My third Nokia N900 lost the ability to recognize a SIM card recently. And the usual home repair tactics (bending the SIM, adding padding between the SIM slot and battery) had no effect. I tried a cold reflash to no avail.
So I went back to my previously-trusty Nokia E71x only to find that the infrequent odd behavior it had been exhibiting (mainly going unresponsive when I needed it most) has now become the norm. The little thing spends most of its time now in a coma and requires measures just short of serious abuse to awaken. Factory reset didn’t help there, either. It’s also not a mobile computer. Continue reading