Activation problem of factory unlocked iPhone

I have an iPhone 4S 16GB which is unactivated, it's having AT&T carrier lock but have been factory unlocked later. It was having 5.1.1 but won't activate so have upgraded to iOS6, but still this problem is persisting. Have tried Wifi and also using iTunes. Different SIM such as AT&T and a local wireless carrier but to no avail.
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Meehaa wrote:
I have an iPhone 4S 16GB which is unactivated, it's having AT&T carrier lock but have been factory unlocked later.
If it was not ulocked by AT&T then it was hacked and you can not get help here.
Who EXACTLY, unlocked it and how?

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