Iphone 5 activation required
Dear Sirs
i've bought unlock iphone 5 from apple store in Delaware, but when i come to my country the iphone don't recognize the sim card from our country, (i should mention that i've bought 2 unlock iphones, one works perfectly, and second one dont want to work) activation is required. I've called apple support, they told me that everything is ok and the phone is unlocked and i should restore all my settings etc. obviuosly - nothing helps.today i went to authorized apple service in my country - and they told me that there is some problem on Apple servers , and i should pay 100 dollars and within 2 days they will resolve the problem with Apple. But i refuse to pay so much money. I NEED HELP!
Full price does not necessarily mean the iPhone is
unlocked; it could be an iPhone purchased without contract
that does still is locked to a wireless provider.
Does the wording unlocked appear on your receipt? If the receipt
does not say unlocked, the iPhone is locked and you must contact
the wireless provider to see if they will unlock it and if you qualify.
If the iPhone is locked to AT&T, start here:
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
If you do not have your receipt, contact the Apple store where you
bought the iPhone to see what they say.
When you contacted apple assistance (Applecare?), did they say
the iPhone was locked or unlocked?
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