Iphone 4 Sim Card Tray Tape Myth.
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After experimenting around with the sim card tray, attempting the various tape hacks out there I came to a conclusion, the hack is dangerous and unnecessary. I to date have had no "death grip" problems sim card issues or other phantom problems with my release version iPhone 4. I do however watch the techy blogosphere and have noticed various sim card hacks addressing a perceived short that occurs on the iPhone 4 micro sim tray. While experimenting around with tape on the back, tape on the contacts, tape on the tray, I never saw a change in signal, no matter which location I took the phone no signal gain was noted. What I did notice which all should take pause and listen very carefully: The additional stress of the tape in various positions does put pressure on the bottom of the sim card, resulting in deep scratches along the bottom of the micro sim. This is not only dangerous, it actually destroyed my brand new, perfectly functioning iPhone 4. It now has sporadic sim failures, and massive signal issues. This means that even a small amount of clear tape may cause too much pressure on the not too forgiving sim contacts. I obviously bent my internal contacts to the point of inoperability.
I also noted while trying to undo the various taping in order to return my micro sim to it's virginal originality that the sim card tray itself on the iPhone 4 has a thin layer of rubberized coating on the perceived short area, so THE SHORTING MYTH IS COMPLETELY FALSE. If you would like to test this yourself, scratch at the area above the gold contacts on the left side of the indention and rubbery tearing will occur, revealing a shinier bottom.
After two new sim card attempts, I have concluded that I destroyed a $600.00 iPhone 4 with a piece or two of tape. Heed this warning would be tape hackers, the continual wear and tear of the sim card tray coming in and out while you adjust the tape can and will destroy your phone, void the warranty and demand replacement.
