Replacement iPhone saying sim not valid.
I just recieved my replacement iphone 4 today, when I turn it on it says insert sim to activate, when I do that it says sim not valid but on top left displays vodaNZ(as im from nz). Keeps saying insert the sim your iphone came with. It doesn't say activate your ipone using apple id and stuff like that. All it says is insert sim to activate. Could it be a corrupt sim or hardware issue? Help Please!
Try a different sim if you have one and see if that works. If it does then the sim is no good.
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If you are getting an error message saying that your sim card is invalid, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
iPhone: Troubleshooting No SIM
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4148
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Update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS.
Toggle Airplane mode On and Off.
Try turning iPhone off and then on again.
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Restore the iPhone.
If you still are unable to resolve this issue, contact Apple support for further assistance.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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saniroman wrote:
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