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robsdoghouse Author

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Sim Card Failure No Sim with iPhone 4S Anyone Else?

Got the new 32GB iPhone 4S today from AT&T, activated the phone was working all morning, I started experimenting with Siri and a couple minutes later the phone was hotter than usual and I get Sim Card failure, and Bad SIM messages. The phone now only says No Sim. I get home take out the SIM card and put it in my previous iPhone 4 and it works just fine. I then put in a blank micro SIM into the new iPhone 4S, but it still says NO SIM. Thinking the SIM reader got fried some how already.

Anyone else have this problem maybe a bad batch out there, or I just got an unlucky lemon?

I made an appointment for the genius bar tomorrow, but I seriously doubt they will have replacement stock of the 4S already. Guess I will find out what my next course of action will be tomorrow trying to get a replacement since new orders are taking 30 days to ship I am afraid I will have to wait awhile to enjoy the new features of my already paid for phone 😟

Posted on Oct 15, 2011 1:53 AM

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iHujanen

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Posted on Oct 15, 2011 4:55 AM

I'm having the same issue... 😟

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Parakou

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Nov 28, 2011 9:24 PM in response to Wibbly le Mönde

Thanks for the insights, what you write makes some sense. As I wrote, I wasn't sure whether it was the new SIM or the tape. However, here's where I'm lost. I cut my wife's SIM down to a uSIM as well, and she's not experienced any problems. So it would seem that it is a combination of SIM and iOS version. I (and more importantly she) don't feel like testing it out by updating her OS to 5.0.1 to see if she starts experiencing the problem.

I'm just thrilled that my phone is working again.

Nov 29, 2011 12:33 AM in response to robsdoghouse

I'm in the process of installing iOS 5.1 on my wife's iPhone 4S that has the "invalid SIM" issue. Previously, nothing helped (incl. hard reboots, full restore, SIM PIN switched off, tape put on the SIM card etc.). If 5.1 beta doesn't help, I'm returning the phone.

Nov 29, 2011 12:41 AM in response to getresponse

@getresponse

Very excited about the possibility of a fix in 5.1 beta ... please keep us in the loop!

Nov 29, 2011 12:59 AM in response to getresponse

Doing the same right now! 4S 16 gb from Finland!

I live in Russia, St. Petersburg and got this phone as a present. With some troubles...

I can't buy microSim of my operator (Tele 2 Russia) becouse they have only standart Sims, so i cutted it.

On my last iPhone 4 it worked very nicely, but with 4S... iTroublePhone =(

I'll write after installing 5.1 beta

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I got fail =( I didn't register my UDID =( so waiting for imzdl =(

Dimash

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Nov 29, 2011 1:00 AM in response to ivan.pozdnyakov

I live in SPb too and my Megafon is my cellular operator. I've changed 5 SIM-card already (2 micro-SIM and 3 regular SIMs) but my iPhone 4S 16Gb from UK works with troubles too. I get some "SIM failure" messages but mostly it is just "no network" error. Seems there is not cellular operator in Russia who can provide 128k sim-cards..

Nov 29, 2011 1:03 AM in response to Dimash

По-русски писать можете? =)

Я ставил 5.1, а UDID еще не активировали мне ( В итоге проишвка встала, а активировать телефон не могу. Даже не знаю что делать, если не получится заставить телефон работать по нормальному, ехать в Финку менять?...

fylzz

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Nov 29, 2011 1:04 AM in response to robsdoghouse

Having issues too with my microSIM(non cutted) with Orange France. Requested new SIM got it yersterday. They don't know if it's a 128k and there is nothing written on it besides MFD 12/2010. The chip on the new sim looks different, the pins/pads are having a more curved shape and it looks like the chip is not touching the sim tray anymore. I'll keep you posted in 24h if the problem is solved (or not).

Dimash

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Nov 29, 2011 1:05 AM in response to ivan.pozdnyakov

по-русски могу, ага :-) нужно найти, кто внесет ваш UDID в девелоперский аккаунт.

mjuul

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Nov 29, 2011 1:10 AM in response to robsdoghouse

Haven't experienced this problem since last Saturday 19th November. Now it just seems to be working perfectly, so I'm a happy man!!

Dimash

Level 1

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Nov 29, 2011 1:11 AM in response to mjuul

What did you do to solve the problems?

Nov 29, 2011 1:15 AM in response to Dimash

Заслал 7 баксов в в imzdl, должны активировать в течении суток (

Dimash

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Nov 29, 2011 1:18 AM in response to ivan.pozdnyakov

ну и отлично! не печальтесь, телефон с глюками не сильно лучше не работающего вообще ;-)

Nov 29, 2011 1:19 AM in response to Dimash

А ты 5.1 не ставил? Или ждешь ответов на форуме?

Dimash

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Nov 29, 2011 1:22 AM in response to ivan.pozdnyakov

Точно, жду отзывов! Откатиться то вроде назад нельзя будет после прошивки.. да и UDID не внесен.. сейчас мне кажется, что я смирюсь уже с любыми глюками, лишь бы исправили глюки с сетью.

Nov 29, 2011 1:24 AM in response to Dimash

Я откатился. Зашел в DFU и он предложил восстановить телефон. Залил вот обратно 5.0.1

А как мне подтвердят UDID то я снова залью 5.1 и активирую

Пипец как обидно что телефон по-нормальному не пашет. Потратили кучу денег а оно не пашет (

Sim Card Failure No Sim with iPhone 4S Anyone Else?