How to ping an iPhone with no SIM card?

how to ping cell without a sim card

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iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 07:14 PM

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Skydiver119

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Apr 25, 2023 08:34 PM in response to Emmanuellove2016

You don’t. The SIM card is what allows it to connect to the cellular towers. NOw if the device can get on wifi you can locate the device that way, but it’s not perfect.

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