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Repair information and guides for the iPhone 6 that was released on September 19, 2014. Model Numbers: A1549, A1586, and A1589

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a1549 won't register with any network

I have one that is stumping me. iPhone 6, a1549, won't register on any network no matter what SIM I use. Tried using a VZW, ATT and Sprint SIM and it wouldn't activate. Popped in a Tmo SIM and it activated. OK...so its a Tmo. I pop a Tmo SIM in with active service and it won't register on the network. Tried rebooting, reinstalling, banging it on the counter, all the usual steps.

What am I missing here? The phone works, the SIM works. I'm half tempted to believe that the phone is locked to some weird network but when I run it through our unlock service, its already unlocked.

HALP?

And just like that...it works. I didn't do anything to it other than open it to see if I could see anything.

I really do hate iPhones.

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Hmmm....ran a cellular network test app and the phone isn't seeing any cellular networks. SIM registers just fine, IMEI shows up.

This is an odd nugget.

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Hi,

Know nothing about iPhones but thought this may be of interest to you.

iPhone 6 cellular antenna location/replacement

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Thanks. I'm not leaning towards anything hardware on this one.

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Have you checked that it does have the correct time and date????

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Yea...even toggled auto update and rebooted.

IMEI check came back and its for sure Tmo locked. Sooooo.....looks like it might be hardware.

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Don't rule out hardware. Loss of cellular connection is obnoxiously common on the i6. The antenna switch l

(rf5159) has gone out on a few phones I've seen. Any of the antenna connections could be loose or there is some kind of debris between them. Has the phone been disabled and reassembled before?

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Never been taken apart, which was why I was trying to eliminate software first. I think I've done that.

Thanks for that part number. Looks like an easy enough swap.

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