Does iPhone 4S work on Virgin Mobile UK?
 

hi I would like the iphone 4 s if I cut my sim to a micro size and use the iphone 4 s can virgin cut me off or is it ok to do this?

Andrew

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I dont think it will work unless the phone is unlocked for any network !

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It's ok

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I use an iPhone 4 with my virgin sim

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Well that is good then, but it is better if Virgin officaly sells the iphone 4s

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Can't see that happening any time soon.

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What a shame!

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It doesn't really bother me to be honest, but that is a discussion for a whole (existing) thread.

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Can anyone confirm that they have cut a Virgin Mobile sim which is working properly in an iPhone 4S?

My husband has a new iPhone 4S bought Unlocked and Sim Free from Apple. I cut down his new Virgin Mobile Sim card and it seemed to work just fine, but then he noticed it was dropping the connection, sometimes saying Invalid Sim sometimes just searching for a network. It also does not work properly with his old, cut down Orange PAYG sim (same problems). However, it does work properly with a cut down 3 sim (this was my practice cut). I cut all the Sims using the same cutter. The 3 sim has a much smaller area of shiny gold - the Orange and VM sims extends all the way to the edge.

I can confirm that I have been using my own Virgin Mobile Sim for a year in an iPhone 4 and that it has worked without a problem (except now with the Orange network connection there is no 3G so solved this problem by switching off Automatic in Network settings and choosing Virgin from the list).

Is there anyone successfully using a VM Sim in a 4S?

Thanks.

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My iPhone 4s would not work on my virgin mobile contract. I also kept getting invalid sim message. The same sim card worked perfectly on my iphone4.
I got a newer replacement sim card but still the same error. I then had the phone itself replaced but still no joy.
I gave up as i had spent hours on the phone trying to sort the problem. Now I've got a much better deal with tesco and it works perfectly now.

Good luck......

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Marbo,

Thank you - this really helped us decide what to do and saved a lot of time. I had already made an appointment as a Genius bar for this morning, so we went along and explained the problem. Our Genius was very helpful and said we should try a new iPhone as it might work better with the VM sim card. It dropped the connection and we had the Invalid Sim message again within twenty minutes.
So, we are now going your route - picked up a Tesco Sim and a T Mobile Sim on the way home to try both before deciding which to sign up with.
Tried the T Mobile Sim first (as it has £5 credit on it) and it is working just fine so far (couple of hours now). The gold area on the Sim is much smaller than on the VM Sim so no part of it touches the iPhone sim tray.
I will try the Tesco Sim later. I am cutting these myself but know I can get a Micro Sim from both Tesco and T Mobile if my cut versions have problems - wish VM provided micro sims....

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Hi,
Just seen this thread. I bought an iPhone 4S a couple of weeks ago and have given up trying to get any consistant service with a virgin sim. Since Tuesday I have been using GiffGaff ( which use O2 network ) with no problems. They sent me a cut down sim as well, which was good. Hope this saves other people time and frustration.

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So that is at least three iPhone 4S that do not work with a VM Sim, so people wanting them will need to choose a different network - my husband is now on Tesco as they do offer a good deal. In case it is helps anyone else, I found that T Mobile, Three and Tesco sims all work properly in the iPhone 4S (all cut down versions of regular sims although if you are patient enough you can order a micro version).

I read elsewhere that some of the functions such as call waiting aren't supported by tesco

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I think virgin have updated there system for iPhones as wen I first or my iPhone I me er had a message to download the system settings but recently I have had the option to install these settings :-)

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I went into the VirginMedia shop today to buy a new phone for my other half and the guy said they would be supplying micro SIMs from February.

So who knows.... they might be offering iPhones soon after?

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Or it could be there Sim supplier is moving to dual Sim micro Sim if that's possible. ???

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About time I'm getting fed up of virgin keep loosing signal omt 4s an having to go into settings an search for a carrier every single time!

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can anyone confirm virgin will be supplying micro sims for the iphone 4.i have cut down 2 now and both wont work whereas my cut down o2 card works perfectly but a lot more expensively!!will have to move to tesco sim if virgin wont do a micro sim

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I have also heard that microsims coming in Feb 2012.
My phone has worked with a cut down sim with no real problems, and the settings just seemed to be there and worked from the off, even with my old large chip on the sim, such that I had to cut the metal part of the sim.

I have an issue though now with the virgin/orange network coverage. When on the virgin network I can collect cellular data etc with no problem, but if I move to orange 3G I get an error message saying I am not subscribe to a cellular data network, and so I cannot collect email or connect to the internet. I have been told by virgin that the APN settings are the same for both networks, but they have not been able to help sort this at present. Apple say this is a network provider issue, in that clearly when on orange some of the settings must be incorrect. On Virgin you do not have access to the APN settings page as you do with some network providers so I cannot see these settings.

Any thoughts?

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There is a way to get at the apn settings while using s virgin sim but it's complicated.

Read HERE

I have an iphone 4 and used this method.

I get 3g on both tmobile and orange network.

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Surly that's for O2?
Does it work with Orange?
It's ok if you've got a sim for the other network.

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You use the sim from another *supported* network to make the phone bring up the apn settings which are hidden when you put a virgin sim in. (some virgin sims just pick up the mobile settings as needed but not all of them). I happened to have an o2 sim to hand to use when I was doing it - the only reason I used that was as I mentioned above to make the phopne bring up the APN setting menu.

You would not need to use the workaround for either orange OR t-mobile as they are officcialy supported.

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To get data on the Orange network you need to enable data roaming in the settings.

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I can confirm that an iPhone 4S will indeed work on Virgin Mobile (US) and upon my visit to The UK, I didn't find any problems running in on their towers. So I can't imagine it being to much of a problem.

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Phoned up today about a micro sim card for my Iphone,was told it will be April now before any are supplied.Sending me out another sim card to see if it works after i cut it down to micro size.Fingers crossed but not worked on the 2 previous attempts

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Will Virgin Mobile launch iPhone 4S?

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I am new here I bought a 4s on eBay but its locked to 02 but I have a rolling virgin contract I wish to retain I have got a temp sim from 02 to get me going but I want to retain my mobile no please help me?

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Go to an o2 store and ask for an unlock code, a quick Google states that it should cost £15.

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http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-...%29,CASE=17424

follow the guide to the pay and go option, make sure you have £15 credit...

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Thanks for the reply but my local 02 store wouldn't do it they said take it somewhere else.

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The 4s will work on a virgin SIM card as long as you meek sure the phone is unlocked.

---------- Post added at 22:19 ---------- Previous post was at 22:17 ----------

Sorry me again but 02 unlocked my phone for £15 within 1 hour.

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As we are now quite a long way past February, am I correct in assuming that VM will now supply a micro SIM on request, or dare I ask, are they still "coming soon"?

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got it sorted now thanks for the advice

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What network was your 4s originaly before unlock Pykey08? Was it O2? As mine is locked with Tmobile, can o2 unlock it?

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Yes, if you go on o2's website there is a form to fill in and they'll unlock it for free.

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Yeah, but jameseh my iPhone is locked on tmobile! I can't use O2 card in it! Will O2 still unlock it?! Or what's the way to unlock tmobile locked phone. As I contacted tmobile and they said the imei was not registered in my name (I bought the phone second hand) so only the person who the phone was originally registered can get it unlocked!! But I don't know that person as I bought the phone from www.smartfonestore.com and they would not disclose previous owners details! What can I do?

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Oh right, a Google suggests T-Mo will do it for £15 after a call to customer services.

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You have to be a T-Mobile PAYG customer for 3 months before you can buy the unlock code, or 1 month into a T-Mobile contract.

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I've just got a iPhone 4s. I put my old VM cut down sim in and got the message No Sim. I then tried another VM sim which was newer but not used and I got the message No service.
So I phoned CS and said could I have a replacement sim as I was having trouble with the one I had. I was offered a small sim. I recieved it the following day fitted it activated it and it works without any problem.

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It could potentially be happening quite soon, quite a lot of discussions in the pipeline at the moment. This is mainly because of Apple's reducing prices for networks wanting to carry their phone, probably because Samsung's Galaxy SIII seems to be causing them huge issues at the moment.

As for the OP's query, if your iPhone 4S is unlocked then yes, it will work. You can cut your SIM and put it in the phone. Do keep in mind however, that you will need to cut the SIM to the *EXACT* size required by the card slot, anything bigger or smaller will mean you've fudged your SIM up. Also, under any circumstances, do not cut even remotely close to the chip itself.

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I wouldn't call over a year 'soon' ;)

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It'll probably happen in the coming weeks more than anything, mainly to coincide with the launch of 4G.

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Well I hope that people who want one can get one. I was finally able to move away from iPhone in the end when Android finally caught up with accessibility. I'm now much happier with my android phone.

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VM now officially give Micro SIMs to customers both existing and new SIMO offers. So you can now use your 4S without any problems with needing to cut down your SIM.