Got a weird problem with a HTC Desire HD that I sold on Ebay, it was running Gingerbread fine, and T-Mobile/Virgin/GiffGaff in UK, so sold it as unlocked, bidder wins auction, tested working with GiffGaff ok at collection time, buyer contacts me later, saying it does not recognise Vodafone or 3 SIM, He did try and install a micro SIM card, but says it was working after that was taken out with a T-Mobile SIM, brings the phone back to me saying that only T-Mobile work, I try it and nothing works just says "no sim card in phone" no SIM at all works, reset to factory default on bootloader. The IMEI is the same, and is the same phone, would flashing gingerbread back in cure the problem, or could the SIM card reader be damaged?, the SIMS are ok, as work fine in my other phones, any thoughts????
Make sure that that the back cover is well set. Take into consideration that not all Sim cards work with unlocked phones. Some Sims are carrier locked and you need to get a new one from the carrier to work
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Fixed!!
It seems that the SIM card holder has enlarged slightly, as a sliver of paper enables better contact and all of the SIMS work fine now
tonyiles said:
It seems that the SIM card holder has enlarged slightly, as a sliver of paper enables better contact and all of the SIMS work fine now
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Hi,
Can you tell me how you did this exactly (pictures or an explanation or so)? I'm having an issue with a desire hd that dropped in a pond. *everything* is working fine, gps, compass, sensors, wifi, bluetooth, screen (touch sensitivity et al), lights, camera not blurred or so, no diminished battery life or whatever... but the devicesays SIM card not detected.
It would surprise me that everything (as in all radios, etc) but the 'phone' stuff would be working...
Maybe this is also caused by something like you have faced.
Kind regards,
sstm
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iv been waiting for this for ages.
http://www.wivit.com/products/downloads.shtml
its only just come out. iv been waiting so long i no longer use a dual sim :-(
Just installed this software... It works great... so much easier! A must have to all XDA users with dual sim!
DUPLICATE POST... PLEASE DELETE!
WIVIT SIM Status Switcher
I tried to install it to my IIs Rom 1.40 with Radio 1.13. I use a GHOST DUAL SIM ADAPTOR, the one where you have to cut the SIM CARD. At present, I switch SIM thru FLIGHT MODE on/off.
It will appear as installed program when I check the REMOVE PROGRAM but I could not see how to use it.
I also reset it after installation and still the same.
I also tried installing both the .exe and .cab and both don't work.
Waiting for any advice on what I am doing wrong.
You have to add it to your today screen as it's not activated by default.
Caught me out too!
Go to: START/SETTINGS/TODAY
Select ITEMS tab at the bottom
and then check the box SIM STATUS SWITCHER
Et voila!
Good programme. But for 15GBP and possible more USD I think this is an attempt at armed robbery. It is people like this that encourage software piracy. This thing is not worth more than 5GBP at most.
Meanwhile for those who havent bought their sim adapter, please look out for those ones that come with STK programme that allows you to switch SIMs.
Here in Nigeria there is one that has the STK programme and cost less than 15pounds.
Installed in my M1000 this morning it's brill as i change sims about 4 times a day to send text's. But £15 I dont know as you can do it for free with the flight mode. I will have to see when my trail peroid runs out.
Definately faster than turning flight mode on and off though.
Also good that you can see on the today screen which sim is currently active... had a few mishaps making calls on my "pay as you go" sim draining the credit etc.
Check toosten SIMname V1.3.4, much cheaper (6.95 €)...:
http://toosten.de/index.php?seite=sw&id=4
German software... I won' be able to understand it... plus I can't read how to use it.
Anyway, for some reason my trial of "Sim Status Switcher" doesn't seem to be running out! It's still on 15days (The full trial period), installed it nearly 2days ago!
A possible bug? Well if it continues I'll be saving myself £15!
Does anyone know if their are any other dual sim holders for the blue angel that don't require cutting the sim card? Don't really have to cut the work mobile sim card!
got mine here.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43805&item=6415059221&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Got mine here:
\windows\stk.exe
My card is this one:
http://simemu.gsmhosting.net/6.01_Eng/
And i can have 10 different sim's in one.
and you've not had to cut the sim cards?
Just wanted to tell you all how pleased I am with Wivit dual sim program.
Works very well.Just one touch to switch sims,displays sim number in use. Have missed calls because of wrong sim in use.Finally the support answered in 2 mins.I was shocked!
I had probelems with the trial version
It wouldn't display my phone number alays shows "unavailable"
It wouldn't properly enter my SIM password
when I tried to fill in the support form on the web site, I was told that my IMEI number was incompatible.
Nice idea, and if I can get a working version, I'd probably pay the £15 as I will be needing to switch SIMs regularly & it's a nice thing to be able to easily see what phone number is currently active
[problems sorted - see below]
Got it working with a quick exchange of emails & I like it. It'll remember my SIM passwords & correctly enter them when I switch SIMs 8) , so for my £15 its worth it for ease of use
ncruz said:
Got mine here:
\windows\stk.exe
My card is this one:
http://simemu.gsmhosting.net/6.01_Eng/
And i can have 10 different sim's in one.
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its just software, or am I wrong? I cant find a link to buy a card or adapter? Or a SIM cloning thing?
Does it works on O2 XDA IIS?
I would like to know if it works with O2 XDA IIs and what this soiftware does?
The WIVIT solution is a piece of software that you use in addition to a DUAL SIM card adapter available elsewhere. I bought my dual SIM adapter on eBay for about £10. Most dual SIM adapters simply switch from SIM to SIM each time you switch the phone on, so you could simply turn flight mode on and off to switch SIMs.
I use WIVIT simply because in addition to quickly swicthing SIMS it displays the phone number of the active SIM in the Today screen, and also automatically enters my SIMs' PINs for me when I switch. I think that this is worth paying for
PS - I use the "King of Double Card" SIM adapter & have an O2 XDA2s
Hey, I have my One v for about half a year now, and it worked perfectly with one sim, few weeks ago I changed to a different service provider, and the sim worked fine too.
Few days ago, I look at my phone and the bars just start to disappear, until it got to a state where I couldn't receive calls, SMS, surf the 3g web and so on. This morning (and yesterday's evening) I had bars fro few minutes, then it simply showed the name of the provider in the notification area, now there's just "no service". I tried swapping Sim's with my sister, which has the same phone - my sim worked on her phone, her sim didn't work on mine.
So my lucky guess is that the sim slot is dead, I wanted to know if there's any solution I should try before sending it to a store to find out wat is happen, or I should just do that and forget about it. Also, if the sim slot if dead, how much will it cost approximately to fix it?
Slot may not connect - maybe it's time to use "toilet paper solution" (as originally named for Nokia N900)? You should make piece of paper the same size as sim card and insert it with SIM card to slot to hold it with connectors and disallow separation. If not working experiment with paper with other thickness or size. Try this one and say about any changes.
And try with prepaid / old card
it may seem obvious, but have you already tried cleaning the sim slot by blowing all the dust out of it? that used to fix this sort of problems in my dumbphone.
Which nmforu
I owe my life to trees everywhere. Thank you dskowronski! it worked! tried doing what you told me, second time it worked - then I tried without the paper and voila!
I bought a One X locked to the Orange network and purchased an unlock code for it. I put my T-Mobile SIM in and entered the code and it worked fine. A signal appeared. I tried to dial and the call failed, tried to send an SMS and it failed. Internet worked fine once the APN settings were entered.
My initial response was that the phone MUST be blocked; however I paid for a CheckMend report and the phone is NOT blocked.
I tried my girlfriend's SIM on the Three network and it worked fine - no problem making calls or sending texts.
The only difference is that hers is on a different network and is a micro SIM, whereas mine is a genuine T-Mobile nano SIM in an adaptor that I got from an O2 SIM pack. Truth be told, it isn't the best fit in the world but it has worked in every single other phone I've used over the past few months.
I also tried my T-Mobile data SIM (which is also NANO) and that also wouldn't let me make any calls or send a text.
Another strange thing is that it won't let me switch to T-Mobile-Orange in network settings. It says the SIM won't allow it, yet I'm able to do it with any other phone.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks in advance.
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I bought a One X locked to the Orange network and purchased an unlock code for it. I put my T-Mobile SIM in and entered the code and it worked fine. A signal appeared. I tried to dial and the call failed, tried to send an SMS and it failed. Internet worked fine once the APN settings were entered.
My initial response was that the phone MUST be blocked; however I paid for a CheckMend report and the phone is NOT blocked.
I tried my girlfriend's SIM on the Three network and it worked fine - no problem making calls or sending texts.
The only difference is that hers is on a different network and is a micro SIM, whereas mine is a genuine T-Mobile nano SIM in an adaptor that I got from an O2 SIM pack. Truth be told, it isn't the best fit in the world but it has worked in every single other phone I've used over the past few months.
I also tried my T-Mobile data SIM (which is also NANO) and that also wouldn't let me make any calls or send a text.
Another strange thing is that it won't let me switch to T-Mobile-Orange in network settings. It says the SIM won't allow it, yet I'm able to do it with any other phone.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks in advance.
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I'm currently using a Three nano sim (From iphone 5) in my one x. Been working fine for me for the last couple of months. Mine was also locked to Orange before purchasing an unlock code.
Also using a nano sim from iphone5 in my HOX now, working perfectly
Hmm I wonder what it could be then. Are either of you on T-Mobile? I wonder if perhaps the pins are a lot smaller onT-Mobile SIMs and something just doesn't quite line up right. As I said, it works fine with my girlfriend's micro SIM on Three.
Odp: Does the One X dislike Nano SIMs?
I'm on t-mobile, but using micro SIM, so just to make you sure, it's not a carrier issue.
Sent from my HTC One X.
POLSKAAAAAA BIAAAALOOOO CZEEEERWONIIIII!!!!!!!!!
Got my SIM swapped by T-Mobile for a micro SIM and it still didn't work so it must have been a faulty SIM slot. I've received a refund. Weird how it worked with a Three SIM though. Must be a broken or misaligned pin in the SIM slot that somehow wasn't affected with certain SIM cards.
Hi,
I have HTC m8 in grey and absolutley love this phone, after using couple months I decide to sell grey version to my sister and get red for myself. Got one off ebay form China and after long wait I got it delivered.
Phone is sealed and all original pack and stuff, think adapter is US version. Phone works great, I updated everything to lollipop using wifi but when I try to use my other HTC m8 sim, it won't even detect that there's sim in phone?
When I go thru settings, I found that phone shows it's TEST DEVICE and has S-OFF in bootloader, any ideas how to fix this issue?
Thanks
S-OFF isn't the issue (and because it's S-OFF it's technically classed as a test device, so that's normal). It could be the SIM card but if more than one fails then the phone is faulty
EddyOS said:
S-OFF isn't the issue (and because it's S-OFF it's technically classed as a test device, so that's normal). It could be the SIM card but if more than one fails then the phone is faulty
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I used my other htc's sim card, also I used scissors to make nano sim out of old Orange micro sim,my other phone detects it eventho without network but RED one doesn't. Not sure if any ROM or RUU(whatever is that) flashing helps>
daGUCCI said:
I used my other htc's sim card, also I used scissors to make nano sim out of old Orange micro sim,my other phone detects it eventho without network but RED one doesn't. Not sure if any ROM or RUU(whatever is that) flashing helps>
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M8s are notorious for sim detection. Instead of your scissor and knife job, borrow an actual Nano Sim from a friend for a minute and see if it works.
RizSher said:
M8s are notorious for sim detection. Instead of your scissor and knife job, borrow an actual Nano Sim from a friend for a minute and see if it works.
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Just checking with you if phone is actually locked to some network, would it still ignore any other SIm or would it read sim but leave with No Network only icon while removing no sim icon?
daGUCCI said:
Just checking with you if phone is actually locked to some network, would it still ignore any other SIm or would it read sim but leave with No Network only icon while removing no sim icon?
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Also, and i hope im very wrong here, if you bought the phone from china and the adaptor is USA, then are you sure the phone supports GSM bands, also check the IMEI in the phone (*#06# in the dialer) against what it says on the box labels.
If it isnt, dont panick, just open a case with ebay
But dont start flashing roms, recoveries and RUUs when its brand new, get it sorted
Good luck
IMEI 's match so I guess it's defective phone. Is there way to fix it without sending back for warranty as sending back to China would cost quite a sum.
Well this is absolutely doing my head in.
Okay. I have 2 phones, 2 different sim Cards.
Phone 1: HTC one m8, on Three
phone 2: HTC desire eye, on BT mobile.
The BT mobile sim won't work in the HTC Desire eye. It will not detecT it.
It works in the HTC one m8 fine with no issue, i can hot swap it in all day long.
Here's the puzzle - the Three sim WORKS in the HTC desire eye. I tried it with another foreign sim card and THAT works fine too!
SO it's not the case that the Desire is not unlocked or something - as it detects and works immediately with 2 random networks.
But for some bizarre reason, it will not detect the BT mobile sim! What the HELL is going on? This is the most annoying thing ever. :crying::crying:
WEll it turns out that for whatever reason, the BT sim card must be about 0.05mm too thin, and the desire eye must be hyper sensitive to it.
I put a piece of paper folded, put that in the simcard tray first, before placing the sim in, then inserted - and its fine.
THat piece of paper is pushing the simcard against the contacts, i assume.
It's now not dropping out or losing connection.
Still its strange as to why have to do that - as in the one m8 it worked fine.
Different sim tray designs?