Well, i just i my new pearl 8220, and so far im not impressed. Every 5 minutes the sim card moves some way and i have to take out the battery, re insert the sim card, and wait for it to load for another 5 mins. Does anyone know how to fix the sim card issue? It gets recetpion then all of a sudden it doesnt read the sim card anymore....
I "like" mine for an entry level phone it is cool but i am now thinking i should have up'd the $50 bucks and got the 8900 when i upgraded but for a $25 dollar phone it is fantasticly fun. I am still new to the BB world but already see I am still a little ignorant as to how to make this phone work at its maximum. hope this helps
I had the same problem with my flip from T-Mobile. I taped the sim card down it didn't work, then I thought it was my sim card, so I replaced it and the problem continued. I finally told T-Mobile this is ridiculous and to replace the phone. They sent me a new Flip and it's been working great ever since. I love this phone. (now that it works) I do however have one problem with this phone. If you are like me and don't like to use a holster get a screen guard or a hard case for the front of the phone. The face of the 8220 has less scratch resistance than an instant lotto ticket.
Last edited by flipbird; 05-08-09 at 08:42 AM.
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might be a defective phone cuz its hte first time i heard this issue on the forums....
Or it could be that the phone is not registered to be used with the OP's SIM card. When I swapped out SIM cards to my friends Bold (on TMO), all that kept showing up was "SIM Card Error" or "Insert SIM Card" messages, .
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I had the same issue. However, it is not the SIM card moving around. You should try getting a new SIM card. That's what I did and I haven't had the problem since.
Hope that works for you!
