My garrett Pro Pointer disabled my SIM card in my smart phone!?!?

[BrianDickSmith]

Hey guys I was out a few days ago hunting and I was digging a hole and turned on my Pro pointer. I have a habit of confirming it works by touching it to anything close to me metal. Usually my ring I wear on my index to extend the range of the PP. Anyway I know for a fact Ive had my PP close enough to my Galaxy s4 until it got a reading and nothing ever happen. This past time I was actually on my phone. (It was an important call or I would have never let it interrupt my hunt) I had my phone pinched in between my shoulder and ear and naturally I reached up with my PP in my hand and actually gripped my phone with the same hand. I immediatly herd the constant tone of the PP gbut it was deff a little longer then any other time past. The I noticed my phone switched to Emergency mode and asked me if I needed 911. I was like "hell no" to myself and powerd off my phone turned it back on and it said sim card not found. It did this 3 times after each time I restarted my phone. Eventually...about 30 35 min later I was able to power it off then It finally registered. Phone works fine now but has anyone ever had this happen? Im sure its not a complicated situation that a PP can ruin a sim card... Thanks in advance guys.
-BDS

 

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[Trevset]

I haven't had this happen due to my pinpointer, but I do have a galaxy s3 and on occasion it will just randomly say that I need to install a SIM card and I have to restart it several times. I have noticed however that most of the time when this happens I am in the parking lot at work where the high tension powerlines run through. So maybe these phones are just really sensitive to electromagnetic interference.

 

[BrianDickSmith]

That could possibly explain it. Could have just been a coincidence that it happen as the PP was touching the phone. It makes sense because I cant figure out how a device like the PP could effect a sim card to tell you its not there but then somehow fix itself. Thanks again!