Iphone 3gs no service problem top scores for best answer

i bought a referbished iphone 3gs last week and when i started it came to the activate screen so i was doing my language laction stuff like that then it said ready to activate then came up with invalid sim or unsuported sim, i rang apple up and they said we sorry for the problem but the iphone is locked to o2 and told me to ring them so i rang them and they said its not there problem and that theres nothing they can do and that apple shouldnt be selling locked iphone
so i sat there stuck on this screen not being able to use my iphone and thought i no! ill put a o2 sim can inside it actiavat it and then put my vodaphone sim back inside it so i did this and it worked fine for a week then last night it came up with no service i reset my phone air plane mode on and off i even put the 02 sim card back in side it and it still came up with no signal?!?!
so i though il restore it and just do what i did the first time but only this time when i actiavated it with th o2 sim it still says no service with both sims
has this phone been blocked cause i was using an vodophone sim or is they a fault in the signal part of the phone
top scores to any one that gives me an answer please!
ps not a great speller

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