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Why does my sim doesn’t work in my ipad

My sim side is not working

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 5:16 PM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2021 5:24 PM

Are you using a regular iPhone SIM? Most Carrier phone SIMs will not function when used with a tablet/iPad.


iPad cannot access Cellular calling and messaging features that are provisioned on phone SIMs. For iPad, you generally require a DataSIM - this being provisioned for IP Data only.

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Why does my sim doesn’t work in my ipad

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