Tilt Sim Problems

[ratmfrelkins1]

Okay I just replaced the sim card holder on my tilt and still having no luck with the tilt reading my sim. This same sim works on other phones and i've tried other sims and have not found anything that works including the small strip of paper to create a better connection trick. Any help is appreciated and if any extra information just let me know. Thanks!!

[speebman]

maybe you flashed a new radio rom and didnt HR the tilt after that.
try to HR
danny

[ratmfrelkins1]

tried hard reset and still no luck :(

[ASCIIker]

i see at least FOUR threads pertaining to various SIM related issues on the first page of the general forum...what gives? shouldn't all of you be posting in one single thread so that a better collection of workarounds, fixes, and troubleshooting tips can be built?

here, i'll make things a bit easier. i have personally NEVER faced sim related problems but i'll consolidate whatever i've read on sim related issues on this wonderful forum over the last year:
1. some ATT users reported a long time ago that some sims were just plain incompatible with the kaiser. changing the radio might get it to work but the provider will often be willing to issue you a new sim so that should be first preference. if your sim worked once but doesn't work anymore, move on to the next point.

2. the metal bracket holding the sim down can become a bit loose...jamming a piece of paper between the bracket and the sim can help solve the problem. if it doesn't, then move on to the next point.

3. your operator may have fiddled with some tower/cell site settings. try the sim in another phone while remaining in the same cell site OR try a different cell site OR stay in the same cell site and try a different radio on your kaiser. if this doesn't help, move on to the next point.

4. does the sim work when the phone is in a certain position? maybe it works when the keyboard is closed? maybe it works only when the keyboard is open? maybe it works when you hold it upside down in your left hand with the keyboard slid out and tilted at an angle of 20.445 degrees while standing on your right foot while your thumb lightly presses on some hard to reach part of the phone's body? sounds like something is loose/broken hardware wise...try one or both of the following:
a. change the sim cradle (hardware part required and experience with repairing hardware required)
b. change the ribbon cable between the sim cradle and the mainboard (hardware part required and experience with repairing hardware required)
if 4a or 4b don't work, move on the next point.

5. the motherboard may have developed a defect. this is a bitch of a problem to repair because the motherboard is essentially EVERYTHING. accept it, time to use your kaiser as a simple pda (as opposed to the pda phone it is meant to be), or chuck it and get a new device.

if you don't like what i have to say, you're welcome to search some more but try to post in existing threads instead of spawning a new one because there is a wealth of information already dispersed in numerous threads about sim problems. nuff said...

[ChumleyEX]

i see at least FOUR threads pertaining to various SIM related issues on the first page of the general forum...what gives? shouldn't all of you be posting in one single thread so that a better collection of workarounds, fixes, and troubleshooting tips can be built?

here, i'll make things a bit easier. i have personally NEVER faced sim related problems but i'll consolidate whatever i've read on sim related issues on this wonderful forum over the last year:
1. some ATT users reported a long time ago that some sims were just plain incompatible with the kaiser. changing the radio might get it to work but the provider will often be willing to issue you a new sim so that should be first preference. if your sim worked once but doesn't work anymore, move on to the next point.

2. the metal bracket holding the sim down can become a bit loose...jamming a piece of paper between the bracket and the sim can help solve the problem. if it doesn't, then move on to the next point.

3. your operator may have fiddled with some tower/cell site settings. try the sim in another phone while remaining in the same cell site OR try a different cell site OR stay in the same cell site and try a different radio on your kaiser. if this doesn't help, move on to the next point.

4. does the sim work when the phone is in a certain position? maybe it works when the keyboard is closed? maybe it works only when the keyboard is open? maybe it works when you hold it upside down in your left hand with the keyboard slid out and tilted at an angle of 20.445 degrees while standing on your right foot while your thumb lightly presses on some hard to reach part of the phone's body? sounds like something is loose/broken hardware wise...try one or both of the following:
a. change the sim cradle (hardware part required and experience with repairing hardware required)
b. change the ribbon cable between the sim cradle and the mainboard (hardware part required and experience with repairing hardware required)
if 4a or 4b don't work, move on the next point.

5. the motherboard may have developed a defect. this is a bitch of a problem to repair because the motherboard is essentially EVERYTHING. accept it, time to use your kaiser as a simple pda (as opposed to the pda phone it is meant to be), or chuck it and get a new device.

if you don't like what i have to say, you're welcome to search some more but try to post in existing threads instead of spawning a new one because there is a wealth of information already dispersed in numerous threads about sim problems. nuff said...

WORD! Things are getting crazy around here..


Lawlessness

[ratmfrelkins1]

i see at least FOUR threads pertaining to various SIM related issues on the first page of the general forum...what gives? shouldn't all of you be posting in one single thread so that a better collection of workarounds, fixes, and troubleshooting tips can be built?

here, i'll make things a bit easier. i have personally NEVER faced sim related problems but i'll consolidate whatever i've read on sim related issues on this wonderful forum over the last year:
1. some ATT users reported a long time ago that some sims were just plain incompatible with the kaiser. changing the radio might get it to work but the provider will often be willing to issue you a new sim so that should be first preference. if your sim worked once but doesn't work anymore, move on to the next point.

2. the metal bracket holding the sim down can become a bit loose...jamming a piece of paper between the bracket and the sim can help solve the problem. if it doesn't, then move on to the next point.

3. your operator may have fiddled with some tower/cell site settings. try the sim in another phone while remaining in the same cell site OR try a different cell site OR stay in the same cell site and try a different radio on your kaiser. if this doesn't help, move on to the next point.

4. does the sim work when the phone is in a certain position? maybe it works when the keyboard is closed? maybe it works only when the keyboard is open? maybe it works when you hold it upside down in your left hand with the keyboard slid out and tilted at an angle of 20.445 degrees while standing on your right foot while your thumb lightly presses on some hard to reach part of the phone's body? sounds like something is loose/broken hardware wise...try one or both of the following:
a. change the sim cradle (hardware part required and experience with repairing hardware required)
b. change the ribbon cable between the sim cradle and the mainboard (hardware part required and experience with repairing hardware required)
if 4a or 4b don't work, move on the next point.

5. the motherboard may have developed a defect. this is a bitch of a problem to repair because the motherboard is essentially EVERYTHING. accept it, time to use your kaiser as a simple pda (as opposed to the pda phone it is meant to be), or chuck it and get a new device.

if you don't like what i have to say, you're welcome to search some more but try to post in existing threads instead of spawning a new one because there is a wealth of information already dispersed in numerous threads about sim problems. nuff said...

hey you know ive tried all of your "solutions" before getting your reply and none of them worked and as far as a "collection" of tips, do you realize that there are over 15000 threads to search through just in the general section on this 1 phone with well over 5000 pertaining to these problems and i feel as though ive looked through almost half of them by using a forum search tool that is glitchy at best, so instead of padding your ego by beginning a reply to a thread with some smartass remarks why dont you realize that not everyone has such an advanced knowledge of mobile devices as you and either cut some slack towards people like me and what i imagine are several other people who have received equally offending replies from you or just dont reply at all because your sarcasm is both non productive and a waste of space, something that you yourself are complaining to me about

[ASCIIker]

relax pal, you've missed my point and my point was not about how much or how little you searched but more importantly about keeping your posts in one of those existing "5000" threads you've mentioned.

secondly, my post was not aimed at you in particular but generally towards all the NEW sim related threads i could see on the first page of the general forum that day...it just happened to fall into your thread.

thirdly, as a new thread starter, it is important to list everything you've tried to solve your problem. being concise is good but not too good for the opening post of a new thread. i tried to help by listing everything i knew (so it would be unfair to say that i didn't try to help and was just trying to slam you). only now have you confirmed that you tried everything in my consolidated list instead of declaring it in the first post. your opening post was too short and all i get for trying to help with a consolidated list of tips is comments that ***I'M*** being a smartass?!? i think the following quoted line is from YOUR opening post:
"Any help is appreciated and if any extra information just let me know."

read my post again, theres nothing "smartass" in there, only help and lots of it. i kept my observation about the redundant threads to a one-liner and its not so harsh if you read it and it wasn't aimed at JUST YOU if you read it again.

regarding the built in forum search tool, i totally agree that it is rubbish and that is why most senior members including myself will recommend using google instead of xda's built in forum search tool. just append "xda" or "xda kaiser" somewhere in your google search string and you should get better results.

every new redundant thread just exacerbates the problem you yourself are facing, i.e. "too many threads about the same topic which makes sifting through the information difficult".