Good News !!! SIM CARD MOD IS HERE !!!

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tobby88 said:
Because I have several phones with broken connectors, so they have to be replaced anyway. And maybe Type-C lasts longer than micro-usb. And you can plug it in in both directions, which is also nice to have. :)
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yess it is possible....but is needed some wiring :)
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TheRealObiWahn

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Flex PCB

Hi!

So I tried a couple times to mod my Photon Q but failed so far. My fat fingers are just too clumsy for this delicate work. :(

In a last ditch effort I'm trying to make a FlexPCB where I can solder the SIM slot onto and then solder the PCB to the board, but since it has been a couple days (lol) since I've removed the chip, I can't find it any more.

Can someone send me some high-res photos of the SIM chip? I need to determine the specifications (V and A) of the chip, maybe source a datasheet to calculate width of and spacing between the PCB traces.

Thanks in advance
Andy
 
CornholioGSM

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TheRealObiWahn said:
Hi!

So I tried a couple times to mod my Photon Q but failed so far. My fat fingers are just too clumsy for this delicate work. :(

In a last ditch effort I'm trying to make a FlexPCB where I can solder the SIM slot onto and then solder the PCB to the board, but since it has been a couple days (lol) since I've removed the chip, I can't find it any more.

Can someone send me some high-res photos of the SIM chip? I need to determine the specifications (V and A) of the chip, maybe source a datasheet to calculate width of and spacing between the PCB traces.

Thanks in advance
Andy
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hello,
contact me on email - phqmod@gmail.com
 
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boofus

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I don't know if this link has been posted, but I got a push-pull SIM slot for a galaxy S3 without the flex board (so no need to desolder it first) here: ebay.co.uk/itm/112247309187

Worked great :)
 
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cornholio

out of curiousity if you can pass the message

if you still have access to the engineering unit or can contact the owner, would you mind asking them to report the emmc model?
xt897 has shipped with 3 known emmc's and can be discovered with simple command.

View /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/name content in Root Explorer or similar app.
Or "cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/name" from shell.

Sandisk SEM08G eMMC (slow)
Toshiba 008G4B eMMC (fast)
Toshiba 008G92 eMMC (med)
 
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CornholioGSM said:
hello, it is not needed. all works fine on sprint rom...just is needed to set up apn settings manually for internet connection.
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thank you CornholioGSM..... I understand that the Verizon Droid4 has the possibility of modify the 4G band that he use. To make it work with the 4G LTE band of Latin America providers ...... changing the modem drivers or something like that :rolleyes:...... do you know if it is there something similar for this one??
 
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    CornholioGSM
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    Photon Q - SIM CARD MOD
    This mod works on all gsm/umts networks - after edit NV on USA networks too.
    kabaldan : In cm-11.0 since Apr 30 2015, cm-12.0 since Feb 24 2015 or any cm-12.1/13.0 builds, you can execute 'unlock-us-gsm' command in a root enabled terminal emulator app or adb shell.

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    What is needed:
    Soldering Station, Hot Air Rework Station with Nozzle Straight approx Ø7mm Dia, Solder Flux (not important), Tweezer, Small wires (you can use bonding wire from old headphones), Screwdriver and Good Nerves

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    Unsolder Metal Cover ans SIM IC:
    First remove keyboard foil to avoid damaging with the hot air!
    Set Hotair temperature to 420~430°C and pressure to thirt.
    ...on IC apply Flux
    Check video:

    SIM Card Connection:
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    MY FINAL PRODUCT VIDEO:
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    if you want do this mod from me...just contact me via PM or my "photon q" email phqmod@gmail.com

    ...approx 600+ photons was modded by me :)

    I GIVE FOR ALL XT897 MODDED BY ME WARRANTY FOR SIM MOD
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    Special thanks to member ikv for lent his Photon Q for modding
    so if you want you can donate me
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    Donated by:
    IKV
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    .....and many many many more :)
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    AT&T in the USA!

    This guy right here is full of win:
    kabaldan said:
    AFAIK, it's not SIM lock but a 'radio lock' - the Razr HD/M could read at&t sim card just fine as well, but it couldn't actually connect to the network (it behaved like the sim card was not activated by the operator).
    In any case, the NV Item 8322 is set to 1 on Photon Q (Sprint), so the connection to US GSM carriers is supposedly blocked.
    But the NV Item 8322 can be easily set to 0 e.g. using the RadioComm sw as described here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2166542
    So it's no big issue.
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    I had to actually run through this twice, possibly due to this:
    http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38837493&postcount=8
    I went ahead and let it sit for a minute before rebooting the phone, and I used the phone itself to reboot, rather than RadioComm's restart button.

    After modding NV Item 8322 that second time and rebooting, my freshly SIM slot modded Photon Q just made a phone call on AT&T in the USA. Am I first? :D
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    Thanks to CornholioGSM for his help with my photon Q.
    I just finish this modification as you can see in the picture.
    There is enough space for slightly trimmed sim card.

    It works perfectly!
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    CornholioGSM
    CornholioGSM
    ...I ve made mod for user Flintston314.

    there are pictures :
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    CornholioGSM
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    ...Little upgrade :) :) :)

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