I'm going on a trip in March.
My plan is to use an old phone on the trip...swap the sim card.
Then swap back when I get home.
Think it will work?
It's a good question. You certainly could go back to your old phone, but will they let you reactivate the N7 once you get home is the real question. I may have the same dilemma soon. Not sure how to handle the situation.
You should be able to ask for a sim or buy one one eBay
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You should be able to ask for a sim or buy one one eBay
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But would they let him/her reactivate the N7 sim after he/she got back?
The reactivation. Is the problem. Get a burner phone give number on note 7 message.
I swap my Verizon sim between 2 different phones all the time. Note 7 and Turbo 2 with no issues. I had the Turbo 2 reactivated on my line in place of my Note 7 and then couldn't get my SD card to read in my Turbo so swapped the Sim back into my Note 7 and it worked just fine
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I swap my Verizon sim between 2 different phones all the time. Note 7 and Turbo 2 with no issues. I had the Turbo 2 reactivated on my line in place of my Note 7 and then couldn't get my SD card to read in my Turbo so swapped the Sim back into my Note 7 and it worked just fine
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Did you have to call VZ when you did the sim swap or just swap straight across and it worked?
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Did you have to call VZ when you did the sim swap or just swap straight across and it worked?
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Nope, just took the sim out of the Turbo 2 and put it in the Note 7 and did a restart. I've done it with my Note 7 and a S7 a month ago also.
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Nope, just took the sim out of the Turbo 2 and put it in the Note 7 and did a restart. I've done it with my Note 7 and a S7 a month ago also.
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I'm tempted to try that with my Note 4 right now. My 91 yr old grandmother fell and broke her hip 2 weeks ago and I might have to fly down to TX (I'm in the pacific NW). Not going to chance bringing the N7 on to the plane. If it is as easy as just swapping the sim then rebooting that is great.
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I'm tempted to try that with my Note 4 right now. My 91 yr old grandmother fell and broke her hip 2 weeks ago and I might have to fly down to TX (I'm in the pacific NW). Not going to chance bringing the N7 on to the plane. If it is as easy as just swapping the sim then rebooting that is great.
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It should work, but worst case scenario if you have to take the Note 7 just make sure it's in a case and you call it a Note 5 lol
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It should work, but worst case scenario if you have to take the Note 7 just make sure it's in a case and you call it a Note 5 lol
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It's tempting to try that. Don't know how closely they look at the phones when you go through security, but I am not going to try that. There really isn't any legal way of getting my N7 down to TX from MT unless I drive (and yes I know the replies to the legal part that will probably be coming). I mean, I could try to send my N7, but that would be no different than bringing it on a flight with me honestly. Hell, too bad we can't crack the case open and just remove the damn battery.
I will probably just put my sim in my N4 and get by for the week or two I am there. It will be somewhat of a shock going back to the N4, but I am sure I can live with it for a week or two.
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I will probably just put my sim in my N4 and get by for the week or two I am there. It will be somewhat of a shock going back to the N4, but I am sure I can live with it for a week or two.
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Let us know if that works! I just found out that I have to fly down to San Francisco (from SeaTac) in a couple weeks for work and I hadn't even thought about the fact that I couldn't take my Note7. Luckily, I too saved my Note4... Just in case I found myself in a situation like this.
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Let us know if that works! I just found out that I have to fly down to San Francisco (from SeaTac) in a couple weeks for work and I hadn't even thought about the fact that I couldn't take my Note7. Luckily, I too saved my Note4... Just in case I found myself in a situation like this.
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If I do, I will post about it here how the swap goes. Hoping to not have to fly down until later in January, but her condition has worsened and I may have no choice.
Don't fly with the N7. As much as I love this phone don't run the risk of the TSA exposing you and the Police taking you out of the terminal and slapping you with an out of worldly fine. Just don't. I'm a firm believer in this phone but the masses are not. Take the chance, if it doesn't activate oh well. It wasn't meant to be anyway.
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Don't fly with the N7. As much as I love this phone don't run the risk of the TSA exposing you and the Police taking you out of the terminal and slapping you with an out of worldly fine. Just don't. I'm a firm believer in this phone but the masses are not. Take the chance, if it doesn't activate oh well. It wasn't meant to be anyway.
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Yeah I won't be flying with it. Not a chance I am willing to take. Gonna be putting the sim in my N4, It's still a very good phone and it won't matter much if I can't use the N7 for a week or two.
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Yeah I won't be flying with it. Not a chance I am willing to take. Gonna be putting the sim in my N4, It's still a very good phone and it won't matter much if I can't use the N7 for a week or two.
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You can swap the sim card from phone to phone with no interaction with Big V. I move mine from S3 to Note 3 to Note 4. Your phone in use on your my verizon info will change to reflect the phone in use. Unfortunately the Note 7 uses a micro sim card that is about 25% smaller so you can't swap to the older Notes.
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Maybe they should borrow a phone with a matching sim, if possible.
Or just buy a nano SIM adapter. I use one to swap from N4 to N7.
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Or just buy a nano SIM adapter. I use one to swap from N4 to N7.
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Crap, I forgot the sim in the N4 was a different size. I haven't had to fly yet, but that decision could be coming soon. Depends on how my grandmothers health is - and it hasn't been going in the right direction. I better look at amazon for a nano sim adapter. Thanks for bringing that up.
Just wanted to follow up on this thread. I did in fact swap my sim from my N7 into my N4. I had to use a sim adapter (bought for a few bucks on Amazon) to fit the smaller sim from the N7 into the N4. It took a little finagling, but it did work. I used my N4 for two days while flying, then put the sim back in my N7 when I got to my destination. There was not problem doing this, the sim worked in both phones once I put it in and rebooted.
However, I now see that the N7 may be IMEI bricked soon, so it all may be moot. I did not risk taking my N7 through security to fly, I brought my N4 with me while flying. The N4 seemed slow and simply old. Still nicer than most phones out there, but compared to the N7, well, the N7 is far nicer. Sadly, If I cannot find a way to continue to use my N7, I may have to go back to the N4 as I can not find a viable replacement that works with VZ and has enough features to work as an N7 replacement. The Axon 7, Mate 9 and Asus zen phone deluxe would all probably work, but NONE of them work on Verizon. So I am very much hoping VZ does not IMEI brick the N7. I have all update apps disabled on my N7 since day one, so I am on the original firmware, but I cannot beat an IMEI block that VZ is supposedly doing by the end of January. If anyone knows of a fix for this, please PM me. Much thanks!
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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.
So I got my phone today and noticed that T-mobile sent me micro sim instead of a nano sim. I went to the T-mobile store near my to get a replacement sim card. I don't know why but something told me not to deal with the rep I was in line waiting for, it seemed like everyone he dealt with ended up pissed. I didn't listen *first mistake* and stayed in line I got up to the guy and I told him what was going on. He just grabs the phone out of my hand and says maybe you're just sticking it in wrong. So he tries to jam a micro sim into a tray made for a nano sim and manages to get it in. I said what the hell are you doing I just told you it was the wrong sim size, then he was like well I guess you're right. When he tries to get the sim card out he can't, so he takes it to the back to "work on it" 20 minutes later he comes out with my phone in his hand, I'm thinking alright got my new sim and everything is good to go. Boy was I wrong, the first thing out of his mouth was "well we had a little problem" and shows me the sim slot. Well the good news is he managed to get the sim tray out, the bad news is the sim card was stuck inside and it looks like they damaged the pins trying to get it out. I was like you're kidding me right and asked to speak to a manger because I couldn't deal with him anymore. The manager offered to replace it so he goes into his system and then tells me he can't place the order because the phone hasn't released yet. He told me I have to come back Friday get one if they have it in stock. Now I have a 800 dollar paper weight mocking me
this may have been the time when I would have punch him in the face, just kidding but that's f**k up !!!
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this may have been the time when I would have punch him in the face, just kidding but that's f**k up !!!
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You have no idea how bad I wanted to. I spoke to T-mobile today and they seem to think that the phone uses a Micro Sim, even if I ignored the fact that the sim they sent doesn't even fit in the tray Samsung website and on their own webpage under the what's in the box says nano sim. I hope they get it figured out or they will have a lot of angry people calling them tomorrow.
I would of said "I just need a nano sim please" then come home and activate it at t-mobile.com/sim
Good news I went to another T-Mobile store and he was able to get the sim card out. The funny thing is that he said I was the 9th person that came in with this problem and the store only been open for 45 minutes. He said a batch of phones went out with micro sims instead of the multi sims *the ones with the 3 pull tabs to choose your size* One of the guys in line behind me said that one of the support guys on the phone told him he had to try to use the micro sim to confirm it's the wrong one before he could get a new one or he would be charged a fee.
Wow! Insanity. I would have... I don't even know. There would have been loud words.
I had a similar situation with a much less expensive item in a store recently where I just stood there and watched as the sales person proceeded to try to bash something together (I had pointed out it was bent and wouldn't fit right ) which of course cracked the thing I was about to buy.
I got a hefty discount to say the least.
If it had been something like a brand spanking new cell phone I hadn't even been able to use yet??
It would have been his head broken along with the sim tray.
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Wow! Insanity. I would have... I don't even know. There would have been loud words.
I had a similar situation with a much less expensive item in a store recently where I just stood there and watched as the sales person proceeded to try to bash something together (I had pointed out it was bent and wouldn't fit right ) which of course cracked the thing I was about to buy.
I got a hefty discount to say the least.
If it had been something like a brand spanking new cell phone I hadn't even been able to use yet??
It would have been his head broken along with the sim tray.
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Got 100 off my bill for my troubles, what's funny about the whole thing is that when I called phone support they wanted to charge me full price to send me a new phone. I asked the lady if she was smoking crack, keep in mind this is the same person that told me that the edge plus use a micro sim instead of nano sim. She had no clue what was going on I had to explain everything to her multiple times. I must say this is the first time I've ever had any issues with T-Mobile.
Wow 200 off the phone bill is quite massive. How did you persuade them to give you that compensation amount or did you demand it? I used to get 40 dollar credits here and there for 'outages' during the days of sidekick device aha
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Wow 200 off the phone bill is quite massive. How did you persuade them to give you that compensation amount or did you demand it? I used to get 40 dollar credits here and there for 'outages' during the days of sidekick device aha
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Sorry that was a typo it was 100 off not 200, I demanded it for they hell they put me through.
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I'm so confused...It was my understanding that this device does not have a removable SD card?!? Or are you all talking about the internal memory..If so, how/where would I find the means to remove/replace it?
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The Op said SIM card not SD card....they are 2 totally different things....
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I'm so confused...It was my understanding that this device does not have a removable SD card?!? Or are you all talking about the internal memory..If so, how/where would I find the means to remove/replace it?
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That's weird the Sim card I got was actually 3 Sim card sizes in one. It came assembled as a regular sized Sim but had punch outs to reduce the card to micro and nano sizes... I didn't use the new one considering I had been using the nano Sim from my M9 anyway.
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That's weird the Sim card I got was actually 3 Sim card sizes in one. It came assembled as a regular sized Sim but had punch outs to reduce the card to micro and nano sizes... I didn't use the new one considering I had been using the nano Sim from my M9 anyway.
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I've noticed that in store as well when I needed a new one. That's actually a good move and saves money. However, TMO needs to explain the cards to the customer.
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The Op said SIM card not SD card....they are 2 totally different things....
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Ummm...yeah...Apparently I wanted there to be an extended SD so bad my mind inserted SD in place of SIM...lol...sorry...nothing to see here...move along...lol...
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Ummm...yeah...Apparently I wanted there to be an extended SD so bad my mind inserted SD in place of SIM...lol...sorry...nothing to see here...move along...lol...
I am on a family plan. My line is the only number with unlimited data. I currently have an iPhone 6. My brother has an upgrade and is willing to buy the Pixel for me. I was wondering if I could just take the SIM card from my iPhone 6 and put it into the Pixel. I want to know this is possible before my brother makes the buy. Thanks everyone in advance for your help. Also I am on Verizon if that helps.
Yes. Should have no problems swapping your sim
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I do it all the time. Go back and forth between my Nexus and my iphone 6s+
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I do it all the time. Go back and forth between my Nexus and my iphone 6s+
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Hey thanks for your reply. Are you on Verizon by any chance?
vi3tl23n3gad3 said:
Hey thanks for your reply. Are you on Verizon by any chance?
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I am indeed. You will be good to go.
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I do it all the time. Go back and forth between my Nexus and my iphone 6s+
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I am indeed. You will be good to go.
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Thanks again. My brother told me the Verizon rep on the phone said that won't work. I'm assuming the rep doesn't know what he's talking about. But could there be a reason why it wouldn't work?
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Thanks again. My brother told me the Verizon rep on the phone said that won't work. I'm assuming the rep doesn't know what he's talking about. But could there be a reason why it wouldn't work?
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Well, they generally don't know what they are talking about. However I think I see where the issue could be. I am on a business plan and still get discounted pricing. I dont have to do the edge buyouts. If that is what he would do the phone may be tied to his number.
I would do this....but I am not afraid of a hassle. Lol. Get it....have him pop his sim In the pixel to activate it. Your contract is tied to your number and your number is tied to your SIM. Once he activates it....have him switch back to his phone....factory reset the pixel and pop your SIM in.
In theory that should work. In my plan we switch phones all the time with each other. By that I mean I take everyone's upgrade and they get my almost new phone I was using. Lol
You have 14 days to return it if it doesn't work....whole thing costs you $30
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I do it all the time. Go back and forth between my Nexus and my iphone 6s+
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Thank you as well. Was wondering if I could take the sim from my 6P and put it in the Pixel when I finally get it. Sounds like it will be a breeze
Does this SIM swap work if the phone is from the Google store?
I currently am a Verizon customer and have an HTC10.... New Pixel arrives tommrow... Is it as easy as just popping the SIM out of the HTC10 and installing it in the new Google Store Pixel XL?
I am heading to New York in early December for a few days. I have a Note 7 as my primary phone. I know i cannot take it with me on an airplane.
I was considering switching to another device but am afraid that when i go to switch back, it won't work.
Another idea is that on the Verizon webpage it has the option to let you switch phones between lines on your account. I could switch phones for the few days and switch back afterwards... but the same thing... will it not work when i attempt to switch?
Has anyone with Verizon as their carrier tried this or something similar?
thanks
p.s. This post is not an invitation to the haters and trolls who comment worthless things about turning the phone in. Go back to your safe spaces... the grown ups are talking
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I am heading to New York in early December for a few days. I have a Note 7 as my primary phone. I know i cannot take it with me on an airplane.
I was considering switching to another device but am afraid that when i go to switch back, it won't work.
Another idea is that on the Verizon webpage it has the option to let you switch phones between lines on your account. I could switch phones for the few days and switch back afterwards... but the same thing... will it not work when i attempt to switch?
Has anyone with Verizon as their carrier tried this or something similar?
thanks
p.s. This post is not an invitation to the haters and trolls who comment worthless things about turning the phone in. Go back to your safe spaces... the grown ups are talking
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You can switch the SIM back and forth. As long as the IMEI on the Note 7 is not blacklisted it will work. I still have my Note 7 and I got an LG V20 and my SIM is in my LG G3 and I can switch between them all no problem.
Don't you have to call in to have them activated every time you change to a different phone?
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Don't you have to call in to have them activated every time you change to a different phone?
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Why would you need to do that lol?
You paid for the phones and are paying for the service its your decision which device to use...I go back and forth between phones all the time..
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I also thought you had to call in to Verizon. SIM switching without calling would make it a whole new ball game. I would have been afraid you'd never get it reactivated if taken out of service at all.
Just sim switch and let it complete it's provisioning steps. You only need to call if there is an issue with the 4g sim not provisioning. Then they can add it on manually. Ill be doing that with my n4 when traveling.
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Why would you need to do that lol?
You paid for the phones and are paying for the service its your decision which device to use...I go back and forth between phones all the time..
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I was under the impression that any time you moved a sim from one phone to another you had to call Verizon for them to activate the sim on the phone you switched to. Pretty sure I am not the only one who thought this. If you can just swap the sim between phones, well of course this would be nice and make keeping the N7 as a daily driver and switch to a different phone when flying or travelling doable.
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I was under the impression that any time you moved a sim from one phone to another you had to call Verizon for them to activate the sim on the phone you switched to. Pretty sure I am not the only one who thought this. If you can just swap the sim between phones, well of course this would be nice and make keeping the N7 as a daily driver and switch to a different phone when flying or travelling doable.
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Well Im in canada and no such BS exists here...that sounds completely unreasonable though
I'm experiencing the SAME issue. Yesterday there was a snow storm here in NY and while I was playing games on my note 7 out of nowhere my data went out. I checked through "Mobile Data" settings to ensure it's on, toggled airplane mode, restarted, even pulled the sim and put it in my Note 5 but I'm experiencing the same issue.
My next step was one of two options:
A) I call verizon to re-activate my Note 5 with my SIM I swapped in from the Note 7 (but i'm afraid they'll recognize I still have my "refunded" Note 7.
B) Edit the APN Network information cuz .... idk I was trying "everything"
But, as teegunn said, I have to call Verizon to have them switch my account to my note 5. I checked their website and it wont let me do it through there, it says to call.
Anyone ever figured out if we can swap here in the US without an issue?
I love my note 7 too much to let it go....
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I'm experiencing the SAME issue. Yesterday there was a snow storm here in NY and while I was playing games on my note 7 out of nowhere my data went out. I checked through "Mobile Data" settings to ensure it's on, toggled airplane mode, restarted, even pulled the sim and put it in my Note 5 but I'm experiencing the same issue.
My next step was one of two options:
A) I call verizon to re-activate my Note 5 with my SIM I swapped in from the Note 7 (but i'm afraid they'll recognize I still have my "refunded" Note 7.
B) Edit the APN Network information cuz .... idk I was trying "everything"
But, as teegunn said, I have to call Verizon to have them switch my account to my note 5. I checked their website and it wont let me do it through there, it says to call.
Anyone ever figured out if we can swap here in the US without an issue?
I love my note 7 too much to let it go....
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I was hotlined (for the first time) on the 30th... it took multiple online chats, phone calls, and ultimately a trip to the nearest Verizon store to get a new sim card (they had cut service to both my Note7 sim and my Note 4 sim) to get up and running on my old Note 4. I waited a few days and, borrowing some confidence from @tricktaylor, used Verizon's online portal to reactivate my Note7, with the original sim card, like it was any other device.
I was hotlined again last night (at least, that's when I noticed it) and all it took was a quick online chat this morning to switch service back to my Note 4. I'll wait a few days before trying to reactive my Note7 unless someone reports back, in the interim, that the wait-time is unnecessary.
Im literally switching to N4 right now. Hope all goes well. I said I'm returning the N7 but i have no plans to. I don't know when I'll be switching back to N7, I don't want to go through this once a week. But at some point they'll have to give up and at this point I'll wait them out for spite.
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Im back to n4... for the time being but I'm sure there's nothing stopping from switching back to N7 right now. At some point they will have to stop doing these imei checks. Stay strong they'll quit or someone smarter than I will come up with a solution on our side...
Screw it.
I'm impatient. I trimmed my Note 4 micro sim down to a nano sim. I'm popping it into my Note7. And...
IT'S ALIVE!
I gotta try that. I'm scared to cut mine. dont they still see its an imei of a n7?
I switch my VZW sim to at least 5 different phones including the Note 7 and never had to call it in and it just works.
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I gotta try that. I'm scared to cut mine. dont they still see its an imei of a n7?
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It appears as though they're not actively monitoring which devices are being used or activated, they are just conducting sporadic sweeps to temporally deactivate SIM cards presently used in conjunction with Note7's. Once the SIM is activated with a different device, or once the Note7 is activated with a different SIM, you're good to go.
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So last I updated this I ordered a free sim from Verizon for my n7. They sent it I piped it in and it's working.
Guys,
I don't know how many of us are left but I'm sure the numbers are few and I believe this might be the best forum on the interwebs for this. I have a serious question and I want a place I can get some ongoing feedback and interaction and I know you are up to the task!
My Onyx Black Note 7 (bestest/most favortitist phone I've ever held) was summarily hotlined late last month. I was successful in getting it turned back on only to have it happen again 1 week later. SAD. I re-activated my Note 3 and now have two devices I use daily which seems really dumb. I WANT MY NOTE 7 BACK!!! I have been reading about trimming SIM cards down to fit and see that some have had promising results.
I contacted a buddy who works in a Verizon corporate store and he said that trimming my Micro SIM, from my active Note 3, to Nano size and putting it in my Note 7 would work...but not for long. They will eventually hotline me again (darn IMEI).
So...who has done/tried this? How did it go? How long did it last?
After the big trim, my SIM won't work in my Note 3 any longer and I'll have to get a replacement. This doesn't sound like a game I want to play till Fall.
I would like to believe that at some point they might stop the hotline game but it's probably wishful thinking.
Thanks Team.
i kept mine too and it does make a cool little tablet. if i could get it back on verizon's network i most definitely would do so.
but another issue is this: i took the replacement and therefore have the PHE firmware and am unable to root. but even if i could root, who would put together a ROM for such a device? there are only a handful of people who are in this boat. but that said, root for the PHE firmware would be nice to have...
I recently just let my phone go. It isn't worth it in the end, unless you take the phone to another network or really, really want to deal with with the company as a whole. My phone was hot lined, just like everyone else's. I had another rep take the hotline off, and had the note working again for about a week till it was turned off again. After emailing the CEO, and eventually talking to corporate office, the woman over the phone offered me, at best, a free certified S4 with a $20 increase to my line access fee for a 2-year contract. This option would have costed me the price of another Note7 in the end. At that point, going up in the chain isn't going to get you a refund, nor will they allow the phone to work on the network.
In the legal realm, Verizon can't hot line a phone because they "feel like the device is dangerous". They can't hot line a phone because "they want too" either. They can only hot line a phone under whatever clauses warrant it. If you bring this information to a Verizon rep, and ask them to provide prove that the US CPSC specifically is forcing all cell phone companies to hotline the phone...blah blah blah they'll tell you cool get a lawyer and go up the chain. Even mentioning the term "voluntary" recall triggers them. The store i went into, actually just to give someone a hard time over the whole thing, physically stepped away from me when he saw my phone and the look on his face was utter disgust, like what am I still doing with it? But, whatever.
Beyond all the legality, the system itself is auditing accounts with valid ID's. Note7 IMEI's that is. If the system catches one on an active line, the phone will get hot lined. At that point, you have to find a tech rep who will switch it off, or just reactivate the device. Nobody knows how often or how long the system audit will stay on for, but its there and that can not be avoided. With the system in place, AND fighting an entire company who doesn't want another liability issue, its just over.
The two solutions that current work: Fight the system, or bring the phone to a prepaid network. I'm sorry, and I wish I could offer you more help. I mean hell, I was given the device for free and I still fought to keep using it. Long after the whole thing went down with the recall and everything.
Thanks for the replies.
Yeah it sucks.
I pre-ordered mine, spent week setting it up perfectly only to have to return it a month later. I then followed every forum and had every conceivable block in place in the end, to avoid some crippling malady (so far still 100% charging, no nag screen. Did these happen to any Verizon customers?) Then came the dreaded hotline. The first time I was hit, they directed all of my outgoing calls to my personal voice mail message making it impossible to even call customer support. I had to borrow a phone to call in.
And now... it's a gorgeous, joy to hold wi-fi tablet.
My hope is that they will stop this hotline nonsense at some point and I can do the SIM swap. I have read a couple of posts that swapping back and forth isn't all that difficult but even so, sounds like a PITA.
In the end I'm just sad about the whole situation but I'm sure a new and improved Note will lift my spirits and all will be right in my world again.
Cheers
has anyone done the rooting for the note 7 and had it fail in odin process what do i do so i may proceed and get it rooted successfully?
I'm doing the same exact thing as you: Using two devices daily.
I use my cracked Galaxy S4 for call & SMS (which is rarely) and my Note 7 for everything else.
Just waiting till the day I can buy the Galaxy S8 and only have to carry around one device.
My solution for using my VZW Note 7 was to put my tmobile sim in it. I got the Note 7 via work but always used it with my personal tmobile sim. I use my note 7 every damn day and have not been updated, blocked or even charge limited. I love my Note 7. I did get a V20 to replace it but that phone is horrid. I'll never give up my N7.
[A note 3 SIM won't work because it's too big, the chip part is larger than the entire Note 7 SIM. Those that have done this are using Note 4 or later SIMs.
Based on my research, you can successfully trim a Micro SIM down to a Nano SIM. You do have to cut through the metal but it will work.
Now another question; are you going to jump on an S8 (or plus) or wait till the Fall and hopefully a new Note?
Is Verizon's method based on the phone IMEI or build.prop device name? With root it's easy to change the build.prop and with Xposed there's an IMEI change module. Would this work?
I have 3 Note 7's, non are rooted yet. Not sure which updates they have but I'm going to try.
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Based on my research, you can successfully trim a Micro SIM down to a Nano SIM. You do have to cut through the metal but it will work.
Now another question; are you going to jump on an S8 (or plus) or wait till the Fall and hopefully a new Note?
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S8 plus FTW.
As long as it has a headphone jack.
If there's no headphone jack, Samsung is on my sh!t list.
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S8 plus FTW.
As long as it has a headphone jack.
If there's no headphone jack, Samsung is on my sh!t list.
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So S Pen is something you can live without?
I cannot.
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So S Pen is something you can live without?
I cannot.
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Yep absolutely. The S pen is cool and all, but I haven't really used it in months.
I just hope Samsung integrates the GIF maker into the Galaxy S8 plus, that's the coolest function.
I'm still rockin my n7 fully functional... minus the crack on the back glass. So mad. They tried many things but I'm using it right now
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They hot lined me. I turned it back on. They hot lined again. I went to turn back on and sim was zapped. So I clicked the little link to order a new sim for my n7 for free through VZ. It came and n7 works 2 plus weeks. Ordered a backup nano sim too. They'll quit
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They hot lined me. I turned it back on. They hot lined again. I went to turn back on and sim was zapped. So I clicked the little link to order a new sim for my n7 for free through VZ. It came and n7 works 2 plus weeks. Ordered a backup nano sim too. They'll quit
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I hope so!! Please keep us updated ok?
Thanks
Still going strong!
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 7 using XDA Labs
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My solution for using my VZW Note 7 was to put my tmobile sim in it. I got the Note 7 via work but always used it with my personal tmobile sim. I use my note 7 every damn day and have not been updated, blocked or even charge limited. I love my Note 7. I did get a V20 to replace it but that phone is horrid. I'll never give up my N7.
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Exactly what I'm doing. Signed up for T-Mobile one and using their sim. I plan on using it till the note 8 is released
Went the whole month of February suspended, then I activated a s7 and switched the sim over to the n7. Been working since the first. Returned the s7, holding out til the s8 plus has been out awhile before jumping to that.
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The s7 felt so slow and gimped compared to the n7. Can't go backwards in the smartphone world.
Thinking About Doing Same Thing
Oyeve said:
My solution for using my VZW Note 7 was to put my tmobile sim in it. I got the Note 7 via work but always used it with my personal tmobile sim. I use my note 7 every damn day and have not been updated, blocked or even charge limited. I love my Note 7. I did get a V20 to replace it but that phone is horrid. I'll never give up my N7.
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Hello Oyeve,
I was hotlined by Verizon and that was the last straw after a dozen years of business with them. I am thinking of doing the same thing as you, but I don't want to scare T-Mobile and run into the same hotline problem. How's it going on T-Mobile with your Verizon Note 7 since your post here?
Thanks,
Egyptmex
Sans SIM, Successful Hard Factory Reset on Note 7
Egyptmex said:
Hello Oyeve,
I was hotlined by Verizon and that was the last straw after a dozen years of business with them. I am thinking of doing the same thing as you, but I don't want to scare T-Mobile and run into the same hotline problem. How's it going on T-Mobile with your Verizon Note 7 since your post here?
Thanks,
Egyptmex
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After backing up my Note 7 and removing the SIM card, I am pleased to report that the dreaded OTA update I successfully dodged for months when I was a Verizon customer no longer appears after a hard reset (simultaneous press of Home, Power, and Volume Up buttons and then choosing factory reset from menu)!