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dragonslayer69

Q: so my friends gave me his old iphone 4 for christmas (he forgot to reset it) that he had for att well i got a plan and sim for the iphone but i when i plug it in to itunes it says "no sim card installed" help please

so my friends gave me his old iphone 4 for christmas that he had when he was with att. Well i went and got a plan and a sim for the iphone and they put in the sim and all but it said that i had to plug it into itunes. So it did and the messeage "no sim card installed" appered and i dont know what to do. p.s the phone was giving to me not reset

iPhone 4, iOS 6, the iphone is not factory reset

Posted on Dec 28, 2013 4:36 PM

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  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Dec 28, 2013 4:39 PM in response to dragonslayer69
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    Dec 28, 2013 4:39 PM in response to dragonslayer69

    You must Restore the phone. It will probably only worth with an AT&T SIM, unless your friend had AT&T unlock it first. The phone may be jailbroken, also; one indication of this would be the app "Cydia" on the phone's Home screen. If it is the phone is most likely worthless to you.