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Anonymous
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I woke up this morning to find my phone not working and in the top left corner it says searching can somebody please tell me what this means???
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Anonymous
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Hi

Remove the SIM card , clean it by a soft cloth, re insert and turn back on.

If no help then :
On the iPhone hold down the Sleep/Wake Button and Home button together until the Apple Logo shows. Then On seeing this Apple Logo release both buttons ,and the iPhone will reset , which has been known to clear most glitches.

Other options are :

Settings -General -Reset -Reset Network Settings.

Settings -General-Reset -& Reset All Settings.

Did you get the iPhone from e bay etc. if so the imei could be blocked. Ring O2 O2 Customer Services is 202 for Contract -> 4445 for PAYG -> http://www.o2.co.uk/contactus and they will check it for you.

Also try your SIM card in another phone as a process of elimination.
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Anonymous
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Thanks I'll try that now, will it delete anything off the phone??
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Anonymous
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No

It's just a soft reset.
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Anonymous
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Ok I tried that and its still the same??!!
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Anonymous
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Please check your masts status too

Service Status http://status.o2.co.uk
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You need to put your sim in another phone to see if it's a sim or phone fault.....
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Anonymous
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"Ok I tried that and its still the same??!!"

Are you able to try your SIM card in another phone as a process of elimination ?

If the SIM card still shows as searching in another phone and your mast status is showing as good then the SIM card may be at fault.

Sim Swap Procedure.

If a person upgrades to another phone and the new phone takes another sized Sim Card then this procedure moves the Tariff and Mobile number from the original SIM card to the new one. If on PayAsYouGo any credit will move across too.

This is the same if a new SIM card is required if a person feels their original one may be at fault. Any O2 HighStreet Store can perform the swap in store (if on Contract please take some Photo I.D just incase), or a person can take the SIM card home or request one via O2 Customer Services. 202 for Contract. 4445 for PAYG. 8002 for Business -> http://www.o2.co.uk/contactus Sim Swap link -> http://swapmysim.o2.co.uk Or text SWAP to 20220

Be sure to ask for an Account Specific Blank SIM card as Contract and Pay As You Go versions hold different information. And please take some Photo ID for Contract Sim Cards just incase your asked.

The Service will stop on the original SIM card which indicates the swap has started.

Turning the phone Off and On , or if applicable switching airplane mode On and Off ,with the new SIM card in every 20 minutes or so will typically help the connection to settle. If your newly sent SIM card is a Nano sized version then another alternative if O2 have not supplied a SIM card adapter kit with it, is to pick this free adapter kit up from any O2 Store ,or order a set for a small fee from one of the auction sites. Regards, BandOfBrothers (05/11/14)
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Anonymous
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Its on contract with o2 my bills not due till 17th Dec so I have no clue as to why this has happened, I'll give them a call when I get chance
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Contact details for CS here http://www.o2.co.uk/contactus
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

Currently using:
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