No SIM card installed keeps popping up

Totally works. Thanks

MMine did this too. After reading a bunch of forums, I tried turning it onto airplane mode for 20 seconds then when I turn it off the cellular data service came back. It's not a permanent fix, but untill Apple sorts this ios8 stuff out, it'll do for now.

HOpe this helps

Some general observations:

Whilst it isn't the purist's answer, I have inserted a SIM card and this has solved the problem completely. Completely, in the sense that I no longer get the very annoying NO SIM CARD INSERTED notification on my Ipad3. However, this was not an issue prior to the IOS 8 upgrade. Apple should be able to solve this problem without having to insert a Sim card as the solution.

Furthermore, I will NOT be upgrading my iPhone 4s to iOS 8...because the upgrade to 7.1.2 has resulted in decreased efficiency and I won't diminish performance further through an upgrade to 8. I am comforted by the fact that this opinion is shared by many fellow bloggers in other forums!

Until a fix comes from Apple, in the words of Molly Meldrum "do yourself a favour and insert a Sim card.

Good Luck

I thought this was genius but not sure it worked. Still says No Sim!

Can i just put in my iPhone sim, turn it off and take it out? Will that screw anything up?

Waffledog wrote:

Can i just put in my iPhone sim, turn it off and take it out? Will that screw anything up?

Can't say for sure, but I guess that won't work.
Thanks to Siri, my Cellular is turned off. Still the message pops up all the time.

I guess we are ***ed until this actually gets resolved by youknowwho :-(

Hello,

I have the same issue with my iPad, 4th Gen w/latest iO8 installed. I have an actual SIM card because when I initially bought my iPad, I got the one with cellular service and even with an actual SIM card, I still get the "No SIM card installed" popup. I've had to reset my network, only for it to work for a little while and then the popup happens again.

I have tried a few of the suggestions y'all have suggested, one of them has worked for me for at least the last 24 hrS. Unfortunately, I'm not sure which one it was! I think Facebook may be the key, I went to FB settings- Apps- Logged in through Facebook- then I individually changed every app to (Sharing only with me) and made sure they didn't have access to share my info -(songs I listen to, photos, etc). I did the airplane mode @ 10 times off and on, I had Siri turn off Cellular Data, and I made sure that no Apps were sset to use Cellular data. If I think of anything else I will let yall know!

I have tried a few of the suggestions y'all have suggested, one of them has worked for me for at least the last 24 hrS. Unfortunately, I'm not sure which one it was! I think Facebook may be the key, I went to FB settings- Apps- Logged in through Facebook- then I individually changed every app to (Sharing only with me) and made sure they didn't have access to share my info -(songs I listen to, photos, etc). I did the airplane mode @ 10 times off and on, I had Siri turn off Cellular Data, and I made sure that no Apps were sset to use Cellular data. If I think of anything else I will let yall know!

Oh, I also did the reset network settings too.

That does not fix the problem at all.

Neat idea, telling Siri to turn off mobile data. That seems to have worked for me. Thanks!

Thank you for contacting the apple support community my name is Jaydin

can i ask a question

so will you please do the following and tell me if the issue still will accrue

so take the sim card out and then do a reset all settings

and then put the simcard back in

reset all settings

settings>general>reset>reset all setings

follow the link below to take the simcard out

Remove the SIM card from your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

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I don't get this at all. This has been going on for years.

1. I bought an iPad mini with GPS & cell data because I wanted GPS, not cell data, but hey, that's Apple. I dealt with it.
2. I never had a SIM card and don't want a SIM card.
3. It worked just fine until one IOS upgrade, I cannot remember which one, at which time I started getting the "NO SIM Installed" message.
4. I have tried all of the varied and imaginative suggestions on how to get rid of that message with no success.

Apple seems to have ignored this issue for years. Can they please, in some near future update, provide a way to turn off the message.

1. I know I don't have a SIM card, believe me!
2. I am deeply disappointed in Apple's total disregard for what has been a long term issue.

ok please try to reset all the settings

settings>general>reset>reset all settings

I've done that and all of the other suggestions. Where is a response from Apple on this. Nada, zero, zip.... This is not a user issue, It's a bug.

See my response to your first email on Dec 3.