So, yesterday I tried taking my SIM card out, but it had become stuck. While trying to free it, I ended up snapping the sim tray. After cursing at myself for a long while, I tried removing the damaged sim tray but lifted a couple pads with the soldering iron.
I do see, however, that there are the empty solder pads for a second SIM slot. I soldered on the sim tray from another old phone, but obviously the phone thinks it's not dual-sim. Hence, it will not recognize the second SIM slot I've attached.
My question is, can I flash some firmware from a dual-sim Moto G5, onto this one, and get it to function?
I'm currently running AEX 8.1 on the phone, but I'm willing to flash whatever is necessary to make this work. Thanks!
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I damaged(torn off) two of the pins from the sim card reader under the battery from the T-Mobile Touch Pro 2, while taking the sim card out (its a pain taking it out)
now it will not read the sim cards...
PLAN A) i will try to convince HTC to replace it under HTC's manufacturer Warranty...
PLAN B) buy another T-Mobile Touch pro 2 cheap damaged and swap the mainboards, or buy the mainboard if possible alone...
PLAN C) fix it myself by replacing it with one from eBays "Blackberry Curve Card Holder"
PLAN D) leave it on my desk until the dust covers it, and i no longer remeber of the phone...LOL..
so anyone else damaged the sim reader or any other part of the phone???
and yes, i will post pictures of the phone...and the progress of the fix(if i fix it)...and that is not the actual picture,...its a FCC pic. that is where the sim reader is....if i choose to fix it, i think i don't even have to unscrew the back housing since i can even see the solder connections with the battery removed
Hey, how did you damaged them? I have just realised that I have the same problem in one of my xperia x1. When I look at sim slot I can see two pins which looks different from the others and from this in my second (working) xperia. Now I am thinking how to get to them.
I'd like to hear the "ran over" story...
After 7 months of daily heavy usage
Nothing really, only a few minor scratches here and there, that´s it
Hi Any idea what can I do if my SIM card is stuck inside? I can't take it out.
I'm using self-cut micro SIM. I suspect the cut wasn't smooth and stuck in the SIM slot.
yajirob3 said:
Hi Any idea what can I do if my SIM card is stuck inside? I can't take it out.
I'm using self-cut micro SIM. I suspect the cut wasn't smooth and stuck in the SIM slot.
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Use a small tweezer, two micro screwdrivers, your fingernails, or anything small enough to reach into the slot and pull it out. Make sure the SIM is released from its holder mechanism or you might not be able to insert a sim card into the slot anymore. If you meet resistance trying to get the SIM out, push down on it first, then try pulling on it again. Chances are when you did the SIM cut, the edges were rough. When you inserted the SIM it went in fine enough. But when you pushed down on the SIM to release it, the rough edges are holding it in place.
if you have nano sim and want to use it in s4, do not try to be adapted to support sim kills(some clips). go to the phone operator to change it with MICROSIM(sory for my english)
May I know what will happen if one were to do so?
adapter will break some clips on sim suport and phone dont see your sim.you will have to go to service.
Whosat said:
May I know what will happen if one were to do so?
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nasol
bgmarian said:
adapter will break some clips on sim suport and phone dont see your sim.you will have to go to service.
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Everything works perfect with nanosim to microsim adapter in my GS4m. You just need to be careful and use a good quality adapter!
Agreed. I think it isn't an issue with using a sim card adapter - you can probably break the clips if you aren't careful using a standard microsim as well.
do not use sim card adapter!
i second this! i had a nano simcard and purchased an adaptor after the 1st time it went in ok and needed to use the sim in a different phone for holiday came back and went to change sim card back and after swearing and being as careful as i could the sim came out the adaptor and got stuck it had bent the sim contacts. its currently being repaired by samsung. under warranty i dont know lol as ive not heard back and they seem to be going ahead with the repair.
Sorry to drag an old thread up but it's just happened to my good old Desire HD.. pulling the sim and adaptor out also pulled the sin contacts out and one's now snapped off.. Just a warning to people.
StuPot82 said:
Sorry to drag an old thread up but it's just happened to my good old Desire HD.. pulling the sim and adaptor out also pulled the sin contacts out and one's now snapped off.. Just a warning to people.
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My nano sim worked just perfectly without an adapter. Just slide it in right and it works.
I can confirm, even though I haven't used a nano to micro sim adapter. The clips are very sensitive, I nearly broke one by inserting a custom cut micro-sim. Luckally a needle and some tweaking solved the issue.
So I thought I'd try soldering a tiny shaped bit of metal onto the bit that was left but the solder wouldn't take and I'm a little reluctant to try any more as I'm no doubt going to knacker the phone.
I thought I'd try super glueing a bit to it next.. what's people's thoughts on that? Is it going to cause any other problems? Possibly getting too warm and the glue melting and sticking to other parts?
The problem is you need to becareful when putting the sim into the phone or removing it, that is the cause of it, if using a adapter always stick a small piece of cellotape at the back of the sim and adapter, this will hold the sim in the adapter.
Hello, I accidentally damaged my sim tray and now only one of five sim cards works. I put crappy nano sim adapter in tray and when I pull it out, adapter rip off one golden pin. There were three and now is only one.
Is it something which is repairable?
Whoaes! That aints no goods..
DO you still have the pin? You night be able to work it back into the hole and have it connect well enough to be used again.
Otherwise, you can look online for Gnex parts and attempt to replace the component that holds the sim card. But if you are really stuck, you might be advised to either take it to a professional for repair, or replace the phone entirely with a new model. Either a different, phone, or another Gnex, which you should be able to find used all over the place.\
I really don´t need that phone, I have new one few months, but I want to sell it. Maybe I would find someone who will buy damaged phone but hoped that it is not as bad.
It ´s sad, beside this the phone is in excelent condition
One thing, some sim card work like normal and other sim card from differetn operator is not recognized.
I'm having some hardware problem with my zf2, this morning I dropped my phone, after that everything is still working until this afternoon, while doing some chats sim card just become undetected. I tried to remove the sim and back with both sim 1 & 2, sim 2 can detect but not sim 1
Until I decided to open and check my phone if there is any broken parts, everything just seems fine except for the sim card flex that's not tightly inserted.
After putting things back together and performing a clean install of LOs (Assuming it was a custom rom issue/bug) both sim 1 & 2 can't detect sims now.
I think there was this 2 parts that can cause this, the sim card's flex (the location of the sim) (also the one that connects the main board and the sub board), or the sub board (the lower board) (the one with the charger connector, mic, speaker, and vibrator).
Speaker and charging is still working, also fast charging, so I can assume sub board is not the problem but since vibrator is located in that part and it is damaged, I'm not that sure. Everything is still working except for the sim detection and vibrator.
Which one should I replace? is the sim card flex or the sub board? Or is there something more I should check?
My phone is ZenFone 2 ZE551ML/Z00A with LOs 14.1 installed.
I badly need some help.
Sorry for my english.
Update:
I manage to bring back to detect sim 2 with another clean format (build 27/01 and back of LOs for my device really have that sim2 issue detection, but not sim 1), but not sim 1.