iPhone 3gs wont read sim card? what do i do...

jimbo23 · 12:07 AM

hey guys. a few months ago my gf got a iphone 3gs and got it unlocked from one of her friends, he said you cant upgrade the iphone or it will remove the unlock... well she updated it and sure enough the unlock is gone. its a iphone 3gs 5.1 and i tried jailbreaking it and installing ultrasn0w.. but the iphone still doesnt read the sim card. it either says "searching..." in the top left corner or "No Service."

what do i do?

thanks a bunch guys. really appreciate it!

edit: i read of people using soldering guns n fixing it but i really dont have the tools or experience to do that. i need some ideas on how to fix it via software / computer.

thanks again

jimbo23 · Apr 24, 2012, 12:54 AM

bump

dontwalkhand · Apr 24, 2012, 01:34 AM

This is EXACTLY what happened to me and my girlfriend's iPhone What a weird coincidence, that it also happens to be a 3GS

And since it worked for me, try your luck with Apple, you may just get lucky and get a new one

. No need for soldering guns, just rejailbreak with Redsn0w, and you should be good to go. Remember that it isn't really possible to brick an iPhone with this anymore. You'll be fine if you have had previous jail breaking experience before.

jimbo23 · Apr 25, 2012, 01:51 PM

Wow thanks man. ill check your thread out now.

Apr 23, 2012, 11:36 PM	#1
jimbo23 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2009	iPhone 3gs wont read sim card? what do i do... hey guys. a few months ago my gf got a iphone 3gs and got it unlocked from one of her friends, he said you cant upgrade the iphone or it will remove the unlock... well she updated it and sure enough the unlock is gone. its a iphone 3gs 5.1 and i tried jailbreaking it and installing ultrasn0w.. but the iphone still doesnt read the sim card. it either says "searching..." in the top left corner or "No Service." what do i do? thanks a bunch guys. really appreciate it! edit: i read of people using soldering guns n fixing it but i really dont have the tools or experience to do that. i need some ideas on how to fix it via software / computer. thanks again __________________ http://www.imagebungalow.com/img/BF/BR.gif Last edited by jimbo23; Apr 24, 2012 at 12:07 AM.
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Apr 24, 2012, 12:54 AM	#2
jimbo23 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2009	bump __________________ http://www.imagebungalow.com/img/BF/BR.gif
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Apr 24, 2012, 01:34 AM	#3
dontwalkhand macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ	This is EXACTLY what happened to me and my girlfriend's iPhone What a weird coincidence, that it also happens to be a 3GS And since it worked for me, try your luck with Apple, you may just get lucky and get a new one . No need for soldering guns, just rejailbreak with Redsn0w, and you should be good to go. Remember that it isn't really possible to brick an iPhone with this anymore. You'll be fine if you have had previous jail breaking experience before. __________________ Once you go you never go back iPhone 5 16GB Black & Slate Sprint::2010 MacBook Air 13" 1.86 C2D::iPad mini 16GB Wi-Fi::Various other Apple products.
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Apr 25, 2012, 01:51 PM	#4
jimbo23 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2009	Wow thanks man. ill check your thread out now. __________________ http://www.imagebungalow.com/img/BF/BR.gif
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