iphones unlocked but wont detect any sims

irishglass

I just unlocked my iphone 3g and it will accept my simcard unlock code but after that its just an ipod, I have gone through settings but there is nothing showing my meteor simcard I cant select any sim card what do I do?

Wolflikeme

You have to turn off sim card pin request in settings. Insert your sim again and it should be fine.

Wolflikeme

collegegal wrote: »

the iphone isnt ment to be unlocked! there are many many warnings about unlocking it all over the internet, that if you unlock it it will be faulty. Sorry to say but it may well be useless as a phone now.

Rubbish.

Wolflikeme

collegegal wrote: »

well actually no Wolflikeme its a fact. Any of the iphone generations that have been released to date have had the same problem of becoming obsolete or broken after unblocking has occurred. Maybe they'll release one in the future that can be.

Any of them? Then how come all the iPhones I've unlocked work perfectly fine?

Besides, it's actually very difficult to 'brick' an iPhone. You can solve practically any issue with a restore.

Thousands and thousands of people are using custom unlocked iPhones.

lalee17

Collegegal clearly doesn't know what she's talking about. The iPhone can be restored, like you've said Wolflikeme.

irishglass

I cant turn off pin request it just says saving but nothing happenes

collegegal

point proven

Wolflikeme

irishglass wrote: »

I cant turn off pin request it just says saving but nothing happenes

Take out your sim. Hard reset the phone. Go into settings. Turn off pin request. Save it. Hard reset again. Insert sim.

Hard reset - Hold down the power button and then hold the circular button.

Wolflikeme

collegegal wrote: »

point proven

You don't know what you're talking about and are being of no help to the OP.

I've unlocked iPhones. And as I said plenty of people are using them.

This only proves that something may have hit a blip in unlocking in which case the Irishglass can restore the phone and unlock it again. I've had to do that only once though.

Did you use blacksn0w OP?

irishglass

ok a duh question but I take out my sim and hard reset but how do I turn off pin request because I cant enter "phone" with the sim out

Wolflikeme

irishglass wrote: »

ok a duh question but I take out my sim and hard reset but how do I turn off pin request because I cant enter "phone" with the sim out

Just turn on the iPhone - it doesn't require a sim to get into it...

irishglass

I did that dude but how do I turn off sim request? where in settings do I look?

Wolflikeme

irishglass wrote: »

I did that dude but how do I turn off sim request? where in settings do I look?

I think it's pin code request or something like that in settings and general I think. Not sure of the exact phrasing. I don't own an iPhone anymore so can't check exactly what it says but, its should be something along those lines...

irishglass

thanks anyways dude

Tom Dunne

collegegal wrote: »

point proven

Collegegal, you appear to have misunderstood the "dire" warnings on the internet regarding bricking your iPhone. It can be rendered useless, but it can also be gotten back to a working state quite easily.

So don't believe all the hysteria Apple propaganda things you read on the internet.

Deep Thought

If it is SIM lock, why not put the sim into a different phone , remove the SIM lock and then put it back into the iPhone.

You can then put a Passcode lock onto the phone when tis working

irishglass

ok I think I kind of got it working butall i get is the top left corner saying "searching" and when I slecect carrier in settings it says it cant load any...what do I do next?

cpu.dude

irishglass wrote: »

ok I think I kind of got it working butall i get is the top left corner saying "searching" and when I slecect carrier in settings it says it cant load any...what do I do next?

What method did you use to unlock your phone?

What version Firmware / Software is on the phone?

Is it an iPhone 3G or the 3GS?

irishglass

i used ultrasn0w to unlock because blacksn0w kept bricking my phone and Im using an 3g with 3.1.3 firmware

Murilloinf

OP should read this..

http://www.redmondpie.com/download-f0recast-for-iphone-3.1.3-jailbreak-unlock-9140457/


seems like you are in the same windows as everyone else, if your bl isn't the new one you may downgrade to 3.1.2 and then unlock it again, but otherwise you will have to wait for the new release of the unlock software( probably due this week)