Iphone 3gs stuck at emergency screen after 4.01 update

1st of all i would like to say sorry if this has been posted before.. i did a search and it turns out to be a gazillion hits... no time to search all of them.
i bought the iphone from malaysia last week.. and the ppl activate it while it was still on 3.1.3 firmware..now im back in my country ( Brunei Darussalam) and ive update it to 4.01.. and now im stuck at the emergency call screen.. it wont activate with itunes as it stated the sim is not supported...
if anyone knows how to overcome this please do tell... thanks..
p/s never been jailbreak before...

The device was jailbroken when you purchased it most likely.
When you did the upgrade, it relocked to the original carrier.
The solution now is:
1)Sell it and buy an iPhone intended for your country.
2)Jailbreak it.
3)Contact the carrier it was originally intended for and see if they offer unlocking.

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