Iphone 3g seems perfect, but dosint read sim card??

xboxmosterz · 11-06-2009, 04:53 PM

i got a 3g off craigslist as is, i thought i can fix it but i was wrong, so anyways when i insert a sim card it dosint even recognize it at all it still says no sim, i tried all kinda of sim cards, att, t mobile, i already unlocked it and jailbroke it, i tried restoring it, but nothing happens, still says no sim?? i thing its something wrong with the sim slot itself?? other than that the phone works perfetct

psylichon · 11-06-2009, 05:02 PM

Have you tried a sim card from another iPhone? I don't think just any AT&T card will work.

juls1585 · 11-06-2009, 05:05 PM

if anything it has to be a brand new simcard. i remember when i switched from black berry to iphone they made me go get a new simcard from at&t because apparently the old one wouldnt work

iphonewarrior · 11-06-2009, 05:06 PM

If it's an american iPhone then you will need an iPhone specific SIM card for it to work. It's the same with the UK as well. Perhaps other countries.

iphonewarrior · 11-06-2009, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by juls1585

if anything it has to be a brand new simcard. i remember when i switched from black berry to iphone they made me go get a new simcard from at&t because apparently the old one wouldnt work

I don't think it's has anything to do with it being a 'brand new' SIM card. It has to be 3G enabled, I know most phone's/SIMs come with 3G but some of the older SIMs will only have GPRS/EDGE.

I remember my transition from the v1 to the 3G. o2 gave me a new SIM and ported my number over because it wouldn't work in the phone.

xboxmosterz · 11-06-2009, 05:12 PM

hmmmmm thats weird iv tried many different sim cards?? maybe the sim reader in the iphone is broken?? it seems like the iPhone dosint even recognize sim cards at all?? what if i tried a turbo sim??

juls1585 · 11-06-2009, 05:12 PM

i never got the reasoning from them lol i just did it

psylichon · 11-06-2009, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by xboxmosterz

hmmmmm thats weird iv tried many different sim cards?? maybe the sim reader in the iphone is broken?? it seems like the iPhone dosint even recognize sim cards at all?? what if i tried a turbo sim??

Again, have you tried a SIM from another iPhone specifically? As others have mentioned, you need a certain type of SIM.

iphonewarrior · 11-06-2009, 05:16 PM

If you want to get technical, you could take the device apart and replace certain parts. You just need to be careful, with what you do. It may not even have anything to do with the SIM card housing. The phone maybe blocked. If you've unlocked it, try a foreign SIM card, if you can get hold of one that is.

If it has been blocked then the IMEI has been blocked. The only way to get round the block is to use a foreign SIM. (sorry for the use of block-ed)

xboxmosterz · 11-06-2009, 05:38 PM

thanks guys!! i will try that tonight and let you know how it goes

and yes iv tryed sims from different iphone

thanks again!!