I recently bought an AT&T apple iphone 3g 8gb smart phone off ebay?

I have a AT&T prepaid phone. I put in my sim card into the phone i just got and all i get is emergency calls only. Is there a different card i need to get or what?

Iphones need to be activated through itunes or through the ATT store…

Yeah - it doesn't work like that.

AT&T wants their cut.

You'll probably have to call AT&T, and see what they say, you may need a different (and probably more expensive) SIM for it.

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