is anyone there? my cell says emergency calls only. how do i undo this?

[rachel]

my screen says emergency calls only. i can't call out. how do i undo this?

[DK]

I stand corrected. Thanks

[Griff]

Hey @DK

SIM free for iPhone refers to the fact that in the states you can also buy the phone from Apple unlocked but with a SIM card, i.e. the iPhone would come with a Verizon SIM card, the SIM free model works on different bands but still requires a SIM card, in order for a phone to take no SIM card it would have to be CDMA and CDMA phones cannot be unlocked. 

http://www.redmondpie.com/the-difference-between-unlocked-t-mobile-and-sim-free-iphone-6-6-plus-expl...

• Unlike the T-Mobile version of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the SIM-free variant does not come with any SIM card out of the box, and you have to purchase it separately.

[DK]

@Griff these were the ones I was referring to but you are right that most have nano!

http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/06/apple-sim-free-iphone6/

[Griff]

@DK

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus both take nano SIM, the SIM tray is embedded in the side of the phone like the other iPhones.

[DK]

Glad it came back to life. Sorry most phones these days have Sims although they seem to be going back to simless again with the like of the new iPhone.

[rachel]

Thank you for your hep. my cell works now.

[rachel]

Yes, my account is up to date with payments. Yes, I tried rebooting the phone.  I don't use a sim card. I just have a regular samsung phone.  This cmorning i made a call and it was successful. then I called *611 and while I was waiting for a customer service rep the phone went dead and made a noise.  I tried to redail 611 but it didn't go through and the message came up stating the network is not registered. then i noticed that the screen said something I never noticed before: "emergency calls only".

[DK · Accepted solution]

Have you tried rebooting the phone or trying the sim in another phone to see if it connects to the network.

Also is your account up to date with payments?

[Cyber]

@rachel,

Did you try to reboot your phone ?

Verify in your self serve that your account is ACTIVE and not EXPIRED because you forgot to pay.

[rachel]

When I try calling out it says "network not registered". also, my screen says "emergency calls only". how do i undo this?  I need to call out. Can someone help me?