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Q: iPhone 4 Message:SIM Required (in phone that has no SIM card slot)

I have a Verizon iPhone 4 (CDMA), model A1349, which has no SIM card.  It has never had a SIM card.  There is no place to put a SIM card in.  This is my phone and worked perfectly since I purchased it new.  I bought a new iPhone 6 for myself and want to put this phone on my son's phone line. We have spent hours with Verizon and they cannot help us.  When we try to do something with this phone we get the message: "SIM Required - Please insert a SIM card"   "Try Again."  Like I said  - there is no SIM card.  This model iPhone has no place to insert a SIM card.  We are completely and utterly at a loss.  Any idea how to get past this?  Thanks.

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3), 48 GB 1333 MHz DDR23 FB

Posted on Jan 25, 2015 9:42 AM

by Butcher_Cover,Solvedanswer
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wow. So now Verizon is telling me that Apple has to handle it. wow.

Posted on Jan 31, 2015 6:24 PM

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  • by Reppy07,

    Reppy07 Reppy07 Jul 5, 2015 7:22 AM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Jul 5, 2015 7:22 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Lawrence Finch wrote:

     

    Reppy07 wrote:

    Just saying Apple kind of seems like crappy company and can't figure out why people go so nuts to keep buying their stuff...

    Because they are better than all the other crappy phones on the market.

    lol, fair enough!

  • by Issac-i,

    Issac-i Issac-i Oct 12, 2015 2:43 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Oct 12, 2015 2:43 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    maybe it's old topic '  8 months ago
    but now  i faced same issue with sprint CDMA iPhone 4

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Oct 12, 2015 2:47 PM in response to Issac-i
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    Oct 12, 2015 2:47 PM in response to Issac-i

    I haven't heard of a problem with Sprint, unless they did the same dingbat thing that Verizon did, unlocking all phones remotely, forgetting that CDMA-only phones can't be unlocked. Try checking for a carrier update: Go to Settings/General/About. If there is a carrier data update available a dialog will appear after a few seconds offering to install it.

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