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Q: No SIM card installed keeps popping up

I have been using my wifi/cellular iPad mini without a SIM card for the last eight months without a problem. I 'upgraged' to os8 a couple of days ago and now I get a pop up telling me there's no SIM card installed every few minutes. It popped up twice whilst trying to type this message. I have looked everywhere in settings for a way to disable it, thinking that perhaps certain apps were prompting it. Will I have to put a sim card to avoid this? I was told when I bought it, that without a SIM card it would be just like a wifi only ipad. or will I have to reset it to factory settings and load everything again? Thanks in advance.

iPad mini Wi-Fi, iOS 8, IPad mini wifi/cellular

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 11:47 PM

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  • by Yorye,

    Yorye Yorye Dec 3, 2014 10:14 AM in response to Jaydin.c333
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    Dec 3, 2014 10:14 AM in response to Jaydin.c333

    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.
  • by Jaydin.c333,

    Jaydin.c333 Jaydin.c333 Dec 3, 2014 11:14 AM in response to Yorye
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    Dec 3, 2014 11:14 AM in response to Yorye

    ok please try to reset all the settings

     

    settings>general>reset>reset all settings

  • by Yorye,

    Yorye Yorye Dec 3, 2014 11:22 AM in response to Jaydin.c333
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    Dec 3, 2014 11:22 AM in response to Jaydin.c333

    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.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Dec 3, 2014 11:29 AM in response to Yorye
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    Dec 3, 2014 11:29 AM in response to Yorye

    Yorye wrote:

     

    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.

    Then tell Apple, no-one here can do anything about it for you.

     

    Apple Feedback

  • by HollywoodCowboy,

    HollywoodCowboy HollywoodCowboy Dec 9, 2014 3:16 PM in response to HEWR
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    Dec 9, 2014 3:16 PM in response to HEWR

    This solution worked for me!  Thanks!!

  • by Yammersmith,

    Yammersmith Yammersmith Dec 9, 2014 4:03 PM in response to HollywoodCowboy
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    Dec 9, 2014 4:03 PM in response to HollywoodCowboy

    HEWR's solution reduces the number of "No sim card" messages, but does not eliminate them all.

  • by alphabc,

    alphabc alphabc Dec 9, 2014 5:02 PM in response to Yorye
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    Dec 9, 2014 5:02 PM in response to Yorye

    Yorye wrote:

     

    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.

     

    exactly this. And fyi it started with iOS 8.0, it was never a problem with any iOS version 7.x or earlier

     

    this morning I updated to iOS 8.1.2, and I've already seen a couple No SIM Installed messages. So still not fixed in 8.1.2 !

  • by Sjengie,

    Sjengie Sjengie Dec 10, 2014 8:59 AM in response to sunnyinlondon
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    Dec 10, 2014 8:59 AM in response to sunnyinlondon

    Let me add some complications.

    i Have these sim card errors with ipad air and mini who only have wifi, no sim possible. Yet i get these errors too each time i start the ipad.

    cheers

  • by Jaydin.c333,

    Jaydin.c333 Jaydin.c333 Dec 10, 2014 4:19 PM in response to Yorye
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    Dec 10, 2014 4:19 PM in response to Yorye

    Hey  Yorye  have you updated to 8.1.2.

     

    If no please go to

     

    settings>general>softwhere update

     

    and install the current update

  • by RedRioja,

    RedRioja RedRioja Dec 10, 2014 11:58 PM in response to Jaydin.c333
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    Dec 10, 2014 11:58 PM in response to Jaydin.c333

    Updated to 8.1.2 today.

    Got the No Sim message FOUR TIMES already since that.

     

    So I am inclined to say that Apple - true to their colors - still does not give a &§% about it and still is interested in only one thing: making MONEY!

    I am sick of them sad clowns

  • by Yorye,

    Yorye Yorye Dec 11, 2014 8:47 PM in response to Jaydin.c333
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    Dec 11, 2014 8:47 PM in response to Jaydin.c333

    I Bought this from Apple 11/2012. SN: DLXJR0NGF19C

  • by Jaydin.c333,

    Jaydin.c333 Jaydin.c333 Dec 11, 2014 9:04 PM in response to Yorye
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    Dec 11, 2014 9:04 PM in response to Yorye

    ok can i advise something ?? with out people telling me how to do my job ??

  • by Jaydin.c333,

    Jaydin.c333 Jaydin.c333 Dec 11, 2014 9:05 PM in response to Yorye
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    Dec 11, 2014 9:05 PM in response to Yorye

    ok lets start with this

     

    1. where are you from ?

     

    2.do you have a simpily mac around your area

  • by RedRioja,

    RedRioja RedRioja Dec 16, 2014 5:48 AM in response to sunnyinlondon
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    Dec 16, 2014 5:48 AM in response to sunnyinlondon

    OK, so hopefully this will be my last post in this matter ...

     

    Yesterday I had a chance to visit one of those phone shops in next bigger city. I told them about my problem and the fine folks provided me with a shiny new Nano SIM card, free of charge! They said it's one of their spares and it would actually work if I activated it with the provider.

     

    I put it in and ... the first thing that came up after a reset was: NO SIM CARD

     

    What ???

    Cellular was still "off" and it also said "No SIM".

     

    I asked Siri to turn Cellular on. She said she did, but now it's still off, just greyed out and still saying No SIM.

     

    BUT: I have gotten the dreadful Popup only twice more yesterday and not yet today. Wich is way wayyyy less than it used to be.

    So even if this might not be the perfect solution after all, it's good enough for now.

     

    I did all I could do, really.

    Now it's really up to youknowwho to wise up and do something about it.

  • by theshads,

    theshads theshads Dec 28, 2014 1:11 AM in response to RedRioja
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    Dec 28, 2014 1:11 AM in response to RedRioja

    Airplane mode is the only thing that solved this for me. Can still use it with WiFi.

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