Q: No SIM card installed iPad mini error after iOS8

I Have a second generation iPad mini w/ cellular data but I dont have a SIM card and haven't had one ever since the purchase Because I'm using wifi the whole time. Ever since the update to iOS8, I've been getting a no SIM card installed error message several times during navigation in Safari and other apps. my mum has a first generation iPad w/ cellular data, no sim installed but she doesn't get this error. Am I missing something in the settings?

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iPad 2, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 12:12 PM

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by lemarco,

lemarco Sep 22, 2014 8:22 PM in response to Surawon
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Sep 22, 2014 8:22 PM in response to Surawon

I too updated 4s to ios8, and have been getting No Sim Card Installed prompt message all the time. I too only use wifi all the time and no sim installed. But never get this prompt in ios7.

There are many other things that break too:
- stuttering animation
- battery draining
- browser could not open live video (previously ok in ios7).

Hope apple get it fixed.
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by Thomas Bosboom,

Thomas Bosboom Sep 24, 2014 2:00 AM in response to lemarco
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Sep 24, 2014 2:00 AM in response to lemarco

I too have this problem. I suppose I could, as a work-around, get a cheap prepaid SIM with some data on it.
Other solutions would be very welcome.
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by Iwonami,

Iwonami Sep 24, 2014 2:16 AM in response to Surawon
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Sep 24, 2014 2:16 AM in response to Surawon

I have exactly the same. In iPad2
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by Surawon,

Surawon Sep 26, 2014 11:24 PM in response to Surawon
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Sep 26, 2014 11:24 PM in response to Surawon

Does anybody know if 8.0.2 fixes this issue?
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by dtme,

dtme Oct 2, 2014 12:15 PM in response to Surawon
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Oct 2, 2014 12:15 PM in response to Surawon

ppossibly Apple is trying to force users to get a SIM card. I have no use for one since I use wifi. Would be nice to be able to enjoy my IPAD without this irritation. No one seems to have the fix
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by Surawon,

Surawon Oct 2, 2014 12:38 PM in response to dtme
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Oct 2, 2014 12:38 PM in response to dtme

although this is not idealistic but nowadays i put airplane mode on and wifi mode on, it seems to shun off this message
perhaps it'll work for you too
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by Swieter,

Swieter Oct 4, 2014 10:32 PM in response to Surawon
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Oct 4, 2014 10:32 PM in response to Surawon

I'm also getting this error on my iPad. I had no trouble in previous iOS. I run my iPad with no sim and with airplane mode enabled and wifi turned on. I'll be looking at some app or browsing online and up pops the error message. Tried rebooting and enabling/disabling airplane mode but no joy.
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by Alfred DeRose,

Alfred DeRose Oct 4, 2014 10:39 PM in response to Swieter
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Oct 4, 2014 10:39 PM in response to Swieter

Turn off Cellular Data in Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data and you should not get the message.
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by Surawon,

Surawon Oct 5, 2014 1:15 PM in response to Surawon
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Oct 5, 2014 1:15 PM in response to Surawon

I Take what I said back, that was only wishful thinking

for or those who have never had a sim the cellular data settings are greyed out and inaccessible
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by Swieter,

Swieter Oct 5, 2014 4:16 PM in response to Alfred DeRose
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Oct 5, 2014 4:16 PM in response to Alfred DeRose

I was hopefully this would work, but as pointed out, the setting is greyed out. With Airplane more on or off, I'm not able to enter this setting's area. Maybe I'll have to try a temporary sim swap if my phone card fits just to try this.
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by konstantinos258,

konstantinos258 Oct 9, 2014 5:23 AM in response to Surawon
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Oct 9, 2014 5:23 AM in response to Surawon

APple seems to have many problems right now....in hardware and software too.....it's not worth any more...
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by Swieter,

Swieter Oct 11, 2014 6:54 PM in response to Swieter
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Oct 11, 2014 6:54 PM in response to Swieter

I took the SIM card out of my iPhone and put it in my iPAD. Then I disabled Airplane Mode and went into the Cellular settings and turned off Cellular Data. I restored Airplane Mode, and enabled Wi-Fi and took the SIM card out. Over one daddy of using the iPad, I 'feel' like I don't get the No SIM card message as much, but I still get it some. So this isn't the whole solution.
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by ourcore,

ourcore Oct 17, 2014 1:11 PM in response to Surawon
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Oct 17, 2014 1:11 PM in response to Surawon

I solved the issue on my 1st-gen mini (on iOS 8.0.2) by telling Siri to "turn off mobile data" and now it just says "iPad" in the status bar, instead of "No Sim". Hope this helps.
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by Alfred DeRose,

Alfred DeRose Oct 17, 2014 1:37 PM in response to ourcore
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Oct 17, 2014 1:37 PM in response to ourcore

Yes, that's what I suggested on October 5.
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