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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?


thank you

iPad 2, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 12:12 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2014 8:22 PM

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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No SIM card installed iPad mini error after iOS8

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