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2012-12-27
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Originally Posted by ridmaur
Sounds like a hardware problem..
As I was utterly impressed with my Nokia N9 the first 4 weeks, I am so frustrated with it for the last couple of weeks that it made me return to an iPhone 5.
For no apparent reason my N9 in the midst of a call gave up on me and from that moment on did not want to recognise my SIM card any longer. Despite all the flash attempts I did (which only ended up in a phone becoming more unstable actually) I couldn't revitalise the phone to a state that it became usable again. To me this is unheard of for a brand new phone and it has certainly changed my opinion about the device.
I have now returned it to Nokia Care to have it fixed but I can't see it to become my primary phone device again, unreliable as it has proven to be.
What were the symptoms? Hanging? Rebooting? Just shutting off?
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2012-12-27
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You must've got a faulty piece. If the hardware is not responding, you can't use it at all. As simple as that. Now if your iPhone's hardware goes wrong at any point of time, you would also call iPhone as a non-reliable phone.
Last edited by ranbaxy; 2012-12-27 at 11:49.
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2012-12-27
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change title to: "I am saying goodbye"
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2012-12-27
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@HELLASISGREECE: Good point, I will
@ranbaxy: I've had numerous iPhones, never had any hardware issues with them. And from what I can google, I am not the only one having this "There is a problem with your SIM card" issue. Also mixed stories on how it can be resolved; some were able to reflash their phones and solve it; I obviously was not.
@tortoisedoc: All worked except any of the phone functions (call, SIM) as it could not find a SIM card, not discover an IMEI number from it.
@ranbaxy: I've had numerous iPhones, never had any hardware issues with them. And from what I can google, I am not the only one having this "There is a problem with your SIM card" issue. Also mixed stories on how it can be resolved; some were able to reflash their phones and solve it; I obviously was not.
@tortoisedoc: All worked except any of the phone functions (call, SIM) as it could not find a SIM card, not discover an IMEI number from it.
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2012-12-27
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The IMEI number has nothing to do with the sim card. You probably mean IMSI.
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2012-12-27
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@OP: If you are talking about IMEI, did you try using another operator's SIM card?
Because, operators can put your IMEI in black list, white list or in grey list. If in case your IMEI is in black list, using another operator's SIM card would solve the issue.
[EDIT] But I see no reason why your IMEI should be blacklisted (saw your other thread where you mentioned that the phone you purchased is not pre-owned) [/EDIT]
EDIT: But I guess, even if your device is blacklisted, it should show the IMEI...
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Because, operators can put your IMEI in black list, white list or in grey list. If in case your IMEI is in black list, using another operator's SIM card would solve the issue.
[EDIT] But I see no reason why your IMEI should be blacklisted (saw your other thread where you mentioned that the phone you purchased is not pre-owned) [/EDIT]
EDIT: But I guess, even if your device is blacklisted, it should show the IMEI...
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2012-12-27
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Originally Posted by ranbaxy
No, no, no. Whatever SIM card I put in, it was not recognised. As soon as I rebooted the phone, the first prompt I saw was "There is a problem with your SIM card". And when I brought up the About screen in Settings, it didn't gave me an IMEI number. Also *#06# did not return a result.
@OP: Did you try using another operator's SIM card?
Because, operators can put your IMEI in black list, white list or grey list. If in case your IMEI is in black list, using another operator's SIM card would solve the issue...
EDIT: But I guess, even if your device is blacklisted, it should show IMEI...
For the record: that error message even appeared when there was NO SIM card in the phone, so I think the error message is not completely explaining the problem which is: the phone simply could not find a SIM card and most likely it is related to a hardware failure.
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2012-12-27
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Originally Posted by qwazix
I meant IMEI number, I am not too knowledgeable whether that is related to a SIM card or not but I guess from your statement it isn't. However, like replied elsewhere I couldn't get an IMEI number from the phone in any way other than looking at the box in which it was shipped.
The IMEI number has nothing to do with the sim card. You probably mean IMSI.
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For no apparent reason my N9 in the midst of a call gave up on me and from that moment on did not want to recognise my SIM card any longer. Despite all the flash attempts I did (which only ended up in a phone becoming more unstable actually) I couldn't revitalise the phone to a state that it became usable again. To me this is unheard of for a brand new phone and it has certainly changed my opinion about the device.
I have now returned it to Nokia Care to have it fixed but I can't see it to become my primary phone device again, unreliable as it has proven to be.
Last edited by ridmaur; 2012-12-27 at 11:56.