Hie guys..how can i activate my iphone without the original sim card coz it says SIM not valid if i insert it.....im in south africa thanks for your help

hie guys..how can i activate my iphone without the original sim card coz it says SIM not valid if i insert it.....im in south africa thanks for your help

Sorry, you can't. If your phone is carrier locked, you will need a sim card from that carrier, to activate it.

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    how can I activate my iPhone without the original sim

    If using a phone locked to a carrier, you must have the original SIM or one from that carrier to activate your iPhone.

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    You need to contact AT&T about this and get a micro sim card from them for your phone. 
    You would have updated to iOS6 as that is the latest upgrade - no others are available.
    Contact AT&T or go into one of their stores to find out.

  • I don't have the previous owner apple account how can I activate my iPhone without the previous owner?

    What can I do to active my new iPhone 5s if I don't have the previous owner apple ID because I don't know him.

    So the trick here is at what point are you getting stuck? You'll know whether or not you can use the device after you've restored it in iTunes. If the previous owner had not removed their iCloud account (or turned off Find My iPhone) before you do this, then the phone is forced into Activation Lock (which you'll likely see after restoring the device, upon setting it up). If this is the case, you either HAVE to contact the previous owner and have them help you type in their password or remove the phone from their iCloud account by logging into iCloud.com, or if you can provide valid proof of purchase you may be able to get support through AppleCare or an Apple Store. Otherwise, see if you can return it! Good luck!

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    how can I activate my iphone4 without the owner's ID it was just given to me by a friend AND WE CAN'T CONTACT THE OWNER ANYMORE

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  • HT1688 can i activate my iphone without the sim card?

    i just want to know if you can activate your iphone without the sim card

    There might be ways, but none of which are supported.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3424
    Good luck

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    how can i find my lost iphone without the app?

    If you enabled Find My iPhone on your phone before it was lost, you may be able to track it on icloud.com as explained here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mmfc0f2442.  If you didn't, there is no way to track it.

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    Hello Community,
    I bought my iPad (3rd gen) two years ago (64GB WiFi Cellular).
    After using it for a year i gave it to the son of a friend for some some month to use.
    When I got it back, it was locked and the boy forgot the code. So we did a reset to factory defaults.
    Now the iPad asks to be activated again with the apple id of the boy.
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    Any help appreciated

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  • How can i activate an iphone without  a sim card?

    i need help my friend just gave me his iphone 4s since he upgraded to a 5s and i dont want to use it with a sevice i just want it to be like an ipod where i can listen to music and stuff but its telling me it wont activate till a sim card is installed and i tried connecting it to itunes but the same thing pops up i need to installa sim card i just need help to active it that's all

    See if you can borrow the friend's SIM card. You do not have to have cellular service, but you do need a SIM card to activate the phone. After activation, you can remove the SIM, however do not update the iOS on the device unless you have access to another SIM.

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    I bought an iphone 5 on amazon and used it for nearly 2 month. But it isnt fit with my company, so I sold it to my friend. He restored it and it needed my apple id to activated. But when I typed in, it said my apple id couldnt used to activated this phone, although I was the one who set up it first.

    I am having a similar problem.  I am beginning to wonder if there is something wrong with apple authentication right now.

  • HT201441 can you activate an iphone without the apple id o password

    alright so i baught an iphone 4s 16gb on craigslist and when i try to activate it it asks for an apple id and password what should i do

    Return it for a Refund.

  • HT1937 How can I block my iPhone without the Imei code?

    Hello,
    my iPhone 5 got stolen, but I can't find the IMEI Code to block, does anybody can help me?
    thanks

    You can only attempt to find / lock it if you had Find My iPhone enabled before it got stolen.

  • How can i track my iphone without the find my iphone not turned on?, how can i track my iphone without the find my iphone not turned on?

    someone stole my phone and i already switched off my phone. I still want to find it though, find my iphone is turned off but is there another way i can track it though verizon?

        I am so sorry to hear about the situation, lilvtric3bo1! I apologize as we do not have access to the GPS capabilities of the phone. Do you remember downloading any other 3rd party tracking apps?
    Thank you,
    YaleK_VZW
    Follow us on Twitter @VZWsupport

  • How can i find my iphone without the sim?

    i want to find my iphone or just get a new one with the insurance i have on my other one

    Unless you're phone is connected to WiFi or has a data connection through you're carrier, you won't be able to locate the phone.

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    I recently upgraded the internal disc in my MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. I had a 320GB and put it a Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB. I didn't have the install disc and used the restore option in disk utility to copy files to the new drive before inserting it. It now works, but it's slow to load-up. How do I reinstall my OS, to optimise it? I've lost my original install disc and have since upgraded to Lion 10.7.4
    BTW - my new drive also has some strange noises and I'd like to replace this with a new one ASAP. Is there anything else I need to be aware of?
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