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[Q] No SIM Card

I just got my Motorola Defy (from amazon.de)
Software version is Blur_version_2.51.1.MB525.Retail.en.DE
My Vodafone SIMcards don't work (tried 3, a prepaid non-UMTS SIM, my normal UMTS SIM and the SIM they exchanged at the Vodafone shop) , but a KPN SIMcard works. Phone shows 'No SIMcard' in the screen.
Does anyone have any insights or help ? (or does the Defy flat out not work with Vodafone NL ?)

Update, also doesn't work with a T-Mobile (NL) SIM.
Is my Defy broken ?

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Looks like the SIM reader is faulty...
If it's under warranty, get it replaced.
Tomm1eD said:
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Beach_Head said:
Looks like the SIM reader is faulty...
If it's under warranty, get it replaced.
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Thanks
I applied for RMA and Amazon.de is sending me a new one tomorrow (hope that one yields better results )

No problem! I hope the one you get is problem-free.
The Defy is a great device but hearing things like this gives it a bad rap. If Moto can iron out all the manufacturing problems as well as all the other problems, they'll probably get more sales...
Tomm1eD said:
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I applied for RMA and Amazon.de is sending me a new one tomorrow (hope that one yields better results )
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However, anyone who does some research before making a purchase, will know that any phone or even any electronic device out there, will on occasion have a bad apple amongst the bunch. Manufacturing defects are virtually impossible to prevent completely - it is what warranty is for.
If prospective buyers would not buy a device based on the experiences of a fraction of the consumers, they would simply never be able to buy anything.
Ask enough people and you will always find someone who has a problem with any product out there.

Dual Sim

Just thought I'd let ppl know that the "Magic Sim 29th A Cut ultra slim" does work in the Samsung Galaxy S2.
Interestingly I only found the 29th cut on the eurodualsim site. It wasn't available on the dualsim site. I emailed them and they said 29th cut works with android 2.3.x
Its a bit fiddly but it works.
However you will need an older phone to set the sim adaptor to the correct mode. On stock settings, it did not work in the galaxy.
It comes on default in "stk" mode which will only work on non android phones Im guessing etc. I loaded it up in my old nokia and found the dual sim menu option.
These are the things I had to do to get it working...
1. In the nokia phone, I put each sim card in separately before cutting and saved in contacts on each sim.... 001 as contact and number in sim 1 and 002 as contact and number in sim 2.
2. I then cut the sims to fit into the adaptor. Booted up the phone, accessed the dualsim menu and changed the mode to 007 mode (which means changing by entering key codes and no menu). I did have to cut a very small amount of the metal part of the sim.
3. Put the dualsim into the Galaxy. There is a slight delay with logging onto the network of the primary sim. To change sim you type 002 and dial and then hang up. A pop up notification says it is changing sim.
4. I found switching back to sim 1 that the network sometimes said it was still on network 2, even though it was actually back on network 1. A reboot fixed this.
Its very sensitive and sims have to be sitting in the adaptor quite precisely, other wise it won't work and you have to adjust the sims a bit. So now I have my main sim (Telstra) in sim 1 and a calling card sim in sim 2.
My Telstra sim had the old large metal chip which was bigger than the space for the sim in the adaptor, so I got it switched to a microsim.

The 29th gen doesn't actually exist. There's a 28th gen PLUS. If you email magicsim directly you'll find i'm right. You've either been sold a fake product or its been misrepresented as a 29th gen unit.
Hope this helps

Thats interesting....
Just checked eurodualsim.com again...and it clearly states 29th cut...I will email them to see what they say...
Im guessing its the 28th plus then... Just got a reply email they state "there are 2 names for magicsim 29th - 29th is firmware generation, 28th plus is the commercial name" so question answered
Anyway...just an update...
I was trialing a lot of different prepaid sims to see if they worked. In the end the adaptor stopped working. I followed all the instructions about pressing certain points on the cover and not go. So emailed them and they said to post it back and they would check it. However if it was broken due to "bad manipulation" then no go.
On the site in the faq in very bad English they state "Magicsim dual sim card use the most toughness and soft plank with the resistance to enfold and compression. Please trust to use it. It’s under guarantee except human factor and nature loss"
I had to post back at my own cost. They checked it and sent me an email saying there were traces of "heavy manipulation". Of course there was as it states in the faq..."Use a ball pen to press 12 round points on the back of cutting dual sim card"
However they replaced the adaptor free on charge and said to be more gentle on it next time! I did not have to pay for postage to send back to me.
The new adaptor worked out of the box, no jiggling, no pressing etc I think the original one I had may have been defective as it was so sensitive to placement from the beginning.
I have also discovered when pressing on Sim Toolkit the dual sim menu is there!!! Im sure this didnt work in the first adaptor.
So all in all a great product and great customer service!!! Definately a safe place to buy from.

Autoswith ?
desire888 said:
Thats interesting....
Just checked eurodualsim.com again...and it clearly states 29th cut...I will email them to see what they say...
Im guessing its the 28th plus then... Just got a reply email they state "there are 2 names for magicsim 29th - 29th is firmware generation, 28th plus is the commercial name" so question answered
Anyway...just an update...
I was trialing a lot of different prepaid sims to see if they worked. In the end the adaptor stopped working. I followed all the instructions about pressing certain points on the cover and not go. So emailed them and they said to post it back and they would check it. However if it was broken due to "bad manipulation" then no go.
On the site in the faq in very bad English they state "Magicsim dual sim card use the most toughness and soft plank with the resistance to enfold and compression. Please trust to use it. It’s under guarantee except human factor and nature loss"
I had to post back at my own cost. They checked it and sent me an email saying there were traces of "heavy manipulation". Of course there was as it states in the faq..."Use a ball pen to press 12 round points on the back of cutting dual sim card"
However they replaced the adaptor free on charge and said to be more gentle on it next time! I did not have to pay for postage to send back to me.
The new adaptor worked out of the box, no jiggling, no pressing etc I think the original one I had may have been defective as it was so sensitive to placement from the beginning.
I have also discovered when pressing on Sim Toolkit the dual sim menu is there!!! Im sure this didnt work in the first adaptor.
So all in all a great product and great customer service!!! Definately a safe place to buy from.
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Hello,
I can see that you are using this kit and since I have the same I would like to ask you, if you had the opportunity to use the Autoswitch function, if that works for you. I can only switch manually from one sim to another.
Thanks
By the way I am using the CheckROM RevoHD v6.

Used phone IMEI tag torn off

Hey all,
I've just bought a used G3 online, everything is perfect and almost new as stated:good:. But, when i excitedly opened the phone's back cover and removed battery to put my sim card and sd card in, I found out that the IMEI tag has been part torn/cut off with a blade (pic attached).
Now, that is slightly freaking me out as to why has this been done.
Could anyone shed some light on it, as I've 7days left, within which i can return the phone to the seller.

hsyasin said:
Hey all,
I've just bought a used G3 online, everything is perfect and almost new as stated:good:. But, when i excitedly opened the phone's back cover and removed battery to put my sim card and sd card in, I found out that the IMEI tag has been part torn/cut off with a blade (pic attached).
Now, that is slightly freaking me out as to why has this been done.
Could anyone shed some light on it, as I've 7days left, within which i can return the phone to the seller.
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Looking on my G3, the removed part is the serial number.
Maybe the seller had a refund offer and had to send the S/N ? (usually it's the box one but hum....)
I had 20€ off for a Quick Circle Case, but I sent the label on the box.

Thanks for that raptor2003..
I'm just wondering, can it cause some sort of an issue in the long run, like if i need to get something done under warranty from lg...
FYI: I don't know if i've valid lg warrantly.
In fact is there a way to find out when the phone was manufactured or if i've lg warranty?

hsyasin said:
Thanks for that raptor2003..
I'm just wondering, can it cause some sort of an issue in the long run, like if i need to get something done under warranty from lg...
FYI: I don't know if i've valid lg warrantly.
In fact is there a way to find out when the phone was manufactured or if i've lg warranty?
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I know there is that with Apple's products, but I don't know if other manufacturers do that.
I've looked a bit to see if we can find the S/N in some software menu. But I haven't found anything. Nothing in the famous hidden menu.

Did you get the phone from Smartfonestore as a refurb?

Thelargeportion said:
Did you get the phone from Smartfonestore as a refurb?
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Yes i did, and it was a grade A.

Likewise. And mine has the same sticker taken off. I emailed them but got a crap reply; fingers crossed it doesn't break.

Most likely the motherboard was swapped and a new imei was issued

In Australia serial removal usually means the device has been repaired/serviced/not new. These devices are no longer new/ownedby original owner so serials are removed, so can no longer be sold as new. Serial and IMEI are different things. Typically serial is for manufacturer to identify devices. IMEI are for unique device tracking across world/country. IMEI you can check in ABOUT in settings, missing IMEI sticker i wouldn't worry about, make sure it is NOT registered as stolen tho.

Sticker on the back, is that normal?

I recently bought a second hand T-700 and it came with a sticker on the back with the model, serial number, internal storage size and a barcode.
The guy who sold me this devices didn't gave me any receipt (even if I asked for it) and it was a bit vague on that.
I've never seen similar stickers on other devices so, since it is a second hand device, i'm wondering if it is refurbished or even stolen XD.
There's a way to check if it is a legit device?

lucaurso said:
I recently bought a second hand T-700 and it came with a sticker on the back with the model, serial number, internal storage size and a barcode.
The guy who sold me this devices didn't gave me any receipt (even if I asked for it) and it was a bit vague on that.
I've never seen similar stickers on other devices so, since it is a second hand device, i'm wondering if it is refurbished or even stolen XD.
There's a way to check if it is a legit device?
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How do I determine if my new Ebay-purchased LG G3 VS985 is truly factory unlocked?

My 21 month old VS985 crapped out 4 days ago. I believe it's an issue with the digitizer. The screen just stopped turning on altogether. When I tried it out again the next day, I discovered that sometimes when I let it sit for a while and cool down, I'll be able to turn the screen on for 10 - 60 seconds. After that, the screen freezes and slowly glitches/fades out. But it's only able to turn on sometimes. Sometimes the screen just won't do anything at all. That's the only thing wrong with it though, I've been able to use it with TeamViewer or by casting my screen to my TV.
(Any advice for replacing the digitizer will be very appreciated, even though that's not the point of this thread. Has anybody here done it? Is it necessary to remove the screen, or can I replace the entire screen/digitizer assembly? I tried to replace the broken screen of my Galaxy S3 a few years back and it was a complete disaster, because after I spent several minutes trying to heat up the glue with a hair-dryer and pry the screen off, I ended up just making the entire screen shatter much more into a billion little shards. All of which obviously destroyed the digitizer as well. Sigh.)
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Anyway, none of that is the point of this thread. To replace the phone, I bought another LG G3 on ebay. It was listed a brand new, factory unlocked black 32GB VS985 for $175. The seller has 99.9% positive feedback (3 negative points out of 2,827) and the phone did indeed come sealed in the factory OEM box, with all of the accessories and everything. It's definitely brand new.
However, before I give the seller feedback, I want to make sure the phone is actually factory unlocked. Because if it's not, I will likely contact the seller and request a partial refund for a portion of my money on account of the item not being exactly as described.
The description of the listing says, "Brand New LG G3 Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone Factory Unlocked" and further down it also says, "ESN's Are Clear and Can Be Activated on Your Verizon Line, They Are Also GSM Unlocked to Use With AT&T, Cricket, Straight Talk, Metro Pcs, and More."
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't "factory unlocked" mean the device will work on all the major US carriers? Or does it mean it will only work on the carriers who share the same bands that are built into the LG G3? I don't know much about the technical side of this subject at all, so a little advice/correction would be really nice from you guys. It'll be a bit disappointing if the phone doesn't work with Sprint or T-Mobile, etc, but I'll live. I just want to make sure the seller described the item accurately before I leave him (otherwise well-deserved) positive feedback.
Thanks for reading!