My iphone 5 won't go into recovery mode?

My phone went into the "activation required" screen on saturday, no big deal. I knew this was going to happen because the lady i bought it off of had downloaded iOS 7 before it came out. I was prepared to fix this issue so I took it to my carrier's store and they had it for two days. They told me they couldnt do anything so i attempted to fix it myself i knew how to do it, but when i went to put the phone into recovery mode to restore the factory default it wouldnt budge. My screen remained blank and the itunes and charger icons did not appear. I called apple and they were also unable to help me with this delema. I already tried various computers and cables but still no use. What can i do to get my phone into recovery mode?

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