How to activate my iPhone 3GS? - 1
I already have an iPhone 3GS from AT&T but got a different one from a friend. The activation can't be completed. I took it to the Apple and AT&T store and they said it has to be unlocked because it's not even showing up in the database because it's from a different country? I put my SIM card in & it says no service, I just want to know how I can get this phone to work!
As AT&T and Apple Store says, You need to unlock your iPhone 3GS first. Before unlocking the iPhone 3GS you must know the network to which it has been locked to. Ask it with your friend, If he too doesn't know the network, Visit http://www.theunlockarena.com/apple-network-lock-info-service/rs16wp10/ and get the Apple Network & Lock Info Service. This service can be used to find the current Network and the Lock status of any Apple Device.
Once you knew the network and If the device has been purchased before January 26 2013, You can visit http://www.theunlockarena.com/apple-iphone-3gs/rs16wp9/ to get the remote unlocking service for your iPhone 3GS. This method of unlocking is safe, simple, affordable and quick. This method of unlocking doesn't require a jailbreak too. Once you have unlocked the iPhone 3GS, You can insert your SIM card and activate it easily.
If the device has been purchased after January 26th of 2013, You can't unlock the device without the carrier's permission. As it has been declared illegal to unlock mobile phones without carrier's permission in USA.
To rescind this decision You can sign the online petition from https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7.
You will definitely need to get it unlocked
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