Activation problem - GSM-Forum

pnganga · 07-06-2015, 14:52

Hi all,
I have an Iphone 5 that was bought from Verizon, but is factory unlocked. I am unable to activate it. It says "The sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported" It says this on all sim cards, even those from Verizon. I have restored the ios several times, but no change. I would appreciate some hints on how to fix it.

sasan500 · 07-07-2015, 02:20

there is a number attached to it. that's why it doesn't let u activate it with simcard

pnganga · 07-07-2015, 07:25

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Originally Posted by sasan500

there is a number attached to it. that's why it doesn't let u activate it with simcard

You mean a phone number, as in the number that it was using before unlocking? Any idea how to solve this?

sasan500 · 07-07-2015, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnganga

You mean a phone number, as in the number that it was using before unlocking? Any idea how to solve this?

u r correct sir.
call Verizon and cancel ur phone number or change its ESN to another phone.

07-06-2015, 14:52	#1 (permalink)
pnganga No Life Poster Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kenya Posts: 1,307 Member: 70343 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 38	Activation problem Hi all, I have an Iphone 5 that was bought from Verizon, but is factory unlocked. I am unable to activate it. It says "The sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported" It says this on all sim cards, even those from Verizon. I have restored the ios several times, but no change. I would appreciate some hints on how to fix it.

07-07-2015, 02:20	#2 (permalink)
sasan500 No Life Poster Join Date: May 2015 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 544 Member: 2398349 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 62	there is a number attached to it. that's why it doesn't let u activate it with simcard