No, you cannot break the NC3 Sim.

Concerning the A867, give me more details as 100% sure it works on the DE-OpenBlackHole 1.4 that I built (!) so I know how it works ;o), as well as on OpenPli 4.0 IPTV of MastaG (but you need to install thru the command lines, and reboot the box to see it).

When you boot the box the A867 MUST be inserted, you cannot insert it "after" boot.

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