Ex contract iPhone 4 how to get it working?
I've been given a ex contract iPhone 4 it's been wiped of my mothers stuff n I now wanna use it what sim needs buying n if anything else doing to it for it to work as a pay n go phone?
You may use any sim you like but it must be of "micro-sim" size. Most dealers will cut the sim card for you.
In needs to be unlocked from your mom's old carrier so you can use on a paygo plan of your choosing. Whether it's an old GSM signal from ATT or possibly Tmobile or an old CDMA from Verizon or Sprint will be helpful to know as well. Get a sim card from the paygo place you choose. Download iTunes and get an Apple ID if you haven't already. Connect to iTunes and follow 'set up as new iPhone' and follow carrier's activation instructions. Should take care of it. Best luck.
First off sign up for an icloud account in itunes, its just a free ID that will be your identifier, remember this email ID and password as this will be YOUR account going forward, don't forget it. If the contract has ended then your mom can get it unlocked, usually its just a website that takes a few days for them to verify your account and unlock it. Then its yours, connect it to itunes and it will walk you through the setup and you are good to go.
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