How do I restore an iPhone 4 if it is disababled, but has not been synced to itunes on any computer?

So I was with a bunch of friends and  they managed to take my iPhone 4 and disable it to the point where it says "iPhone is disabled connect to iTunes." I haven't synced my iPhone to iTunes on a computer yet, so when i do connected it to iTunes it says i have to enter the password on the iPhone, but i can only emergency call people. How do I restore it without iTunes?

Settings/General/Reset - Erase all content and settings.
If you can't do that you will have to follow this procedure: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
This will restore the phone, but you will lose all content.

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