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> news:1189462545.101470.307840@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>>I have a Nokia 6210 which is displaying SIM error STOP. I have tried
>> known good sim cards from all 4 networks. I have also run Eeprom Tools
>> v4 and the 6210 is passing the various tests so I think the eeprom is
>> not corrupt.
>>
>> I get the SIM error STOP message a few seconds after switch on -
>> there is no other messages such as Registering etc.
>>
>> With no sim installed , I get the usual Insert Sim message.
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>> I have searched the net but not found any answers.
>>
>> Maybe the 6210 needs to be reflashed? Maybe its a hardware problem? I
>> checked for obvious problems but nothing stands out. The internal
>> backup battery was a bit corroded and was reading 1.7v. Maybe the
>> corrosion indicates some water damage but the PCB looks clean. The LCD
>> is missing a horizontal line at the top but I dont think this is the
>> cause of the SIM error STOP message.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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> I had sim errors on the first N6120c I got from 3UK and sent it back, but
> when the new N6120c arrived it had the same problem. Ended up it was a
> faulty SIM Card, 1st time Id ever seen that problem.
>
> Remember Nokias are prone to loose batteries, try putting a sim card on
> top of the battery before closing the back cover and see if it improves
> it? Worth a try and if its not that, just send everything back.

> Richard Colton wrote in
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> >> I had sim errors on the first N6120c I got from 3UK and sent it back, but
> >> when the new N6120c arrived it had the same problem. Ended up it was a
> >> faulty SIM Card, 1st time Id ever seen that problem.
>
> >> Remember Nokias are prone to loose batteries, try putting a sim card on
> >> top of the battery before closing the back cover and see if it improves
> >> it? Worth a try and if its not that, just send everything back.
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> > Read it again - slowly. ;-)
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> > The OP is talking about the old 6210, so your advice doesnt apply.
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> > Ive not seen that error very often on a 6210 (or cant remember seeing
> > it), but from what I can remember, the last one was down to a hardware
> > fault.
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> Think Im staring at the screen to much.
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
> 6120 6210 6210 6120 6210 6120 6210
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> It all starts to look the same.. Ha-ha :o)- Hide quoted text -
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> wrote in message
>news:1189462545.101470.307840@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>>I have a Nokia 6210 which is displaying SIM error STOP. I have tried
>> known good sim cards from all 4 networks. I have also run Eeprom Tools
>> v4 and the 6210 is passing the various tests so I think the eeprom is
>> not corrupt.
>>
>> I get the SIM error STOP message a few seconds after switch on -
>> there is no other messages such as Registering etc.
>>
>> With no sim installed , I get the usual Insert Sim message.
>>
>> I have searched the net but not found any answers.
>>
>> Maybe the 6210 needs to be reflashed? Maybe its a hardware problem? I
>> checked for obvious problems but nothing stands out. The internal
>> backup battery was a bit corroded and was reading 1.7v. Maybe the
>> corrosion indicates some water damage but the PCB looks clean. The LCD
>> is missing a horizontal line at the top but I dont think this is the
>> cause of the SIM error STOP message.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>I had sim errors on the first N6120c I got from 3UK and sent it back, but
>when the new N6120c arrived it had the same problem. Ended up it was a
>faulty SIM Card, 1st time Id ever seen that problem.
>
>Remember Nokias are prone to loose batteries, try putting a sim card on top
>of the battery before closing the back cover and see if it improves it?
>Worth a try and if its not that, just send everything back.