Use another SIM card

Is it possible to switch the SIM card on the iPhone 3GS to a SIM card in a dumb phone?  I do not need the data plan, I need the phone text features and camera.  Thanks.

Contact your carrier, some carriers require a data plan to use an iPhone.
They will detect the type of phone that the SIM is in when the device connects to the network.  If they require a data plan and there is not one on the account, they will add one to the account.

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    The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported.
    The SIM card that you currently have installed in this iPhone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the activation server. This is not a hardware issue with the iPhone. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked by your carrier. Please contact Apple for more information.

    So..  You need to contact the carrier for the iPhone's original sim card, and request they unlock it.  The carrier is the only one that can unlock the sim of the iPhone.

  • HT3406 i want to use another SIM card cause im in another country now but i cant activate my iphone. Anyone?

    i want to use another SIM card cause im in another country now but i cant activate my iphone. Anyone?

    The iPhone is most likely locked to the network of the company you purchased the iPhone for. You'll need to contact the mobile provider to unlock it. They are the only one's who can unlock it.

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    Thank you for contacting AT&T Customer Care about unlocking your iPhone.
    We have reviewed your request and confirmed that you are eligible to have the requested iPhone unlocked.
    Please allow 24 hours upon receipt of this notification to complete the unlock.
    To complete the unlock, simply:
    Open iTunes on your Mac or PC and verify that you have Internet connectivity.
    Ensure a SIM card is inserted into your iPhone.
    Connect your iPhone using the dock connector to USB cable that came with your iPhone.
    Backup and restore your iPhone using iTunes. For information on backup and restore, please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414.
    After restoring, your iPhone will be unlocked.
    Additional information on unlocking can be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3198
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    I have to go in france and use a French office' sim card from another provider than AT&T. But here, I've got all my professional, and private, mail box and conatct on it.
    How have I to do in order to use this other sim card in my Iphone? I don't want to buy another cell phone for only few weeks in year !
    When I was in france my provider was agree to unlock my old iphone before leaving the country. that's why that was easy for me to use it in US with an AT&T sim card. But now, they change my oldest 3g with a new one, it is impossible for me to have the same situation ...
    and I'm a AT&T customer since more two years ...

    There is no way to use a phone locked to AT&T with another provider.  AT&T does not unlock iPhones for anyone.  Ever..

  • My phone is going to be cut of by orange cos I can't afford the bill but I got my current phone direct from apple shop can I use another SIM card from another network in

    my iPhone is going to be cut of by orange as I can't afford the bill, my current phone is direct from an apple shop as I had to have it replaced , can I put another sim in from another network and use my phone on a pay as you go from O2

    I have taken it back to the Apple store genius bar, but they say they don't see anything wrong. Well unless you use it all day and experience the problems when they happen, you wont see anything wrong. But there are lots wrong with it. But this would be the same store as I purchased the phone. And they backed up my old Iphone 4, but were not able to get anything to load back onto my new phone. So, I lost pretty much everything. But over time, some of my contacts have started showing up, although i am still missing over 800 of them.

  • HT201328 How to use another SIM card? SIM unlocking

    Hello, my question is:
      How to unlock phone to work with other operators SIM cards? My phone was bought with SIM card from the operator shop and is locked by this operator! How to unlock the phone to work whit all operators??? Thanks in advance!!!

    Yes, I asked them and they says that will unlock my phone. But after this, what? They said just to synchronize the phone. But is this mean that will lost another day to do same thing like last week, or I can fix this problem for couple of minutes? Thanks in advance!

  • Iphone sim not valid, "the sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported. This iphone is not currently setup to work with carrier you're attempting to use. Please use another Sim card from a supported carrier or request that this.....

    I bought my IPhone 5 from JB-Hifi and i put in my vodaphone sim but it keeps coming up with the message about the invalid sim. Im not sure what i should do

    You purchased a carrier locked iPhone. If you don't intend on using it with the carrier it is locked to, return it for a refund & either purchase an officially unlocked iPhone or one locked to the carrier you want to use.

  • I have an old iPhone 4 and i would like to use as an iPod so now i have an iphone 5 and i dont want to buy another sim card to uncooked it plz what to do ?

    hello guys plz I need some help with my iphone 4. I have an old iphone 4 and i wanted to use it as an ipod because i now have an iphone 5. so what i did i restored my iphone 4 so i can upload songs and other medias but before that i have been asked to activate my iphone and i dont wanna buy another sim card for 60 $ just to activate my phone. Plz if anyone knows another method plz help me with that. (sorry for my englidh I'm french) thank you

    Just try putting an old sim in there if you have one or borrow a sim card from someone.

  • I buy I phone from USA and I use this I phone in Iraq I get this message  Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked by your carrier so I need to solve this problem

    Dear ,
    I buied I phone from USA and I sent to  Iraq to use it there but when used it I get this message :
    The SIM card that you currently have installed in this iPhone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the activation server. This is not a hardware issue with the iPhone. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked by your carrier
    so I need support to resolve this problem and  procedure  and how I can  iPhone be unlocked.
    BR,
    Ammar Jumaa

    ammarjr wrote:
    ... how I can  iPhone be unlocked.
    Sorry...  but...  ONLY the US Carrier it is Locked to can unlock it.
    You need to Contact them.
    Note:  No one here will know who that Carrier is.

  • My iPhone5 prompts while setting up "This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you are attempting to use.Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier" or "Request that this iPhone be unlocked" How can I unlock my new iPhone5 ?

    My iPhone5 prompts while setting up "This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you are attempting to use.Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier" or "Request that this iPhone be unlocked" How can I unlock my new iPhone5 to function properly?

    That means that the phone is locked to a carrier other than the one you are trying to use.
    ONLY the carrier it is locked to can authorize unlocking it.
    Where exactly did you get this "new" iPhone 5?

  • Use of Iphone 3Gs with another SIM card

    I purchased an Iphone 3Gs in France from Orange without a contract, i.e. paid the full price and therefore it should be unlocked. I now want to use it for trips and put another SIM card in it. Now after resetting it, it simply tells me that the SIM is invalid... Any suggestions?

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  • HT1937 The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you're attempting to use. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked.

    The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported.
    This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you're attempting to use. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked.
    what does it mean?

    Have a look in Settings>Carrier
    Again YOU cannot unlock it - only the original carrier can do it

  • HT5163 The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you're attempting to use. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked.

    The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported.
    This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you're attempting to use. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked.

    Sounds like you are trying to use an iPhone that is locked to a particular
    wireless carrier with the sim from another wireless carrier. Contact the wireless
    provider that the iPhone is locked to and ask if they offer unlocking and if
    you qualify. Only the wireless carrier that the iPhone is locked to can unlock
    it.

  • Hi i updated my iphone but it says that This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you're attempting to use. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked. how can i unlock this one?

    hi i updated my iphone but it says that This iPhone is not currently setup to work with carrier you're attempting to use. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked. how can i unlock this one?

    Your iPhone was hacked or jailbroken before and through the update it locks back to the original carrier. Only the original carrier can unlock the iPhone. You have to contact them and find out what the procedure you needs to follow.

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