I have an iphone 4 from japan it is locked with softbank

i have an iphone 4 from japan it is locked with softbank it was sent to me here in manila,philippines and i tried resetting it and after it was asking for the sim that was from the carrier. what should i do? i just want to activate it. ios 5.0.1 baseband 4.11.. i need help

The only way for the iPhone to be unlocked is for Softbank to unlock it .
They have it locked to their network because they will have subsidised the original purchase price
If you look here it looks as if Softbank do not offer unlocking
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1937

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If you have a Japanese iPhone and are using it with any carrier other than Softbank or AU, then it was hacked, since as the others have said neither of those carriers unlock iPhones. Therefore if you upgrade iOS or restore your iPhone, it will lock back to the original carrier and be unusuable with your current cell provider.
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You can't.

HT201441 i buy used iphone 5s from japan and when i do activated it write need apple id and i no have that id because i buy from japan and i know in lebanon pleas tell me what i do

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There is not a thing you can do except get the Apple ID and password of the previous owner...that iPhone is in Activation Lock mode and cannot be unlocked any other way. The Activation Lock is an anti-theft protection that cannot be bypassed. You very well may have a stolen iPhone so try contacting the who you bought it from and get your money back.

HT201328 My iPhone is from Japan and I want to activate it here in the Philippines because I'm living here. I have lost the original SIM from Softbank and replaced it with a new SIM card from Globe. How can I use the SIM card from Globe?

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You cannot. The iPhone is locked to Softbank, and only they can unlock it. Problem is that Softbank will NOT unlock the phone, as they do not offer iPhone unlocking.
Buy an iPhone in the Phillipines.
PS Before you go on a rant at Apple, be aware that Apple does NOT unlock phones and they do not set unlocking policies. The carriers (Softbank in this case) set the unlocking policy.

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PLs help i u have any ideal /way to solve. Thanks.

if the carrier it's locked to will let you then yes
otherwise no
they are the only ones who have the power

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You can NOT unlock it. Only the carrier it is locked to can legally authorize unlocking it and the Japanese carriers will not do so.
In order to be using it previously with a non Japanese carrier, the phone had to be hacked to illegally unlock it. You can not get help here.
Buy a new phone you can use.

I have an iphone 4 from japan it is locked with softbank

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