iPhone -New sim card - Emergency calls only? Help! (UK)?

Vicks_C · 08-26-2008

Hi,

I have a contract phone with O2 but the phone broke so my mums friend gave me her old iphone. She is also on O2 so I thought it wouldn't be a problem to swap the sims. When I put my O2 sim card into the iphone it says emergency calls only. Why is this? Does this mean that my sim will not work in the iphone?

#1 Mustang Fan · 08-26-2008

The iPhone does not work like other GSM phones. It does require a new SIM and activation thru iTunes to get it working.