[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":153},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-en-/error-cellular-plans-from-this-carrier-cannot-be-added":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":133,"extension":134,"head":135,"meta":136,"navigation":146,"ogImage":135,"path":147,"robots":135,"schemaOrg":135,"seo":148,"sitemap":149,"stem":151,"__hash__":152},"content_en/error-cellular-plans-from-this-carrier-cannot-be-added.md","How to fix \"Cellular Plans from This Carrier Cannot Be Added\" Error",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":127},"minimark",[9,12,21,25,34,41,43,48,51,78,81,96,99,101,105,124],[10,11],"hr",{},[13,14,16,17],"h1",{"id":15},"how-to-fix-error-cellular-plans-from-this-carrier-cannot-be-added","How to fix Error: ",[18,19,20],"em",{},"“Cellular Plans From This Carrier Cannot Be Added”",[22,23,24],"p",{},"After activating your eSIM using a QR code or manual activation code, you may encounter the following error message:",[26,27,28],"blockquote",{},[22,29,30],{},[31,32,33],"strong",{},"Cellular Plans From This Carrier Cannot Be Added",[22,35,36,37,40],{},"This message typically indicates that your device is ",[31,38,39],{},"carrier-locked",", meaning it cannot install eSIM plans from carriers other than the one that originally sold the device.",[10,42],{},[44,45,47],"h2",{"id":46},"how-to-check-if-your-device-is-carrier-locked","How to Check if Your Device Is Carrier-Locked",[22,49,50],{},"You can verify your device lock status by following these steps:",[52,53,54,61,67,72],"ol",{},[55,56,57,58],"li",{},"Open ",[31,59,60],{},"Settings",[55,62,63,64],{},"Tap ",[31,65,66],{},"General",[55,68,63,69],{},[31,70,71],{},"About",[55,73,74,75],{},"Look for the field ",[31,76,77],{},"Carrier Lock",[22,79,80],{},"You should see:",[82,83,84,90],"ul",{},[55,85,86,89],{},[31,87,88],{},"No SIM restrictions"," → Your device is unlocked",[55,91,92,93],{},"Any other message → Your device is ",[31,94,95],{},"locked",[22,97,98],{},"If the device is locked, it will block eSIM activation from third-party carriers.",[10,100],{},[44,102,104],{"id":103},"solutions","Solutions",[22,106,107,108,111,112,115,116,119,120,123],{},"To resolve this issue, please ",[31,109,110],{},"contact your mobile carrier"," and request that they unlock the device.\nIn most cases, the unlock can be completed ",[31,113,114],{},"remotely"," (over-the-air) through the carrier’s ",[31,117,118],{},"Customer Service hotline"," or ",[31,121,122],{},"live chat",".",[22,125,126],{},"Once the device is successfully unlocked, you can return to your eSIM activation process and install the plan without issues.",{"title":128,"searchDepth":129,"depth":129,"links":130},"",2,[131,132],{"id":46,"depth":129,"text":47},{"id":103,"depth":129,"text":104},"If you encounter the 'This code is no longer valid' error on your iPhone after scanning the QR code, follow these steps to resolve the issue and successfully activate your eSIM.","md",null,{"date":137,"authors":138,"category":145},"2025-12-01",[139],{"name":140,"avatar":141,"to":143,"username":144},"Baptiste Leproux",{"src":142},"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7290030?v=4","https://x.com/_larbish","larbish","Release",true,"/error-cellular-plans-from-this-carrier-cannot-be-added",{"title":5,"description":133},{"loc":150},"/blog/error-cellular-plans-from-this-carrier-cannot-be-added","error-cellular-plans-from-this-carrier-cannot-be-added","oHzz4ichnP-Wo1wopiBOFv4X86ojrjDf4D7Wk79mFVE",1784470719289]