Cingular Phones & Sim Cards
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Cingular Phones & Sim Cards So this obviously isn't my week for owning electronic devices.........checked my voice mail this afternoon on my Cingular Motorola V551 (everything was working fine) and noticed that about 90 minutes later it said "Check SIM" on the screen......so I did, and it was still a SIM card........so I turned the phone back on and then got the message "Insert SIM".........but it already was. I double checked it and now get alternating messages, either Check or Insert SIM.........any ideas? The phone is less then 4 months old and rarely gets used and the battery is fully charged.
I will be going into a Cingular store this week but I was hoping to get some insight from all you helpful types here.
I will be going into a Cingular store this week but I was hoping to get some insight from all you helpful types here.
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Originally Posted by My1st Truck
Did you pull the Sim and then put it back in? The job I just left had the same service and every so often I would have to pull the sim and put back in. Then it was fine for awhile.
to be happening all of a sudden. 
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Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
Mine usually say "Sim card dislodged, restart phone"
Usually after hitting some thing...like the ground
Usually after hitting some thing...like the ground
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Originally Posted by YoungB@BYUNSPEED
Symptoms: Device displays “Insert SIM” or “Check SIM”
Solution: Follow the Troubleshooting Steps in my signature. More than likely all that will need to be done is power down the device, remove battery and sim, leave out for a few minutes then reassemble everything and power on. You should be fine at this point, if not the call into Customer Care will be needed. DO NOT call from your device, we will need to know the SIM card numbers (ICCID).
Power cycle the phone:
· With the phone on, please remove the battery (very important).
· Remove the SIM and insert it into another phone.
If the SIM still does not work, please visit the nearest Cingular Retail store. It appears that the SIM card needs to be replaced at the nearest store. The retail store will make the determination if your SIM is defective or not.
Solution: Follow the Troubleshooting Steps in my signature. More than likely all that will need to be done is power down the device, remove battery and sim, leave out for a few minutes then reassemble everything and power on. You should be fine at this point, if not the call into Customer Care will be needed. DO NOT call from your device, we will need to know the SIM card numbers (ICCID).
Power cycle the phone:
· With the phone on, please remove the battery (very important).
· Remove the SIM and insert it into another phone.
If the SIM still does not work, please visit the nearest Cingular Retail store. It appears that the SIM card needs to be replaced at the nearest store. The retail store will make the determination if your SIM is defective or not.
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Originally Posted by GEARHED
I told you to wait.
neener neener
neener neener
And now I store stuff in the phone not the SIM card.........besides, if I had waited, I would STILL be using an LA number that waaaaay too many people had the number for. Plus it was almost 4 years old and had been dropped more times the I care to think about. Ya only needed to wait one month....but your a guy and so us weemons know its in one ear and out the other with nothing to stop it in between 
At least its working but like Ellis said, drop it about a dozen times first before taking it back again when it craps out
At least its working but like Ellis said, drop it about a dozen times first before taking it back again when it craps out
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Originally Posted by Rottluver
Why? Phone is all better now. Turns out that it only took all of 10 minutes redoing the address book and life is good again. And now I store stuff in the phone not the SIM card.........besides, if I had waited, I would STILL be using an LA number that waaaaay too many people had the number for. Plus it was almost 4 years old and had been dropped more times the I care to think about.
And now I store stuff in the phone not the SIM card.........besides, if I had waited, I would STILL be using an LA number that waaaaay too many people had the number for. Plus it was almost 4 years old and had been dropped more times the I care to think about. I've like over 200 numbers in mine lol multiple numbers for some people granted. Thread Starter
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Originally Posted by GEARHED
Ya only needed to wait one month....but your a guy and so us weemons know its in one ear and out the other with nothing to stop it in between
At least its working but like Ellis said, drop it about a dozen times first before taking it back again when it craps out
At least its working but like Ellis said, drop it about a dozen times first before taking it back again when it craps out
Originally Posted by rookiels1
only 10 minutes? wish my address book was that small I've like over 200 numbers in mine lol multiple numbers for some people granted.
I've like over 200 numbers in mine lol multiple numbers for some people granted.