Unlocked iphone 5 sprint but number unkown - GSM-Forum

revolive · 12-23-2013, 18:22

Is there any fix for Settings > Phones >"Number unknown" issue? 3g sms and calls work fine but cant use my number with imessage or face time

nertilduraku · 12-23-2013, 19:12

than buy a phone from the company u want the number to use

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revolive · 12-30-2013, 23:25

^Did you even read the question?

So is there no fix for settings > phone > my number unknown?

fotiskam · 12-30-2013, 23:50

I noticed that this issue fixed by itself after restoring my iphone through itunes to 7.0.4 and set it up as new. However I use a gsm iphone and not sprint. If you have time you can try.. Also I accepted carrier settings update when asked ( I think that this is not the case )

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revolive · 01-04-2014, 00:18

^Yea i think this might be a cdma phone issue only

fotiskam · 01-04-2014, 01:08

Maybe, but I had this issue too before restoring. I bought the device on 7.0.3, I dont know if it was updated to ios 7 OTA or by itunes. I hear that OTA has problems jailbreaking, so maybe something differs and creates this issue of recognizing number.. Also, after restoring it asked me to choose REGION which I did. This is nowhere in settings...

SIMTester · 01-04-2014, 06:03

Issue is because iPhone USSD and settings are still registered as Sprint, so it's searching for CDMA phone number. It doesn't find one, so it can't activate FaceTime/iMessage without AppleID. There is a trick if you have an older unlocked iPhone. Put your SIM in there and wait for FaceTime/iMessage Activation. Then your FaceTime/iMessage on your Sprint iPhone 5 will update with your phone number. I think as long as you don't turn off your Sprint iPhone 5, you will have iMessage/FaceTime with your phone number. Maybe you have to leave the unlocked iPhone 4/3GS on too. I don't know. There will be a fix in the future though. 4S Sprint unlocked works with FaceTime/iMessage without problems. I don't know why 5 doesn't work yet.

revolive · 01-11-2014, 04:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIMTester

Issue is because iPhone USSD and settings are still registered as Sprint, so it's searching for CDMA phone number. It doesn't find one, so it can't activate FaceTime/iMessage without AppleID. There is a trick if you have an older unlocked iPhone. Put your SIM in there and wait for FaceTime/iMessage Activation. Then your FaceTime/iMessage on your Sprint iPhone 5 will update with your phone number. I think as long as you don't turn off your Sprint iPhone 5, you will have iMessage/FaceTime with your phone number. Maybe you have to leave the unlocked iPhone 4/3GS on too. I don't know. There will be a fix in the future though. 4S Sprint unlocked works with FaceTime/iMessage without problems. I don't know why 5 doesn't work yet.

Is there nothing else that can be done to fix it or is this the only way?

aleeyt · 02-03-2014, 16:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIMTester

Issue is because iPhone USSD and settings are still registered as Sprint, so it's searching for CDMA phone number. It doesn't find one, so it can't activate FaceTime/iMessage without AppleID. There is a trick if you have an older unlocked iPhone. Put your SIM in there and wait for FaceTime/iMessage Activation. Then your FaceTime/iMessage on your Sprint iPhone 5 will update with your phone number. I think as long as you don't turn off your Sprint iPhone 5, you will have iMessage/FaceTime with your phone number. Maybe you have to leave the unlocked iPhone 4/3GS on too. I don't know. There will be a fix in the future though. 4S Sprint unlocked works with FaceTime/iMessage without problems. I don't know why 5 doesn't work yet.

Nice trick, but does not work for me (

revolive · 01-31-2014, 00:19

Tried the method suggested by sim tester and didn't work any other fixes?

SIMTester · 01-31-2014, 02:31

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Originally Posted by revolive

Tried the method suggested by sim tester and didn't work any other fixes?

Activate iMessage/FaceTime on your 4/3GS. Then insert R-SIM & SIM back into Sprint iPhone 5, connect to WiFi, and wait for the iMessage/FaceTime to import your phone number. I don't know how long this lasts(maybe until restart), but it's a temporary fix.

revolive · 02-03-2014, 03:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIMTester

Activate iMessage/FaceTime on your 4/3GS. Then insert R-SIM & SIM back into Sprint iPhone 5, connect to WiFi, and wait for the iMessage/FaceTime to import your phone number. I don't know how long this lasts(maybe until restart), but it's a temporary fix.

I put my t-mobile sim in a iphone 5 from t-mobile to try to activate imeesage and put the t-mobile sim & rsim back into my sprint iphone 5 but it didn't work the number did not import.

gilgamesh1 · 01-31-2014, 02:06

I have this issue on my sprint iPhone 4S as well. I'm using an RSIM-Mini. Tried everything... cant get it to work.

SIMTester · 01-31-2014, 02:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilgamesh1

I have this issue on my sprint iPhone 4S as well. I'm using an RSIM-Mini. Tried everything... cant get it to work.

No option to edit Settings, Phone, My Number with nano R-SIM. You need R-SIM Air.

SIMTester · 01-31-2014, 03:03

There's a new solution in the topic right below this one to get USSD codes working, but it doesn't seem to fix My Number. I am trying to write up a guide once I get it working. Thanks to everyone in the other topic(riibbentop and others) for figuring out the key for USSD codes.

12-23-2013, 18:22	#1 (permalink)
revolive Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 10 Member: 2090760 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Unlocked iphone 5 sprint but number unkown Is there any fix for Settings > Phones >"Number unknown" issue? 3g sms and calls work fine but cant use my number with imessage or face time

01-31-2014, 03:03	#15 (permalink)
SIMTester No Life Poster Join Date: May 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,065 Member: 1938435 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 208	There's a new solution in the topic right below this one to get USSD codes working, but it doesn't seem to fix My Number. I am trying to write up a guide once I get it working. Thanks to everyone in the other topic(riibbentop and others) for figuring out the key for USSD codes. Last edited by SIMTester; 01-31-2014 at 03:11.

12-23-2013, 19:12	#2 (permalink)
nertilduraku Freak Poster Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 145 Member: 2044565 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 14	than buy a phone from the company u want the number to use Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12-30-2013, 23:25	#3 (permalink)
revolive Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 10 Member: 2090760 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	^Did you even read the question? So is there no fix for settings > phone > my number unknown?

12-30-2013, 23:50	#4 (permalink)
fotiskam Insane Poster Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 72 Member: 2072782 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 12	I noticed that this issue fixed by itself after restoring my iphone through itunes to 7.0.4 and set it up as new. However I use a gsm iphone and not sprint. If you have time you can try.. Also I accepted carrier settings update when asked ( I think that this is not the case ) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-04-2014, 00:18	#5 (permalink)
revolive Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 10 Member: 2090760 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	^Yea i think this might be a cdma phone issue only

01-04-2014, 01:08	#6 (permalink)
fotiskam Insane Poster Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 72 Member: 2072782 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 12	Maybe, but I had this issue too before restoring. I bought the device on 7.0.3, I dont know if it was updated to ios 7 OTA or by itunes. I hear that OTA has problems jailbreaking, so maybe something differs and creates this issue of recognizing number.. Also, after restoring it asked me to choose REGION which I did. This is nowhere in settings...

01-04-2014, 06:03	#7 (permalink)
SIMTester No Life Poster Join Date: May 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,065 Member: 1938435 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 208	Issue is because iPhone USSD and settings are still registered as Sprint, so it's searching for CDMA phone number. It doesn't find one, so it can't activate FaceTime/iMessage without AppleID. There is a trick if you have an older unlocked iPhone. Put your SIM in there and wait for FaceTime/iMessage Activation. Then your FaceTime/iMessage on your Sprint iPhone 5 will update with your phone number. I think as long as you don't turn off your Sprint iPhone 5, you will have iMessage/FaceTime with your phone number. Maybe you have to leave the unlocked iPhone 4/3GS on too. I don't know. There will be a fix in the future though. 4S Sprint unlocked works with FaceTime/iMessage without problems. I don't know why 5 doesn't work yet.

01-31-2014, 00:19	#10 (permalink)
revolive Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 10 Member: 2090760 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Tried the method suggested by sim tester and didn't work any other fixes?

01-31-2014, 02:06	#13 (permalink)
gilgamesh1 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 5 Member: 2117207 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	I have this issue on my sprint iPhone 4S as well. I'm using an RSIM-Mini. Tried everything... cant get it to work.