iPhone 4 "No SIM Card Installed" error

[CasinoK1D]

Anyone getting the no SIM card installed error? I got my phone on launch day it has worked fine up until today. So far I have gotten 3 "No SIM Card Intsalled" errors. I have been fixing it by doing a reset. Since reading some other forums I found I can toggle the airplane mode on/off and it fixes it. But then it happens again later. Anyone having this issue?

 

[Bakerman]

I had it once yesterday. It happened right after I sent an e-mail over Wi-Fi that had been stuck in the outbox. All I have read leads me to believe it is a software glitch.

 

[CasinoK1D]

I hope its just a software glitch that gets fixed. I have an appt at the Apple Store today.

 

[cardfan]

http://forum.tipb.com/iphone-forum/192649-no-sim-bug.html

I posted about this earlier. Had to get sister's phone replaced.

 

[Joletzring]

error

I would take the phone back to the Apple store and demand a replacement. This happened on my wife's iPhone 4 and we got a replacement. Don't think it is a software issue.

 

[CasinoK1D]

Ok I just got back from the Apple Store. The Genius there thought it was a software issue that will be addressed with the next update. He did proceed to replace my phone tho. He said he wanted me to walk out happy...LOL. I am happy I just hope I dont get the no sim installed error anymore.

 

[CasinoK1D]

I would take the phone back to the Apple store and demand a replacement. This happened on my wife's iPhone 4 and we got a replacement. Don't think it is a software issue.

Has it happened since you've replaced it?

 

[Joletzring]

no sim issue

No...since she replaced the phone (this was on Saturday I believe), she has not gotten the "no sim" error. I am glad the genius rep replaced your phone. I doubt it is a software issue but who knows.

 

[bconley007]

i just got this error....i reset the phone and it came back...i will be getting a new phone if i can

 

[dgamer1]

I got this error twice today. I went to the apple store and they said they will have a new phone for me in a few days.

 

[mintfresh]

Got the error twice while on vacation. Fortunately there was an Apple Store just a couple miles away so I made an appointment right away. When I arrived there the Genius plugged up my phone and it all went downhill. Good thing I backed up my phone before I went because they were not able to recover anything from that point on. They quickly replaced my days old iPhone4 with a new iPhone4.

I'd suggest bringing the phone in if you have that error message but backup before you do.

 

[bconley007]

i made an appt with a Genius for weds 6-30-10...hope for a new iphone if they cant fix mine

 

[CasinoK1D]

*UPDATE*

I still haven't got the error since the replacement. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[sleslie]

I have had this happen a couple of times as well, but I also have not been able to use Facetime between my wife's iPhone 4 and mine. I did stop by the apple store the other day and they are going to replace them both, but I hadn't backed up since I had activated them.

My real thought when I was there though: They had 2 phones there that they were willing to swap out with mine to replace them, but I saw a dozen or so people walk in asking about the phone and being told they don't have any.

So are they just keeping a certain # in stock for replacements or are they just trying to build up the hype by saying they don't have any?

 

[Joletzring]

no...

Apple stores keep a certain number of Iphones set aside for replacement units. That is an entirely separate inventory than the phones for new purchasers.

 

[bconley007]

i got juked...apple genius told me to get a new sim card from at-t and then try a restore....if that doesnt work then bring it back for a new one....we will see

 

[bconley007]

well, a new sim card didnt help and a restore didnt either...so i went back today and apple gave me a new iphone 4, no hassle, sweet!

 

[CasinoK1D]

Well 6 days since the replacement and I still havent had a no sim installed error....

 

[jhamilton3]

Weird.. just heard about this issue through twitter today and thought it was a relative minor problem. Turns out a decent amount of people are getting. Lucky me, not yet.

 

[OTACORB]

Weird.. just heard about this issue through twitter today and thought it was a relative minor problem. Turns out a decent amount of people are getting. Lucky me, not yet.

I am glad I've not has this issue either. But it does seem to be pretty common, I wonder what the deal is that this is happening with certain phones. Clearly just changing out the sim card isn't fixing it.