone the problem was with the pressure of the metal part of the slot and not with the movements of the SIM inside. At the end I have placed a piece of rubber between the battery cover and the metal part of the sim slot (in order to create a constant pressure on the metal part of the sim slot) and it has worked fine until.....today.
Today I have updated the phone with the new firmware and after the first reboot it has immediately started with that same weird behavior.... every little pressure on the battery cover caused a SIm disconnection. Now I've removed the piece of rubber and it works fine again.... Don't know what to say...
I'll keep this thread updated.
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Hi codecrusher,
your issue is very strange and very difficult to understand. For my part, no more disconnection occured since the paper trick but maybe your problem is not exactly the same.
I'm sorry to say that but maybe you should think seriously on returning your phone to Asus to have it repaired or replaced.
Regards.

Same problem wirh my zenfone 5
Hey did you had simcard disconnection proboem again since you've placed a piece of paper??

varmar007 said:
Hey did you had simcard disconnection proboem again since you've placed a piece of paper??
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Not anymore. The piece of paper did the trick.

I have also the problem with SIM 2 but the paper trick does not help ... what else can I do, why is it ... on the SIM card or on the shaft (hardware defect)?

hi there, if i'm not too late, this happen because the build of asus sim slot..
it suppose to build to hold the sim in place but some zenfone 2 does not hold the mircosim and the sim is able to move if you try to adjust the sim.
however i believed that asus KNEW this problem that is why on the cover there is 2 rubber stopper that is near the sim slot location. this is to STOP the sim card from coming out.
when you close the case, you need to align your stopper to block the sim from coming out, else you face moving sim.
it happen for both of my sim card btw. you do not need any other thing to block it unless you brought a back cover from online shop that is not original from asus.

I have the same problem in the sim 2.
I tried to make thick with a sticker on sim , but the problem continues to random.

I've solved the problem by ordering a new piece from China for about 8$ (included shipping).
I live in Italy and it takes about 20 days to arrive here.
Since it's a flex cable, the replacement it's not an hard operation.
You'll have only to:
-remove the battery cover of your zenfone
-remove the screws under the cover (they are common cross screws, if I remember well they are 9)
-remove the back plastic plate
-unplug the old SIM connector
-plug the new one
-reassemble the smartphone.
It's a month since I've performed this operation and everything is fine now.
Don't know if I can post links here.
However go on famous commercial chinese websites and search "Sim Zenfone 2 cable replacement" or something similar.

codecrusher said:
I've solved the problem by ordering a new piece from China for about 8$ (included shipping).
I live in Italy and it takes about 20 days to arrive here.
Since it's a flex cable, the replacement it's not an hard operation.
You'll have only to:
-remove the battery cover of your zenfone
-remove the screws under the cover (they are common cross screws, if I remember well they are 9)
-remove the back plastic plate
-unplug the old SIM connector
-plug the new one
-reassemble the smartphone.
It's a month since I've performed this operation and everything is fine now.
Don't know if I can post links here.
However go on famous commercial chinese websites and search "Sim Zenfone 2 cable replacement" or something similar.
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where did u buy the replacement from?

I've had the same problem, phone bought from Amazon it. I changed sim 1, but had sim 2 cut. Could it be because of that?
Anyway I solved with an hard reset.. Nothing more...
Hope this can help you!
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SIM Card Removed

After installing CM 12.1, I started getting the "SIM Card Removed" error pretty frequently.. it's very annoying. I've been doing some research, but I can't figure out if it is software or hardware. Please advise.
By the way, I have had this problem on CM 12.1, CM 10.2, and Resurrection (which is based on CM 12.1). I will be trying the Google Play Edition later today, and I will go back to stock 4.4.2 if I get the error on GPE. I'll update on my results.
UPDATE 10/5/2015: I found a solution! If you take a small piece of plastic (I used a piece a little smaller than my SIM card) and tape/glue it to the inside of the frame, directly on top of the SIM holder, it applies enough pressure to keep the connection. No more error! It is a hardware, not software issue.

deke997 said:
After installing CM 12.1, I started getting the "SIM Card Removed" error pretty frequently.. it's very annoying. I've been doing some research, but I can't figure out if it is software or hardware. Please advise.
By the way, I have had this problem on CM 12.1, CM 10.2, and Resurrection (which is based on CM 12.1). I will be trying the Google Play Edition later today, and I will go back to stock 4.4.2 if I get the error on GPE. I'll update on my results.
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It's a known hardware issue; contact your carrier for a warranty replacement.
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OriginalGabriel said:
It's a known hardware issue; contact your carrier for a warranty replacement.
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Thanks for letting me know! I ordered the replacement part on ebay for $3. I'll update with my results.

In many cases its not the fault of the sim card holder, but a poor connection at the ribbon cable connection to the motherboard. Several folks said replacing the holder/cable didn't fix it because the problem is due to the motherboard part of the connection. Several reports suggest pressure on the connection where the ribbon meets the motherboard, by bits of foam or whatever, can remediate the issue.
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Frankenscript said:
In many cases its not the fault of the sim card holder, but a poor connection at the ribbon cable connection to the motherboard. Several folks said replacing the holder/cable didn't fix it because the problem is due to the motherboard part of the connection. Several reports suggest pressure on the connection where the ribbon meets the motherboard, by bits of foam or whatever, can remediate the issue.
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Thanks for the info! I will repair the connection itself if the new holder doesn't fix the problem.

I get the error message off and on, but for some reason when I loaded CM 12.1, it triggered the error message continually. Had to go back to stock. I don't know why, seeing as it is a hardware issue, but my phone sure didn't like CM!

deke997 said:
Thanks for letting me know! I ordered the replacement part on ebay for $3. I'll update with my results.
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I Did but it didn't solve my problem , still getting sim card error

Try the foam under circuit board fix.
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There is a long thread with many solutions offered here :
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...4-major-problem-sim-card-not-detected-11.html

Just thought I would post my final solution - I have been dealing with this error for a LONG time! I dropped my phone last week and it wouldn't recognize my sim card at all. Lots of searching, watching lots of YouTube and this is what finally worked. I had to remove the back cover, then remove the back of the phone. I used 2-way tape to tape a small piece of an old customer rewards card (others have used a piece of a guitar pick, but I didn't have one) across from the connector for the sim card/sd card reader on the inside of the back of the phone. Finally, no more sim card error.
I tried to put foam inside the back cover, etc., but it wasn't until I actually took the back off the phone and applied the fix that the error finally went away.
Hope this helps someone!

k8108 said:
There is a long thread with many solutions offered here :
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...4-major-problem-sim-card-not-detected-11.html
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k8108 said:
Just thought I would post my final solution - I have been dealing with this error for a LONG time! I dropped my phone last week and it wouldn't recognize my sim card at all. Lots of searching, watching lots of YouTube and this is what finally worked. I had to remove the back cover, then remove the back of the phone. I used 2-way tape to tape a small piece of an old customer rewards card (others have used a piece of a guitar pick, but I didn't have one) across from the connector for the sim card/sd card reader on the inside of the back of the phone. Finally, no more sim card error.
I tried to put foam inside the back cover, etc., but it wasn't until I actually took the back off the phone and applied the fix that the error finally went away.
Hope this helps someone!
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I found a solution as well, thanks to these two posts. What ended up working for me was to cut a small piece of a plastic card and glue it to the frame directly above the SIM holder (on the inside of the frame). I have been going for over a week now with no error!

Awesome thanks having same issue for months now.

Phones radio or something is acting up.

Not sure what happened, but I've been using my S4 good. Out of no where it started acting up, freezing on me, etc. It's on latest firmware, 4.4.4 OK3. When i look under about phone, and check "service state", it would randomly say, "in service" then "radio off", "out of service" then go back to "in service". Also had/have a problem (haven't tested it for a good while yet, had old sim in and it gave problems, now using new sim, still did it one time atm.) with the phone saying "sim removed" or etc, like it cant find a sim? (weird part is my old sim works fine with other phones, my phone kept losing sim, sim no found, etc)
Weird, never had it happen, bars would go from 2 to 4-5, then drop to 1-3, or to 0 and go out of service. I did factory reset, but ofc it only went back to OK3 stock, tried to use previous modem that worked for me before problems started happening like NK2 modem, nope...still problems, so I flashed OK3 back for now. If i have good bars, and turn on mobile data, it would go out of service completely until i shut it off, cant use my mobile data. Anyone know what's the problem? Phone right now running with minimal apps installed, if you need more information, just ask. Thank you! in advance.

Used the phone for a day with new sim, still has problems freezing up on calls(screen), says sim removed...device needs to restart, etc. Would Flashing older Firmware to like Nk2 solve this? I havent had problems on older ones, but when i got OTA, used for couple months and having problems now. Service keeps being circle with line thru it, when u try to make a call it would say "cannot connect to network or registered on network", dbm was -113(usually -100-115), and asu was 0, when service cuts off, keeps finding service then loses it all day, finds it, then make few calls, and loses it, keeps searching for it. Would flashing OK3 firmware solve it? Maybe OTA went wrong? Idk...or maybe go back to a stable rom 4.4.2?

Is it possible the sim reader is damaged?

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Is it possible the sim reader is damaged?
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Not sure how it could have been damaged, it was always in a case.(guess i saw a video where a guy said they sometimes go bad on gs4's) Phone already been used for pretty good 1.5-2yrs. Phone freezing up, etc would result in a bad sim reader? Anyway to test that it really is a bad sim reader?(if it did go bad)

Was the sim card used with a sim adapter?
I suggested the possibility of a damaged SIM card reader because of the "sim removed" error message.

audit13 said:
Was the sim card used with a sim adapter?
I suggested the possibility of a damaged SIM card reader because of the "sim removed" error message.
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The previous sim that was origionally used in GS4, was used with sim adapter in an older phone that needed a standard sim, so this micro sim was was in adapter in an older phone, worked perfectly fine on Gs4(no sim adapter, just the micro sim), i even got a new sim card off ebay and changed over my number to new sim, and still phone is freezing up on calls, using it normally now, the signal would find the Carrier, then would lose it so many times, then tries to find it, then loses thru out the day, it's annoying as hell. Never had the problem of losing signal, having out of service sign(circle with line thru it), had good service everywhere till now. I even did a factory reset, started up phone up new, still problems with "sim removed" device needs to restart time to time, losing and catching signal a lot, or no service. Anyway to test/find out it really is a bad sim card reader? Just don't want to do 100's of things and it's not it. Phone it used for work ofc. Let me know if i should try anything, before buying a sim card reader, if it really is the problem.

How is the sd card reader? Both readers come as a single unit and they are not too expensive on eBay.

audit13 said:
How is the sd card reader? Both readers come as a single unit and they are not too expensive on eBay.
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Not really sure, how the sd card reader is...Haven't really used it, as i didnt really need it. I could try and get back to you on that. Yeah, i checked on ebay, they r like 5$ or so, but still the hassle of replacing it, and it's not it. I'll get back to you how sd card works...etc.
Edit: Just tested my brothers Sd card with tons of pictures and videos on it. Put it in my phone, can easily look thru pictures and videos, unmounted couple times, put it in, works fine without any problems. Any ideas?
Also read online about sim error problem, and lots of people are saying it could be a hardware problem, and need to apply pressure to the ribbon of the sd/sim card.
Phone is working fine without the simcard inside, good bars, sometimes it goes low/no bars, or out of service, but still less then it is with a sim inside for some reason.

Den Den said:
Not sure what happened, but I've been using my S4 good. Out of no where it started acting up, freezing on me, etc. It's on latest firmware, 4.4.4 OK3. When i look under about phone, and check "service state", it would randomly say, "in service" then "radio off", "out of service" then go back to "in service". Also had/have a problem (haven't tested it for a good while yet, had old sim in and it gave problems, now using new sim, still did it one time atm.) with the phone saying "sim removed" or etc, like it cant find a sim? (weird part is my old sim works fine with other phones, my phone kept losing sim, sim no found, etc)
Weird, never had it happen, bars would go from 2 to 4-5, then drop to 1-3, or to 0 and go out of service. I did factory reset, but ofc it only went back to OK3 stock, tried to use previous modem that worked for me before problems started happening like NK2 modem, nope...still problems, so I flashed OK3 back for now. If i have good bars, and turn on mobile data, it would go out of service completely until i shut it off, cant use my mobile data. Anyone know what's the problem? Phone right now running with minimal apps installed, if you need more information, just ask. Thank you! in advance.
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This is a known issue with the S4. Mine did the exact same thing. I have researched this and tried every fix under the sun, and nothing worked. I even bought a new sim card tray and replaced it. Nothing worked, and I babied this phone. My wife and daughter also have the S4 the same age and theirs are fine. I gave up and bought a new phone. Wish I could give you better news.

vasolini said:
This is a known issue with the S4. Mine did the exact same thing. I have researched this and tried every fix under the sun, and nothing worked. I even bought a new sim card tray and replaced it. Nothing worked, and I babied this phone. My wife and daughter also have the S4 the same age and theirs are fine. I gave up and bought a new phone. Wish I could give you better news.
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So you pretty much saying it's a hardware issue and nothing can be done to solve it? Thought maybe flashing older firmware or something might solve it, perhaps a hiccup in OTA update or the latest patch that could've caused it. Kinda sad to just throw it away when it was working soo good.... =/

OK, one question? How is the inside of your phone that damaged and beat up? Jeez man, take better care of that thing.
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Den Den said:
So you pretty much saying it's a hardware issue and nothing can be done to solve it? Thought maybe flashing older firmware or something might solve it, perhaps a hiccup in OTA update or the latest patch that could've caused it. Kinda sad to just throw it away when it was working soo good.... =/
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It is sad. And if you google the problem, you'll see a lot of S4 owners were mad that Samsung doesn't acknowledge the issue. I think somewhere on this site you'll find this subject covered in full. Some of the fixes work for a short time, but ultimately it is a hardware problem. Some think it's the NFC chip that is right under the tray (supposedly) that heats things up and causes the malfunction. Whatever it is, it has turned my S4 into a infrared remote for my TV, a Chrome caster for Netflix and Hulu, and an iPod Touch!

vasolini said:
It is sad. And if you google the problem, you'll see a lot of S4 owners were mad that Samsung doesn't acknowledge the issue. I think somewhere on this site you'll find this subject covered in full. Some of the fixes work for a short time, but ultimately it is a hardware problem. Some think it's the NFC chip that is right under the tray (supposedly) that heats things up and causes the malfunction. Whatever it is, it has turned my S4 into a infrared remote for my TV, a Chrome caster for Netflix and Hulu, and an iPod Touch!
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Rofl....At least you're still putting it to a good use It was a pretty good phone too rofl. Have you tried everything from putting a piece of foam(ear plug) over the ribbon for the sd/sim that lots of people talked about, etc? I guess if there is no real solution, I'll get get a new phone, prolly an iphone or w.e., had an eye on Gs6 Active cuz of long battery, durable, dust/water proof, etc, Gs6 is nice too but I'm in construction, and it's always in my pocket, need something that can last, and you know, keep a good charge while using everyday use like gps, listening to music, etc. What did you go for after your Gs4 stopped on you?

Den Den said:
Have you tried everything from putting a piece of foam(ear plug) over the ribbon for the sd/sim that lots of people talked about, etc? What did you go for after your Gs4 stopped on you?
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Yes sir, tried them all!
I like a large screen, The S4 was the first phone I owned that had a screen larger than 4". So, I had to go even larger now. I picked up an Nexus 6 when they dropped the price after the 6P came out. My wife and daughter still have their S4's, so I keep up with the latest here for them.

damn shame... i just dropped to 4.4.4 with the NH7 kernal and modem set... still nada. I had a bit of luck with the separating the right side of the phone trick for a bit, but even that doesnt work anymore... I have a note 3 that im using for a daily driver... but i really find its too large for my taste. The s4 was pretty close to the perfect size for me. Prob gonna scoop up an S6 in a couple weeks. Ill keep it around as desk clock prob and a back up for when i drop and smash the s6 to pieces. I swear the wifi and bt were working till i installed the JDCTeam MM build back in december i think. Which made me think it was software related. Ever since then its been doneski... But tbh at this point, everythings pointing to hw issues...

this $#!T is weird...
I admit defeat...

Well, looks like i kept getting the stupid sim card removed often even with w.e solutions i tried to use. Then out of nowhere my usb port stopped working altogether(cant charge my battery now lol). I give up, don't want to waste money into usb port, then something else falls apart rofl. My other Gs4 also worked for 2.5yrs or so, and died. R.I.P Galaxy S4's lol. Don't think they were built to last.