socialmonkee1, sounds like you will have to disassemble your phone right down to the main board. Follow [guide|5476|this guide] for that. The SIM card reader is soldered to the board. You vould try and see if the pins are straight and clean. If you can not repair the one from your phone, you could try and replace it with a SIM Card reader from places [http://www.parts4repair.com/htc-touch-p3450-sim-card-slot/|like this.] Hope this helps, good luck.