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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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Posted on Oct 15, 2011 4:55 AM

I'm having the same issue... 😟

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Feb 3, 2012 8:07 PM in response to robsdoghouse

Fixed!!! iPhone 4S displays 'No Service' or 'No SIM Card Installed'


Update/Restore your iOS 5.0.1 (9A405) to (9A406)


Having same issue. And Quite disappointing with Apple - Since just switched from Nokia.

But at last I can solve it. Now I've not seen that error for more than 24hrs.

Follow the instruction from Apple Support below:


http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4148


🙂 I'm now enjoying new phone with no regret!

Feb 4, 2012 5:47 PM in response to robsdoghouse

I've been having this problem for almost a month now, I restored the iPhone to iOS 5.0.1 (9A406), and still not fixed, It even got worse now I see the carrier and everything looks fine, but can't make calls or anything else...And after a while it says Invalid sim ! I bought my 4s factory unlocked October and it was working fine until the last 3 weeks..(Also replaced my micro sim but didn't work)

Don't really know what to do, a little help would be appreciated !😟

Feb 4, 2012 6:43 PM in response to robsdoghouse

you can restore your iphone looking on the internet earlyer and found a website all you do if turn off your iphone unplugg it from your computer hold down your home button key and insert you cable to your computer (Keep you home button pressed down ) and it should come up with connect to itunes and itunes should say your iphone needs to be restored before using it on itunes and then you will be allowed to restore it




Hope this helps


Matt

Feb 5, 2012 8:41 PM in response to robsdoghouse

The iOS 5.0.1(9A406) thing hasn't fixed this "Sim Card Failure" issue! The only way for me when the problem occur is to restart my phone and I swear it only last under 24 hours before the problem pop up again =.=! This is getting ridiculous to restart the phone everyday just to make it look "right"

Apple, FIX it!!


off-topic: Will I get a new replacement if report this to Apple store? I live in Taiwan btw.

Feb 5, 2012 8:47 PM in response to robsdoghouse

I had this issue for almost 4 weeks, I was on 5.0.1-05 then went to 5.0.1-06 and it didn't solve it, I manage to get my udid registered by a friend who has developer account and upgraded to 5.1b3 it worked like charm; after one week restored back to 5.0.1-05 and before 12 hrs i got the same "sim failure" problem.


Diagnose: 5.0.1-x baseband firmware for some iPhone 4s hardware, I can tell you this because my wife has a 4s with 5.0.1-05 and hasn't experienced this trouble.


My recommendation is get your undid registered by a friend and upgrade, it's better be on a beta with all the services than having a very expensive iPod touch 4s.


Or wait until 5.1 is released to the public.


I hope this help you all.


Best regards

Feb 7, 2012 4:14 AM in response to robsdoghouse

Same problem in Germany with Vodafone.

Really do not know what to do. Already tried the official solution but it happens again with 90A406.

New sim card is on the way will let you know if I can solve it. This is my 3rd iphone in this year. 3rd time No Service - Sim failure message and can not make calls. I am really thinking about to sell all my apple devices and buy Samsung. Why is it so difficult to solve this?

Feb 8, 2012 10:31 AM in response to alexandertitov

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У меня это привело к тому, что теперь я не могу активировать телефон и юзать его хотябы как айпод. Но может вам повезет больше, кому-то помогает. Micro SIM от Мегафон - iPhone 4 32 factrory unlocked. До этого год все отлично работало на прошивках 4.x.x.

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In my case after what I can not activate my iPhone now and use it at least as iPod. But you may have better luck, for some users it help. I have iPhone 4 32 sim-free with Micro SIM from Megafon carrier (Russia).

Before I flash the iPhone to 5.0.1 it worked perfectly on 4.x.x firmwares.

Feb 8, 2012 9:55 PM in response to robsdoghouse

Итак, проблема:

iPhone 4S белый разлоченый канадец 32гига, оператор Мегафон, микросим.

Постоянная потеря сигнала и сети. Деления на индикаторе сети есть, но совершить звонок нет возможности. Так же никто не может дозвониться до меня. Помогает лишь включение/выключение авиарежима. И тогда он минуты 2-3 ищет сеть.

Стал замечать что подобная проблема происходит в 2х случаях:

  1. Когда телефон достаточно долго лежит без использования - наверно скучно ему и засыпает. Не знаю почему, может перестает обновлять сеть или хз.
  2. Когда меняются вышки оператора сети. Т.е. есть сигнал - все нормально, сажусь в машину еду, через пару километров, деления есть, но звонки уже совершить не возможно и только авиарежим помогает.

Не наблюдал подобной проблемы если телефон постоянно включен. Т.е. выезжаю с работы тут же включаю 3G и по яндекс пробкам себя вижу, интернет есть, (телефон не выключаю) звонки проходят на любом этапе передвижения.


Пробовал варианты решения проблемы:

  1. В фирме, где я его покупал, предложили сбросить настройки сети – не помогло,
  2. Затем был полное сбрасывание и восстановление через тунца – не помогло
  3. Полное сбрасывание и регистрирование как нового телефона – не помогло
  4. Танцы с бубнов, всевозможное переключение, ручного выбора оператора, отключение включение геолокаций, все что только можно, на доступном уровне. – не помогло.
  5. Вчера в 8 вечера попробовал пройти вот этот путь: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4148?viewlocale=ru_RU

НО к сожалению и он не помог! Хочу заметить что у меня не было «Ошибки СИМ» - как многие пишут, просто не ловил сигнал, а сегодня утром, после процедуры номер 5 – выскочила «Ошибка СИМ» + не знаю почему но за ночь с 90% аккумулятор упал до 80% - до этого 1-2% за ночь уходило.


PS: Когда у меня появился iphone, я обрезал старую симку, которой было уже года 4, все вроде работало, по крайне мере я не замечал проблем, может потому что это было в новинку и еще не разобрался, но проблемы стали замечаться именно после смены моей старой симки на микро…. Может проблема в этом? Хотя ХЗ

Остается только ждать выхода новой прошивки. Все остальное не помогает.

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