You have just acquired an Gigabyte Gsmart and when you turn it on, it displays the following error text message: SIM card not recognized. Occasionally the Gigabyte Gsmart does not recognize the SIM card and displays this message. In this circumstance, it is not necessarily important to bring the Gigabyte Gsmart directly back. In fact, there are many tricks to fix this problem. We will therefore see in this tuto, what are the things to do and verify so that the SIM card is recognized on your Gigabyte Gsmart.
What to do when the SIM card is not recognized on my Gigabyte Gsmart
In cases where the SIM card is not recognized on your Gigabyte Gsmart, below is a list of things that may help you discover the source of the problem, see repairing the problem.
Clean SIM card
One of the first things to do if the SIM card is not recognized on your Gigabyte Gsmart is to wash it up. In fact, it may happen that dirt partially prevents the contact between the SIM card and the smartphone. To wash it, pass a small dab of cloth over it and check if it is not damaged.
Check the location of the SIM card on your Gigabyte Gsmart
Occasionally the problem may result from the location of the SIM card. In fact, it often happens that tiny metal plugs that most of the time have to come in contact with the SIM card are a little relaxed. When this is the case, this prevents the Gigabyte Gsmart from reading the SIM card. To fix this problem, you simply need to thicken the SIM a little by gluing one or two pieces of tape at the back.
Test the SIM card on another cellphone
To find out if the problem comes from the SIM card, you can actually test it on another phone and you will have your answer. In case it is not recognized on other devices, you can actually modify the SIM card.
Try another SIM card on your Gigabyte Gsmart
In cases where the two previous steps do not give anything, it is actually important to test another SIM card to find out whenever the problem comes from the card. In fact, whenever other SIM card work on the Gigabyte Gsmart, it is actually because the problem comes from the card. Otherwise, it is actually at the level of the cellphone that we will have to look.
Verify that your Gigabyte Gsmart is not Simlocker
If you have tried many SIM cards on the Gigabyte Gsmart and none are recognized, the cellphone might be Simlocker. This means that the Gigabyte Gsmart will recognize only the SIM card of a certain operator. In this circumstance, 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 does not result from the ROM installed on the Gigabyte Gsmart
This part mainly concerns the people who root the Gigabyte Gsmart to install a ROM that is not original. In cases where this is actually what you have carried out, be aware that the unrecognized SIM card problem is quite common after setting up fresh ROMs. We highly recommend that you reinstall an original ROM and re-test it.
In cases where nothing works
In cases where all the above solutions do not work, we recommend you to bring your Gigabyte Gsmart and the SIM card back to one of your operator’s shops.
