Apple iPhone 3GS SIM area Inside broke and wont accept SIM

Impossible to know the exact damage to the SIM Bay area that has occured. The most common damage inflicted to this area is due to the SIM tray being forced in upside down, resulting most commonly in bending or breaking one or more of the six thin copper wire contacts which read the SIM card. Maybe if you have this type of damage, the six contacts could be checked and carefully bent back into place. They are very fragile and can break off from the base quite easily however. If one or more is already broken off, then the SIM Card Junctor (contains the six contacts) could be replaced, this is an easy solder job for someone skilled at basic soldering. The SIM Card Junctor is very cheap costing 2 - 3 dollars for the part. If someone decides to open the 3GS, make sure it is OFF before opening and kept OFF during any repair, or your risk damaging the LCD display, Logic Board or Both.

What you are being offered is a refurbished phones that has been returned and then all defective parts replaced and checked by an Apple technician. Don't go for a cheaper option just accept that s*** happens!

Hi, Thanks for your help! I'm not technical at all with taking the iPhone apart or anything,, I've never attempted to, and i dont think i will try! I put the SIM tray inthe right way round, its just the SIM was extra thick and it was adapted so it got stuck... Thanks for your help 🙂

It is extra thick and adapted, does that mean you were trying to hardware unlock it? If you are not technical at all then you should probably not try to use that method as it will need to be redone everytime the phone turns off if it is the one most available at the minute.

I think next time you post you should probably state all the facts, you are now saying you did not give Apple the full facts never mind us! We can only work on what you give us. You didn't say anywhere in your post that you were factory unlocked.