HT4061 i bought an unlocked iphone 4s in the UK, am now living in Thailand. cannot use phone on AIS simm card. any ideas please?

iphone 4s bought from a friend in Uk. phone unlocked. unable to use phone in thailand, is there anything i have to do to get the phone working. have put a AIS sim card in the 4s, it comes up, activation failed, carrier not supported. do i try another sim card from a different carrier, how do i find what carriers are supported on this iphone? do i need to take the phone to a shop for unlocking to this carrier? any info would be very helpful. many thanks

It seems as though the iPhone is not unlocked from the carrier. You need to contact the UK carrier the iPhone is locked to and ask them if they can unlock the iPhone as they are the only ones who can unlock it.

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