This is the email I received from Apple, which I didn't see until after I'd reposted my question on the Forum:
Recently you posted a poll on Apple Discussions. We are including a copy of your message at the end of this email for your reference. We understand the desire to share experiences in your post ""No SIM" message? Are you on iOS 4.3? PLEASE post your iOS version", but because these posts are not allowed on our forums, we have removed your post. These forums are intended for technical questions that can be answered by the community. We want everyone to be able to contribute to our forums and have their issues addressed. We feel that we have a very strong community and that it is an excellent resource for users to get assistance. I encourage you to continue using the Apple Discussions while abiding by our terms of use. The Apple Discussions Use Agreement, which also includes helpful information about using Apple Discussions, is located at http://discussions.apple.com/help.jspa If you would like to share your experiences with Apple directly, you can submit feedback here: http://www.apple.com/feedback As part of submitting feedback, please read the Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy linked to the feedback page. Cheers, Stephen On 17 Mar 2011, at 17:16, Pat Wilson wrote: > Can't help you I'm afraid but I'm very curious as to why was your post > against the terms of use? > > On 17/03/2011 14:15, Stephen Watson wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have had the following posting on the Apple boards removed by Apple as it >> is against the terms of use! Anyone on here had any experience of the >> problem or thoughts? >> >> >> BEGIN: >> >> I noticed on here that many others are having the same problem. I have had >> my iPad since the 26th of May 2010 and installed the SIM that day. I had >> never removed the SIM card since installing and until last week had never >> had any problem with it at all. >> >> After installing iOS 4.3, the same day I think, it said "No SIM". >> >> I've removed and reinserted the SIM, many times, to no avail. Taken it to >> the Apple Store and it was then fine! Then took it out and reinserted it and >> "No SIM" again. The 'Genius' wiped my iPad and restored my iPad to their >> version of iOS 4.3 (which oddly replaced the text "Cellular data" in >> Settings with "Mobile Data" even though both before and after were running >> iOS 4.3!) >> >> Anyway, after the wipe and Apple iOS 4.3 replacement it was fine. We removed >> and reinserted the SIM three times and it was fine. Sorted. >> >> I got home, switched it on and "No SIM". Again! >> >> Today Apple replaced my iPad with an ... iPad 1 (boo!). We transferred my >> SIM card. They installed iOS 4.2.1 and it found the SIM card straight away. >> I got it home and installed the iOS 4.3 update and now ... "No SIM". >> >> So, all of you people who have been reporting this issue, the BIG question >> is - Are we all running iOS 4.3? If so, then I think we have the answer. >> Please post below and let's put it to the test >> >> END >> >> >> I'd be interested to know obviously ... >> >> Stephen >> >> >> "Governments don't like numbers, so some numbers were brushed out of it" – >> Professor Martin Parry on the IPCC's Working Group 2's Summary for >> Policymakers (Adam, 2007b) Watch out for spaceships! "In my view, a sub-prime-fuelled housing market crash in the UK is extremely unlikely -- in fact, just about as likely as a Martian invasion." Donna Werbner, News Editor of yourmortgage.co.uk, October 2007 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
