Unlocked iPhone should not require SIM Card to be activated
Originator: | oliver.drobnik | ||
Number: | rdar://14425938 | Date Originated: | July 12, 2013 |
Status: | Open | Resolved: | |
Product: | iPhone SDK | Product Version: | 7.0 |
Classification: | Serious Bug | Reproducible: | Always |
Summary: As a developer I have a ton of iOS devices around for testing purposes. To avoid hassles I bought most of them directly from Apple or paid a fee to have the SIM lock removed. However when restoring an iPhone you still are required to put a SIM card into a phone or otherwise you get an "Activation Failed" message. Steps to Reproduce: - Remove the SIM card from a sim-unlocked iPhone - Restore iOS (e.g. any 7 seed) - After choosing your country and WiFi, try to activate Expected Results: - A SIM-unlocked iPhone should activate over WiFi without requiring a SIM card Actual Results: - Activation Fails with an "Activation Failed" error message - You have to start over after placing any SIM card into the phone to activate it Regression: This problem existed since forever. Notes: This is a big hassle and worry for me because I don't have as many contracts as I have iPhones. Also for most testing purposes you don't need any cellular data in iPhones, but just WiFi. Also some day I might have only Nano SIMs left if everybody is on an iPhone 5 and then I wouldn't have any SIM card available to activate older iPhones. If I buy a SIM-unlocked iPhone from Apple or pay to unlock any iPhone after contract I should never again be forced to put a SIM card into this phone.
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