omg this happened to me aswell! the peice of the logic board where the "do not remove" stricker is (HaHa) has broken off! (Accident) i cant but it back on so i now have an over-priced ipod

After changing the front glass and LCD, battery, buttons and rear housing (basically everything but the mainboard) I too have converted my iphone to an ipod touch :/

I get the message - No service ..... Awaiting activation, this may take some time.

I called 02 and they checked my sim status etc.... and suggested i call apple as it sounds like a hardware issue.

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