I cant activate my iphone 4s it comes up with sim cards not compatible

i have just brought a second hand iphone 4s and even though it is not blocked, the iphone is locked to Orange UK. i have brought a micro sim and it wont let me activate the phone. it comes up with the error 'only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier's shop to receive a replacement SIM cards.' for starters once i got to the part to connect to a wireless network, i connected to my network but then once i click next it comes up with this message above. i dont know what to do and i called orange and they said the SIM is working!!!
any ideas on what i can do?????

The phone is locked to a carrier other than the one you're trying to use... It's not clear if you are using an Orange Micro SIM or not. If you are, then it is NOT locked to Orange. It is locked to another carrier. If you are using something else, why would you think you could do this if it's locked to Orange?
ONLY the carrier it is locked to can authorize unlocking it.

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