Ipad2 no sim error

I have an ipad2 3G which was never locked. I have been using it with my local telephone operator but after updating to ios5, the error "no sim card found" keeps popping up and I have to restart the ipad several times to make it recognise the simcard. The warranty has just expired but this is annoying for a fairly new device. Does anyone have a solution, i have tried to reinstall the software but that does not help?

Me too. Airplane mode on and off worked for a day but now nothing. Think faulty sim reader so basically we're screwed.

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Apple, you are pulling a blackberry.

gdgmacguy,
Thanks for the response.
1. My comment re: blackberry is not meant to be ignorant. Truth is that many iphone users are experiencing the same issues with essentially no connectivity to any network. So, my comment is meant to be actual fact. In fact, as of last night (Jan 5th), i still see many isers - 4gs, ipad2, many devices - still experiencing the same issue.
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I hope I'm not jumping the gun, but after having the same "No Sim Card" problem after installing iOS7, trying the various "fixes" ... removing and replacing Sim Card, turning Airport Mode off and on, etc., without a permanent fix, just now I removed the Sim Card and cleaned the inside of the Sim Card slot on my iPad2.
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IPHONE 5 INVALID SIM ERROR SOLUTION READ THIS

PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU HAVE ISSUE WITH YOUR PHONE 5 SHOWING INVALID SIM ERROR
I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW AND APPARENTLY REBOOT WILL FIX IT TEMPORARILY BUT IT WILL GO BACK TO INVALID SIM AFTER HOURS OR DAY..AFTER TALKING TO APPLE SUPPORT HE WAS VERY CONCERN ABOUT THE ISSUE SO I OPENED A CASE WITH APPLE AND THE REP GAVE ME HIS DIRECT NUMBER..ITS BEEN 2 DAYS SINCE I'VE TALKED TO APPLE AND THE SAME DAY I WENT TO ATT CORPORATE STORE AND THEY REPLACE MY SIM CARD WITH A NEW ONE AND SINCE THEN I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES SO FAR.
HERE IS WHAT I AM THINKING :THE ISSUE MOST LIKELY IS THE SIM CARDS ,THESE SIM CARDS ARE CALLED NANO SIM CARD AND THEY ARE SUPER SMALL AND SOMETIMES THE PHONE CANNOT READ THE THE SIM CARD RIGHT AND THE MESSAGE APPEARS..
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYBODY KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
REMEMBER FOR REPLACING YOUR SIM CARD DO NOT GO TO AUTHORIZED RETAILERS UNLESS YOU WANT TO PAY $25 DOLLARS FOR GETTING A NEW SIM CARD, THE WIRELESS COMPANY'S CORPORATE STORES WILL REPLACE YOUR SIM CARDS AT NO CHARGE..

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Hi,
First you can try this:
Press and hold power buton and home botton simultaneously untill the apple logo appears and then relese the buttons, as far as I know this resolve some issues, if this it dosen't work try to make a restore from iTunes (use iTunes 10.6)
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Kind Regards

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Hola Salvador, presento el mismo problema con la tarjeta SIM, cada mañana aparece el aviso y en ocasiones por las tardes, es un verdadero dolor de cabeza. ¿Qué fue lo que hiciste en telcel?
Pienso ir el viernes a ver qué solución me dan. Gracias. Espero tu respuesta.
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Dear all,
(THIS CONCERNS MTC TOUCH CUSTOMERS IN LEBANON)
I've received an email with a solution to the problem; you have to update to the new iOS 5.0.1 firmware (9A406)!! It's been 1Hour and so far my iPHone 4S is working just fine. Please follow carefully the below instructions:
RUN A FULL BACK UP BEFORE DOING ANY OF THIS
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After iOS 5.1.1 upgrade, there is a "No SIM" error on iPhone 4S!

I bought an iPhone 4S from USA last month and I want to use it in Turkey. Actually, I have just used it for last three days. But yesterday, I updated it with iOS 5.1.1, and then iPhone can't see the SIMcard, although I haven't touched the SIM. Now, it returns always "No SIM" error. So, I can't use my iPhone anymore. How can I solve this problem?

Hi,
No, it's never jailbroken.
My simcard was old, I changed it with a new one, 256 K. Then iPhone can see the sim. I think the problem is about supporting issue of iOS 5.1.1 for sim's version.
Thank you for your quick response, KiltedTim.
Regards,
Ubeyde

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