Is it safe to sell my iPhone with the SIM card installed?

I sold my iPhone 5 and forgot to take the SIM card out. I deleted everything off it. Do I have anything to worry about?

You should have removed it. You cannot delete anything off the SIM, and the iPhone does not write anything to the SIM, however it does contain your wireless account info. But, since it is gone, not a lot you can do about it, but if the card is not active and disabled by the carrier then the person buying the phone will not be able to use it anyway. They will have to get their own and will get rid of that one.

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"There is a problem with the SIM card in your iPhone"

I'm getting this error when I try to activate my new iPhone 4 through iTunes:
"*There is a problem with the SIM card in your iPhone.*
To activate your iPhone with this account, you will need a new, unactivated SIM card. Please use the SIM card that was provided with your new iPhone. If you are using the new SIM card, and are unable to complete activation, you can go to an Apple Retail Store or an AT&T company owned retail store to request an unactivated SIM. If you would prefer to have a replacement SIM card sent to you via overnight mail, please call us at 1-800-MY-APPLE. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused."
Now I've already been to AT&T and nothing they could do with the account settings would work, in fact they had never seen the issue before. They gave me a new SIM card and that did nothing as well. Finally they tried out a different SIM tray, and that still didn't work. I have a Genius Bar appointment at the Apple Store tomorrow, but I was wondering if anyone else has this problem. Do you think that the SIM reader inside the iPhone 4 is broken?

I solved a problem I had with activating my iPhone although the error message was different from yours.
I got the message "There is something wrong with your iPhone and it cannot be activated, please bring it to your nearest Apple service".
Via a Chinese forum I found out its the SIM card witch is the problem. If the serial number of the SIM has a "letter" in it it won't work. If only numbers it will work.
I now tried it with 2 SIM cards with letters and got the message over and over again. Than tried with my only numbers SIM card and it activated instantly.

IPhone with GoPhone SIM card

I intend on seeing my 2 year contract through, which expires June 30. I was thinking that maybe I could buy a prepaid Go Phone, swap the SIM card with my iPhone and then only pay as I need. The truth is that I am usually near a regular phone and I don't really need to pay for cell service anymore.
Will this work?

I don't believe so.
Although it is possible to use your iPhone's activated SIM card with another AT&T carrier locked phone or with an unlocked GSM phone, it isn't possible to use a SIM card from another AT&T carrier locked phone with your iPhone without activating the SIM card with your iPhone. The SIM card used with the iPhone is "married" to the iPhone's IMEI number.

I have an iPhone 3gs, and I downloaded ios 5.1 through iTunes, but now its telling me to activate my iPhone with a sim card, and I never had one.. Help!

I have an iPhone 3gs, and I downloaded ios 5.1 through iTunes, but now its telling me to activate my iPhone with a sim card, and I never had one.. Help!

I used an old sim card to try to activate my iphone 3gs, it didnt work, and it gave me this response:
We're sorry, the iPhone you connected may be damaged and cannot be activated for service. We reccomend you visit your nearest apple Store for more information.

GUYS MY iPHONE 4 IS NOT WORKING WITH THE SIM CARD IN ZIMBABWE,HOW DO I UNLOCK IT?

GUYS MY iPHONE 4 IS NOT WORKING WITH THE SIM CARD IN ZIMBABWE,HOW DO I UNLOCK IT?

Only the wireless carrier that the iPhone is locked to is capable of unlocking it. You'll have to ask them if they will unlock it. Some will, some won't.
Hope this helps

My iPhone 5 doesn't send any text messages or i messages and the problem isn't with the sim card as i tried it with another iPhone 5 and it worked fine.

my iPhone 5 doesn't send any text messages or i messages and the problem isn't with the sim card as i tried it with another iPhone 5 and it worked fine.

OK. Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day.

HT1688 hey i just wanted to ask a question? so i am getting a new iphone so what do i have to do do i just back it up on itunes with the sim card or does it back up without the sim please i need to know thank you

hey i just wanted to ask a question? so i am getting a new iphone so what do i have to do do i just back it up on itunes with the sim card or does it back up without the sim please i need to know thank you

This article will tell you everything you need to know: Transferring information from your current iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device

Can i reset my iphone without the sim card burning ?

can i reset my iphone without the sim card burning ?

Why would your sim card be burning?. If anything is burning it is safe just not to use the device at all and take it into an Apple Store to be evaluated.

What does it mean when it says there is a problem with the sim card?

What does it mean when it says there is a problem with the sim card?

Exactly that, there is a problem with the sim card.
The sim card is the little chip that links your iPad to the cellular providers network to get internet anywhere.
It may have moved in the tray and lost contact, it may have an actual issue, or it may be deactivated by your cellular service provider.
Contact them to have them look at it or your service and see if there is anything wrong with it.

Getting a used iphone with no sim card need some help

i want to get a used iphone 3g from gamestop to use as an ipod do i need to get a sim card to use it because i dont want to use it as a phone just an ipod i dont want to pay for phone or data service i just want to use it as an ipod

Hi Friend,
Yes, you can: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3406
If you don't want to pay for carrier services, you can keep the SIM card in your device and just not pay...
Hope it will be helpful

Replacement iphone with previous sim card requires a new AT&T account

My 3GS was water damaged so I ordered a new one from apple but it will take a few days before it arrives. I have an old #G that I was not using so I swapped the sim card and attempted to sync it from my backup. The problem is that the system is forcing me to activate with AT&T to set up a new account. I just want to use the AT&T account I have I do not need a new one. Help?

Call AT&T

TS2755 Can I use my unlocked Iphone with no sim card, like an Ipod?

I am being deployed and had my account paused (ATT) untill I return. My service is currently off. The ATT rep said that I would need to take the sim card out when updating any apps or it might revert back and lock the phone again. I am trying to message (text) my wife with message (she has an I phone 3gs). I am gettign aerror message. when I go to settings/messages I truned everything off except imessage. By accident, I truned it off, when I turned it on it says "waiting for activation..." any help would be much appreciated.

I can get calls with it using my UK sim (legally unlocked by my carrier O2) but I'd like to use it to make local calls.
On the screen I'm getting normal icons but in the top left hand corner...no signal. It just pops up and then it goes off.
I tried turning the handset off and on but no joy...

Is it possible to backup an iPhone without the SIM card?

I've been an iPhone 3G user until recently when I bought my unlocked iPhone 4S. I was informed that I need to get my SIM card clipped in order for it to fit the new phone. My situation is that I'm actually traveling in overseas at the moment and do not have my computer with me to backup my old iPhone 3G. So my question is: can I go ahead and clip my SIM card now and then backup my iPhone 3G later without any SIM card, and finally syncing my new iPhone 4S? Or must I have my SIM card in the old iPhone 3G while backing it up?

Having a SIM card in the device has no bearing on whether it will backup or sync with iTunes.
A SIM card is required to activate the device and use a carriers services (voice, data, sms).
Instead of trimming the SIM card, you are better off getting a microSIM from your carrier. If you accidentally mess up trimming the SIM card it will become useless.

Can i restore my iPhone without the SIM card?

HELLO! I have a new issue.
I updated my carrier plan. It started in April 2012 and finished in April 2014. I got an iPhone 5S in that transaction, but my old iPhone 3GS works yet.
I want restore it to delete ALL DATA (it's so slow), but i'm not secure, usually the iPhones require a SIM Card to activate the phone. Really, it have a SIM Card, but isn't working, the carrier deactivated it and ever says: "No Service".
Should i restore it by iTunes to iOS 6.1.6?
Thank you!

Your iPhone just needs to have a SIM in it in order for the restore to complete - the SIM does not need to be active. As long as it's present in the phone, the restore should complete unless there's another issue with the phone
~Lyssa

A problem with the sim card

I appeared an update of ios 6.0 (IOS) gave OK and then once completed almost said failed and was restored completely normal good but after turning on the phone and restore it and he said OK and then di to follow a step says that does not read the sim and not let me do anything

I solved a problem I had with activating my iPhone although the error message was different from yours.
I got the message "There is something wrong with your iPhone and it cannot be activated, please bring it to your nearest Apple service".
Via a Chinese forum I found out its the SIM card witch is the problem. If the serial number of the SIM has a "letter" in it it won't work. If only numbers it will work.
I now tried it with 2 SIM cards with letters and got the message over and over again. Than tried with my only numbers SIM card and it activated instantly.

Is it safe to sell my iPhone with the SIM card installed?

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