How to get around the connect to itunes screen

i have an iphone 4s and when i plug it in to the wall it gets enough power to turn on but shows the symbol that it is running off wall power. so when i go through the start up steps it says connect to itunes. but when i plug it into my computer it starts to turn on then just dies. so is there a way to go around the connect to itunes phase.

If it hasn't got iOS 5+ pre-installed then you will need to connect it to a computer's iTunes in order to activate it.
Getting started guide : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4053
The iPad manual also has a chapter on getting started - it can be downloaded from here : http://support.apple.com/manuals/ipad

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