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No Service Error on iPhone? Check The Fix

Last Updated On June 19, 2020 by GeeksModo Staff

Service errors are among the most common and frustrating problems
iPhone users will encounter.
Not only do they prevent you from using your phone, but much like a check engine light, there’s often quite confusing.

The good news is that no service error on iPhone is usually pretty easy to fix. Most service problems can be traced back to a series of basic issues that
you can easily resolve by following a few troubleshooting steps.

So here are step-by-step instructions for how to fix no service error on iPhone.

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Make Sure You’re in A Cellular Area
Restart Your Device
Search for Carrier Updates For Service Errors
Remove Your SIM Card
Reset Your Network Settings

Make Sure You’re in A Cellular Area

To start off, ensure that you can receive cell data. Being out of a cellular area is actually one of the most
common causes of no service error on iPhone. Thankfully, this is one of the easiest problems to fix. 

To see if that’s what’s causing your connection problems, please follow these steps. 

  1. Go to “Settings” and tap on Cellular or Mobile Data. This may also just say Cellular Data. 

Doing so will ensure that data reception is enabled. If you’re in an international place, you may need to turn on roaming for you to receive a signal. to
do this, follow these steps:

  1. Launch the “Settings” app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on “Cellular” and “Cellular Data Options”
  3. Here, turn on “Data Roaming” 

See alsoiPhone connected to Wi-Fi but no internet? Fix

There’s a high chance that one of the above troubleshooting tips will fix no service error on iPhone. If they don’t, try the next troubleshooting solutions
we’ve listed below. 

Restart Your Device

You’re probably tired of hearing this troubleshooting trick over and over, but the simplest solution is sometimes the best. 

If you’ve been encountering no service error on iPhone, you may just need to restart your device. Just manually restart it by holding your volume button until you see the
power option. 

After you’ve restarted your iPhone, check to see if your device can automatically connect to a network or try to manually connect to a new network. 

Search for Carrier Updates For Service Errors

Failing to download the latest Carrier updates is another fairly common cause of no service error on iPhone (and most other errors for that matter). Simply follow these steps to check if errors are caused
by outdated software:

  1. Make sure that your iPhone is connected to either WiFi or cellular data. This is why you may want to try this fix before you experience
    service errors. 
  2. Launch the Settings app and go to General then About. Here, you should be notified if an update is available. If it is available, download it. If it’s not available,
    then your device is running the most up-to-date version of the software. 

See alsoWi-Fi keeps disconnecting from your iPhone? Fix

Remove Your SIM Card

This is something of a final effort to fix no service error on iPhone, but it might just be the one that will do the trick. 

Many service error messages are simply due to loose SIM card. Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to remove a SIM Card from iPhone. Simply follow these steps:

  1. Identify the SIM tray. On newer iPhone models, the SIM card is located on the right side of the device. The SIM trays of some older iPhone models may be placed on the bottom,
    though. 
  2. Grab a paper clip or SIM ejection tool. 
  3. Insert the pointed end of a paper clip or SIM ejection tool into the hole next to the SIM tray. This should eject the tray out of your iPhone. 
  4. Re-adjust the SIM card to make sure that it’s resting properly on the tray. You want to make sure it’s secure, but don’t apply too much
    pressure on it. 
  5. Slide the tray back into your iPhone. Again, don’t exert too much pressure as you might end up damaging the tray or knocking the card loose. 

Reset Your Network Settings

This is yet another extreme solution so far as troubleshooting goes. , but, it doesn’t hurt giving it a try.

Before you reset your iPhone’s network settings, make sure you have your Wi-Fi password handy. Performing a reset will cause you to lose saved information such as Wi-Fi networks, cellular information, and some network related passwords.
The above information will not be lost permanently, but you will be required to type in some passwords or network information again. 

When you are ready, then you just need to follow the steps below:

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone
  2. Go to General and then Reset
  3. Tap Reset Network Settings and follow the onscreen prompts

After you’ve finished, your iPhone will automatically connect to a cellular network. Alternatively, you could try connecting manually to your Wi-Fi network. You may
also want to try some of the above fixes again in order to see if they work for you now.

See alsoCellular Not Working on iPhone? Fix

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