cannot activate or update iphone 7 says needs sim

iphone 7 updated to ios 15.2 and is unusable. i restored to factory default and cant update it. says it cannot activate because it needs an update. Can anyone fix this?

iPhone 7

Posted on Jan 20, 2022 6:56 PM

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Raicya

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Posted on Jan 21, 2022 1:42 AM

See this Apple article: If you can't activate your iPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201407

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Raicya

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Jan 21, 2022 1:42 AM in response to meestep

See this Apple article: If you can't activate your iPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201407

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