TS4148 The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported Carrier's store to r

The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does
not appear to be supported.
Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may be used
to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your
iPhone or visit a supported Carrier's store to receive a
replacement SIM card.

It appears that you have an iPhone that is locked to a carrier other than the one you were using. Now that you have tried to update the iOS, it has relocked. That is what happens if you are using a phone that has been hacked to unlock. You have also forfeited support from Apple and from this forum.

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  • When you open iTunes this message appears. The sim card inserted in this iPhone does not Appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may bre used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card That cam with your iPhone or vi

    When you open iTunes this message appears. The sim card inserted in this iPhone does not Appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may bre used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card That came with your iPhone or visit a supported Carrier's store to receive a replacement sim card.

    dear sir.
    where i get this replacement sim card.i live in bangladesh.not have support carrier in my coutry..
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  • HT4623 The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported Carrier's store to r

    The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported.
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    I got the same message.
    I bought an iPhone 5 at full retail price from an AT&T store. I requested the phone to be unlocked through their unlock portal. The AT&T unlock system asked for the IMEI number, a copy of my receipt showing that I bougth the phone at "No Commitment" price. A few hours later I received a message from AT&T stating that the unlock request was approved. I then followed the instructions to back up the phone and restore it through Itunes. The phone activates normally with the AT&T SIM card. But when I insert my VODAFONE SIM I get the massage "THE SIM CARD... etc.
    I tried again to back up & restore the phone 3 or 4 times, no success. I have also allowed 24 hours for the unlock process to complete. Still no luck.
    I have checked again on the AT&T Unlock Status portal and it shows "Unlock approved".
    Where is the issue here? Do I have to call Apple or return the phone to AT&T and get the unlocked phone through the Apple Store?
    Thanks for any help on this.

  • My iphon 5 said "only compatible sim cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iphone. please insert the sim card that came with ur phone or visit a supported carrier's store to receive a replacement sim card" what do i do???

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    in many countries to make phones seem less expensive
    carriers pay most of the phones price for the customer
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    please insert the SIM card that came with your iphone or visit a supported carriers store to recive a replacement SIM card

    Yes and exactly what is your question here? 
    Do what is tells you to do and insert the SIM card that came with your phone or if you are having problems, contact your phone comapny/carrier for help.
    With no proper quesion and no further information, how on earth do you expect anyone to be able to help you?

  • I have upgraded my iphone  to iSO version 6 but the problem is the phone was locked it shows that only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activat Iphone.please insert the SIM card that came with your iphone

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  • IPhone 3G says connect to iTunes, once connected iTunes says: The sim card inserted in this phone does not appear to be connected. (even though sim is out of iPhone 4)

    I Updated my 3g yesterday to ios 4, and now it says exactly what is in the title.
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    I got it from work. They said it was O2. The last one was and worked fine
    It was a phone that had a cracked screen that I replaced and won't allow me to do anything until I connect to iTunes but now saying the above.
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  • HT201328 "The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier store." w

    im trying to unlock my orange phone to tesco mobile, i phoned orange n they sent a set of instructions, following the instructions it comes up with this error "the sim card doesnt seem to be supported, please contact your carrier" please help

    How long ago did you contact them regarding the unlock? It takes time.... time as in days or weeks, not hours.

  • TS1398 Forget this network does not appear. It only allows me to join a network.

    The forget this network does not appear... Only gives me option to join network.  I need to forget network. I hit the i button and it doesn't appear.

    Odd...the only other thing I can suggest is to reboot the Wi-Fi network at work (if you can) and try again.
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  • I own a iPhone 2G Today  He underwent updated Software He gave me this message "The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM

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    He underwent updated Software
    He gave me this message
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  • HT4061 "The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported." problem

    Hi,
    I have an iPhone 4S that I bought and used in the US from ATT carrier. After I moved to India, I had requested ATT for the unlock which is approved. But the following message is displayed while trying to restore the same iPhone in India using another SIM card:
    The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported.
    The SIM card that you currently installed in this iPhone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the activation server. This is not a hardware issue with the iPhone. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked by your carrier. Please contact Apple for more information.
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    This is the e-mail I received from AT&T on Nov 5th:
    Thank you for contacting AT&T Customer Care about unlocking your AT&T Mobile device.
    We have reviewed your request and confirmed that the device may be unlocked.
    Please allow 24 hours upon receipt of this notification to complete the unlock process.
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    2. Ensure a SIM card is inserted into your iPhone.
    3. Connect your iPhone using the dock connector to USB cable that came with your iPhone.
    4. Backup and restore your iPhone using iTunes. For information on backup and restore, please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414.
    5. After restoring, your iPhone will be unlocked.
    Additional information on unlocking can be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3198
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    Thank you for your business. For other questions about our AT&T wireless service or other Mobile devices, please visit att.com.

  • HT201407 How do I activate my sim. Phone was locked to Virgin mobile, was told to put my sim in (telstra) using itunes to re registar all that comes up is The sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported.

    How do i activate my sim. Phone was locked to Virgin mobile, was told to insert my sim (telstra) go to itunes and re-register phone. Itunes keeps saying The sim card inserted in this phone does not appear to be supported. Brett

    Your phone was previously hacked to get it to work on a carrier other than the one it was locked to. Restoring it restored the carrier lock.  Only the carrier it is locked to can authorize an unlock. Not all carriers will do this. You will have to find out who it is locked to and contact them.

  • Error: sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported.

    Hi all--
    Bought an iPhone 5 off ebay. It's totally wiped, and when I go to activate, I get a "Sim Not Valid" error on the phone, and "sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported" in iTunes.
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    Chris

    Then return the phone to the seller and get your money back.
    The symptoms you describe are typical of a phone that was hacked or jailbroken to unlock it at some point. Very often after doing so, when the phone is restored, it becomes completely unable to activate even on the carrier it was originally locked to.

  • THE SIM CARD INSERTED IN THIS IPHONE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SUPPORTED.....

    Hello. I bought on Dec. 17th 2007 at Orange shop in Beausoleil (south France) an iPhone with the option of unlocking the Sim (100 Euro plus). I followed all instructions. Everything was perfect, on Dec. 24th I was able to unlock the iPhone and used with Orange sim, MonacoTelecom sim and Vodafone sim. BUT the iPhone had a problem: when in sleep mode it did't received calls. So Afer 24 hours I stopped to use, UNSAFE. After Christmas holidays I called Apple assistance, they send me UPS and I returned iPhone to Apple (Jan. 4th 2008). I received a NEW iPhone on Jan. 8th 2008, VERY RUSH. Perfect service, I thought (...making terrible error...). The iPhone was LOCKED and I wasn't able to use. Now starts all the problems and for this reason I'm writing.
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    Incredible, unbelievable.
    From Apple they told me to wait someting from US, but until now ..... nothing, I received no news from Apple.
    The bad situation is that after more than 30 days after the buy I am not able to use the hardware I bought!
    I hope that someone from Apple can read this post (sorry if is so long, but with this details I think that in Apple can understand the problem).
    I send in warranty an hardware with certain features that I payed to Apple and I received back it with different features.
    That's not serious.
    After many days, next week I think to go by legal means if Apple France is'nt able to solve the issue.
    Many thanks if someone from Apple read my post.
    Many thanks if someone help me.

    But who has to make another unlock? Orange told me that for them is ok and the phone is unlocked. I read on other pages that Apple has a world-database with Imei numbers. So seems Apple can also do the unlock, even for the fact that they returned me a locked phone, different from the one I sent them. The warranty is with Apple, I forgot to warite in my first post that first of all on Janauary I went to Orange shop where I bought the iPhone but they told me for every problem is Apple that has to solve.

  • HT1937 i unlocked my iphone 4 factory and i upgrade to 6.1 when i connect it to itunes it apears  The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you're attempting to use. Please

    i unlocked my iphone 4 factory and i upgrade to 6.1 when i connect it to itunes it apears
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    It sounds like you or someone else hacked the phone to unlock it. Updating it locked it to the original carrier.
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