⟐ Edited October 10, 2018 at 14:56 MST

Hello, i have one LG Leon from MetroPCs, I unlocked with the App Device Unlock and everything was fine until the next day that i could not make call and it shows me Emergency calls only.

i´ve been trying and the phone not register in the network. Please if someone has the same problem and know how to fix this, i have restored and reflash the device but still the same problem .

Thanks

⟐ Answered April 08, 2021 at 23:41 MST

⟐ Answered April 13, 2022 at 11:35 MST

I got this phone a while back used as a backup device, but I found out it can’t be unlocked without having it on MetroPCS for 180 days, even if you buy the unlock code - great. However, I paid so little I’m just annoyed.

That being said I did look into using it as an iPod style device where I can have a 64-128GB MicroSD card installed (price dependent) and then if this gets stolen, I’m not out much. However, it has this ANNOYING reminder about the MetroPCS SIM not being present - despite not being required to run the phone. I have a MetroPCS SIM I can install, but I use it for device unlocking. Even the infamous LG G4 I had didn’t do this - it’s just a Metro or LG Android 5.1.1 thing.

Is there a way I can get rid of this message, or am I better off buying an “expired” Metro SIM (Expired as in not activation capable)? I do not want to put service on it for this, nor would I like to use a formerly active SIM just in case it tries to speak to the towers - never used is more ideal for a device like this. When you install a formerly used SIM, it permanently searches.

⟐ Answer accepted January 05, 2021 at 16:42 MST

⟐ Answer accepted October 11, 2019 at 6:09 MST

⟐ Commented September 17, 2019 at 18:18 MST

⟐ Commented September 15, 2019 at 17:15 MST

⟐ Answered June 08, 2019 at 2:44 MST

⟐ Answered September 15, 2018 at 23:36 MST

The phone ramdomly stopped reading SIM cards. By ramdon I mean RANDOM. I was LITERALY on when it happened. We were going through some mountains when the service fell. At the moment I choked it up to the place. Long after we left the mountains I checked the phone again and it was still on searching.

Weirded out, I opened the phone to see it telling me “No SIM card- Searching". I removed the batery and removed and placed back in the SIM and nothing changed.

At home, I put my SIM in a phone that was laying around and worked. I took the chance and tested two more SIMs. One was invalid and the other belongued to my sister (one of the big ones too) and nothing changed.

I posted a question a few weeks ago if I remember correctly and two people linked me to the five minute SIM card replacement tutorial when I wrote in the TITLE of the sentence ‘READER', not tray.

I don't want that, I want to know what I need to MICROSOLDER to replace the READER. Sorry if I come out as offensive, but I'm not in the best mood due to family stuff.

Please, feel free to send a long comment in how to microsolder the reader, or if you want, post it in the device repair tutorials. Either will be loved!