HT5163 I brought both an iPhone 5 and 3Gs from the US to Saudi Arabia. I want to keep my iPhone 5 on the US conrtact but want to convert my iPhone 3Gs to a local phone. Is it a simple matter of changing out the SIM card?

I brought both an iPhone 5 and 3Gs from the US to Saudi Arabia. I want to keep the iPhone 5 under a contract in the US. However, I want to use my iPhone 3Gs as a local phone. Is it as simple as changing the SIM card in the 3Gs to use as a local phone. Will I be able to receive emails on the 3Gs with a local SIM card?

Check this article about how to get your phone unlocked, not every provider offers unlocking.
iPhone: About unlocking

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I want to factory unlock my iphone 4s vodafone.....i am in pakistan now and none of the sim cards are working so i need solution
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Only the carrier the phone is locked to can authorize the unlock. You will need to contact Vodafone to see if you qualify for an unlock.

HT3302 I recently fried my iPhone 3GS in water. Is it still possible to get pictures from the SIM card and transfer them to my new iPhone 5s?

I recently fried my iphone3gs from accidental water submersion . Is it possible to retrieve any photos from the some card and transfer to my new iphone5

It depends on what kind of sim card and carrier you have, but the most likely answer is no. Contacts, maybe, but pictures are very unlikely. Sorry.

I purchased an iPad 3 this summer. I have looked and searched that thing and cannot find the sim card tray - where is it????

I purchased an iPad 3 this summer. I have looked & searched that thing and cannot find a sim card tray, where is it?? does it have one??

If your iPad does not look like this on the side, you have the Wi-Fi only iPad.

HT4623 My husband just did the update for his iPhone 4, his phone is frozen with the iTunes page and a usb cable across the homescreen. He's tried holding down all the buttons all at the same time. can't shut it off. popped out the sim card, won't charge

We just did the iPhone update ios 6. The screen is frozen with the iTunes logo and a picture of a USB cale across the screen. none of the buttons respond.The phone does not recognize the apple USB when connected. We tried holding all the buttons down at the same time and also removed the SIM card and reinserted.

If it's not being recognized while it's in recovery mode in your itunes, try this
plug the phone into the usb attached to the computer
hold down the home and sleep/wake button on top simultaneously until the phone's screen goes black
When the screen goes black, release your finger from the sleep/week button on top but continue holding the home button until you see a dialog on the itunes screen on your computer that says 'itunes has detected a device in recovery mode'
then say 'ok,' select 'restore,' and say 'restore and update'

HT3960 My iPhone will not update. it keeps asking me to restore but then says there's an internal error -1. At first it wouldn't update saying there was no SIM Card. This was a used phone that i had the SIM Card replaced

Got a used iPhone4 to replace my lost one, had the screen replaced and then had the SIM card replaced by Best Buy.
They had issues in the store connecting to iTunes but the Geek Squad where they wiped it and said all was good.
Got home to update it and all was good up to the point where i needed to have the phone to work.
Then it wouldn't recognize there was a SIM card and to restore my phone.
it comes up now with unable to restore, unknown error -1
Help please

Perhaps try the Error 1 or -1 advice from the following document:
iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting

I dropped my 3G phone yesterday and since then it won't receive mail. says user name or password is incorrect. I've checked in settings and re-entered the correct (I think) information and it still doesn't work. I removed then replaced the sim card.

I dropped my phone yesterday and now can't receive mail. I removed and then replaced the sim card. I've restarted the phone. It says the user name or password is incorrect. I re-entered the correct information (I think) and I've also synced it with my computer. Nothing works. Help!

Delete the email account and re-enter it from scratch.

I frequently have to remove and re-insert the SIM in order to access the internet. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Is the issue with the IPAD or the SIM card?

I frequently have to remove and re-insert the SIM card in order to access the internet. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it a problem with the IPAD2 or with the SIM card?

Could be the SIM card, the iPad, or both.
Start with replacing the SIM card.

Why when someone rings me on my number it also comes up on my dads phone we are both on isos 8 and he has the iphone 5 and i have the 5s (if that helps)

please help me! Why when someone rings me on my number it also comes up on my dads phone we are both on isos 8 and he has the iphone 5 and i have the 5s (if that helps)

That is a new feature described in Connect your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch using Continuity
You can turn it off:
Turn off iPhone cellular calls
To turn off iPhone Cellular Calls on a device, go to Settings > FaceTime and turn off iPhone Cellular Calls.

I have a iphone 3gs. while connecting to itune, it advised me to upgrade the phone to ios 6. ii downloaded and upgraded the phone to ios 6.but the phone is not going for set up and not reading the sim. Please advise.

i have a iphone 3gs. while connecting to itune, it advised me to upgrade the phone to ios 6. ii downloaded and upgraded the phone to ios 6.but the phone is not going for set up and not reading the sim. Please advise.

YOu'll have to restore, nothing else you can do.
If you have an older backup you can restore to that.

If I buy a new iPhone 3GS on eBay, can I transfer the SIM card from my current iPhone 3GS into the new one and will it still work?

I have an 8GB iPhone 3GS on AT&T, and I wanted to purchase a 16GB version on eBay. Will I be able to just pop the SIM card out of the current iPhone 3GS into the new iPhone 3GS and have it work properly?

Yes, you will be able to use it provided that the 16GB version of 3GS is either factory unlocked or locked to AT&T network (in case of a carrier locked phone).

I updated my iphone 3gs today and as it rebooted it said the sim card was not supported, how do i fix this

i updated my iphone 3gs today and as it finished rebooting it said the sim card was not supported, and im my phone it still says connect to itunes, how do i fix this

If your iphone has been unofficially unlokced then it will indeed be locked when updated. Is this the case?

Hello ... I brought my iphone 4 of panama and comes with the sim small, I live in Colombia. and the court but does not recognize it yet ... q in the company will give me a sim tigo that size to see if it works. I was told it comes with open bands ...

hello ... I brought my iphone 4 of panama and comes with the sim small, I live in Colombia. and the court but does not recognize it yet ... q in the company will give me a sim tigo that size to see if it works. I was told it comes with open bands ...

Hi, beth.lau.gr.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I understand you have been experiencing issues with your iPhone restarting and showing you a blue screen. I wont be able to give you an exact answer as to why this is happening. However, this is the most relevant troubleshooting article for this issue. This article also provides options to reach out to us via phone for additional assistance.
If your iOS device restarts, displays the Apple logo, or powers off while you're using it
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203899
Cheers,
Jason H.

I have iphone 3gs , i restored my iphone and now i cant activate it , and the sim card does not supported

i have restored my iphone 3gs but couldn't activate it , and the sim card is not supported , any body can help me pls. ?

Then you will have too look for help on other site we can't help you.
This is the site where you need too got for help for jail broken phones
http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=105
That's may be why your phone is not working then has it been jail broken
Sorry but I can no longer help you on this your own your own

HT4539 I want to download all the music I purchased through my iphone and computer from the first date i had iphone to date, and keep it in both my computer and iphone.

Need help, I want to download all the music I purchased through my iphone and computer from the first date i had iphone to date, and keep it in both my computer and iphone.

You cannot synch the other way, with the exception of songs purchased on iTunes.
What you need to do is move the iTunes library from the computer to which you've been synching your phone and put it on your new MacBook.

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