Sim card not supported

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Sim card not supported

Hi

Bought an unlocked iphone and got Vodafone to replace my sim with a nice micro one 🙂

Alas I get "emergency calls only" on the phone.. I was then told it needed activation through iTunes, so I connected up only to get the "sim card not supported" message

Tried ringing Voda but they just wanted to send a new sim (I know the sim works ok as I used an adapater and tested it in another phone)

Any hints/tips/solutions would be good!!

Thanks in advance

Stu

iphone, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Feb 15, 2011 4:25 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 15, 2011 4:26 AM in response to Starsky72

Where did you get your unlocked phone from?

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Answer 2

Feb 15, 2011 4:27 AM in response to Starsky72

You bought this unlocked iPhone where?

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Feb 15, 2011 4:32 AM in response to Starsky72

I bought it from a guy who is a part of a car club I was a member of, a trustworthy chap.

I did wonder whether he was simply mistaken and the phone wasn't unlocked at all... I have dropped him a message but as of yet heard nothing back 🙂

Is there a way of telling what network a phone is locked to without the relevant SIM card?

Stu

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Feb 15, 2011 4:37 AM in response to Starsky72

If the iPhone was unlocked when this guy was using it, this means this guy hacked the iPhone to be unlocked, or it was never unlocked officially or unofficially. This guy should know which carrier the iPhone is carrier locked with - with whatever carrier he was using it with. If he hacked the iPhone to unlock it, he should now this as well.

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Starsky72 Author

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Feb 15, 2011 4:42 AM in response to Starsky72

The phone was brand new, box still sealed etc

I guess the best thing is to ask him where HE got it from and why he thought it was unlocked, then talk about the price I paid 😉

I have just searched around on the model number and it does seem to indicate that this model MCB603B/A is indeed a "locked" model - but I guess that could still mean locked to any one of the phone companies in the UK supplying the iphone.

Oh the joys....

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Kwopau

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Feb 15, 2011 6:33 AM in response to Starsky72

On the back of the box, there should be an indicator, telling you which carrier it is. Well in U.S at least on the back of the box, it has an AT&T logo or a Verizon Logo telling which carrier it belongs to.

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Feb 15, 2011 7:47 AM in response to Kwopau

That's not the case in the UK.

All you can do is try sims from Tesco, O2, Orange, 3, T-Mobile and Vodafone......or wait for your friend to get back to you.

Orange do have their sims attached to the side though I'm guessing that would have been removed anyway.....

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