[Kompressi]

I'm from Germany and have bought the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 (T-Mobile unlocked) from USA.
Here I put the German T-Mobile card inside and load up the official OS 4.5.0.37 from vodafone.de

A few days ago my Pearl has malfunction and I can see on the display: SIM Card Faulty

I have to turn off the BlackBerry and restart, so it works again.

Do anybody has the same problems and know a solution process?

Thanks a lot!

[bree01]

it could just have something to do with its an american phone and a german sim card. not compatible, perhaps.

[Thatzmister2u]

More likely to to with 4.5 in conjunction with TMO

See the "Beta you then me" thread. I don't think you are alone on this issue.

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[penguin3107]

Originally Posted by Kompressi

I'm from Germany and have bought the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 (T-Mobile unlocked) from USA.
Here I put the German T-Mobile card inside and load up the official OS 4.5.0.37 from vodafone.de

A few days ago my Pearl has malfunction and I can see on the display: SIM Card Faulty

I have to turn off the BlackBerry and restart, so it works again.

Do anybody has the same problems and know a solution process?

Thanks a lot!

There have been more than several reports of 4.5.0.37 killing SIM cards in T-Mobile devices.
Maybe you are experiencing the same unfortunate results?
http://www.blackberryforums.com/beta...hlight=killing

[strike2tamu]

Wirelessly posted (8100 Strike 2)

Yea revert back to 4.2x

[John Clark]

yep. Known issue on TMo devices.

[Kompressi]

Thank you for for the answers!

I'm woundering, because the OS 4.5.0.37 from vodafone.de is not a beta, but an official version.

[John Clark]

It's the same version. Vodafone just released it and made it official. That's the only difference. I wouldn't use .37 on a TMobile device.

[g.b.]

Hey buddy
I think it's like we suggested yesterday: it's the t-mo device itself...rather than the os.
He just ordered a new sim-card now it's defect again it's getting a little embaresing. he can't just bye a curve from ebay his sim is really destroyed right?

[penguin3107]

Wirelessly posted (Breaking Ball)

No, it's the toxic combination of the Tmo device + OS 4.5.0.37.

Use same devive, but put different OS on it and things should be OK with a new SIM card.

Use same OS with a non-Tmo device and thing should also be OK.

The current SIM card is now toast, and will need to be replaced either way.

[Kompressi]

Now I have 3 options:

1) I load up the OS 4.2.1.103 from T-Mobile Germany (because I using the German T-Mobile SIM card).
2) I load up the OS 4.2.1.107 from T-Mobile USA (becaus my T-Mobile Pearl is from USA).
3) I load up the OS 4.5.0.44 from BlackBerry (I know it's a beta, but the newest version).

What do you mean?

[g.b.]

Buy a curve for ur girl too hehe. I know ur pearl will lye around for some time so i suggest to wait till t-mo usa releases a 4.5os so long use the 4.2

[Kompressi]

The OS 4.5.0.44 also doesn't work. So I will load up the OS 4.2.1.108.

[NJBlackBerry]

Did you get a new SIM card? If not, get a new SIM card, but before you use it, put back 4.2 and ask yourself why Vodafone prematurely released a version that is known to destroy SIM cards.

[oakie]

Originally Posted by NJBlackBerry

ask yourself why Vodafone prematurely released a version that is known to destroy SIM cards.

and the answer is because vodafone released it for their phones, not t-mobile's.

[NJBlackBerry]

It's still premature and bug filled.

[Kompressi]

Now I have the OS 4.2.1.107 from T-Mobile USA on my 8100 Pearl (T-Mobile USA) and also a new T-Mobile Germany SIM card inside.
But the SIM card faulty already comes!

What can I do?

Thanks!

[penguin3107]

Originally Posted by Kompressi

Now I have the OS 4.2.1.107 from T-Mobile USA on my 8100 Pearl (T-Mobile USA) and also a new T-Mobile Germany SIM card inside.
But the SIM card faulty already comes!

What can I do?

Thanks!

Did you get a new SIM card, or are you still trying to use the same one that was destroyed?

You still need to get a new SIM card AFTER you put 4.2.1.107 back on your device.

[Kompressi]

I load up the OS 4.2.1.107 without a SIM card und after that I put in the brand new SIM card (card-generation: n3)

[billclark]

Originally Posted by NJBlackBerry

It's still premature and bug filled.

To be fair, nearly every release in the 4.2x chain is bug filled as well. Maybe not as severe as this issue, but there are many bugs there nonetheless. I don't think it's fair to blame Vodafone entirely for that issue.