iPhone 3G 2.1 says no Sim Card

What does it say on the other side:

The numbers might be something like this:

http://docs.openmoko.org/trac/attachment/ticket/666/ATT-Back.jpg

I´ll be off to a Telcel service center tomorrow to get a new SIM. Not looking forward to the lines and customer "service" there.

No numbers on the other side. Just the chip connectors and white surface. Telcel/America Movil may be using a different provider than AT&T.

The last numbers of my DEAD sim card are:

3607F

Sorry for not posting before but I have to go to the phone company for another SIM card, now my iphone 2.1 is working correctly, but I have to wait 1 hour and have to pay for the new sim card because they don't know nothing about sim cards affected by the new firmware.

* If you have this problem and you can't go to your phone company, try with a sim card from the same phone company, with that sim card you would be able to use the iphone with another number meanwhile you go to replace the sim card.

* Also I try to downgrade to firmware 2.0.2 but I receive an error, the only solution to fix this problem is that you go to replace the SIM card because it is useless, it is fried.

* The iphone is locked if you restore after trying to downgrade to 2.0.2, try using a SIM card from the same phone company to unlock it and use your iphone 3G until you got a sim replacement.

One thing I have noticed about the fried SIM card is that the ICCID is blank when you go to the About section.

THE ONLY SOLUTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS THAT YOU GO TO YOUR PHONE COMPANY AND TELL THEM THAT YOU NEED A NEW SIM CARD.

Same problem with Movistar iPhone in Colombia.

I just updated my iTunes, then I updated my iPhone to 2.1 and BOOM,.... "No Sim Card Installed"....

What is this? Anybody knows? It seems that the update crashes the SIM card. That's not normal. Apple should do something for this. We have to go back to the phone company store and beg them for a new SIM. Maybe they are going to make us pay for that new SIM...who knows?
I hate to waste time like this...

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Hi Guys.

You are not alone with this problem. I am in Melbourne, Australia and I have the same problem.
The funny thing is I successfully downloaded and installed firmware 2.1 on my personal Iphone 3g. Works perfectly and my 3g has 4 - 5 bars all the time now. Previously, there were only ever 2 bars maximum. The battery also seem to be holding pretty good.
This morning, I tried to install the 2.1 into my work Iphone and guess what, it fried my SIM card. I am using SIM cards from the same provider on both my Iphones. Got the same error message as you guys. Called Optus the service provider and was told the SIM got fried.
Put in my other SIM and the phone works perfectly. So, just go to your service provider and get a SIM card replacement. That's the only thing to do for now.
Cheers

I also have the same problem, no sim card, the only way I can activate my iphone is to use a prepaid sim card from the same company.

I have the same Problem! Phone says NO SIM. I updated it to latest OS and it worked for few hours...now it says NO SIM!

I NEED MY PHONE!

/Vinod

Movistar Colombia returned the card by guarantee, cost free.

Nobody reports the problem with Comcel..... some bad thing happen with Movistar sim cards...

Message was edited by: changux

I spoke to apple support, they told me to remove the SIM card and insert it back again. That did the trick! My phone works now!

My SIM is dead ( fried, burn, or whatever ) because of this it is useless, even if I use it on another phone it does not work.

The remove SIM method only works when the SIM is OK.

I've used another sim (same operator), and brand new (prepaid, same op.), and got a new one from my operator, still... nothing 😟

Of course all 3 sims work great on another phone

Message was edited by: Patryk Majewski