So I've been swappin' sims for a few months now. Pretty annoying if you ask me. I've had me Gio less than a week and the battery cover is all buggered.
Has anyone tried these on our beloved mobile? They can be found on ebay. I hear 3G doesn't always work. Oh, and it needs to be compatible with Tele2 SE, T-Mobile UK and T-Mobile HU. Although I rarely use the last sim. Few times a year, tops.
Experiences?
ares93 said:
So I've been swappin' sims for a few months now. Pretty annoying if you ask me. I've had me Gio less than a week and the battery cover is all buggered.
Has anyone tried these on our beloved mobile? They can be found on ebay. I hear 3G doesn't always work. Oh, and it needs to be compatible with Tele2 SE, T-Mobile UK and T-Mobile HU. Although I rarely use the last sim. Few times a year, tops.
Experiences?
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I got a dual sim adapter for my sg2 which is brilliant and works with 3G too from www.magic-sim.com might be worth checking compatibility for the Gio there?
Sounds interesting, but I don't need it.
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I would wait for someone who actually tried an adapter for the gio. I remember a post in another forum where someone told that this adapters are naturally a little bit thicker than normal simcards. in the gio its a problem because the slot is really small. someone had problems to take the adapter out...
Blubberfisch28 said:
I would wait for someone who actually tried an adapter for the gio. I remember a post in another forum where someone told that this adapters are naturally a little bit thicker than normal simcards. in the gio its a problem because the slot is really small. someone had problems to take the adapter out...
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Out wont be a problem, its the putting it in that might prove to be difficult. Once its there, I honestly don't care. I wont be pulling the cards out anyway.
I think I'll wait until i get a definite confirmation. I've done a lot of "it should work", and more often than not, I didn't exactly pan out the way I planned. I need to use me t-mobile card for a while now anyway, since most people i talk to nowadays only know me british number.
It sounds so nice
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Want to know how to unlock my i9000m currently locked to Bell Network (canada).
If anyone has experience with any of the sim card hacks (turbosim, etc) please post your feedback/experience so that it can be determined what the best simcard to use until the unlock code fix (software hack) is out which may potentially take upto a few months.....
Thanks.
Search. This info is all over here and hofo.
In short, none. No hacks have been released. No codes can be had unless its right from bell. The turbo sims are spotty and unreliable at best.
MKVFTW said:
Search. This info is all over here and hofo.
In short, none. No hacks have been released. No codes can be had unless its right from bell. The turbo sims are spotty and unreliable at best.
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Because this information is spread all over the place, I am starting this thread to consolidate this info as many have been asking this question in various other threads.
As I already stated, there is no code out YET for the Bell SGS. so during that time, sim hacks can be used in the interim, and yes some are unreliable, and that is what I am meaning to get at, the performance of various sims...wish you could have responded with something that I am actually asking for, than just repeating what I already said.
I did. You ask for feedback on sim hacks. I gave you some. They all suck. I have used a few and they all failed but one. The one stopped working after 45 seconds.
Can you please provide the names of the ones that didnt work so that ppl dont go buying those?
And what happens with the turbo sim that it is unreliable?
I dig them up when i get home. When i say unreliable i mean they work then stop working. I have not read one instance where someone is using one on a continuing basis. But ill post the names of the ones i tried later.
as far as i know the ismartsim or isim for sort, are the best ones out there
the turbo sim kind will not work
AllGamer said:
as far as i know the ismartsim or isim for sort, are the best ones out there
the turbo sim kind will not work
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have u tried the ismartsim method on the i9000m?
leegoon84 has, and it is working, mine is arriving in the next few days
I tried 3 ismartsim's from ebay and all three dont work. I had one work for a few seconds after a restart but the rest just dont even work.
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I tried 3 ismartsim's from ebay and all three dont work. I had one work for a few seconds after a restart but the rest just dont even work.
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Ive seen different types of ismartsims floating around, there is the orange one, and then a black one.....are they any different? Perhaps one works better than the other?
I had the gold ones. I am not sure if there is a difference or not as i didnt try any black.
can you ask leegoon84 if it was the gold one or the black one?
you know you can PM him directly
in his post he did say he got it from DealExtreme
AllGamer said:
you know you can PM him directly
in his post he did say he got it from DealExtreme
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I would if I could find reference to the post you are referring to
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I would if I could find reference to the post you are referring to
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how about this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747235
there was actually another message before this one
and before this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748131
i don't remember the tittle
hi, it's a sim I got 2 years ago to unlock iphone 2g.
I went back to deal extreme and ordered the one with most positive feedback.
it should arrive by next week.
I will let you know how it goes.
for now it works but I'm having trouble receving calls
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hi, it's a sim I got 2 years ago to unlock iphone 2g.
I went back to deal extreme and ordered the one with most positive feedback.
it should arrive by next week.
I will let you know how it goes.
for now it works but I'm having trouble receving calls
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As long as 3G works and outgoing calls work, Im not too picky on incoming calls....at least its better than having nothing.
Would you mind sharing what network you used....rogers?
unlocked by bell
will bell unlock my phone if call them and pay the 75.00 bucks to them..I've been with bell for a year, i read somewhere about 30 days is it 30 days with the phone or 30 days as a customer. Also can anyone confirm if fring works for video calling with the front camera.
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will bell unlock my phone if call them and pay the 75.00 bucks to them..I've been with bell for a year, i read somewhere about 30 days is it 30 days with the phone or 30 days as a customer. Also can anyone confirm if fring works for video calling with the front camera.
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I was at the Bell store yesterday. They indicated that there was no wait period. Bell techs would unlock for a charge. I also had another rep from a cell store confirm this. I am curious if this is the truth as I have not heard a single actually confirmation from a customer on the threads.
Anybody Know where Can i buy this Dual Sim Adapter In the states ?
h t t p : / / w w w . youtube.com/ watch ?v=PssrrYBO-KQ
Looks pretty attractive to me. If anybody tried it before, Please let me know how it works.
h t t p: / / w w w .simore.eu/ en / Dual_SIM-168-Dual_SIM_Platinum.php
Thanks
khchan said:
Anybody Know where Can i buy this Dual Sim Adapter In the states ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PssrrYBO-KQ
http://www.simore.eu/en\Dual_SIM-168-Dual_SIM_Platinum.php
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http://www.m-99.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s.html
At not very much money i have ordered to try as i have just joined the GiffGaf network .It will also use up a few prepaid sims i have yet to empty .
jje
Any update on how this worked out for you?
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does it work
I've got the new MagicSIM 28th gen PLUS for this phone model and its working flawlessly!
I got it from directdevices on ebay.
Hope this helps!
Does anybody have pictures of how this look in the Galaxy S?
So I can use two different sims while traveling to another country?
I've got a 28th gen plus no-cut working in mine. I'll get some pics and post a link later when I get home
I bought one a few months ago and ran a ATT and a TMO sim in my Captivate for a while. It worked perfectly. It just wasn't a neat nor as handy as I had thought it would be so I stopped using it.
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Here's some pics btw. I couldn't get my camera to work but someone had posted these on another thread.
I would like to try one also
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Thanks for posting pics!
Where did you get yours from please sophiewyles?
Thanks in advance!
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Here's some pics btw. I couldn't get my camera to work but someone had posted these on another thread.
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Thats not a picture of the back of a Galaxy S... unless its the S II with the 8 MP camera? The Galaxy S I9000 has the sim slot going vertically... the cut corner of the sim being next to the battery, that picture posted shows the sim socket mounted horizontally. I don't see how the ribbon cable would fit as it would hang out of the side of the phone on a galaxy S.
Ah yes sorry it's the galaxy s2.
Although for the record I have tried this in a standard galaxy s and it does also fit that!
Hope this helps
What was the score with this? Where did people find was the best place to buy from?
whats a dual sim adapter and why?
A dual similar adapter allows you to run two different sim cards in the same phone. I used mine to run a tmo sim and an att sim in my captivate galaxy s. It worked well, the drawback was the captivate couldn't run on T-Mobiles fast data frequencies. I finally stopped using it but they do work as advertised.
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Markoldfield said:
What was the score with this? Where did people find was the best place to buy from?
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Got mine from www.magic-sim.com and I've had no problems with it.
Cheers
Dave
does this allow you to run 2 simcards simultaniously or do you have to switch providers depending on your needs? If I have a tmo and att simcard both in the phone, will I receive calls from both numbers or only one at a time depending on which simcard I select?
I know this might be an extreamly noobish question but I have never used one of these or owned a dual sim phone
No it's for sim switching. You can however get it to switch sims at a timed interval to make sure you pick up any missed calls or text (although personally I just switch over sims every hour or so and check)
I surfed over internet and accidentally see this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McpwWmEtT8w
Sorry if this thread is posted allready...
promising but confused to how an O2 sim card shows as Swisscom and not O2 *country*?
Avoid simore like the plague.
There's much more reliable options out there for this. I've wasted a lot of money with Simore in the past. My advice is Magicsim 28th PLUS off ebay
Hope this helps!
Does anyone have any advice on a good place to get a dual sim adapter from for the galaxy S2?
I'd be interested in this too....anyone?
Looks really good. Sadly no videos nor pictures yet but I'll keep this in mind. How do you switch between sims?
Well I switch sims on the stk menu by just selecting which sim I want active but you can also set it to switch sims at a set timed interval. E.g. 60mins on sim 1, 10 mins on sim 2
sophiewyles said:
Ok so i ordered the 28th no-cut one from magic-sim.com in the end as it required no sim modification and just sits in the phone under the battery.
It's working well
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How the 'connections' r like with the adapter? do u lose signal or anything?
sophiewyles said:
Ok so i ordered the 28th no-cut one from magic-sim.com in the end as it required no sim modification and just sits in the phone under the battery.
It's working well
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Under the battery? And the back cover close well?
Can you post a photo? Thanx!
Connections been absolutely fine. Not noticed any issues with that at all.
It fits fine under the case....easy enough to close and didn't require any excess force or anything like that.
can someone post a picture?
Some photos please!
Thanx!
woops for some reason the pics didnt attach... I'll try again...
Thanks for the pic. Looks really good.
Are there a lot of options in the app?
Well following sophiewyles advice I got a dual sim adapter for my galaxy s2 from www.magic-sim.com
It's been working really well sim switching is easy and very quick. No complaints here!
Dave
Quick question do any of you have the official samsung extended battery? If yes does it fit with the dual sim adapter?
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Quick question do any of you have the official samsung extended battery? If yes does it fit with the dual sim adapter?
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Yes, it fits with the 2000 mAh battery too.
But I have a small problem with it:
- after switching between the cards the APN settings are not changed automatically, so internet connection is gone. I have to reboot each time
I use T-mobile (private) and Telenor (office). If on T-mobile, the T-mobile APN-s are active, but when I switch to Telenor, the T-Mobile APN settings stay there and can even not change manually. After reboot it is OK with Telenor. Phone calls are not affected from APN-s, so they are working without problems.
Any idea?
I just do a reboot every time, no big problem since reboots are so quick. Unless the Blackberries which literally takes 5 minutes..
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I just do a reboot every time, no big problem since reboots are so quick. Unless the Blackberries which literally takes 5 minutes..
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any shortcut (widget) for reboot i know i off limit on this discussion
Thanks doongoo.
Hi forums,
I recieved my Galaxy Nexus i9250 european GSM/HSPA+ Version today (Just the tether-slave for my N7 and a phone obviously) but now I have the problem that it won't read any SIM i put in it, I've tried 2 Vodafones and 1 T-Mobile (all 3 are working perfectly fine on other Phones) the problem is that it won't know if it has a SIM in it or not, I don't have to enter a password when I boot up or go out of airplane-mode, I can't connect to any networks or change APNs and I can't change the SIM-PIN (no option for that)
What I've tried so far:
I got it with 4.2.2, I've flashed 4.3 several times, did factory-resets, OEM-Lock and unlock, flashed a few different basebands. I also tried to bend the Pins a little bit upwards, they definetly have contact with the SIMs.
I have no idea what else I could do, I have about one year of warranty left over, should I use it or is there a way to fix this issue?
Thanks for your time and help in advance!
Greetings from germany.
The SIM tray is busted. I'd get a refund if I were you.
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MikeyCriggz said:
The SIM tray is busted. I'd get a refund if I were you.
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Indeed it was, 3 whole pins were missing! I just took the pins from an old phone and soldered them on there, now it works but That's only a temporary solution, I ordered a whole new Sim-tray and will give the phone to a friend with proper gear for this kind of stuff (really annoying to try and do it with a big soldering iron...)
Warranty might be screwed now but I'm not sure if I would have gotten a replacement at all, I guess not but anyway, I waited two weeks for this baby and didn't want to send it away again but I don't recommend doing this at all
Thanks for your help!
Oh and BTW I figured out what might have caused that, I used a micro SIM in a mini-SIM-Adapter, not such a good idea since this makes the card much thicker, I think that killed it. Ordered a new Sim as well.
Hi, Firstable sorry about my english is not pretty good but i do my best. Well, I have a Sprint Galaxy Note 2, I did the GSM Modification that is in this forum and works for me perfect in Colombia, but I dont like everytime that i install a new rom i have the same problem everytime that i install a new rom i need to put the APN configurations, also install a LK8 that works in Medellin, Colombia (If someone in Medellin, Colombia is trying to do this the LK8 Modem works i spent a lot of time trying to make this works) Also the configurations the signal is a little bit poor, In Colombia there is Operator called Virgin Mobile that is really cheaper and its really good, when i have my iPhone 4 I have signal everywhere, and im studying in a School really far away from the city and with my iPhone 4 I used to be with all circles of signal, also i had a Huawei (I dont remember which one) and Works 3G at my school, but with the GSM modification i had to change my carrier and i dont know if the adapter that i bought isnt i dont know, Good? i Bought it on AliExpress here tell if the product is good or not, But the signal is poor and the plug disconnect everytime i had to put a piece of paper with glue to make pressure to the plug trying to get the product not disconnected, so i talk with guy of my family who works on mobile repairment but i dont have enough time to talk and he said that if bought and put a Middle Cover of the Galaxy Note N7100 i will not having this problem anymore i bouth it yesterday a that will take i dont know 3 weeks to came to my house because is from China, Thats true about buying this can fix my problem? Instead i look for this product i saw in this page some products that are called MotherBoards, I know what is it, but i dont think that there is people selling it, because in Colombia is 90% impossible to get one legaly, so i look for the N7100 but i dont know if i can make that to my phone, there isnt Hardware Differences between those products? I mean differences Between N7100 and SPH-L900? also in my searching i look for the N7105 that is Note 2 LTE, So what do you recommend to me? Buy a N7100 Motherboard or a N7105? or thats is impossible?.
Well i dont have the permission to post any external Link. if you want to see those products that i mentioned in the post let me a Private Message and i will send you the links of page that i Bought, is AliExpress
Thank you very much.