Couldn't restore my iPhone - error code (12)

The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restore. An unknown error occured (12)
I try to erase&reset my iPhone frome settings (iPhone 5 running iOS 7.1.1), but it couldn't work, after serveral tries the phone stayes searching carrier. I couldn't turn off "Find my iPhone", so I just wipe the iPhone from iCloud and try to use recovery mode in iTunes, then the restore phase stays "The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restore. An unknown error occured (12)".
Have no idea what to do next.

See: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#1
This has nothing to do with Find my iPhone; you wouldn't have gotten far enough to see error 12 if Activation Lock was still enabled.

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