What can I do if my Iphone doesn't read the SIM card?
I bought an Iphone 4S in France because I had a gift card but now I live in Italy and It doesn't read my Sim card. Someone told me that I have to unlock It, but I don't know if it is true. What can I do?
Contact the wireless carrier that the iPhone is locked to and
ask them if they offer unlocking and if you qualify. Only the
wireless carrier to which the iPhone is locked can unlock it.
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I restored my iphone 4s and now doesn't recognise the sim card what can i do?
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Was your iPhone hacked/jailbroken to be unlocked?
If so, installing an iOS update on an iPhone that was hacked to be unlocked or restoring such an iPhone with iTunes re-locks the iPhone to the carrier the iPhone was sold as carrier locked with.
What is the exact error message - the SIM card is not supported? -
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This Apple doc might help ya out -> iPhone: Troubleshooting No Service or No SIM
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Your iPhone was hacked to unlock it. Now that you have updated it has cleared that hack and is locked with the original cell provider. Call AppleCare and give them the model and serial number and they can tell you the cell provider it is locked with. Then contact that cell provider and see what their unlock policy is and if you qualify.
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i am having the problem in my 3gs iphone. it says it shouldnt take more than 3 minutes then i get this message Could not activate iphone.
i have taken the sim card out and put it back in even then its of no use.
if any one out there can help us it would be very nice of them. thank you for your time.I can not get to iPhone screen, so no way to get to Settings. That is the problem. When I connect phone to iTunes I get screen asking to insert SIN card. On the phone I'm getting Cinfigure screen asking Launguage , Country or Region, Wi-Fi, ( I can connect to my home wi-fi), and last screen "Activating your iPhone". After two minutes of waiting IM getting message: Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server in temporary unavailable. try connecting to iTunes or try later or contat apple.com/support.
Like I mention, I went to Bell as well Rogers store and tried to insert active SIM card with no results.
Yes, my friend unlock the phone to use with Rogers but I don't know where -
Typgood .. I would like to work together I have an iphone 63gs 16gb, I do not read the sim card in itunes gave him the option restore and now I get on the screen that you can not do iphone activation would help me. I'm from Colombia
Activation requires a SIM card.
Activation issues are almost always the result of a device that has been hacked or jailbroken. If that is the case, no support can be provided here. -
Can I buy a white iPhone 4 and put my sim card from my old iPhone 4 in it?
Can I buy a white iPhone 4 and put my sim card from my old iPhone 4 in it?
Yes.
Back your old phone up in iTunes first. Then after you swap the SIM card into the new phone, connect the new one to iTunes and choose "Restore from backup." It should replicate everything that was on the old phone, right down to most of your settings and text message history. -
The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does
not appear to be supported.
Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may be used
to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your
iPhone or visit a supported Carrier's store to receive a
replacement SIM card.It appears that you have an iPhone that is locked to a carrier other than the one you were using. Now that you have tried to update the iOS, it has relocked. That is what happens if you are using a phone that has been hacked to unlock. You have also forfeited support from Apple and from this forum.
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Hello! I have a iPhone When I enter the SIM card lock is not working from Sweden and I'm in Iraq, how do you open it?? Thank you
Hussein AL-Saady wrote:
I contact my relatives in Sweden have gone to Apple there
Did we tell you to contact Apple? No.
Do what we said and contact the wireless provider in Sweden to which the phone is locked to.. -
When you open iTunes this message appears. The sim card inserted in this iPhone does not Appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may bre used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card That came with your iPhone or visit a supported Carrier's store to receive a replacement sim card.
dear sir.
where i get this replacement sim card.i live in bangladesh.not have support carrier in my coutry..
so how get..please help me.. -
The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported.
Only compatible SIM cards from a supported Carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported Carrier's store to receive a replacement SIM card.I got the same message.
I bought an iPhone 5 at full retail price from an AT&T store. I requested the phone to be unlocked through their unlock portal. The AT&T unlock system asked for the IMEI number, a copy of my receipt showing that I bougth the phone at "No Commitment" price. A few hours later I received a message from AT&T stating that the unlock request was approved. I then followed the instructions to back up the phone and restore it through Itunes. The phone activates normally with the AT&T SIM card. But when I insert my VODAFONE SIM I get the massage "THE SIM CARD... etc.
I tried again to back up & restore the phone 3 or 4 times, no success. I have also allowed 24 hours for the unlock process to complete. Still no luck.
I have checked again on the AT&T Unlock Status portal and it shows "Unlock approved".
Where is the issue here? Do I have to call Apple or return the phone to AT&T and get the unlocked phone through the Apple Store?
Thanks for any help on this. -
HT2309 Do I need to power off the iphone 4s before remove the sim card?
Do I need to power off the iphone 4s before remove the sim card?
Thanks, I think so, too.
But Apple says "When changing the SIM card, power off the device prior to opening the SIM tray" in http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2309. -
I lived in China when I bought the IPhone 4s with China Mobile. It is prepaid so I have to put money on my phone when it runs out. Now I'm living in Mexico and I was wondering if I could keep using my IPhone with the mexican carrier TELCEL. Can I just insert a new SIM card from this company? Or does it have to be unlocked? BTW I had no contract with China Mobile. Thank you in advance:)
Could it be because the SIM card got damaged while I cut it to fit the IPhone?
Very likely. Hard to believe the carrier in Mexico doesn't have a micro-SIM card available.
Or somehow the Chinese carrier found out and locked it?
No, which is not possible.
What can I do? Get a new SIM and see if it works again?
Get a micro-SIM from the carrier in Mexico that you don't have to manually cut down. If that carrier doesn't provide one, switch to another carrier that is not so low-budget. -
How can I activate my unlocked iPhone through iTunes without a SIM card?
I have a new iPhone 4 that I bought unlocked. It's intended use is not as a phone, but more of an iPod touch. I want to activate it, but iTunes tells me I need a sim. Is there a way I can activate the phone for use with iTunes w/o obtaining a sim?
There is no way to do this with a stock Apple firmware. I am in the same boat. I wanted to use my old iPhone strictly for development, as I am upgrading to the new iPhone. Unfortunately, I got bitten by the SIM card problem and my phone old phone won't even recognize a SIM card anymore. In my opinion, requiring a SIM just to use apps on the phone needs to go away. Good luck with yours.
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