Oh hey thans for that info.  I didn’t realize that.

> On Mar 25, 2017, at 9:41 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Just check to see if somebody has a SIM you can use for 5 minutes, the iPhone 
> 4 uses a Micro SIM. You could also check to see if you can get an adapter to 
> use your current Nano SIM, but you will have to put a SIM into this phone 
> until you have it activated, once that is done you can take it out and it 
> will work fine.
> 
> Regards,
> Sieghard
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Mária Orovcíková
> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 4:34 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Please, I need help with activating Iphone
> 
> Helo list,
> 
> thank you very much for your suggestions.
> 
> Just to make things clear, I want to setup the phone and use it like Ipod or 
> Ipad. I mean I would like to be able to check FB, Twitter, play games, listen 
> to music, browse internet etc. I do not need to make phone cals, text 
> messages..., so I believe a sim card is not needed in this case.
> 
> But no matter wat I do, it says it needs a valid sim card to activate the 
> phone.
> 
> When I plug the phone to my laptop and launch ITunes, it says something
> like: "This connected device does not have a valid sim card. Enter a valid 
> sim card.".
> 
> I pressed "Home" button and I got emergency cal option; once I hit "Cancel" 
> button, the screen saying I need a valid simcard appears again.
> I hope it makes sense now.
> Thank you very much for your help in advance.
> Have a wonderful weekend.
> With kind regards,
> Maria
> On 24. 3. 2017 23:17, Marie wrote:
>> Yes I have an old IPhone 4 which I have set up the same. I was only 
>> pointing out that setup and activation are two separate things. And I 
>> was unaware that a sim card was required to do the setup process.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Scott Berry
>> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 2:59 PM
>> To: Vi Phone
>> Subject: Re: Please, I need help with activating Iphone
>> 
>> Well setting it up I have a phone here I have set up all through 
>> iTunes and everything the only things I can’t currently do are call 
>> and do MMS messages which are text messages.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 24, 2017, at 3:57 PM, Marie <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I did not know that the sim card was needed in this instance. However 
>>> her question was about activating the phone and that means you must 
>>> have a number and a carrier to activate it. Apparently she was 
>>> mistakenly talking about setup.
>>> Marie
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Sieghard Weitzel
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 9:37 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: RE: Please, I need help with activating Iphone
>>> 
>>> Hi Marie,
>>> 
>>> If a device is reset and you are at the initial screen which says 
>>> "swipe to setup" you must have a SIM card installed otherwise you 
>>> cannot complete the setup. Once it is setup you can take the SIM card 
>>> out and it is no problem, but you do need it initially.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>>> Behalf Of Marie
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 9:15 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: Please, I need help with activating Iphone
>>> 
>>> You do not need to activate the phone to use it as an IPod. The 
>>> activation is only for the phone service. You just need to sign in 
>>> with your Apple ID so you can use or buy apps. You can do IMessaging 
>>> to others with I devices whenever you are connected to the internet.
>>> Marie
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mária Orovčíková
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 1:59 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Please, I need help with activating Iphone
>>> 
>>> Hello list,
>>> I have Iphone 4 which stil has pretty decent battery, so I would like 
>>> to use it as Ipod.
>>> I don't have a sim card for activating the phone and I haven't found 
>>> any other option to activate it.
>>> I tried Itunes, but it keeps saying I need a valid Sim card.
>>> Please, is there a way how to activate Iphone without a sim card?
>>> I don't want to use it for phone calls, I have Iphone 6 for that.
>>> Thank you very much for your help.
>>> With kind regards,
>>> Maria
>>> 
>>> Odoslané z iPhonu
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