Neffos P1: Unrecognized SIM card

You have just purchased an Neffos P1 and when you turn it on, it displays the following error text: SIM card not recognized. Occasionally the Neffos P1 does not recognize the SIM card and displays this message. In this case, it is not necessarily necessary to bring the Neffos P1 directly back. Certainly, there are a lot of tips to fix this problem. We will therefore find out in this content, what are the things to do and check in order that the SIM card is recognized on your Neffos P1.unrecognized-sim-card-neffos-p1

How to proceed when ever the SIM card is not recognized on my Neffos P1

Whenever the SIM card is not recognized on your Neffos P1, below is a list of things that will help you discover the source of the problem, find out repairing the problem.

Clean SIM card

One of the first things to do if the SIM card is not recognized on your Neffos P1 is to wash it up. In fact, it may happen that dirt partially prevents the contact between the SIM card and the phone. To wash 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 Neffos P1

Occasionally the problem may come from the tracking of the SIM card. In fact, it often occurs 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 Neffos P1 from reading the SIM card. To fix this problem, you just have to thicken the SIM a little by gluing one or two pieces of tape at the back.

Test the SIM card on a different cellphone

To find out if the problem comes from the SIM card, you can test it on a different phone and you will have your answer. When it is not recognized on other devices, you can modify the SIM card.

Try another SIM card on your Neffos P1

Whenever the two previous steps do not give anything, it is actually necessary to test a different SIM card to find out in the event that the problem comes from the card. Certainly, in the event that other SIM card work on the Neffos P1, 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.

Check that your Neffos P1 is not Simlocker

When you have tried a lot of SIM cards on the Neffos P1 and none are recognized, the cellphone may perhaps be Simlocker. This means that the Neffos P1 will recognize simply the SIM card of a specific operator. In this case, you have to unlock it. You will find without a hassle a lot of provide on the internet that will do that.

Check that the problem doesn’t come from the ROM installed on the Neffos P1

This part mainly concerns the people who root the Neffos P1 to install a ROM that is not original. Whenever this is actually what you have done, be aware that the unrecognized SIM card problem is quite common after installing fresh ROMs. We highly recommend that you reinstall an original ROM and re-test it.

Whenever nothing functions

Whenever all the above solutions do not work, we recommend you to bring your Neffos P1 and the SIM card back to one of your operator’s shops.