iPhone 4 won't work without Sim card after resetting it

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iPhone 4 won't work without Sim card after resetting it

Since I installed the new iOS 7.0.4 on my phone, my battery keeps on getting worth. Shutting of at 40% sometimes even 60%. I followed the advice to reset the whole phone. After backing everything up with iCloud today, what literally 12 hours took, I finally started. And then this, since I have that phone ( two years, only for Skype and What's app to stay in contact with family and friends at home in Europe) do I never had any problems because of a missing sim card.

I tried to connect it to iTunes without any progress. I don't need a contract or anything I only use it with wifi at home.

So, are there any solutions out for me?

** and yes I tried an older sim card but still nothing.

iPhone 4, iOS 7.0.4, Only use it with WiFi

Posted on Jan 1, 2014 5:36 PM

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Answer 1

diesel vdub

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Jan 1, 2014 6:40 PM in response to TheBunn

iPhones require a SIM card for activation. There is no way around this.

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TheBunn Author

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Jan 2, 2014 3:47 AM in response to diesel vdub

Thanks a lot for the quick response. I was just confused because I used that Phone two years in a row without a sim card. Never having any problems, until the battery started acting up after the iOS 7 :/

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Nathan-D

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Jan 2, 2014 6:10 AM in response to TheBunn

Once activated, you can remove the sim, but will need to put a valid, but not active, sim back in if you need to activate it again in the future.

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TheBunn Author

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Jan 2, 2014 6:29 AM in response to Nathan-D

Its an AT&T Phone and the only SIM card I have is from Verizon. Iguess I don't have a choice but to get me one. I bought the Phone refurbished and never had to open the SIM card Slot till yesterday. My guess I must have been lucky the last two years!

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imobl

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Jan 2, 2014 6:41 AM in response to TheBunn

Go to AT&T and ask for an inactive sim. Or borrow one from a frienc/relative/coworker

for a few minutes to activate the iPhone.

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TheBunn Author

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Jan 2, 2014 7:59 AM in response to imobl

Sounds so easy! Maybe I can figure one of your ideas out. It's just that AT&T doesn't provide service where I live and the next store is far away. What a f****** mess.

Never had to open the SIM card slot since I got my ( refurbished) iPhone ( which I also had to get started completely from the beginning, it came resetted). But with the new iOS7 ( that makes batteries go nuts and wifi stop working every other day) only problems coming with it.

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Jan 28, 2015 12:15 PM in response to diesel vdub

My phone was locked to bell so i used my dad's bell sim card but it still didnt work so i dont know what to do now

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