Activate unlocked iPhone5 with no SIM?

To activate, a nano sim is needed.

Martin42 wrote:

Or is a SIM card always needed?

All GSM iPhones require a valid sim card be installed in order to activate them.

Hello,

Can I do this returning in the Apple Store and ask for Activate the iPhone 5?

Thanks!

Fabio Ribeiro

Canberra, Australia

Totally agree - stuck not being able to play with my unlocked delivered iPhone at all and not able to get a nano sim because they've run out in Darwin ... Would've been nice to have been advised what was needed so as to prepare or provide some way of bypassing it do it can at least be used...

Yes you could, but you still need a sim card.

Thought it might have been obvious that if you purchase an unlocked iPhone 5, then you'll need to source a nano sim card from somewhere before delivery so that you can activate it. It is a phone afterall, so you would need a sim card.

No it's not obvious when you buy it directly through the apple store app. It isn't stated clearly that an original activation requires a sim... It's a reasonable assumption that you can use it via wireless or activate it through iTunes.

The issue is that it should be stated clearly not something one has to investigate to determine. It's a simple issue of telling the consumer up front, not leaving it as something an average busy professional person has to work out after they buy it.

And sure it's a phone but isn't it supposed to be so much more than that - isn't that kind of the point of its marketing?

Having the same trouble ...new unlocked iphone and no nano sim.. Demand is so high Vodafone will not give a delivery date.

Has anyone tried to cut an existing sim down to nano size? If so what were the results?

Help appreciated with this ...so frustrating not being able to use over wifi

Honestly, i just DO NOT see the problem in cutting your micro sim down to nano sim size. It isn't that hard. And yeah before anyone points out that a nano sim is thinner than a micro sim, it's been tested and it fits regardless of how thick it is!

I'm stuck atm in asia not back for the next couple of months, so to use my sim here (which i cut myself to make it fit my i4) i'll just cut it down some more and wait 'til next week when my dad flies across from england with my i5!

It WORKS. No need to wait for it to arrive in stock and no need to wait again further for your number to transfer over to the new sim.

It works, mate. Read my previous reply!

Get yourself a cutter from ebay for less than a tenner or just DIY (a few guides online that will help).

Thanks for the quick reply. I have a "standard size sim" . The big one

Will that work if cut down?

Erm it depends on the size of the actual chip. Is the chip the bigger one or the slightly newer smaller chip (mini sim) ones?

If your standard full-size sim is the slightly newer mini sim (smaller sized chip) then you can cut it up down to nano!

This will help:

http://asia.cnet.com/hacked-iphone-5-nano-sim-thickness-doesnt-matter-62218820.h tm

They have some very helpful pics to help you trim your existing sim down!

Can't agrre more. Just home after spending £529.00 and I can't use it!!!

would you know where to get a sim card for an unlocked iphone 5?

Why don't you try your carrier... Since it's the carriers that provide SIMs.