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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.

[Q] S4 demo unit

Hello everyone
I m working for a mobile company (Wind telecomunications) in Greece and we recently recieved in the store a demo unit of S4. All the other devices we used to recieve were proper phones with proper functionality. It is the first demo unit we recieved (no imei on device) so I would like to know if there is any way to transform it into a normal device. I read some articles on internet about demo units. Some of them saying that flasing a rom solved the issue but some others say that demo units lacking the antenna. Probably mine is missing the anntena as well because I tried to put a sim card and there was no response from the phone. Moreover by calling 112 the phone says that couldnt deliver the call.
So... Propably is antena problem. I would like to know if it is possilble to order and antenna part from ebay (or other) and istall it to the device along with firmware installation or demo unit can be used only as a tablet without sim.
(Important! I am not stealing the device but I am about to use it after it gets off from the live demo wall.)
Thanks

teof95 said:
Hello everyone
I m working for a mobile company (Wind telecomunications) in Greece and we recently recieved in the store a demo unit of S4. All the other devices we used to recieve were proper phones with proper functionality. It is the first demo unit we recieved (no imei on device) so I would like to know if there is any way to transform it into a normal device. I read some articles on internet about demo units. Some of them saying that flasing a rom solved the issue but some others say that demo units lacking the antenna. Probably mine is missing the anntena as well because I tried to put a sim card and there was no response from the phone. Moreover by calling 112 the phone says that couldnt deliver the call.
So... Propably is antena problem. I would like to know if it is possilble to order and antenna part from ebay (or other) and istall it to the device along with firmware installation or demo unit can be used only as a tablet without sim.
(Important! I am not stealing the device but I am about to use it after it gets off from the live demo wall.)
Thanks
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i dont think you can buy just the antenna. you best bet would be to get a broken galaxy s4 from ebay and scrap it for the part you need.
and even then i dont know if you are able to transfer the antenna. Someone with more knowledge about hardware could clarify if its even possible

Hmm i would try flashing stock firmware and use a tool to repair the imei not going to mention the tool here ,...go to a cell phone shop say imei repair they might help u ...

george241312 said:
Hmm i would try flashing stock firmware and use a tool to repair the imei not going to mention the tool here ,...go to a cell phone shop say imei repair they might help u ...
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The problem is not the imei repair but if the device can be used like that or not. If someone knows what exactly is the problem and how it can be repaired.

make me call
teof95 said:
the problem is not the imei repair but if the device can be used like that or not. If someone knows what exactly is the problem and how it can be repaired.
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γεια σου φιλε παρεμε τηλ 6937485595

s4 demo unit
teof95 said:
Hello everyone
I m working for a mobile company (Wind telecomunications) in Greece and we recently recieved in the store a demo unit of S4. All the other devices we used to recieve were proper phones with proper functionality. It is the first demo unit we recieved (no imei on device) so I would like to know if there is any way to transform it into a normal device. I read some articles on internet about demo units. Some of them saying that flasing a rom solved the issue but some others say that demo units lacking the antenna. Probably mine is missing the anntena as well because I tried to put a sim card and there was no response from the phone. Moreover by calling 112 the phone says that couldnt deliver the call.
So... Propably is antena problem. I would like to know if it is possilble to order and antenna part from ebay (or other) and istall it to the device along with firmware installation or demo unit can be used only as a tablet without sim.
(Important! I am not stealing the device but I am about to use it after it gets off from the live demo wall.)
Thanks
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hi
i have the same problem, an s4 demo and i can tell you that you nedd an anttena and maybe an other motherboard.
i ve buy an antenna on ebay for 11$ and i will try to place it ....
After that i ll tell you if it s good or not
sorry but i m not english
i know that because i have already this probleme on a s3 demo and after buy an antenna il change the motherboard generally on a broken phone (price of the screen is so expensive that you can have one for not very expensive...)
Good luck ....

[Q] No Sim Error - You're my last hope!

Hello all!
I have a Note 2 who can't detect my sim card, listen to this:
3 months ago I started to get no sim errors, and after trying everything (factory reset etc), I finally decided to buy a new replacement sim tray.
I got it in the mail and replaced it right away. Damn I was looking forward to using my phone again!
Errr.... Still the same no sim error
Mabye I was extremely unlucky and the new one was faulty as well? Hmm.
I ordered a new sim tray, got it today and replaced the old one.
FFS! Still the same god damn no sim error! :silly: I'm going mad over this ****!
So, it seems like I got no choice but to buy a new phone. (The phone doesn't have any warranty.)
My question is: Has anyone experienced anything like this? Do you have any possible solutions?

MegaObsessed said:
Hello all!
I have a Note 2 who can't detect my sim card, listen to this:
3 months ago I started to get no sim errors, and after trying everything (factory reset etc), I finally decided to buy a new replacement sim tray.
I got it in the mail and replaced it right away. Damn I was looking forward to using my phone again!
Errr.... Still the same no sim error
Mabye I was extremely unlucky and the new one was faulty as well? Hmm.
I ordered a new sim tray, got it today and replaced the old one.
FFS! Still the same god damn no sim error! :silly: I'm going mad over this ****!
So, it seems like I got no choice but to buy a new phone. (The phone doesn't have any warranty.)
My question is: Has anyone experienced anything like this? Do you have any possible solutions?
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Did you test with a different sim? Are you on a custom or official firmware?

abbott10k said:
Did you test with a different sim? Are you on a custom or official firmware?
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Yes, tried 2 other sim cards, none of them works.
I just recently changed to Cynagenmod 10 from stock to see if it would make a difference, but still get "no sim" error.
Do you think this is motherboard related?
It's clearly not the sim tray itself that is the issue here

MegaObsessed said:
Yes, tried 2 other sim cards, none of them works.
I just recently changed to Cynagenmod 10 from stock to see if it would make a difference, but still get "no sim" error.
Do you think this is motherboard related?
It's clearly not the sim tray itself that is the issue here
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hard to say, but it could be issues with the board. does searching google give you any info? Try gsmhosting for more info.

MegaObsessed said:
Yes, tried 2 other sim cards, none of them works.
I just recently changed to Cynagenmod 10 from stock to see if it would make a difference, but still get "no sim" error.
Do you think this is motherboard related?
It's clearly not the sim tray itself that is the issue here
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Check if your IMEI is correct / the same as when you bought the phone. If you see it has changed or its is corrupt then that might be the reason
to recover your IMEI means recovering your EFS
there is a user here and a htread about recovering / restoring EFS by Drkeaton..something like that .. it very useful and might help u and that mans going back to Stock ROM other than that maybe flash some other ROM stock based though if all fail it might be a hardware fault inside some chip in the mother board !!

Paying with NFC

Can anyone try to pay with NFC, like android pay or some bank app??
I cannot, and SAT told me that there is no issue founded...

I've payed already a few times with my own bank app, but it seems that the NFC antenna is a bit lower than normal... In most phones it would be around the camera, in this phone I've place like the are of the fingerprint scanner/middle of the phone in the terminals with small connection areas.
My model is the European one.

What country are you in?
Im using Android Pay without issues.
Sent from my LM-G710 using Tapatalk

I'm in the US and use AP frequently. The NFC seems to be near the fingerprint scanner, so don't tap the top of the device, other then that works fine for me.

I have the same issue. I can't pay with nfc.

mariomsg1 said:
Can anyone try to pay with NFC, like android pay or some bank app??
I cannot, and SAT told me that there is no issue founded...
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Have you found the issue? I have the same problem. NFC works, but paying with the phone does not work.

I have now found the solution. It was the NFC SIM Card from Vodafone. This has completely disrupted the internal NFC. Have now ordered a new SIM without NFC and used.
The G-Pay payment works fine now.

Can you confirm for the vodafone nfc sim. ? I have also vodafone but with my previous Galaxy S9+ I didnt have any problem with the payments using my bank app! Very frustrated and dissapointing from LG

guys, i´ve talked today with vodafone Germany and they said they just have nfc sim Cards.
the dude told me to turn off nfc on my phone and try it again. Maybe that will work. try it again tomorrow but somehow i don´t believe him...

Hi. Did anyone pay with Mastercard credit card via NFC?My bank say LG G7 don't have certification from MasterCard company and I can't check this information because MasterCard heritage me to bank.And I found last document with certified phones from 2017
Sorry for my English

Use.googel.oay with two mastercard and with my bank app. No problem att all.
Make sure u pass safty-net
Xposed and Somtime root brakes it. Even crossflash

No problem paying with Google Pay and Maestro card.

Yannis72 said:
Can you confirm for the vodafone nfc sim. ? I have also vodafone but with my previous Galaxy S9+ I didnt have any problem with the payments using my bank app! Very frustrated and dissapointing from LG
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Not an lg problem! NFC works perfectly.

Anybody with LM-G710EM? Bank say, support for LM-G710TM,for my LM-G710EM don't

I have LM-G710EM and no problem paying with NFC.

Thanks,this confirms that no problem with phone,but problem is thinking of developer which add support for phone dedicated for US and don't for global version

macejd said:
I have LM-G710EM and no problem paying with NFC.
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And anybody with LM-G710EM and MasterCard?

External sim device

Hi folks,
I want to be able to use a second physical sim with my pixel 3xl. I need the second sim to be active for calls and texts but the main sim in the phone will be for data use and calls to that sim etc. I've seen a few bluetooth external devices but nothing relatively news. Has anyone a good relatively cheap solution for this?
Thanks,
Michael

micks_address said:
Hi folks,
I want to be able to use a second physical sim with my pixel 3xl. I need the second sim to be active for calls and texts but the main sim in the phone will be for data use and calls to that sim etc. I've seen a few bluetooth external devices but nothing relatively news. Has anyone a good relatively cheap solution for this?
Thanks,
Michael
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Your idea will not work with the Pixel 3s at this time. Your only option is to get a different device, i.e. iPhone XS or XR. But those are not cheap. There is a buy one get one free deal going on which makes the least expensive one about $500 each. (wanna split it? but only the XS 5.8 lol)
I spoke with a Verizon tech yesterday and he has the XR with primary line on the esim and secondary on an international nano sim. His phone does exactly what you want and that's exactly what he does with it. He also believes, as do I, that this is software related not hardware. So perhaps in the coming months we'll see what the iPhone has ported to the Pixel 3 line. Just don't hold your breath. Other than the bluetooth solution you describe at this point you should probably sell the Pixel 3 and get a different device if it's imperative.