Sim card removal question - AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I bought my Note 3 at Sam's, and I'm not sure if the guy who put in the sim did it incorrectly or what, but I just wasted 5 minutes trying to fish it out.
Probably a stupid question, but Is the sim holder not spring loaded in the Note 3 or did the guy break something when he put it in? Just seems odd they'd make it so impossible to remove.

It's not spring loaded. You have to pull it out with your finger nail.
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
It's not spring loaded. You have to pull it out with your finger nail.
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Thanks for that. I guess I'm just used to it being spring loaded.

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Strange notification

I have this notification that says no sim card that will not go away.. I'm running totally stock.
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tommason1968 said:
I have this notification that says no sim card that will not go away.. I'm running totally stock.
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seen this issue before as a sprint tech, if you have a paper clip or something else small that can fit in the little SIM hole use it to pop out that SIM and then just reinsert it, hope that helps
I had same issue with my phone once and just popped it out and insert SIM card in again and back to normal again.
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tommason1968 said:
I have this notification that says no sim card that will not go away.. I'm running totally stock.
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Hey man, had this EXACT problem yesterday. This is the result of bad sim connectors on HTC's part. The best fix? What they call the "tape fix." Take the sim out (very easy, stick a needle or paperclip in the tiny hole in top left of phone). and put not one, but two pieces of scotch tape on the back side of the sim card. then use a small pair of scissors to cut the extra tape around the sim card. Then put the sim back in like normal. This fix works 100%, I promise you I did it yesterday. Here is a link to a video. Good luck.
http://techwalls.com/guide/no-sim-card-error-on-htc-one/
Thank you. Little things like this get annoying
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Broken speaker

Hey guys I accidentally put my phone in the pocket with chocolate and it melted onto the top speaker. Now the speaker is super quiet I'm guessing it's blocked by chocolate. What will sprint do when I take it in?
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Morghan said:
Hey guys I accidentally put my phone in the pocket with chocolate and it melted onto the top speaker. Now the speaker is super quiet I'm guessing it's blocked by chocolate. What will sprint do when I take it in?
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They'd likely make you pay for a replacement.
Why not just turn the phone off and heat up the part of the phone that has chocolate in it, and let it slowly come back out? You don't need to heat it very much (I'd say use a hair dryer from a good distance away, as too close will heat the phone up too much), just enough to melt the chocolate and wipe it away with a damp cloth.
Morghan said:
Hey guys I accidentally put my phone in the pocket with chocolate and it melted onto the top speaker. Now the speaker is super quiet I'm guessing it's blocked by chocolate. What will sprint do when I take it in?
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Dip it in milk and make chocolate milk. No use crying over melted chocolate
Morghan said:
Hey guys I accidentally put my phone in the pocket with chocolate and it melted onto the top speaker. Now the speaker is super quiet I'm guessing it's blocked by chocolate. What will sprint do when I take it in?
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who keeps chocolate in their pocket?
flex360 said:
who keeps chocolate in their pocket?
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^this
Morghan said:
Hey guys I accidentally put my phone in the pocket with chocolate and it melted onto the top speaker. Now the speaker is super quiet I'm guessing it's blocked by chocolate. What will sprint do when I take it in?
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Wow, that's hillarious. I'm sorry, but it just is.
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Morghan said:
Hey guys I accidentally put my phone in the pocket with chocolate and it melted onto the top speaker. Now the speaker is super quiet I'm guessing it's blocked by chocolate. What will sprint do when I take it in?
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sprint will LOL.
Lol well I was at a pub and they gave me a Hershey kiss with my check. I forgot that I put it in that pocket.
I'm hoping I can slip it by and get a replacement with my insurance. I'll just play dumb and hope for the best.
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Morghan said:
Lol well I was at a pub and they gave me a Hershey kiss with my check. I forgot that I put it in that pocket.
I'm hoping I can slip it by and get a replacement with my insurance. I'll just play dumb and hope for the best.
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You ain't gotta lie lmao.
I would try to clean it as well as I can so when you take it its not obvious. Or try the hair dryer suggestion mentioned.
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You can heat up your phone to about 150° for a short time without harming anything. Just turn it off and let the chocolate melt back out
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Lol you can't actually see anything on the outside that shows chocolate. This hairdryer method I'll go for if I can't get it replaced.
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Forgive me for asking, but did you try powering off your phone, waiting for 15 mins then actually washing the speakers by submerging them in water or better yet: distilled alcohol?
Is that safe?
I have no idea.
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And they don't need to see the chocolate.
They can smell it.
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Morghan said:
Lol well I was at a pub and they gave me a Hershey kiss with my check. I forgot that I put it in that pocket.
I'm hoping I can slip it by and get a replacement with my insurance. I'll just play dumb and hope for the best.
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Just be careful if you're using Asurion. They are sending out some terrible replacements. Pay attention to display quality.
I'm currently waiting on my third one, hopefully I won't have to send it back. Good Luck either way!!
Thanks for all the responses everyone. I went in today and will get my replacement Thursday. Apparently the tech person could not fix it lol.
Now I have a stock unrooted phone till Thursday ugh
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Rippley05 said:
Just be careful if you're using Asurion. They are sending out some terrible replacements. Pay attention to display quality.
I'm currently waiting on my third one, hopefully I won't have to send it back. Good Luck either way!!
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How do I find this out?
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Two days after I got mine I was sitting at taco cabana eating some nachos. I had my baby on the table face up. I went to take a dip in the cheese with my chip and as soon as I went to bring it up to my mouth a big drop of nacho cheese splashed right onto my speaker grill. I don't even think I hesitated, left my food and rushed out to my truck. I have a small bottle of rubbing alcohol that I spray on my screen and wipe with a microfiber. I tilted my phone it a downward angle and put the spray nozzle right up against it and flushed it out. It was still nice and soft so it did a pretty good job with no side effects. don't know how well it would do for hardened chocolate.
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Two days after I got mine I was sitting at taco cabana eating some nachos. I had my baby on the table face up. I went to take a dip in the cheese with my chip and as soon as I went to bring it up to my mouth a big drop of nacho cheese splashed right onto my speaker grill. I don't even think I hesitated, left my food and rushed out to my truck. I have a small bottle of rubbing alcohol that I spray on my screen and wipe with a microfiber. I tilted my phone it a downward angle and put the spray nozzle right up against it and flushed it out. It was still nice and soft so it did a pretty good job with no side effects. don't know how well it would do for hardened chocolate.
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Smart man. Yeah well me in my one too many drinks frame of mind just rubbed it off lol, and here we are.
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Same thing happened to me. Got half melted chocolate on the lower part of the phone, including grill. Then wiped it without thinking. Now there is chocolate stuck in grill and in space between display and grill. Tried hair dryer yesterday to see if it would drip out, but it didn't work .. I was too scared to heat up the phone too much and ruin it. Maybe I'll try rubbing alcohol...

Dual boot windows

This could be interesting/fun thoughts?
http://bgr.com/2013/10/04/htc-windows-phone-android-dual-boot/
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motoelliot said:
This could be interesting/fun thoughts?
http://bgr.com/2013/10/04/htc-windows-phone-android-dual-boot/
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This is probably the only way I would try Windows Phone and I wouldn't mind trying it. The only issue I see is you are potentially losing a good chunk of storage on your phone with having 2 full OS's loaded.
I really hope they work this into the HTC One. Since Sprint was dragging feet on WP8, I had no other choice then to go Android.
Don't get me wrong, I'm really liking the Android platform so far; but I miss a lot of WP's native features, and battery life

Extra Chargers?

Ummm. Yeah I'm going to need one. Where can I get one?
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PhilPan said:
Ummm. Yeah I'm going to need one. Where can I get one? View attachment 2340779
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looks repairable....
I hope they put them for sale on the Samsung site soon, need something to use this 50% off coupon on from buying the Note3
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Ummm. Yeah I'm going to need one. Where can I get one? View attachment 2340779
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LOL, is the dog still alive??
PhilPan said:
Ummm. Yeah I'm going to need one. Where can I get one? View attachment 2340779
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Can't seem to repair it. .. He really got to the inside. . And I called Samsung and they are telling me they have none available to sell. ..I can't believe it. This may really be it for me and Samsung.
I know it's a long shot but if anyone bought 2 watches and want to help me out, I'll pay.
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PhilPan said:
Can't seem to repair it. .. He really got to the inside. . And I called Samsung and they are telling me they have none available to sell. ..I can't believe it. This may really be it for me and Samsung.
I know it's a long shot but if anyone bought 2 watches and want to help me out, I'll pay.
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I got a few friends that work at Verizon and ATT. Let me see if I can get you a OEM charger from a display since they have a special charging kit that came with the demos.
Ill get back with you in a few.
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Can't seem to repair it. .. He really got to the inside. . And I called Samsung and they are telling me they have none available to sell. ..I can't believe it. This may really be it for me and Samsung.
I know it's a long shot but if anyone bought 2 watches and want to help me out, I'll pay.
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Man I would kiss you if that was the case. ..
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dtmcnamara said:
looks repairable....
I hope they put them for sale on the Samsung site soon, need something to use this 50% off coupon on from buying the Note3
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Yeah, seriously. No idea what's going on with them and accessories this time around. International Note 3 out about a month now and no cases, batteries, etc. Willing to bet anyone who bought a Gear would love to pick up a spare charger, ca' maaaann!
Any one know how to make a charger? I have the inside parts, but the pins got ripped off the board
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I've been searching for a week for a gear charger. It makes no sense not to be able to get an extra. Maybe even a traveling version.
Would be great to see a desktop watch stand/charger that holds it at 45 degree angle.
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Try to use original power supply and leftovers from the original charger cradle - or make some adaptation - but be careful not to make any shortcut.
If You see the back back of the watch, with SAMSUNG name visible + is on most right contact (close to "G" letter) minus is second from the left (over the M letter)
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Hello,
Try to use original power supply and leftovers from the original charger cradle - or make some adaptation - but be careful not to make any shortcut.
If You see the back back of the watch, with SAMSUNG name visible + is on most right contact (close to "G" letter) minus is second from the left (over the M letter)
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So what are you saying? I only need to touch on those two points to charge?
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Anyone know if I can strip a USB cord, and use the black and red wires to charge the watch?
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PhilPan said:
Anyone know if I can strip a USB cord, and use the black and red wires to charge the watch?
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Wouldn't say black and red check a usb wire diagram online for the hot and neg wires. Then i would think you could just don't hit other connections.
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PhilPan said:
Can't seem to repair it. .. He really got to the inside. . And I called Samsung and they are telling me they have none available to sell. ..I can't believe it. This may really be it for me and Samsung.
I know it's a long shot but if anyone bought 2 watches and want to help me out, I'll pay.
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You have my total sympathies with this. Its absurd for any brand to issue a device that is totally dependent on one part and have that one part not available to the customers for replacement. What are we supposed to do buy another complete watch. I want one to keep in the car and one for the office. Not a chance in hell. I contacted the importer here and there apparently isn't even a part number that can be given to order stock!
You now have a brick! I despair with such short sightedness on the part of a major brand like Samsung.
Again you have my sympathies.
Kind regards.
Good thing I'm taking good care of the charger. Good to know they not selling extra accessories.
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There's no generous saints out there so know people who work at best buy or Verizon and might be able to help me out?
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I've not been able to find any in Australia. No where seems to be able to source them - not even Samsung stores/online
https://samsung.mobilefulfilment.com.au
It sucks having to remember to carry the cradle everywhere
Just connect the wires to the back of your gear. You will be fine.
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going to be working on making a magnetic charge/sync cable over the next few weeks. Plans are to have the magnets "lock" to the screws on the back of the watch above the existing sync/charge port.
Im more than certain there will be interest in this.
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Ummm. Yeah I'm going to need one. Where can I get one? View attachment 2340779
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Still looking for you man. My verizon buddy just laughed and said good luck, but he will keep an eye out. The guy at ATT said that if they get a return he will pull a charger out and say that it wasnt in the box and send it to me.

Disgusted with Google customer service

So I know this has been discussed many times already but i am appalled at Google's customer "service". My nexus 5 has the rattle issue pretty bad and also the sim tray protrudes. I contacted Google regarding the issue and they responded by saying this is normal and we wont replace???? Anyone else had this problem?
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I think they've been told not to RMA the phones now for what is widely considered to be 'manufacturing differences'. Could be wrong, though
Just say it overheats and you're scared that it might hurt you.
Give it a bit before you do though because all chat logs are saved and they will know you're lying..
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yea posting here will help
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yea posting here will help
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I'm not looking for help? Just wondered if anyone had similar experiences
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snowwhite007 said:
I'm not looking for help? Just wondered if anyone had similar experiences
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I had a fantastic customer service experience when I RMA'd my phone. My micro USB chord would not stay in the phone and came out very easily. The service agent was courteous, professional and pleasant.
I think they've had too many people using the "button rattle" to just get a newer phone. Can't say as I blame them.
So you tried to report two non issues as a reasons to get an RMA and you were denied?
Glad to see Google reps doing their job properly.
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What do you mean that the sim tray protrudes? That it doesn't close fully and sticks out more than the power button? Or it sticks out less than that?
I'm glad they aren't RMA'ing for rattles. You will be hard pressed to find a smart phone that doesn't rattle. I think after the Nexus 4 debacle with so many people returning them, they changed their stance to stop a lot of frivolous returns. So many people try to abuse the system (and even a poster in this thread encouraged lying) that it makes it hard for people who might have legitimate problems.
Good.
Put your phone in a case. Both issues solved
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My buttons rattle.
Why would I RMA it?
So you're disgusted with google for not giving you a new phone when there's nothing wrong with your current phone? Is that what we're supposed to understand here?
K.
Stand by for threads complaining about google not doing rmas to get a red Nexus 5.
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My buttons rattle like crazy, but the phone works just fine. Why would RMA it?
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I just bought this phone but the Nexus logo on the back goes in a bit when I apply pressure. Is that normal?
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I just bought this phone but the Nexus logo on the back goes in a bit when I apply pressure. Is that normal?
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Yup. Mine does that, but only when I actually press on it. If you really don't like it, just take the back off and put some thin foam or something under the back.
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Yup. Mine does that, but only when I actually press on it. If you really don't like it, just take the back off and put some thin foam or something under the back.
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Thanks. I noticed the problem yesterday and it worried me a bit. I won't look too much into it. :good:
Mine rattled it bugged me so I opened the phone and fixed it. No issues since.
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What do you mean that the sim tray protrudes? That it doesn't close fully and sticks out more than the power button? Or it sticks out less than that?
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I had this issue on my first device. It was out a bit, but no way near the power button. It wasn't flush thou. But I didn't RMA for this. I RMA for faulty LCD. Orange spot appeared on my screen.
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