SIM800L not getting signal, call not going

I have been using a SIM800L GSM for my project and it seems like the call does not go.
I'm using an Airtel (Indian) 4G sim, I used this code to test, but it seems that it would not work.
After some time the led on the SIM800L was blinking every 1 second, and I could not get it to get the signal, I even tried going outside. My doubt is with the code, I'm frankly going to say I'm new.
I'm windows 11, using arduino IDE 2.2.1, If I have any updates, I will notify.
And yes I did put a real phone number there.

I bought my GSM from here: https://amzn.eu/d/8PmVSPz

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial sim800lSerial(7, 8); 

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  sim800lSerial.begin(9600); 
  delay(1000);
  Serial.println("Initializing...");
}

void loop() {

  if (sendATCommand("AT")) {
    Serial.println("SIM800L is ready.");


    String phoneNumber = "845xxxxxxx"; 

    // Make a call
    if (callPhoneNumber(phoneNumber)) {
      Serial.println("Calling " + phoneNumber);
    } else {
      Serial.println("Call failed.");
    }


  }
}

bool sendATCommand(String command) {
  sim800lSerial.println(command);
  delay(1000);
  while (sim800lSerial.available()) {
    char c = sim800lSerial.read();
    Serial.print(c);
    if (c == 'O' || c == 'o') {
      delay(1000);
      return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
}

bool callPhoneNumber(String phoneNumber) {
  sim800lSerial.println("ATD" + phoneNumber + ";"); 
  delay(1000);
  while (sim800lSerial.available()) {
    char c = sim800lSerial.read();
    Serial.print(c);
    if (c == 'C' || c == 'c') {
      delay(1000);
      return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
}

void hangUpCall() {
  sim800lSerial.println("ATH");
  delay(1000);
}

I will take a SWAG and say the delay()s are killing you. When for example you delay(1000), the processor does nothing for that second, that blocks any additional instructions from being executed.

Are you sure you have GSM coverage where you are?

I do have GSM coverage, I have seen youtube videos, in which my fellow people (indians), are testing this, I think that my GSM has the issue.

I will test this code with a new GSM which I will soon buy, if this helps I am very happy.

It seems my GSM was the issue, one of the pins were bent.