Hi,
How can I use Iphone 4 as an mp3 player without a sim card until I get one? I just bought the phone and each time I try to switch it on to use the mp3 player, I cannot. It asks me to insert a sim card and I don't have a sim card yet. I was thinking I could use the mp3 player function of my phone until I buy a sim card.
Thank you for your help in advance,
You cannot use anything until it is activated with a wireless carrier.
You can't do anything with any iPhone except make emergency calls until the phone is activated. If you want to use it, you have no choice but to get a sim & activate it.
Thank you for this quick reply. Do you mean wireless internet connection is enough to activate the phone? If I activate the phone here, when I go abroad, will I still be able to use a local carrier without a problem?
thank you,
You need an activated sim from a supported carrier to activate the phone...I.E....you need service.
1. To use the phone without cell service, first activate the phone with a wireless carrier, then use the deactivated SIM card from when it was last used as a phone.
2. You can use the phone with local carriers (with their local SIM cards) when you travel ONLY IF THE IPHONE IS OFFICIALLY UNLOCKED - either by the local carrier it's locked to or was purchaced as factory unlocked.
Thank you, I understand, yeah, I knew that, my phone is factory unlocked and I am going home, which is obviously not in the States and I am thinking of buying a local carrier there. However, I still have 2 weeks before I leave and cannnot wait to start using my Iphone 4. I thought at least I could use the mp3 player function. So as far as I understand, I cannot activate it without a sim card. I have been using metropcs for about two years and it does not have a sim card. In this case, do I really not have another choice but wait for two weeks to listen to music? My Mp3 player just failed me and I really need to listen to music but on the other hand, while I can use my iphone as an mp3 player in two weeks, I don't want to spend more money on a new one. So, do you have another suggestion? For instance, can I use a friend's sim card to activate mine? Would this cause any trouble, when I go home and buy a local carrier? I think these questions might kinda sound weird to you, but first time with an Iphone, extremely excited to start using under my circumstances, I need help 🙂 thanks,
Just wait until you get home.
If you have a friend that has a micro sim, yes you can use that to activate the phone. Won't cause any issues at all.
That is good news!!! thank you 🙂
How can I use Iphone 4 as an mp3 player without a sim card until I get one?
