So my uncle has given me his iPhone 3GS, it was previously jailbroken and he has since had it unlocked. I restored the phone (as I don't want a jailbroken phone) but now it won't activate with my O2 SIM. When trying to activate over wifi it says the servers are temporily unavilable but when I try to activate through iTunes it says I need to insert a SIM card even though there is one already in there.
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iPhone 4S
I'm using my moms unlocked iPhone 3gs from AT&T, and i am currently using it on T-Mobile and i want to send my parents texts.Whcih they have no IOS device so when i send a text, it sends as imessage and not a text.So what can i do to activate imessage it's unsuccessful ?
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iPhone 3GS, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
So I got a new factory unlocked iphone 4s and I wanted to use it as an ipod and I was wondering can you activate the iphone with a unactivated sim card?
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1
So my iphone 3g 8gb is having wifi problems, and I wanna take it to the apple store to get it fixed/replaced. The problem is, I am NOT on att, but t-mobile. So how would I show the Apple Geniuses my wifi problem without having my iphone jailbroken/unlocked. Since I am not on att, I cannot restore and activate the phone without jailbreaking it. How would I show them my wifi problem if all I have is the "Connect to iTunes to activate" screen? Or should I just take it in "hacktivated"/jailbroken?
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iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.1
are unlocked iphones sold in the apple store factory unlocked?
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iPhone 4
So, I just bought a JB'en iphone 3g tonight.Went ahead and unlocked it using ultrasn0w.Connected it to my mac/itunes, and it asks "an iphone has been previously synced with this computer. setup as a new iphone -or- restore the backup of ***"So, since I had purchased apps using my *** phone (actually was an ipod touch that i got rid of), I'm thinking that I should restore the backup so that I can get my paid apps back for free.
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-will restoring this backup to the new unlocked phone restore it to its original locked state (i.e. will i have to re-jailbreak/unlock)? or will it simply restore preferences, etc...?
-otherwise, if i call this phone a new name, is there a way to transfer my purchased apps to the new phone's account?
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iPhone 4S
**** complete edit by fletch33. just too much to edit out to save this post. please see our house rules in regards to dicussion and links to information that alters the system or requires root.there are plenty of forums to discuss this however the Motorola corporate forum is not one of them.
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1, Rogers SIM card
Friend updated latest updated software in my iphone 3gs i cant activate my iphone message like this
Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes.
If this problem persists, contact Apple Support at apple.com/support "
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How to activate my iphone 3 gs?
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iPhone 3G, iOS 5.0.1
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iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.1
I have 4.3.3 iPhone 3GS that I just restored to 5.1. It all worked good except for when I go to activate it. It says that the activation servers are down. I've tried a bunch of sim cards with no luck. Are the activation servers actually down or do I need to do a DFU restore?
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iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.1
I recieved a used iPhone 3G for my birthday in December, and today I tried to update to iOS 5.1. Everything on iTunes went smoothly, but when I tried to re-activate my phone, I get the message ''Could not activate iPhone. Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your phone to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a few minutes.''
So I waited for a few minutes and then tried again, after a few minutes, I got the exact same result. So i plugged my iPhone into iTunes and it told me there was no SIM card in my phone, but yes, there was a sim card in it. As far as I know my phone has been unlocked, but I read a lot of things about factory unlocks. If my phone was factory unlocked, how do I find out the original carrier?
Info:iPhone 3G, iOS 5.1
I have a iphone 3G, was on a carrier no longer, Using it as iPod. Was working, installed iOS 5.1 update and it tries to activate but complaims about no SIM. As far as I know it was not jail broken before.
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iPhone 3G, iOS 5.1
how to activate iphone 3g
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iPhone 3G, iOS 4.1
Do i need a sim card so it can open or actived my iphone even if i don't want to text or phone people?
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iPhone 4S
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1
I would like to know I can activate a ipnone 3gs?
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iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.0.1
I recently bought a 2nd hand iPhone 3gs, updated it to the latest software but unbeknown to me, the guy I bought the iPhone from lied and said it was 02 when it was Vodaphone. I got it permantly unlocked to faciliate my 02 sim but I cannot activate it as it repeatedly says the servers are unavailable. It has been saying this for 2 weeks now.
Info:iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.1.1
I just updated my 3GS to 5.1.1, but now my phone will not activate. I am going nuts because of this and how careless apple is with their older generation softwares.
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iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.1.1
Can't get my iphone 3gs to activate
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iPhone 3GS
