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ScotsAlan

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Q: Iphone SIM card question?

I saw an unanswered question, tapped in a reply, and it vanished. Both question and answer.

Maybe I am having a brain burst.

Anyway, the question I answered was about iphone 6 compatability with different suppliers SIM cards.

Apologies to the OP for vanishing your question.

I blame MS Edge.

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Hotwater

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If it’s an iPhone 6 bought in China then it should work on any carrier here. Unless bought specifically from a China Mobile store.

Though to make sure check here:

www.willmyphonework.net

Alternatively you could quickly search and go direct to the manufacture to check:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202909

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ScotsAlan

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The answer I tried to post.

I recall people having to change from China Mobile to China Unicom when the IPhone 6 first came out. Something to do with the 4g being different between the service suppliers.

So an original IPhone 6 might need a china Unicom sim card.

I dont think your phone is locked, its just looking for a differnt 4g protocol.

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diverdude1

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Why would anyone use China Mobile?

Unicom rocks.

CM = old days

Uni = embrace modern life

haha,, what a boring answer I wrought. ok,, I'll try again,,,, CM sux.

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If it’s an iPhone 6 bought in China then it should work on any carrier here. Unless bought specifically from a China Mobile store.

Though to make sure check here:

www.willmyphonework.net

Alternatively you could quickly search and go direct to the manufacture to check:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202909

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dokken

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hey thanks scotsalan for answering me. i figured i was being lazy and did not do enough research so i deleted the question. i should have gone to the shop first before asking, which i'm going to do now

is there anything i can do to make it work? i've got a feeling it'll be forever useless.

i ve got a 6s which i bought two years ago. regretfully i bought the 16g which is completely useless. i saw a used iphone6 128g for sale so i bought it. if anybody is looking for an older iphone do not get the iphone 6s

dokken:

i went to to the shop to find out. cannot use my telecom sim card with a phone that had previously been used on the china mobile network. the reasons are the same as scotsalan states.

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ScotsAlan:

Ahh. You must have deleted as I was answering. It was very strange.

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ambivalentmace:

de je vu in reverse, hate it when that happens

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edgy

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get rid of the iphone, and go buy yourself a zte

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