HT201415: If you can't connect to a cellular network or cellular data

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sebilion

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Q: Hi. A friend of mine bought an iphone 5 and gave me his iphone 4. Everything else works normal except the network signal. Phone is on vodafone UK and I tried 2 different sim cards but on both it just say searching then no network, and again searching

Can you please help me? Where should I sendmy phone to look if it needs repair or something? The phone looks very nice but can't get any signal it stays on searching and no network no matter what I do or where I go. It doesn't find any network. Can you please help me? What can it be? My friend said he had it for 2 years and it was working find with him.

iPhone 4, locked on vodafone

Posted on Jan 22, 2013 7:11 AM

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by ebenez88,

ebenez88 Jan 22, 2013 7:17 AM in response to sebilion
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Jan 22, 2013 7:17 AM in response to sebilion

i think the phone he give it to you is not unlocked.
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sebilion Jan 22, 2013 7:22 AM in response to ebenez88
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Jan 22, 2013 7:22 AM in response to ebenez88

Both sim cards I tried was vodafone so I don't thing is from that
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by Lexiepex,

Lexiepex Jan 22, 2013 8:00 AM in response to sebilion
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Jan 22, 2013 8:00 AM in response to sebilion

I think it is from that.
Maybe Vodafone can help you by contracting the same contract form that your friend has/had: that was what the subsidy paid for. Anyway you should arrange it with Vadafone, I heard nowadays they will unlock it when the contract period has expired.
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HT201415: If you can't connect to a cellular network or cellular data

Q: Hi. A friend of mine bought an iphone 5 and gave me his iphone 4. Everything else works normal except the network signal. Phone is on vodafone UK and I tried 2 different sim cards but on both it just say searching then no network, and again searching

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