Apple Iphone 4s - activation required problem
I purchased a second hand 4s on EE, i have just restored it and updated etc, every time i put a sim card in it says activation required, i have tried every other sim card in the phone and it still does the same any help appreciated.
anyone?
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My Iphone has "Activation Required" on my phone, how do I get my phone back working?
You are hosed....
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i've bought unlock iphone 5 from apple store in Delaware, but when i come to my country the iphone don't recognize the sim card from our country, (i should mention that i've bought 2 unlock iphones, one works perfectly, and second one dont want to work) activation is required. I've called apple support, they told me that everything is ok and the phone is unlocked and i should restore all my settings etc. obviuosly - nothing helps.today i went to authorized apple service in my country - and they told me that there is some problem on Apple servers , and i should pay 100 dollars and within 2 days they will resolve the problem with Apple. But i refuse to pay so much money. I NEED HELP!Full price does not necessarily mean the iPhone is
unlocked; it could be an iPhone purchased without contract
that does still is locked to a wireless provider.
Does the wording unlocked appear on your receipt? If the receipt
does not say unlocked, the iPhone is locked and you must contact
the wireless provider to see if they will unlock it and if you qualify.
If the iPhone is locked to AT&T, start here:
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
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bought the iPhone to see what they say.
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IPhone 6 activation requires sim.
I have just bought a new iPhone 6 from the apple store.. my sim arrive in two days time.... am I able to use a neighbours sim to activate my phone and then switch to my sim when it arrives.. would this work .. but would it cause problems?
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your not authorised to unlock the phone?
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found olf iphone 4 or 4s in the back of my parents closet. They told me I could now have it back and its been a year since the last time I saw it. It wont turn on unless it is plugged up to a wall plug in. But as soon as I turn it on it says activation required then it says plug into itunes. After I try doing that it plugs into my computer but flashes the apple logo on and off. It wont even turn on all the way when plugged into computer...only the wall. ANY IDEAS?): and no I didnt steal/find this phone. It is mine. I dont have the guts to steal but a lot of people online have accused me.
You may need to force it into recovery mode. See here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/17766427#17766427
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IPhone 4S activation NIGHTMARE, Apple problem, not AT&T
Got new iPhone 4S delivered on release day (Friday, Oct 14). Activated without problem. On Sunday, it quit working except when connected to wall charger.
On Monday, called AppleCare, hardware failure was problem. Had choice to pay $29 for them to immediately send me another one, or, they would send me a box to mail in my broken iPhone, then they would send me a repaired or replacement iPhone 4S. Opted for latter. Drove 40 miles to AT&T store to get new SIM card for old iPhone 3GS, activated it in store. Got shipping box for 1st iPhone 4S on Tuesday, mailed on Tuesday. Got replacement iPhone 4S on Thursday, late in day. Replacement was quick, no complaints.
Nightmare Friday: ready to activate replacement iPhone 4S, about 5:00 PM called AT&T Business from my office phone to activate, had obtained IMEI & SIM card nos. from screen on new iPhone 4S. I noticed, however, that the IMEI no. on the phone was different from the IMEI no. shown on the shipping box that replacement iPhone 4S came in. Initially, the process went smooth until the time came for phone to actually activate. It wouldn't.
After going through initial menu on iPhone to activate, I end up with message: Device unknown This iPhone is not recognized and cannot be activated for service. Please visit your nearest Apple Store for more information. The closest Apple Store for me is over 110 miles away.
Connected replacement iPhone 4S to MacBook Pro. In iTunes, I get the following message: There is a problem with your iPhone. We're sorry, the iPhone you connected is not recognized and cannot be activated for service. We recommend you visit your nearest Apple Store for more information. To find your nearest Apple Store, click here.
I'm still on the call with AT&T. They transfer call to AppleCare tech support. Verified IMEI no. and SIM card no. off of the SIM card tray. Technician advises that the IMEI no. is not in his system. We figured out that this IMEI no. did not match the number on my shipping box. Verified the serial no. from the SIM card tray, technician never advised me whether that number was in his system, but it also did not match the serial no. shown on shipping box. We tried the hard reset procedure twice, same results and messages. We tried to get it to work with the old SIM card from my 1st iPhone 4S, same results and messages. Technician brought AT&T guy into the phone call. Verified and re-verified all of these nos. several times, from the iPhone 4S screen and from the bottom of the SIM card tray, although I had to find a magnifying glass to see the numbers clearly, they are very small. The AT&T guy repeatedly related that there appeared to be no problems on his end. I was getting a cellular signal with 3G, which apparently was able to attempt activation over cellular airwaves. Also tried activation over my wi-fi network and through iTunes. We were on hold for what seemed forever while technician tried to figure out the problem.
During the call, I received several calls from family wondering what in the he[ck] I was doing and why I wasn't home yet to grill steaks! This procedure should not have taken longer than 10-15 minutes, but it ended up lasting 3 hours and 10 minutes. The call ended when I got another call from home and I forgot to hit the HOLD button for the call to AT&T/AppleCare tech when I answered the other line. I opted to go home. Steaks are still marinating, we ate McDonalds. Had an e-mail from the technician, left him a voice mail, I think he went home.
Later this evening, logged onto my Apple account which showed my registered products by serial no. They have listed my initial iPhone 4S which I sent in. They also have listed another iPhone 4S with the serial no. shown on the shipping box, which is inconsistent with the serial no. shown on the bottom of the SIM card tray of the replacement iPhone 4S. I initially tried to create a Support Case No. online using the serial no. from the iPhone, not the box. Was quickly given message that that serial no. was not valid.
So, I find myself again with an inoperable iPhone 4S on a weekend and the only option to get my old iPhone 3GS activated again is to drive 40 miles to the AT&T store to get another SIM card. With no prospects for getting an operable iPhone 4S any time soon, the nightmare continues.
I have been a dedicated user of Apple computers and products (iPods, iPhone, iPads et al as they came out) for over 20 years. Never have I experienced a nightmare of this magnitude until now. Up until today, I would never have considered the thought of being on the negative side of Apple's top-rated customer satisfaction.
One can only hope that someone in AppleCare Tech Support with the authority to resolve such problems reads these boards AND is willing to look into this without delay (like before our steak dinner Saturday evening). Are you listening (reading)???NIGHTMARE Finally Ends, after nearly two weeks.
After trying for over a week trying to get my replacement iPhone 4S to activate, I ended up driving 110+ miles to an Apple Store to get a second replacement, which had been specially shipped there for me. Popped in the SIM card, went through the setup and I finally have an iPhone 4S that works, at least for the time being.
Advice to others who find themselves in this situation:
1) If you get these messages (see original post), the phone is bad. Demand a replacement.
2) If the AppleCare tech advises that the Apple Agreement Administration team is investigating, you'll be waiting for a week or more for them to complete it. Demand a replacement immediately, don't let them put you off indefinitely.
After the initial phone call documented in my original post, I was in daily contact, phone & e-mail, with the AppleCare tech trying to figure out the problem, and we tried everything, from forced restore's to switching SIM cards, conferencing w/ AT&T, etc. It seems that this was a case of first impression to Apple, but if it wasn't, then the problem is not well documented or known by those who should know, and for that, the blame should be on Apple, not the AppleCare tech who worked tirelessly trying to figure out a solution--I'd send him a case of beer if I knew where to send it. -
i buy new iphone but i have problem in my mobile. it's need activation and i dont no how to active its need sim activation but i take it from UK and my brother send me this phone in saudi arabia i am old coustomer of apple so please help me i am suck
If the phone is locked to a carrier then you will need the carrier to unlock it And only the carrier can do that.
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i have updated my iphone 4s to the new ios 7.1 ,but it stuck on active mode and it needs my account because i used "find my iphone" before ,but the problem is my account is banned by apple i dont know why ,so what should i do ?
You need to update iTunes to 11.1 on your PC
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I am living in uk at the moment and i have an unlocked iphone 4s. Each time i put a new sim in it a message appears saying ''Activation Required''. When i slide the unlock bar it asks to choose a wifi network or a mobile data network. So far this hasnt been a problem coz i always found a wifi network around me or the mobile data network worked fine. Now the problem is I am moving back to my country Bangladesh in couple of days. And back there wifi isnt a very available thingie. And mobile data network is very hard to connect. So if i put on a Bangladeshi mobile service sim in my phone how do i activate it without the wifi or mobile data network? Please some help asap would be much appreciated.
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Sorry for the rant up there.. Thanks for your quick response. I couldn't get to an Apple store and can't order anything from the States that contains Lithium ION batteries -- no U.S. Postal Services will deliver these to us anymore. Target sold this to me as an unactivated Sprint phone. I never activated it through Sprint in the States and just took it to Germany with me. I updated to vs.6.0 via ITunes and without the Sprint SIM Card installed. The IPhone is now accessible (Apps, Settings, etc., to be able to check firmware, et al., settings. However, I can't tell if it's unlocked (since I upgraded the version without the Sprint SIM Card installed) until I go to the local cell phone shop and stuff in a BASE (provider) SIM card and test it out. Is there a way to tell whether or not the phone is unlocked without a SIM card in it? I don't think there is....
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