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It woudn't let me connect to my wifi Network, and I was told that you can use it without the sim card by the tech support lady. How can I do it?
How to access wifi on non-activated Iphone 5 without a sim card?
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That's correct, you do not need a sim card installed to use an iPhone over WiFi. Without a sim card, your iPhone 5 will act just like an iPod Touch. I've done exactly that with an older iPhone 4. What kind of error are you getting if any? If your WiFi network is protected (it should be) you will need to supply the password to the iPhone during setup.
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When I reset my iPhone 3GS to use it as an iPod, I had to insert a SIM card to get it working initially, then I took it out and it's been fine since. I also keep it partially sync'd (contacts etc) and loaded with a SIM card adapter so that if I ever need to, I can pull the sim from my 5s and use the 3GS as a phone again.
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