I don't know what network my iPhone 4s is locked to and It won't let me activate it?

2 weeks ago I bought an iPhone 4s from eBay, on the ad it said that the phone was unlocked. When it arrived, I put an Vodafone sim in (I always use that network) but it then said "Sim not valid"
I'm not able to go to an Apple shop as I'm no where near one. So I'm stuck with a phone that won't let me activate it and I don't have a clue what network its locked to.
What i'm asking is, can I go to a shop and get my phone locked even though is not activated yet?

Yes you can… Or if you wish you can avail the online services as well… I suggest to know the lock/unlock status of an iPhone contact the http://www.simpleunlocking.com/contact-us/rs16wp23 and get the necessary info about whether your iPhone 4S is locked and to which network it is locked to… If it is locked with a particular network and you want to use it with other sim then you need to unlock the iPhone. To unlock an iPhone the remote unlock service would be a better option because, you need not give your mobile to someone else nor do you have any chance to enter the wrong unlock codes. To get such an unlocking service for your iPhone approach the same link and by submitting the country and network to which the mobile is locked to you will be able to remove the restriction from the respective network. This will be a permanent unlocking solution.Once unlocked it will accept other networks.

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