how to fix The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. The SIM card that you currently have installed in this iPhone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the activation

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how to fix The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. The SIM card that you currently have installed in this iPhone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the activation

The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported.

The SIM card that you currently have installed in this iPhone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the activation server. This is not a hardware issue with the iPhone. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked by your carrier. Please contact Apple for more information.

iPhone 4, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Jan 22, 2014 11:05 AM

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Answer 1

pdroth

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Jan 22, 2014 11:06 AM in response to hybles

You phone is locked to a different carrier than the one whose SIM card you are installing.

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KiltedTim

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Jan 22, 2014 11:15 AM in response to hybles

What part of that message is unclear to you?

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Answer 3

Jan 22, 2014 11:18 AM in response to hybles

Or if you've recently got the phone unlocked then you'll need to connect it to itunes and then do a fresh restore to unlock it ,although for most users simply connecting to itunes for few seconds did the trick.

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