Post by janix on May 6, 2008 21:11:30 GMT 8
I don't know if it's true. But i think there's a virus in my sim. I don't know how I got it but it's their na. At first, I lost signal... umm, there is bars but i can't connect when making a call and sending sms always fails. Worse, my phone never leaves the charger anymore. It has been a day now and my phone is still connected to the charger and is still charging. When i remove it, in less than a day, it goes dead already.
I transferred the sim to my mom's phone to see if i'll get a signal from her phone (when i first thought it was my phone.) Then same problems already happened to her. The same exact problems as mine. No signal even when there is full bar, and battery drains like Robie McEwen sprints.
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After searching through the net, I saw this post in another forum:
This post is dated: 08-25-2006
That case is from the US. There is a single post, the most recent one, and it's from Phil, dated 03-05-2008:
Take note, this guy is also using Smart, and i am a Smart user...
I think there's a sim virus pandemic.
I transferred the sim to my mom's phone to see if i'll get a signal from her phone (when i first thought it was my phone.) Then same problems already happened to her. The same exact problems as mine. No signal even when there is full bar, and battery drains like Robie McEwen sprints.
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After searching through the net, I saw this post in another forum:
This post is dated: 08-25-2006
Alright, this may be stupid, but after experimenting, I am very convinced that I have a virus on my sim card. I've been with T-Mobile for about 6 years now and I have no complaints on their service until recently. When I make calls, or receive calls, the reception would be horrible, the sound would be scrambled. However, when I make a call with my sister's V3, its crystal clear, than when I put my sim card into her phone, it was clear, so than I thought it was my sim card, and so I switched to a new one.
To keep all my contact, I copied all my numbers from the old sim to the nokia 3565 and save to phone than copied it to the new sim, than next thing you know few hours later, here comes the scratchy noise when I make a call. Now my sister's phone is scratchy too, but not my brother's cause I did not touch his. My cousin's phone that I switched sims on is also doing this...so my conclusion is...
I received the virus while surfing through various wap sites that I found on wap.google.com to find new ringtones for my phone, and some of those sites I should not have even gone to, I was just bored i guess. So I guess my question is, is this possible? to get a virus on the sim? and have it stay in the phone some how and infect it? again, this sounds ridiculous, but I am almost convinced...anyone have this problem?
To keep all my contact, I copied all my numbers from the old sim to the nokia 3565 and save to phone than copied it to the new sim, than next thing you know few hours later, here comes the scratchy noise when I make a call. Now my sister's phone is scratchy too, but not my brother's cause I did not touch his. My cousin's phone that I switched sims on is also doing this...so my conclusion is...
I received the virus while surfing through various wap sites that I found on wap.google.com to find new ringtones for my phone, and some of those sites I should not have even gone to, I was just bored i guess. So I guess my question is, is this possible? to get a virus on the sim? and have it stay in the phone some how and infect it? again, this sounds ridiculous, but I am almost convinced...anyone have this problem?
That case is from the US. There is a single post, the most recent one, and it's from Phil, dated 03-05-2008:
I have the same problem.
Started with my girlfriend's sister phone - a nokia 6120c. After receiving a blank mms message, her phone experience scratchy/choppy connection. She transferred her sim to her sister phone and damaged it also. I transferred my girlfriends sim to my Nokia 6070 and it damage too. So far people from Smart Communications are unfamilliar with the problem as well as some techs that i have talked too? duh
Started with my girlfriend's sister phone - a nokia 6120c. After receiving a blank mms message, her phone experience scratchy/choppy connection. She transferred her sim to her sister phone and damaged it also. I transferred my girlfriends sim to my Nokia 6070 and it damage too. So far people from Smart Communications are unfamilliar with the problem as well as some techs that i have talked too? duh
I think there's a sim virus pandemic.