irregardless of the advisability of this solution, what we have here is clear proof that N900 is the most dearly loved device out t there. i'm 'guilty' of this love too, lol

that said, hammering might make a positive difference at first, for a certain period of time.. but it's effects will disappear with time. the hammer method doesn't fix the underlying issue.

personally, i would suppose a good fix will involve some reflow attempts of the sim reader. then again, we have some professional EE's here.. what's their conclusion from this?