iPhone No Sim Card Installed 3G and 3GS Problem Fix

[nara83]

Thanks man, much appreciated!!!!

[nanduwanted24]

My 3GS says "No Service" after searching the signal!Can you pls let me know where I can buy the kit to pull the 3GS apart?

[cunrah]

@nanduwanted24 "No Service" is a differnt error completely to this. This video is for the "No Sim Inserted" error.

[bunnyracist]

my sim holder doesnt reach the pins, what do i do ? :s, i just changed the back cover if thats for some help?

[cunrah]

@bunnyracist You can if the phone case is so badly out of shape stick a bit of plastic on the bottom of the simcard tray to make it reach the pins. However only you will know how big that piece needs to be!

[AussiesOutback]

omg thankyou so much it worked!!!! thumbs up

[cunrah]

@AussiesOutback Brill, Im glad you're all sorted! ;)

[locstoc72]

You're a champ, thanks mate :)

[cunrah]

@locstoc72 No worries! Glad it helped!

[Frasercd]

What exactly is t you do to the pins I can't really make it out?

[humblepie6]

i have a jailbroken 3gs blacklisted for sale in australia

[huftonURmom]

Will best buy do this for you?and can they remove dust?

[cunrah]

@huftonURmom No they won't. Sorry.

[uni06]

thanks soo much fixd my problem also after the fall of my iphone thanks mate!!!! :)

[cunrah]

@uni06 No worries! Glad It works for you too.

[flavaglaze]

You are awesome my friend.....my phone is now fixed....YAY!!!!

[cunrah]

@flavaglaze Brilliant! :)

[mukangai]

Mine has lost network I tempered with cydia. Help pliz

[dave2986]

great, fixed my phoblem!

[GameSlayerAl42]

My only problem with my 3GS it turns on than in few mins it restart it self how can I fix it so it won't keep restarting it self

[cunrah]

@GameSlayerAl42 The issue you speak of is fixed with a new battery install. Its a common 3Gs Issue,

[iDuNdEexuK]

HELP!!!!!!!!! I want to switch to iphone from the blackberry, i insert my blackberry sim(o2) and it says no sim installed, ive tried everything it wont work. Its not the iphones problem because my sister sim card still works in it (o2 aswell). Then i put my black berry sim back into my blackberry and it works fine. Why the fuck wont it work? Please respond thank you.

[cunrah]

@iDuNdEexuK Sounds like the Simcard in question is a pay as you go and the phone only accepts contract sim cards, you might want to look into unlocking the phone using an offical unlock method via O2. You can however Jailbreak the phone and unlock it using ultrasn0w in cydia but its alot harder than the first method, as O2 will just send you a text to unlock it for you. Its free to do either of those methods. I hope that helps!

[iDuNdEexuK]

@cunrah thanks for the reply mate, but my blackberry o2 sim card is on contract. Mate had the same problem and he just got a new sim card but he was pay as you go :S

[SuBMrksBeats]

kiiiiiiing!!!!!! i fucking love you man you just saved me from throwing my phone in the microwave !

[cunrah]

@SuBMrksBeats No worries dude! Although I wouldnt ever recomment you put anything like a phone in the microwave! It works much better when you fix them ;)

[abusedcunt]

I did this and it worked for me. But then i accidently dropped my phone very lightly on the floor (it didn't fall from a high height) and it started saying "No SIM" again... :S

[cunrah]

@abusedcunt Sounds like you've either damaged it further after your fix, or you've snapped a sim pin on the logic board.

[southpsrk]

I had the same thine in my iPhone 3GS I fix it you do not not open your iPhone 3gs just buy I new simcard tray holder and it fix it and it's works

[madmanali]

Awesome.. saved my bacon.. thank you

but i did cheat and just add selotape to the bottom of the simcard holder

so it would push the switch more. so didnt have to take it apart.

[cunrah]

@madmanali This does work but I dont recomment it as the selotape can easily melt so be carefull!

[DasDaan]

Thanks man! I already placed my 3GS on ebay because it didnt recognize any simcards. I tried this at the very last moment and it works just like you said! +1

[cunrah]

@DasDaan No problem! :)

[mylesproweer]

Many thumbs up sir!

[chris6210]

Thanks so much. I replaced the rear casing and encountered this problem. Soon fixed thanks to your guide. Thought I had really buggered the phone up.

Cheers Pal.

[cunrah]

@chris6210 No worries Chris! Glad I helped you out!

[nongetjie]

I only have 2 of the 3 goldens pins, so I found out when following this video. I suppose that's not good. Or will 2 pins also work for 3g

[cunrah]

@nongetjie You need all the pins for the sim to work correctly.

[voiceofreasonv]

Find cell phone that uses a sim card. Break off one of the sim card contacts. Bend the contact into the shape of a semi circle slide it into the slot of the missing sim card contact on iPhone. If you make it long enough and bend it/curve it enough it will hold itself in place. Install the iPhone sim card tray with the sim card in it and make sure the contact you installed stays in place. The sim card pressing against it will help keep it in place. Put the iPhone back together and it should work.

[burntsaladsurfco]

mate you're a fucking LEGEND for this vid, well done, fixed my 3gs in seconds after a week of pulling my hair out, have a beer on me ;) cheers.

[cunrah]

@burntsaladsurfco No problem! Im glad i could help!

[nikoladisin]

hey can you help me? Is this what i need to do?

my iphone 3gs will not supporte my sim!!!

the phone worked normal!!!

I update it!!!

And it doesnt works!!!

Sorry for bad ENGLISH!!!

[EdisonGomez84]

Im missing one of the 3 pins. the one all the way to the right, does that affect the sim reader??

[cunrah]

@EdisonGomez84 Yes your phone will show "No Sim" and you need to get a new sim try soldered onto the motherboard. Its not the easiest of tasks for a novice if im honest. I hope that helps.

[tvlondon]

Just to let you know, the sound on this video is very faint, even with my speakers turned right up.

[cunrah]

@tvlondon Sorry Im not a loudly spoken person and this was recorded early in the morning so its quite as not to wake other people.

[daveddag]

ma Dave D. bro a haitian Rapper.... good job man and thx for helping me resolve my phone prob bro........

[cunrah]

@daveddag Awesome Dave! No worries dude! :)

[KmOj]

just what I needed!

thanks man.

[cunrah]

@KmOj No problem! Glad i helped!

[rickyforaus]

were u drunk the time u recorded the video, coz u sounds terrible, next time speak loud and clear...

[cunrah]

@rickyforaus No just woke up from an all night session trying to figure out the issue with the phone! Sorry...

[rickyforaus]

were u drunk the time u recored the video, coz u sounds terrible, next time speak loud and clear...

[damnnnnxD]

your a life saver!!! i was literally loosing sleep because of this! thanks again!

[cunrah]

@damnnnnxD No problem! :)

[MultiGreek101]

so thats what the inside of a iphone looks like O.o

[sletvoldline]

Thanks a lot, finally someone actually explaining the problem and showing how to fix it.

[dancunni]

@sletvoldline No problem, Glad It helped you :)

[Salmanforever]

I don't get it -_- do we need to attach these 2 metal things or seperate them? Plz reply thanks

[fast2skilled101]

@Salmanforever you want the gold bar to be TOUCHING when the sim card is in! and you DONT want it to be touching when the sim card is NOT in the phone.

[famzii01]

Thanks alot, seriously! didnt think this would help as ive used so many other vids but wow, damn you proved me wrong!

Thank you soo much!

[dancunni]

@famzii01 No probs! :)

[HowsYourFaceFeel]

1 guy paid to have it fixed.



[GCracker23]

so basically do the opposite of what you did? you noted, "my mistake: touching = sim not inserted". so if the two metal contacts are touching, separate them?

[keithvplumb]

Superb works a treat!

[bilivino]

Excellent! That's fixed my iPhone 3G that's been faulty for 6 months, Thank you so very much.

[jsmith318]

thank you so much bro!!! this shit worked !!

[starnet77]

The Cardboard Fix! I took a guess at a little metal bar that gets pushed down when I install the SIM card and it looked like it wasn't going down far enough. So I cut a tiny piece of thin cardboard from a tea box and inserted it between the sim card holder and that metal bar so when the sim card holder was inserted, it pushed the metal lever down far enough so it wasn't touching the metal connector. I put it back together and its working perfectly! Woohoo! What a world. The cardboard fix!

[michelad2000]

thank you !!!!! i was going to throw away mine haha !

[ManouSeven]

Still have the message "No sim card installed" :(

Anyone can help? I've jailbreaked I've down everything was told on internet but I still have this fu*king message!!

[oliverszk]

i dont understand this i must only push the thing down and it work ? my englisch is not so good.... must i open the iphone ?

[jethrotay]

@oliverszk Yeah i guess u got to open the iphone

[oliverszk]

@jethrotay i see a other problem 3 sim card contacts are broken

[dancunni]

@oliverszk Unfortunatly you will need to get a new sim car tray then and solder it in place of the old one. Those pins are another issue in itself.

[oliverszk]

@dancunni and where can i buy this ? in germany :D

[2pacressurected]

dud emy sim cards really really tiny

[ithieves]

Hazzah!

Thanks bud... and so long electric tape!

[FilthyMcNasty757]

Brilliant! Just fixed a problem the phone has had since I bought it. You have the ONLY video on YouTube that deals with this specific fix. Many thanks, cause I was ready to take it to be repaired and spend upwards of $50. Cheers cun. :)

[cunrah]

@FilthyMcNasty757 No worries! Glad I helped you out. Just thumbs up the video, and It'll help others to find it who are in the same situation. :)

[cunrah]

@FilthyMcNasty757 No worries dude! Im glad it helped. Thats why i posted it ;)

[1578lchs]

for some reason it didnt work........how far do yu push that lever down

[kabirabreakedout]

thank u

 very very much sir

u just remove a burden from my head

[nlnlbadgirl14]

OMG! You saved my life man! <3333333333333 Thanks a lots

[cunrah]

@nlnlbadgirl14 Glad I helped you dude! :D <3 lol

[TheNiceguy1212]

I dont know about you, but i fixed mine another way. All I did was: take out the sim, turn it off, put the sim back in, turn phone back on, and it worked o.o!

[codeentertainmente]

thanks so much...

It actually worked

[daigo3036]

hey...if there's no sim card there should be a hole in the top right?

[ProphecyHD]

This actually works. Thank you so much man.. I was literally 30 minutes ago from putting my iPhone 3g on Ebay for CHEAP and losing money :( Thanks again!!!

[ankursadhoo]

Thanks a gazillion! This was of great help! :) Successfully fixed the No SIM problem permanently on mine as well!!! Kudos!

[cunrah]

@ankursadhoo sweet. Glad I could help! :)

[cunrah]

@ankursadhoo No worries! Glad i helped you out :)

[pericobetyy2989]

Thanks amigo !!!!!!!

[cunrah]

@pericobetyy2989 No worries! :D

[arazbehnood]

YOU KNOW UR SHIT I OWE U A BEER THANX BUD

[cunrah]

@arazbehnood No problem dude! Glad your iPhone is working again.

[amd64guru1]

Thanks that was may problem but also the mother board moved back when i drop

my phone . Thanks :)

[cunrah]

@amd64guru1 No problem dude! :)

[leann258]

hi cunrah i have a problem .. after charging my 3gs not jailbroken iphone.. i found it stuck on activation mode.. and the weard thing is that i have a sim card and its fine.. but suddenly my iphone stuck on this and there is nothing i can do ..itunes keep showing the note that the sim card is unsupported i dont know what to do can you help me...

p.s. i did not drop my iphone or somthing

[aesbitan]

thank u alot it really helped

[cunrah]

@aesbitan No problem

[MyNameIsxRusTx]

thanks

[cunrah]

@MyNameIsxRusTx Anytime! :)

[youuuuuuu47]

thank u men, very helpful video

[cubixt]

U are fuckin great. Thank u. After weeks of search u brought my release. Thanks

[meethao26]

I followed your steps but was unsuccessful. any ideas how to fix my issue.

[meethao26]

First of all, my iphone shows that i need to insert a valid sim card my phone. I tried to follow your step but it was not successfully. do you have any other ideas how to fix this problem.

[Mitchall76]

Thank you very much :) Looks like a pint of what ever you want is standing by here in Faroe Islands especially for you mate :)

[cunrah]

@Mitchall76 Thank you dude! Lol If im ever around the area, I'll be sure to drop you a message :P - Seriously though, Its no worries Glad you fixed your phone :)

[killuareborn]

hello



[thug08style]

thanks a lot man,,, my iphone 3gs had a problems like this im looking for a solutions for 2 months and finally found your video,, ,tnanks a lot man,,,

[cunrah]

@thug08style No problem! Im glad i could help you! :)

[thug08style]

@cunrah ei bro, i have a new device to unlock,, iphone 4, 4.3.3 bb 04.10.01, i tried to unlock it with ultrasn0w but my baseband is not compatible,,,can u help me with this?

[monnanozoo]

Thank you so much!!! It works~ :)

[cunrah]

@monnanozoo Brilliant! :) glad it helped! :)

[sqbgc]

thanks

[cunrah]

@sqbgc No problem!

[Khum4r]

2 Frames/Second?

[cunrah]

@Khum4r I recorded this on another iPhone 3G... They dont actually do native video so thats why its about 15fps... I now have a iPhone4 so that isn't a problem, but Im not going to record it again when this video is fine.

[G4dG3tZfR34K]

oh thank you .. OMG it works .. it really works .. i fixed my iPhone 3G .. which i dropped real hard .. i thought i lost my phone.. subbed u straight :)

[cunrah]

@G4dG3tZfR34K Cheers! It should work for any Iphone 3G or 3Gs, Its seems no one else has ever done this but me! Glad I helped you fix your iPhone :)

[G4dG3tZfR34K]

@cunrah

RIGHT U JUST NEED TO SEPARATE THE UPPER PIN FROM TOUCHING THE LOWER ONE :)

[jamesfranti]

Thanks cunrah

Great video. I have been trying to work out how to fix my iphone for a week and really miss it. I have not dropped it so thought it must be that the SIM was locked. After many calls to my service provider and speaking to at least three technicians and none of them gave me the advice I got from you. I took the front off, bent the spring up slightly, and it now works perfectly. Your're a diamond geezer.

[cunrah]

@jamesfranti No problem! Glad I could help!

[Ridy68]

Good instructional video well explained by someone who knows his onions. unlike some YouTube vids that are blurred & dark !

[cunrah]

@Ridy68 Cheers Ridy! I appreciate that! :)

[khaliq100]

i still don't understand must it touch or not hmm message me asap pls

[AznxLoser26]

aye sir, i have a question i have T mobile n my sim card was recently new n on everysingle phone it says insert sim card when the sim is already in i need sumone who can help me

can u help me wit this problem?

please respond

[PuurpleHazexD]

Thanks It worked.

Saved me a good 300 dallors cause I was just gonna get a new one.

[cunrah]

@PuurpleHazexD Brilliant! :) At least it means if you do still want to get a new one you can sell this one as its now working :D

[0108498]

Thanks I fixed it!!

[cunrah]

@0108498 Glad I helped! :)

[berthis94]

Tank's man :)

[cunrah]

@berthis94 No problem dude! :)

[rodrimarion]

hey i got a problem, I did all of that, but I have trouble reassembling all of that, when i do the screen just goes white. so i tried again and same thing, but nothing is broken, and before it worked once, but the touch did not work :S help me please

[cunrah]

@rodrimarion Sounds like you have a broken LCD ribbon. Try the phone with another screen if possible.

[Theguitarguy97]

Haha dude, after I took the sim out and turned it off, I looked ahead in the video and decided i did not want to risk messing it up by taking it apart, but when i put it together and turned it on, haha it worked! At least so far its worked. So Thanks man!!!

[cunrah]

@Theguitarguy97 No worries, Glad I helped! :)

[tuttonsj]

I owe you a pint :)

[cunrah]

@tuttonsj haha, any time! If you're ever wanting to do that then Im good for a beer at your expence, Glad I could help you out though! It definately saves you a bit of money for sure.

[cunrah]

@tuttonsj hehe cheers dude! :)

[aaasshhaaww]

Thank so much man!

[cunrah]

@aaasshhaaww No worries, Glad I help you to sort your iPhone too :)

[orauf89]

thanxalot mate..it worked...u rock.!!!

[cunrah]

@orauf89 No worries! :) Glad i could help!

[Xeekder]

Thanks a bunch Dude, Awesome Works!!!!!!!!!!

[cunrah]

@Xeekder No problem, Glad it helped, And saved you a nice $200 :)

[cunrah]

@pannathylololo28 No problem! :) Im glad I helped you in fixing this issue. Its turning out that no one has even documented how to fix it, so I thought I would. Im glad you guys found it usefull! :)

[MBoy194]

thank you so much this really helped also if it happens again do i keep on doing this?

[cunrah]

@MBoy194 Yeah, Although if it keeps happening it can also be to do with a bent Sim reader. That is a resolder job though to fix that.

[cunrah]

@MBoy194 Yeah, Although if it keeps happening it can also be to do with a bent Sim reader. That is a resolder job though to fix that.

[tallirasha]

thankyou so much i was tearing my hair out trying to fix this

[cunrah]

@tallirasha No problem, Im glad I helped you out. :)

[CassettePlaya1]

@cunrah Has this been a permanent solution for you and do you think I would be able to solve this problem without personally opening the phone up and more of a software/settings fix. Reason I ask this is because some one if offering me a 16Gb iPhone 3G for £100 but they said it has had this problem starting from yesterday. Also how much do you think this would cost to fix instore either from high street or independent phone shop (estimate)?

Thanks if you can answer.

[cunrah]

@CassettePlaya1 Yep its a perminant fix for me. If you dont want to open the phone. You can always glue a tiny piece of plastic to the bottom of the sim car holder. Making sure it fits and its no bigger than 2 or 3mm's big you should be able to force the pings to contact in the same mannor. But any modifications you do are at your own risk. Im in no way responsible for any damage you cause to your iPhone. My fixes are totally a guide and worked fine for me.

Hope that helps.

[CassettePlaya1]

@cunrah Okay thanks for that though I think I will try out all the software fixes first to see if they help solve the problem and if not then "maybe" try it myself but I would be much more comfortable letting someone who knows what their doing handle it and just pay a reasonable fee rather than me potentially making worse than what it is.

[mac1ace1]

@CassettePlaya1 Well I Have The Same Problem... So I Called Apple Yesteday And They Said It Sounds Like A Hardware Issue "DUH"

So I Asked Them About How Much For A FIx... They Said $199.. WHAT????

Might As Well Get A New iPhone..... I Say Try This...

[CassettePlaya1]

@mac1ace1 What! $199 thats like £130, I would much rather try and fix it myself and even if I do make a mistake and make something worse I'm sure it can all be fixed for a lot cheaper than that in a non high street phone shop.

[cunrah]

@mac1ace1 Definately! Do this, and you'll save yourself a chunk of money :) Plus if it fails and you need to get a new phone, then remember that the broken one is still usable as a fatter version of the iPod... :P

[mac1ace1]

@cunrah Heyy What Did U Glue To The Bottom Of The Sim Card Holder??? I Have The same Problem...

[cunrah]

@mac1ace1 Please dont spam the comments, I didnt glue anything to the bottom of the sim tray, I did the propper fix that I've demonstrated in my video. You can use a little tiny strip of plastic to replicate the same fix though. I highly recommend you do it the way i've shown above though. As the phone want ment to have an extra piece of plastic on the bottom of the sim tray. Thats just my 2 cent's.

[jakobsuperduper]

worked for me too, this was realy helpful!! thanks

[cunrah]

@jakobsuperduper No worries, Glad it helped you :)