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robsdoghouse Author

Level 1

16 points

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

Level 1

5 points

Posted on Oct 15, 2011 4:55 AM

I'm having the same issue... 😟

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Jan 14, 2012 6:15 AM in response to Dimash

I have the same coming up frequently now since the last update. SIM FAILURE, BAD SIM, RE INSERT SIM.

I turn the phone off and on again and this seems to fix it temporarily. 😟 Not good Apple 😟

Jan 14, 2012 6:28 AM in response to robsdoghouse

Matt and Rachie

Im in the uk and had exactly what you described.

Tried new SIM - no different.

Installed and UPDATED to 5.1 beta from a link on here a few pages back.

Followed instructions and with same sim have had no problems for a few days.

Give it a go, its only about 5 pages back, with links and everything

good luck

Jan 14, 2012 6:32 AM in response to robsdoghouse

Thanks Ben!

I can't find the post that you're talking about!

Help!

Matt

Jan 14, 2012 7:12 AM in response to robsdoghouse

thats what i used, dont forget to UPDATE, there are lots of horror stories from people who hit the restore button and killed their phones.

Sethmns

Level 1

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Jan 14, 2012 8:20 AM in response to Benstevensuk

I did restore first, but everything is manageable. But for sure upgrade saves time and efforts. :)

Jan 14, 2012 9:45 AM in response to robsdoghouse

Downloaded and updated to IOS5 BETA 3.

3 Hours so far so good. The real test will be when I go out tonight...

Will post in 48 hours if still successful.

Matt

Gsleeroy

Level 1

4 points

Jan 14, 2012 4:07 PM in response to robsdoghouse

I had constant SIM FAILURE problems on a daily basis whilst running IOS 5.1 Beta 2....all that malarkey about taping the Sim, the tray, disabling the PIN etc was a load of rubbish - I've updated to IOS 5.1 Beta 3 and it's worked since its release date (nearly a week ago) - issue has gone!!!

SAL SAL

Level 1

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Jan 15, 2012 10:15 AM in response to robsdoghouse

I'm having the same issue...

Im not in us this is so bad

Jan 15, 2012 3:26 PM in response to robsdoghouse

Hi SAL SAL

Try to update yours to 5.1 beta 3

cheers

Gazaharg

Level 1

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Jan 15, 2012 5:33 PM in response to robsdoghouse

Am running 4s with 5.0.1.

First time apple user. What a let down. Basic function wont even work as a Phone. ***

AM UK Orange account holder. Am in Far east and am totally P----D Off with this.

Apple *** come on let us know what you are doing to repair this fault.

Jan 15, 2012 5:41 PM in response to robsdoghouse

Hi Gazaharg

If you having this issue of sim failure / invalid sim

Try to update yours to 5.1 beta 3

cheers

Gazaharg

Level 1

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Jan 15, 2012 5:46 PM in response to joembaguio

Thanks Joembaguio. Will try that when I get back to Hotel tonight. As my Company laptop has restricted access and I cant run Itunes on it.

SeverNk

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Jan 17, 2012 1:21 AM in response to robsdoghouse

iPhone 4s 16 gb, Sim Card Failure. iOS 5.0.1. At least three times a day! 😮

Jan 17, 2012 9:30 AM in response to robsdoghouse

This morning my Iphone was showing "No Sim", and I just did what the Apple solution suggested, and hopefully this will fix it.

Got my Iphone in Oct 2011, and then started to visit Apple store to fix my iphone monthly.

First month, the camera didn't work, so I went to the Apple store, they just replaced the camera.

Second month, WIFI stopped working, so I went to the Apple store again, then they replaced the iphone

Now the sim card problem, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I won't recommend anyone to buy an iphone, seriously, this is the beginning of a lont-term nightmare.

Jan 17, 2012 1:31 PM in response to robsdoghouse

For or five days since updating to iOS 5.1beta and it works great.

No sim failure and the battery is much much better

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