Need help activating an old iphone that was given to me

I was given a A1303 3gs 16GB and cant seem to activate with newly purchased sim card...help please.

You can try these directions, but I tend to agree with KiltedTim that the phone had been hacked, or one that had been hacked was connected to your iTunes.
Edit out the "gs.apple.com" redirect from your hosts file, and then restart the computer for the host file changes to take affect. For steps to edit the Hosts file and allow iTunes to communicate with the update server, see iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting—follow steps under the heading Blocked by configuration (Mac OS X / Windows) > Rebuild network information > Mac OS X > The hosts file may also be blocking the iTunes Store. If you do not uninstall the unauthorized modification software prior to editing the hosts file, that software may automatically modify the hosts file again on restart.

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I have been using my Photoshop CS for years now and it has been working fine. Now all of a sudden I have to re activate it. It is not a bootleg or from someone else. I bought the disc and software. My problem is I click on to use PS and it says I have to activate it. The screen says that and internet connection is detected and when I click next it starts to activate and I see the bar moving but then it says the activation systems is not available at this time.
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