In case anyone wants to know, my nano sim adapter is working fine since putting it into my Note 2. I haven't tried taking it back out yet n back into my iPhone but so far so good.
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In case anyone wants to know, my nano sim adapter is working fine since putting it into my Note 2. I haven't tried taking it back out yet n back into my iPhone but so far so good.
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Be careful with those adapters, there well known to get stuck/ or mess up sim reader. I almost messed up my note 2. I was using a nano sim adapter with my note 2, was taking it out to put in a t-mobile sim so I can unlock my phone. When I ejected the sim, I tried pulling it out and it got stuck. I panicked for a moment, I was like I'm about screwed, I'm about to have a $700 brick. Intstead of trying to pry it out, I got one of my girlfriend's hairpins and started slowly slide it out. When I was almost done, the adapter got caught again by the gold prongs of the sim reader. I just had to pull it out with force. I switched back to micro sim, the sim slot in my note 2 is fine, only issue now is when I pop the sim out, it doesn't come out all the way anymore, i have to wedge the sim out. But no issues putting sim in.
Good point, I haven't tried taking it out yet but the thought that it may get stuck has crossed my mind. I'll be careful when I do try n remove it
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i am curious anyone have any experience with a particular brand that does not get stuck with a nano sim adapter? thanks
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Be careful with those adapters, there well known to get stuck/ or mess up sim reader. I almost messed up my note 2. I was using a nano sim adapter with my note 2, was taking it out to put in a t-mobile sim so I can unlock my phone. When I ejected the sim, I tried pulling it out and it got stuck. I panicked for a moment, I was like I'm about screwed, I'm about to have a $700 brick. Intstead of trying to pry it out, I got one of my girlfriend's hairpins and started slowly slide it out. When I was almost done, the adapter got caught again by the gold prongs of the sim reader. I just had to pull it out with force. I switched back to micro sim, the sim slot in my note 2 is fine, only issue now is when I pop the sim out, it doesn't come out all the way anymore, i have to wedge the sim out. But no issues putting sim in.
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Same issue recently, but my outcome wasn't as good. Ripped out one of the sim pins and that killed my phone. Luckily ATT warrantied it. Not using adapters anymore in this phone.... this also helps me curb my phone addiction... micro-sim phone's only
Almost all adapters do that as they are not well deigned and I tried many of them for many phones over the last 2 years and I did break of the connectors also on a Samsung focus when I had one. However I purchased Noosy adapters from amazon and they are the best I have ever seen and have taken my Noosy adapter with sim in it many times from galaxy s3 to iphone 5 to note 2 with zero issues. I highly recommend Noosy and no I do not work for them but I do switch phones around and go back and forth.
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Damn adapter killed my note 2
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Which adapter did you use? And that sucks dude did it break your pins off?
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I don't recall what kind of adapter it is since I bought it during the summer time. I had to use alot of force to remove the adapter and now the phone doesn't read the sim card
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That happened to me with a Samsung focus. Sounds like your sim connectors broke off.
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Luckily att warrantied the phone
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Oh no
Same just happened to me.
Nano adaptor jammed, had to use force and Note 2 is no longer a phone.
Not in warranty either. I can't believe it's happened.
robibby said:
Same just happened to me.
Nano adaptor jammed, had to use force and Note 2 is no longer a phone.
Not in warranty either. I can't believe it's happened.
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same goes for me lucky for me samsung is sending me a new one
i was using the noosy sim adapter and yea it got stuck got it out was working fine for a while then it finally just gave out and said no sim card or sim card error sent it to samsung waiting for it to come back they just shipped it out today ><
Noosy makes the only decent sim adapters I have seen.. they are easy to find on Amazon or eBay
oh man, I didn't even think about that happening. I am using a adapter right now. Should I try not to ever take it out than? If i do need to take it out and tips?
Adapter killed an Atrix 2 I had... it went in just fine but when I took it out it broke 2 of the gold pins... would've cost me about $150 to get it fixed and I couldn't even find the parts on the internet so I could try to fix it myself... trashed it
If you try to take the adapter out take it REALLY slow and absolutely don't force it... those little gold pins are really fragile.
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I used a micro sim card and a adapter, broke one of the three pins while removing it, my note can't read the sim card now, will take it to Samsung service center tomorrow but I'm afraid it will cost a lot, any advice where to buy the sim junctor online just in case ?
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oh dear
i read a lot of stories on the forum about this very issue when i first bought my phone, which is why i didnt use a microsim adaptor and got a replacement sim from GiffGaff instead.
from what i understand use of a microsim adaptor voids the warranty so dont admit to that.
It's not easy to replace the SIM reader by yourself. It's soldered on the mainboard.
You mean that the main board needs to be changed?
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No. The reader can be replaced but it requires a hot air rework station and some experience. The new reader can be soldered with a fine solder tip.
Thanks for the info, will go to Samsung tomorrow and see how much it will cost.
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Ok, i went to samsung service center, the guy told me that it's easy to fix it, they will change the sim connector, it will take one working day for 40$.
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1902 said:
Ok, i went to samsung service center, the guy told me that it's easy to fix it, they will change the sim connector, it will take one working day for 40$.
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not bad the price. and heck u have a HTC One X as of now =P
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not bad the price. and heck u have a HTC One X as of now =P
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An expensive hobby :banghead:
But seriously, the note is my true love
They called me from Samsung to collect it today by the way, it's back to life.
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I used a micro sim card and a adapter, broke one of the three pins while removing it, my note can't read the sim card now, will take it to Samsung service center tomorrow but I'm afraid it will cost a lot, any advice where to buy the sim junctor online just in case ?
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I noticed that you used a dollar sign. What country are you from?
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I noticed that you used a dollar sign. What country are you from?
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I'm in united arab emirates, but i puted the price in dollar just to let people get the idea easily
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as ive said in other areas of the forum... i can fix it...... and fix it very very well. 100% legit pm me for info as its an xda requirement that i cant post the info in forum... i do repairs for people all over the world...
Mine will evidentially break the same way. I can tell that if I pull my micro-sim and adapter out from my Note, that it will pull the pin. I'll now have to replace the sim when replacing the Note in the not too distant future.
It's happened to me previously with an Xperia PLAY.
Pro-tip, stay away from micro-sim adapters.
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Mine will evidentially break the same way. I can tell that if I pull my micro-sim and adapter out from my Note, that it will pull the pin. I'll now have to replace the sim when replacing the Note in the not too distant future.
It's happened to me previously with an Xperia PLAY.
Pro-tip, stay away from micro-sim adapters.
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no actually you could just cut a really thin but rigid piece of plastic thats the exact width or just a very bit smaller than a sim and thats slightly longer. use that to easily slide under your sim tray then gently ease the tray out .. this will protect the pins from snagging, breaking off, or getting stressed.... or use a full size sim but you must need it or im guessing you would have done that already...
should save you from breaking... but if you do break it..i can fix it...
Major issue with SAMSUNG SIM-microSIM pin connector
Now there are dual format SIM. A slot is already there in the plastic allowing to transform your SIM into a microSIM without using any tools. Bad luck, the slot is just large enough to grap the pin of the pin connector and to break it. It happens when you remove your SIM.
The connector is very cheap but Samsung garantie is not working for that: they only replace the motherboard (cost 200€).
Anyone get their note II from tmobile? Did it come with a programmed mini sim ? I just found out about this and my old sim is the og and wont work in the note. If it doesnt come with a programmed sim am I going to have to bring it to a tmobile dealer to have it programmed?
You can either buy a new micro sim at their retail store, or you could just cut the sim into a micro sim.
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I'm sure your n2 came with a micro sim in the box. You can always go to my.t-mobile.com and activate your new sim online. Takes about 2 mins and although it says it might take 2 hours to activate, it's almost always immediate.
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Here in Sweden the carrier put my old sim in something that looked like a nail clipper. 2 seconds later a mini sim had been stamped out. I can only imagine your carrier has the same tool.
Simply take your old sim to your local dealer and let them know you need a micro for your GN2.. I did this when I got my GS3 and they transferred all my contacts as well cause I didn't back them up t google..
Just as a side note. If your like me and swap phones often and your old ones are mini SIM vs micro SIM them you will need a converter. You can get them on eBay for like a dollar. I think I paid 5 bucks for 5. This way you can use your mini SIM in your old phones. It's just a plastic template that the mini SIM fits into. I'm using one right now in my SG2. Rumor is T-Mobile will start carrying them as well. I think there's are red vs mine are black but the color makes no difference.
Casperi
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Not to nitpick, but for exactitude's sake: what we typically refer to as "regular" SIM cards are technically "Mini" SIMs. The "full-size" ones were credit-card sized and weren't around for very long.
Standard sim cards are "mini sim" The smaller squarish ones are micro sim. IF you bought brand new, should have a micro in the box. Otherwise, cut yours down. Takes less than 5 to go online and activate new micro tho.
Nice. Thanks for the tips!!! I didn't know it could be activated online and the nearest store is a half hour away . So thats definitely awesome. Should have it mon or tues. Thanks folks!
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Nice. Thanks for the tips!!! I didn't know it could be activated online and the nearest store is a half hour away . So thats definitely awesome. Should have it mon or tues. Thanks folks!
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All you have to do is login to my.t-mobile.com and find the "activate sim card" Or, I guess you could do live chat or call them.
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Nice. Thanks for the tips!!! I didn't know it could be activated online and the nearest store is a half hour away . So thats definitely awesome. Should have it mon or tues. Thanks folks!
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You can always call 611 and talk to customer care as well. They can activate it for you. And if your old phone had contacts on the sim card and it's backed up with tmobile's backup, you can port all the contacts as well. Or, have all your contacts via google mail, and all the contacts get automagically transferred over.
When I ordered my note 2 T Mobile sent a MicroSIM with it and you can just go to www.T-Mobile.com/sim to activate it.
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You can always call 611 and talk to customer care as well. They can activate it for you. And if your old phone had contacts on the sim card and it's backed up with tmobile's backup, you can port all the contacts as well. Or, have all your contacts via google mail, and all the contacts get automagically transferred over.
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I can't find mobile life contact on Note 2, didn't see the option to add it either on the setting. Am i missing something?
It shows up on my S3, but not on Note 2, stock Rom.
I guess i have to export it from T-Mobile and transfer it to google.
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All you have to do is login to my.t-mobile.com and find the "activate sim card" Or, I guess you could do live chat or call them.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR2AOfdN6x4
Dmwitz said:
Here in Sweden the carrier put my old sim in something that looked like a nail clipper. 2 seconds later a mini sim had been stamped out. I can only imagine your carrier has the same tool.
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Actually if you have an old mini sim card or us people call it a sim card, some features like Wi-Fi calling won't work. That's what had to be done when I switched to the S2. Jumped ships onto the S3 was when I got my micro sim card, then switched to the Note 2, so now I have an extra micro sim card just in case.
Wanted to use my prepaid sim in my new Note2. Tmobile tried charging me $20 for a new micro sim which is ridiculous so I just went home and cut my sim down myself.
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Wanted to use my prepaid sim in my new Note2. Tmobile tried charging me $20 for a new micro sim which is ridiculous so I just went home and cut my sim down myself.
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You could have ordered one for free on tmo prepaid Site
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papabear said:
You could have ordered one for free on tmo prepaid Site
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Link?
casperi said:
Just as a side note. If your like me and swap phones often and your old ones are mini SIM vs micro SIM them you will need a converter. You can get them on eBay for like a dollar. I think I paid 5 bucks for 5. This way you can use your mini SIM in your old phones. It's just a plastic template that the mini SIM fits into. I'm using one right now in my SG2. Rumor is T-Mobile will start carrying them as well. I think there's are red vs mine are black but the color makes no difference.
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Yes, most stores have the adapters now, I think they're about $5.
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Okay, well 1$ meow, but still..
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phones/prepaid-sim-cards
Of and on they have offered free and free overnight ship. Not sure if the 1$ ones include free overnight ship.
Hi forums,
I recieved my Galaxy Nexus i9250 european GSM/HSPA+ Version today (Just the tether-slave for my N7 and a phone obviously) but now I have the problem that it won't read any SIM i put in it, I've tried 2 Vodafones and 1 T-Mobile (all 3 are working perfectly fine on other Phones) the problem is that it won't know if it has a SIM in it or not, I don't have to enter a password when I boot up or go out of airplane-mode, I can't connect to any networks or change APNs and I can't change the SIM-PIN (no option for that)
What I've tried so far:
I got it with 4.2.2, I've flashed 4.3 several times, did factory-resets, OEM-Lock and unlock, flashed a few different basebands. I also tried to bend the Pins a little bit upwards, they definetly have contact with the SIMs.
I have no idea what else I could do, I have about one year of warranty left over, should I use it or is there a way to fix this issue?
Thanks for your time and help in advance!
Greetings from germany.
The SIM tray is busted. I'd get a refund if I were you.
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The SIM tray is busted. I'd get a refund if I were you.
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Indeed it was, 3 whole pins were missing! I just took the pins from an old phone and soldered them on there, now it works but That's only a temporary solution, I ordered a whole new Sim-tray and will give the phone to a friend with proper gear for this kind of stuff (really annoying to try and do it with a big soldering iron...)
Warranty might be screwed now but I'm not sure if I would have gotten a replacement at all, I guess not but anyway, I waited two weeks for this baby and didn't want to send it away again but I don't recommend doing this at all
Thanks for your help!
Oh and BTW I figured out what might have caused that, I used a micro SIM in a mini-SIM-Adapter, not such a good idea since this makes the card much thicker, I think that killed it. Ordered a new Sim as well.
I used to switch the SIM cards manually in my old GNex, but this has become much less convenient with the SIM tray in Nexus 5. So I've decided it's time for a dual SIM adapter. Such as magic-sim, for example?
Has anyone tried it? Is it convenient to use? Does it fit with all cases? What about standing cases such as this one?
I am curious about this too. The magic sim says it is compatible with the Nexus 5 but I wanted to know if anyone had tried it.
Has anyone managed to get this and have it working?
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I have the dual sim adapter that I originally was going to use for my nexus 4 but never tried to do the dual sim.
I've been trying, without success, to put where the sim and the piece under where the info of the sim card reads but keeps saying no sim card. I do have an easy time pulling the sim card out with the piece on the adapter. Keep watching youtube videos but I dont know if I wore out the electro thingies, dont know the technical term, when trying to match.
Does anyone else have any info / experience with a dual sim adapter for the nexus 5
I am in a situation where a second sim would help me out, but i dont want to have to manually swap them out.
Same here, I'd like to use a second sim in my phone if possible... Anyone know if this works?
ZeGuitarist said:
Same here, I'd like to use a second sim in my phone if possible... Anyone know if this works?
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I just got the magicsim none cut model today. Its works fine switching between 2 gsm networks but the STK menu won't appear when using a sprint Sim and also data doesn't work with a sprint Sim installed. Guess I'm out 50 bucks....
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I just got the magicsim none cut model today. Its works fine switching between 2 gsm networks but the STK menu won't appear when using a sprint Sim and also data doesn't work with a sprint Sim installed. Guess I'm out 50 bucks....
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Thanks for the reply! As I'm in Europe and therefore only ever on GSM networks, I wouldn't be having those problems I guess...
Could you please post some pictures of the adapter and SIMs installed in your phone, please? I have literally no idea how the hell these things would work, or how you'd even get the things into your phone to start with.
Thanks!
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Thanks for the reply! As I'm in Europe and therefore only ever on GSM networks, I wouldn't be having those problems I guess...
Could you please post some pictures of the adapter and SIMs installed in your phone, please? I have literally no idea how the hell these things would work, or how you'd even get the things into your phone to start with.
Thanks!
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I could post some this evening for sure.
It gets placed over the microsim in your phone then they together get put in the Sim tray and then folded over. Its paper thing so you slide that into the phone so you then have the second Sim dangling around. You put a full size Sim in slot two and bend it over the back side of the phone and sandwich Sim two in between the phone and a case. Its fairly thin and fits with the play store bumper well with just a little bulging.
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I could post some this evening for sure.
It gets placed over the microsim in your phone then they together get put in the Sim tray and then folded over. Its paper thing so you slide that into the phone so you then have the second Sim dangling around. You put a full size Sim in slot two and bend it over the back side of the phone and sandwich Sim two in between the phone and a case. Its fairly thin and fits with the play store bumper well with just a little bulging.
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So you tuck the second SIM in a case, instead of the phone itself... Thought as much, I had no clue as to how it would work otherwise.
Shame, actually, because I don't use a case (anymore).
I thought I could take the battery cover off and tuck it in there but the vibrator motor is in the way for it to tuck underneath
Hey guys,
I was wondering if there was any success in making the nx5 dual sim ready?
Cheers
Olli
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Hi!
I've purchased Dual SIM adapter from magic-sim.com
It said the adapter was compatible with Nexus 5.
But now I realized that the phone does not have STK (SIM Tool Kit) - the application to switch between SIMs.
But it seems that the Nexus 5 detects the adapter because after applying it "SIM-1" appeared on top of the display.
So how to switch between the SIMs???
Mine has sim toolkit installed, stock rom.
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Mine has sim toolkit installed, stock rom.
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Could You pls. post screenshots of that application interface & it's icon.
Did You tried to use the Dual SIM adapter??
The app is found in /system/app/stk/stk.apk can't run it though not sure why. Haven't tried a dual sim adapter.
Anyone having sim card removed issues even though its still in its slot?
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Yeah I've had that problem. Not sure what I did to fix it as it went away by itself.
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Anyone having sim card removed issues even though its still in its slot?
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Theres a couple of troubleshooting options mentioned in that thread to even having to get a new sim, from simply going on sprint.com and going to chat and having them reactivate it. Read it, might help, Might not.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/help/unable-to-detect-sim-card-t2953349
Theres a couple of troubleshooting options mentioned in that thread to even having to get a new sim, from simply going on sprint.com and going to chat and having them reactivate it. Read it, might help, Might not.
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I got a new sim card for a different reason but after replacing the sim card that's when I got the sim card errors.
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I got a new sim card for a different reason but after replacing the sim card that's when I got the sim card errors.
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Lol... not at you, just.. the irony in it. But yeah, even in that thread, just like you, one of the 'solutions' was just that in time it simply goes away.
Hopefully thatll be the case here.
Have had the phone a few months now but the sim errors have been in the last few weeks. Sprint tells me its not a known error for the note 4 but the web says otherwise. They say just reboot the phone and your good to go.
When i had sim errors with my g2 it was the slot it sat in. I ended up with two g2s in 4 months time.
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I had this happen too. I didn't root right away (I got the phone launch day in US) but soon after rooting it started. And it came back again after the NK2 update.
I used a strip of 1/4" kapton tape to hold my SIM card in place. But first, I powered down, removed battery, held the power button down a bit, grounded myself momentarily while holding the phone, removed the card, cleaned it with a micro fiber cloth and reinstalled it. The tape was applied following all the angles of the slot and battery slot. Since that day, no more SIM card errors.
I wouldn't recommend trying to modify the slot or add thickness to card. Those slots are sensitive. The tape simply holds the card in place.
If the SIM error ever comes back, I'll go into chat and ask for a replacement.
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