This is a carrier issue. Don't waste your time with Apple. - Brad -
On Jun 11, 2023, at 16:51, joseph hudson <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Paul, y'all may have to contact Apple and or the carrier in order to get the Sim activated again. I've never had this happen before. > On Jun 11, 2023, at 2:50 PM, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > A friend recently left his iPhone 8 running IOS 16.5 behind in a location. He > thought it had been stolen and so used Find Devices on his MacBook Air to > delete all data and settings on that phone. He later got the phone back and > restored it all from his iCloud backup. It all worked fine on wifi but he had > no mobile network service. He tried a SIM which worked OK in a different > iPhone and that SIM also did not work on the recovered iPhone. The recovered > iPhone recognised the SIM to the extent that the phone settings displayed the > correct phone number associated with that SIM. > Any ideas on what might have happened and what to do to enable the recovered > iPhone to access the mobile network? > In case it is relevant all SIMs use the Giffgaff network. > Many thanks for any help … Paul Hopewell > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/FCB1E421-08BD-4431-9DAD-28BECC3DBD47%40hopewell.org.uk. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/AA1219D7-7A62-4A46-930A-A076BC6556DB%40twc.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/40BFA2BE-CFCD-4E22-B844-695C512A77A9%40swbell.net.
