Sprint iPhone 5 "No Sim Card" Error?

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Sprint iPhone 5 "No Sim Card" Error?

I literally just picked up my iPhone 5 last night from the post of this question, and it worked perfectly and during the time it worked I loved it! Then this morning, I took my phone out of my pocket, without dropping it or anything, and I got a "No Sim Card Error" message. Now I cannot send texts, or call, or basically use my phone. I tried turning it on and off; didn't work. Any suggestions on a fix other than just dropping into the Sprint Store and getting it replaced?

iPhone 5, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 19, 2012 8:41 PM

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Ocean20

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Oct 19, 2012 8:43 PM in response to OhFeek

Take the SIm card out and reseat it and see if that fixes things. If not Try a Sim you know works and if the phone works then you have a defective sim

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OhFeek Author

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Oct 19, 2012 8:47 PM in response to Ocean20

I took the Sim and put it back in but still error, and it's a Microsim plus I'm on Sprint so I have no spare Sims

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Ocean20

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Oct 19, 2012 8:49 PM in response to OhFeek

iphone 5 uses a nano Sim not micro SIM

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OhFeek Author

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Oct 19, 2012 8:50 PM in response to Ocean20

Well yeah you know what I mean, highly dissapointed with Sprint and Apple either way

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Ocean20

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Oct 19, 2012 8:51 PM in response to OhFeek

If it is a fault with the SIM card and Sprint supplied I fail to see how that is the fault of Apple!

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OhFeek Author

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Oct 19, 2012 8:53 PM in response to Ocean20

It's happened with multiple users and even on Verizon as well so I don't think two different carriers can both create the same problem with numerous clients like this, if you don't have a good fix though I'm not worried about whose fault it may or may not be...

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Ocean20

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Oct 19, 2012 8:54 PM in response to OhFeek

You might try restarting the phone

Restart iPhone: Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the home button together until the apple logo appears then let both buttons go and wait for the phone to restart.

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OhFeek Author

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Oct 19, 2012 8:57 PM in response to Ocean20

Still get a "No SIM Card Installed" error, interesting because I know for a fact I have a SIM Card in there

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