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Re: [LUG] Was Android phone crashing OT

 

On Mon, 2013-08-05 at 14:13 +0300, Simon Robert -Cottage wrote:
> On 5.08.2013 11:25, Rob Beard wrote:
> > On 04/08/2013 11:48, Kevin Lucas wrote:
> >> On Sun, 2013-08-04 at 11:17 +0100, L Smith wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Have any of the cheaper android phones got a working word processor of
> >>> sorts ready installed?
> >>>
> >>
> >> As an aside to this I have a Galaxy 3 phone with water damage which
> >> after disassembly cleaning etc, now just has a "Sim not inserted"
> >> error.
> >> I have replaced the Sim Carrier board but to no avail so I am wondering
> >> if applying the CyanogenMod may cure it? Any experience of this anyone?
> >>
> >
> > I've had this issue too, on mine the SIM physically pops out (it was a 
> > regular sized SIM butchered to fit in a Micro SIM slot).  I contacted 
> > Samsung and they said to send the phone back (my phone is also one of 
> > those with the dodgy eMMC, it hasn't died yet but it was starting to 
> > have senior moments).
> >
> > Rob
> >
> I guess you tried a different SIM and other obvious stuff? Sorry! Phones 
> don't like water and I'm not sure changing firmware and software will 
> change a shorted connection. I swap SIMs a lot and cleaning the card and 
> holder contacts with lens cleaner seems to help when they're not recognised.

Yes I have swooped out the Sim Holder assy. Its a last ditch go as the
phone only does Wireless so you can do Facebook Internet etc but not
Messaging or Phone calls.
> 
> As for word processing, my tab (honeycomb) had google office, but on my 
> phone docs just open in quick viewer - though I see there is open office 
> for android, AndrOpen Office...
> 
> If you can take the phone back, but don't mention the water damage....! 
> I doubt the warranty, shop or manufacturer, covers swimming with phones.
> 
> S
> 
> 
> 


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