You have just bought an ARCHOS Diamond Alpha and when you turn it on, it displays the following error message: SIM card not recognized. From time to time the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha does not recognize the SIM card and displays this message. In this case, it is not necessarily necessary to bring the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha directly back. In truth, there are a lot of techniques to fix this issue. We will therefore discover in this article, what are the stuff to do and confirm in order that the SIM card is recognized on your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha.
How to proceed when ever the SIM card is not recognized on my ARCHOS Diamond Alpha
If perhaps the SIM card is not recognized on your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha, below is a list of stuff that may help you discover the source of the issue, discover repairing the issue.
Clean SIM card
One of the first stuff to do if the SIM card is not recognized on your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha is to clean it up. In truth, it might happen that dirt partially prevents the contact between the SIM card and the mobile phone. To clean it, pass a small dab of cloth over it and check if it is not damaged.
Check the tracking of the SIM card on your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha
From time to time the issue might be caused by the tracking of the SIM card. In truth, it often occurs that little metal plugs that most of the time have to come in contact with the SIM card are a little bit relaxed. When this is the case, this prevents the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha from reading the SIM card. To fix this issue, you just have to thicken the SIM a little by gluing 1 or two pieces of tape at the back.
Test the SIM card on another cellphone
To find out if the issue originates from the SIM card, youre able to test it on another phone and you will have your answer. When it is not recognized on other devices, youre able to change the SIM card.
Try another SIM card on your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha
If perhaps the two previous steps do not give anything, it is necessary to test another SIM card to find out if perhaps the issue originates from the card. In truth, if perhaps other SIM card function on the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha, it is because the issue originates from the card. Otherwise, it is at the level of the cellphone that we will have to look.
Confirm that your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha is not Simlocker
When you have tried a lot of SIM cards on the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha and non-e are recognized, the cellphone might be Simlocker. This implies that the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha will recognize only the SIM card of a certain operator. In this case, you have to unlock it. You will find without a hassle a lot of provide on the internet that may do that.
Check that the problem doesn’t be caused by the ROM installed on the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha
This part mainly concerns the people who root the ARCHOS Diamond Alpha to install a ROM that is not original. If perhaps this is actually what you have done, be aware that the unrecognized SIM card issue is quite common after setting up new ROMs. We highly recommend that you reinstall an original ROM and re-test it.
If perhaps nothing functions
If perhaps all the above solutions do not work, we recommend you to bring your ARCHOS Diamond Alpha and the SIM card back to 1 of your operator’s shops.
