Using iPhone at Crimea (RUSSIA)/(UKRAINA)

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Using iPhone at Crimea (RUSSIA)/(UKRAINA)

Does anyone have a clue at all what have happened in Crimea, (Old Ukraina, now Russia)

Why cant my iphone 6 get signal there at all? When i use it in Russia, there is no problem at all - but at Crimea, apple have blocked the possibility to get signal.

I went in to Crimea for several days, and lost signal. When i got back out of Crimea, i got signal straight back.

Is that even legal? i mean - i have bought a product, and i expect it to work as it should!

Thanks for your answers...

iPhone 6

Posted on Jul 21, 2015 2:52 PM

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Answer 1

kb1951

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Jul 21, 2015 3:27 PM in response to Bovesen

I would doubt that Apple has anything to do with this situation. I would guess that it is more the lack of cellular services in an area that has undergone political unrest, invasion, and war. Your phone should work fine in an area that is politically stable with cellular service companies.

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Bovesen Author

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Jul 23, 2015 9:00 AM in response to kb1951

Strange thing that it works on all other types of phones, such as Ericsson and samsung-phones. And everyone i have spoken with, says that Apple have done this because of sanctions towards Crimea.

All other phones are having signal, but all apple-products containing a sim-card does not work..

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kb1951

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Jul 23, 2015 4:06 PM in response to Bovesen

If Apple has done something, we will never know here. This is a user to user forum and Apple is not here. That is something you would have to ask at an Apple Store and even then, they may not be able to tell you anything.

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Oct 7, 2015 2:46 PM in response to Bovesen

I just returned from a holiday at Crimea (Yalta, Sevastopol, Simferopol).

I have not been able to connect to any mobile network when using a SIM card from an EU country.

However, when using my Russian SIM card both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus worked fine.

I think that your mobile operator does not allow to sign in at Crimea due to the sanctions. Since those sanctions only affect Crimea, within the rest of Russia your SIM Card works fine.

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