My iPad 2 started displaying message no sim card installed. Have not upgraded to iOS 5. Can't get on 3G. Any ideas?

iPad 2 gives message No Sim Card Installed. Worked fine last week. Haven't installed iOS 5. Any suggestions

i have the same issue! any updates?
i have upgraded to ios5

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Hi,
I have an iPad mini. I don't keep a SIM card in it (although I could, it's not limited to wifi only) and, in fact, I paid extra to buy the ipad without a contract to a network. Since "upgrading" to the latest ios, my ipad tells me there's "no SIM card installed" every few moments. It's happened 5 times so far, typing this and it's making me want to punch my ipad in the face. Is there any way to turn this off?
Thanks.

Yeah, same problem here, same sentiment! it sure feels like harassment. no solution works (even the absurd ones). makes me regret the update :s

Hi.. I keep getting error message " No sim card installed " .. Can somebody help me out in this issue ? please

This message keeps coming almost now regularly too often .. Please somebody help me how to solve this .. I have tried removing the sim card but it is of no use ..

Hello henry lfrommiami,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To troubleshoot this issue where your iPhone gives you the message "No SIM Card installed" please follow the steps below.
Update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS.
Turn airplane mode on and then off again.
Restart your iPhone.
Check for a carrier settings update. Go to Settings > General > About. Install any available update.
Remove the SIM card and make sure that it's a valid SIM that your carrier provided. Also make sure that it's not damaged, worn, or modified. Then reinsert it.
A SIM tray that comes with one iPhone model won't necessarily work with a different iPhone model. When you insert the correct SIM tray, the SIM tray should be flush with the device.
If you have another SIM card, insert it. You can use a SIM card from any phone with the same format as your iPhone SIM card. If your iPhone works with that SIM card, contact the carrier that issued your original SIM card.
Restore the iPhone.
If you still see the issue, contact Apple support.
If you see 'No SIM' alert on iPhone
Cheers,
Alex H.

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Why do I get the message "no SIM card installed"?????

That will generally mean that your sim card is damaged and/or corrupted, or it may mean it is inserted improperly, may need to take it out and reenter, or maybe its gone for some reason, lol
Probably the first one. Hit up a Verizon corporate store and have them give you a free fresh one.

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Chamar wrote:
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If you're stuck within an app or you've noticed a problem, simply hold both the home button and sleep/wake button at the same time. It's important to keep your fingers on these buttons until step 3.
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* http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
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Hello henry lfrommiami,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To troubleshoot this issue where your iPhone gives you the message "No SIM Card installed" please follow the steps below.
Update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS.
Turn airplane mode on and then off again.
Restart your iPhone.
Check for a carrier settings update. Go to Settings > General > About. Install any available update.
Remove the SIM card and make sure that it's a valid SIM that your carrier provided. Also make sure that it's not damaged, worn, or modified. Then reinsert it.
A SIM tray that comes with one iPhone model won't necessarily work with a different iPhone model. When you insert the correct SIM tray, the SIM tray should be flush with the device.
If you have another SIM card, insert it. You can use a SIM card from any phone with the same format as your iPhone SIM card. If your iPhone works with that SIM card, contact the carrier that issued your original SIM card.
Restore the iPhone.
If you still see the issue, contact Apple support.
If you see 'No SIM' alert on iPhone
Cheers,
Alex H.

No sim card installed message

My iPad indicates the message "no sim card installed". Has never dropped. I have tried every possible way that is mentioned on the internet to try to mitigate it - no result. Toggling with the airline modus, shutting the iPad down, hard rebooth, restoring it without the sim card in it, getting a brand new sim card - nothing works. Is this a IOS software problem? Does anybody have any clue? Just over one year old, hence not under warranty :-)

Well I have had this problem, on an ever increasing basis, since at least the end of last year. Several months ago I took my device into an Apple Store and was assured this was a common problem which would be resolved by removing the sim, turning off the device, then reinserting it (the advice may have been to remove the sim before switching the device off, I forget which way around, but regardlss I tried both and I dont think it should really matter either way). It worked in the shop anyway, but the apparent solution lasted no time at all. So some weeks later I went in and booked an appintment. This time I was advised I would need a new sim, as I had suspected anyway, so I called my 3G provider and got one and it didn't change anything. So I carried on and the sim disappeared more and more often, until literally every time I picked my iPad up I had to turn it off, and then eventually there would be maybe only 10 seconds of use before it was was gone. So I went to my Apple Store again, and had to book an apppointment for the next day. I went back again and was told this is a problem with the device which cannot be repaired as the ipad is sealed. Therefore I need a new device. But my warranty has now 'just' expired so it will cost £199. I've decided to cut my losses, even though I've still got another whole year of 3G payments... Anger aside, I cannot understand why this was not mentioned when the iPad was under warranty and more to the point, why, even now, my own device cannot be repaired, when the replacement unit I was offered as a costly replacement was itself a reconditioned unit!

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