IPhone won't activate due to Error 0xE000004

Hello, so I purchased an iPhone 4 off Ebay because it wouldn't activate
I have a little knowledge of stuff like this and I thought maybe it would need putting into recovery mode and restoring that way, however.. every time I go to restore through iTunes it comes with error 0xE000004
Little bit more information about the phone:
- It doesn't appear to be blocked as I have checked it on various IMEI websites, it is open to O2-UK
- It does not have an iCloud account linked to it (something the previous owner also said)
- There is no option to activate the phone over Wifi for some reason,I thought maybe the Wifi was broken as when I opened the back cover there is a small metal clip, near the Wifi screw that was missing for the plate that covers all the connectors, so I bought an original one from Ebay and replaced it however there is still no Wifi option.
- Even though the phone is not blocked, when I put an O2-UK Sim card in there, it says no service
- There is no water damage
I have tried a Windows 7 and a Windows Vista laptop to try and restore and I still have not had any joy.
I have only managed to find a VERY small handful of people that have come across this problem over the internet
If you have any ideas, or know what might be the issue and how to resolve this I would very grateful.
Thank you

Hi there samsund,
You may find the troubleshooting steps in the articles below helpful.
Get help activating your iPhone
iOS: Unknown error containing '0xE' when connecting to a Windows PC
-Griff W.

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