Help required to restore my old 1st generation iPhone!

I got this old US purchased 1st generation iPhone 8GB which I simply failed to get it restore through using iTunes. I have followed what is advise on Youtube whereby you can virtually get anything but not mine to works. It keeps locking out the phone & allows only the emergency calls. I wonder does it relate to it's original location whereby the telco provider sim lock or etc and I would have to need to use a US SIM card inserted in order to get it rectify? Any ideas? I can still use it as a simple call and answer hand-set but cannot goes into its IOS if I insert any working SIM card. Thanks

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