No SIM ejector tool with my new iphone, why?

Unlocked is not the question. Did it come with a SIM installed? If it did, you would not get a tool. If it didn't, someone made a mistake. What do you say about that?

But why are you so concerned? Just use a paperclip.

I live in the UK so it may be different but If you got a contract phone from a carrier service like EE (UK) or AT&T (US) etc. you won't get a sim ejector tool because a sim should be already will be in it but if you bought the phone directly from apple unlocked or another store unlocked it should come with one but surely you should have a paperclip, sewing needle lying around in your home?

So use a paper clip. It works better anyway; easier to hold. Apple expects you to buy iPhones in the country where you will use it. That is the only place the warranty is valid.

You bought an unlocked AT&T phone rather than a SIM-free phone. They are not the same thing. A SIM-free phone would have no SIM in it, and would have come with a SIM ejector tool.

Hi

No problem just use a paper clip.

Cheers

Brian 🇬-1F1E7;

Certainly life is too short to be stressed about such trivial things. Use a paer clip or one of the SIM removal tools from your previous phones, and move on with life.

Or you know, just buy some.

here are 10 for $5:

Amazon.com: Mobi Lock Sim Card Tray Eject Pin Tool (Pack of 10) for iPhone 7, 7 Plus all other Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod,…

The tool only comes with phones that do not have a pre-installed SIM. As the 2nd reply to the original post points out 3 years ago.

There is a difference between unlocked and carrier-independent. For example, all Verizon phones are unlocked, but they come with a SIM pre-installed. As far as a SIM tool is concerned it is not related to unlocked or how much you paid. If your phone comes with a pre-installed SIM it will not come with a SIM tool even if it is unlocked. If it does not have a pre-installed SIM it should come with a tool.

Alina Lungu wrote:

in Europe nobody is thinking a buyer will never open its phone and stay with the same carrier for years, if he wishes.

But you didn't buy it in Europe (which was a mistake, BTW, as you will discover when it needs service). And in the US most users DO stay with the same carrier for years. I've been with the same carrier for 30 years.

Hi,

I got the iPhone 8 plus yesterday for international use and it had no sim ejector tool either

My unlocked iPhone X came without the tool, it has an AT&T sim inside, but still is weird to me that they don't include a key maybe people want to use other carrier etc (I live in Romania and I must change the sim).

Well, when you pay such an amount, you expect to have all the accessories in the box. That's professional.

I don't need a paper clip, I have the key fron my previous iPhone and from my iPad, because in Europe nobody is thinking a buyer will never open its phone and stay with the same carrier for years, if he wishes.

All the best.

Same here. Bought iPhone 8 Plus 2 days ago and no sim ejector.😔

Mine was an unlocked phone and I payed full prize for it. But I still did not receive it.

What do u say abt that??

It wouldnt get locked if it is a fully paid sim free phone! That basically is an unlocked phone!!