Hi, i have recently purchase old i phone 4 8gb from other person, now when i am going to inster vodacom sim card... it is showing ""No Serive"" how to solve this problem...

SMS "RICA" to 31050 from your Vodacom number. Call 111 from your Vodacom number or dial 082 111 from any other phone. You can also check at any Vodacom outlet



https://now.vodacom.co.za/article/how-to-do-a-sim-swap-with-vodacom

take it to a vodacom shop and have the system set to the new sim card

maybe you need a certain sim for that HTC desire. it means your cell phone is sim locked.

PUK stands for Personal Unblocking Key. This is a uniqueeight-digit code specific to your SIM card. This is required when the PINnumber to unlock your mobile phone is entered incorrectly 3 times. You are thengiven 10 attempts to enter your PUK code. If an incorrect PUK code is enteredafter the 10th attempt, you will block your SIM card permanently and willrequire a new SIM card from your mobile phone provider.
PUK codes can be obtained through the following ways -The PUK code is in your SIM card documentation Starter Pack.If you do not have this then -Please contact your phone service provider.
Your cell phone service provider can give you the PUK code once you give themyour account details and they have confirmed your identity.For details to obtain the PUK code for the SIM card, pleaseclick on this link and follow my instructions.
http://www.fixya.com/support/r5705889-puk_code

A request for a PUK code ("Personal Unlocking Key") will appear on your phone if your SIM card PIN code is entered 3 consecutive times incorrectly.

Your SIM card will then become "PUKed" or Blocked. This is a security measure to protect your service.

You need to call the Customer Service department of your cell phone provider and they will give you the PUK code which will unblock your SIM card.

The SIM card needs the PUK code to unlock.
PUK stands for Personal Unblocking Key. This is a unique eight digit code specific to your SIM card.
For further details on unlocking the SIM card, please click on this link :-
http://www.fixya.com/support/r5705889-puk_code

Hi, for the phone to get internet access, Itdepends on the Sim card you insert in the phone. Each Sim cards has different network settings for each Sim cards being inserted in the phone.

If you want to get internet access for the Sim card your using,ones you insert the Sim card in the phone,Call the customer care service center of the particular Sim card you inserted, Am sure they will assist you with the internet settings on the phone.
Call is free.
Take care.

Hi Nitin,
Select the network manually and try if other parties are able to reach you without any trouble.

Have you tried to do a Hard Reset? If not, that might help.

Keep in mind, this will erase any personal information you have copied to your phone and will make it like new from the factory (other than fingerprints and scratches of course). You will need to enter all your personal information again. It will also wipe all pictures, music, videos, etc that you have on the phone.

If you still want to do this, then hold down the two 'Soft Keys' while inserting your stylus in the reset hole at the bottom of the phone. You should be prompted to hit the 'Send' key to restore or 'End' key to cancel. Go ahead and hit the 'Send' key. Wait for the phone to reboot, and you should be running again. If not, you may be looking at a hardware problem that will require it to be sent in for repairs.

The two 'Soft Keys are the two buttons just below your screen, I believe they normally say "Calendar" and "Contacts".

hi what i found was that wen i put the other SIM card in (Vodacom, Mtn) and then went to menu, settings, network, network setup and then said available networks it would come up with three choices Cell C Vodacom MTN. Depending on the SIM card you put in choose the correct network (Vodacom SIM card would choose Vodacom) That fixed my problem hope it fixes yours bye!