Using iphone 5 and 5c on ios7.0.4 and would like to use these on wireless only with no carrier service for voip apps. how to i prevent the Iphone is not activated contact your carrier?
Hi i am using iphone 5 and 5c on ios7.0.4 and would like to use these on wireless only with no carrier service for voip apps. how to i prevent the error Iphone is not activated contact your carrier?
tnguyen9 wrote:
when i remove the sim card it gives me errors that there is no sim.
You should only need a SIM in it to actually activate it in iTunes. Once activated, leave the SIM in or remove it, it should not matter.
Then, turn on airplane mode. And then, go into wifi settings and re-enable wifi (this leaves the cellular radio in airplane mode = powered off).
Now your iPhone is effectively no more than a (wifi only) iPod Touch.
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For more information on this, take a look at:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3424
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