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Resolved iPhone won't activate...

marco113

marco113

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Hi!



I Currently own an iPhone 5c. I use it as an iPod because the SIM card reader (whatever the name is) is broken. My iPhone lagged a lot so I restored it to give it a new start. But when I tried to activate my phone, I couldn't because I needed a SIM Card to activate it. I have a SIM card, but the reader is broken. How do I activate it? Thanks!
 
marco113 said:
Hi!



I Currently own an iPhone 5c. I use it as an iPod because the SIM card reader (whatever the name is) is broken. My iPhone lagged a lot so I restored it to give it a new start. But when I tried to activate my phone, I couldn't because I needed a SIM Card to activate it. I have a SIM card, but the reader is broken. How do I activate it? Thanks!
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The SIM card reader is broken and you decided to restore it?
Why?
Without the phone being able to read a sim it will never activate.
You either fix that hardware issue or stuck with a paperweight.
 
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Applejuiced said:
The SIM card reader is broken and you decided to restore it?
Why?
Without the phone being able to read a sim it will never activate.
You either fix that hardware issue or stuck with a paperweight.
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How much does it cost to buy a new reader?
 
marco113 said:
How much does it cost to buy a new reader?
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Not sure, check on ebay or online.
You will attempt to repair it yourself?
And yes that is the only way to activate it and be able to get into the home screen.
If it cannot read a sim it will not get passed the activation screen.
 
I did it! I've been able to activate it without SIMcard. Thanks to all nevertheless! 🙂
 
Most likely we will never know.
Flyby newbie thread with no valuable input for future reference. Very common lately here😀
Especially like threads about icloud locked iphones and how can they get in without the owners apple ID and password.
 
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