Sad to relate that it beat me. Took it to an repair shop in moore street - three shops actually. No one could help. Decided there was nothing to lose by trying to Root it. No success. Tried a company in US which declared that they could Root any...
Tried two more things. I ordered a new Sim, activated it online, inserted it - NO recognition. A friend has a micro sim which was cut down to size of Nano. Its working fine in his phone, Worked fine in my phone which I'm using at present but when...
I'm back - absence not due to solving problem but hospital and phone wasn't bothering me there. Anyway update saga - been back on to Verizon. They say phone is totally unlocked - all their 4G LTE are sold that way. If other sim working then it not ...
Not that I can tell looking at the sims. They all seem about the same. I tried the padding. I also tried inserting the sim without tray attached to a sturdy piece of plastic. Again this method worked with O2/3 but not 48. Thanks again.