iPhone 13 "waiting for activation"

I used my old phone to set up, but it still says not activated.

If i send a text it goes by way of my email.


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iPhone 13

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 6:39 PM

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Posted on Feb 11, 2022 6:57 PM

Maybe this is silly to ask, but do you have a SIM card inserted? No iPhone will activate without a SIM card. Also - you probably should connect to Wi-Fi for activation. It usually does that for me, although I've only done that recently when coming out of a restore from factory conditions.

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Feb 11, 2022 6:57 PM in response to Garwood55

Maybe this is silly to ask, but do you have a SIM card inserted? No iPhone will activate without a SIM card. Also - you probably should connect to Wi-Fi for activation. It usually does that for me, although I've only done that recently when coming out of a restore from factory conditions.

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