Iphone won't work with sim card inside

I bought a iphone 3Gs and the last owner updated the IOS to 5.1.1.
It works perfect without the sim card, but as soon as i put a sim card in the iphone it does the following things:
(Even when the battery is 100%)
- the apple symbol appears and the iphone shuts down again.
- the apple symbol appears, i can enter the code and the iphone shuts down again.
- the apple symbol appears, i can enter the code, i get a screen and the iphone shuts down again.
- the apple symbol appears, i can enter the code, i get a screen and when i want to make a picture or a phone call the iphone shuts down again.
- the apple symbol appears, i can enter the code, i get a screen and some time later the iphone shuts down again.
What can be the problem?

I did tried a different sim. The problem was the same.
But i think i found the solution. I did recovery (reinstall) of the IOS and after that i was asked to put in the sim. Untill now it seems to work.

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