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pwrobi

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Q: cant enter my phone number to iphone

I have an iPhone 4s that was recently unlocked. everything is up and running - I think - but I can't add my phone number to the settings.

Under settings I go to PHONE and MY NUMBER - which currently reads - Unknown

when I try to add my phone number I get a message saying "Phone Number could not be saved"

why not? and how can I get it to add? furthermore, is it important?

Thanks

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.1.2, unlocked

Posted on Jan 24, 2015 12:18 PM

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by ChrisJ4203,

ChrisJ4203 Jan 24, 2015 12:20 PM in response to pwrobi
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Jan 24, 2015 12:20 PM in response to pwrobi

Do you have a SIM installed in the phone?
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pwrobi Jan 24, 2015 1:22 PM in response to pwrobi
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Jan 24, 2015 1:22 PM in response to pwrobi

I do, I had T-Mobile create a new one for me - the old phone had the larger SIM which wouldn't fit.
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ChrisJ4203 Jan 24, 2015 1:23 PM in response to pwrobi
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Jan 24, 2015 1:23 PM in response to pwrobi

Did you power the phone off/on? It is generally not necessary to enter your phone number in contacts, the iPhone picks it up from the SIM card.
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pwrobi Jan 24, 2015 1:23 PM in response to ChrisJ4203
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Jan 24, 2015 1:23 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

my contacts are not coming through either - now that I think of it - so many other issues with setting this up I didn't even notice.
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pwrobi Jan 24, 2015 1:29 PM in response to ChrisJ4203
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Jan 24, 2015 1:29 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

I have turned on and off several times over the last several hours. I didn't mean that I expected my phone number to be in the contacts. but T-Mobile took my old SIM card and transferred everything to the new iPhone SIM card and none of them are showing up..
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