IPhone :: How Can I Activate My AT&T Sim Before Travelling To The US?
May 3, 2012
I live in Canada and have an factory unlocked iPhone 4.
I bought a AT&T Sim Card off ebay and want to activate it so I can use my phone in Orlando when I travel.
I tried doing the online activation through AT&T's website, but get an error everytime I get to the last step. After doing some research, it seems as though AT&T's website doesn't like activating iPhone's through the site (I dunno).
Thanks!
Adam
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Apr 24, 2012
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