IPhone 3GS Sim reader faulty

I am experienceing some problems with my iphone 3GS.
The sim reader failed to read most of the time. With some luck it reads.
But when I restart the phone the sim failed to detect any signal.
Anyone know why?

mcbearfromde wrote:
For me "illegitimate" sounds very much like "illegal"
It may very well have been illegal. You have no way of knowing. How did a US AT&T locked phone wind up there in the first place? It may have been legitimately sold by the original purchaser. It may also have been one of thousands of phones stolen in targeted robberies of Apple Stores and one hijacking of a truck carrying them.
Illegitimate, though, does not mean illegal and it was not intended to mean illegal. It was intended to mean 'an unauthorized' source. Gray market.

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