New unlocked BB9930 from Sprint "Activation Required" message

Hello Team,
I have purchased an unlocked non-camera BB9930. I am using this in India on Vodafone. I am facing the following issues:
1. Activation Required message on the main screen
2. Not able to use BB services like EMail, BBM, App World
Note: My number has BB services activated which i was using on my old BB9000 for more than 1year. Only handset has changed.
I am able make calls, send text, browse web. Basically the device is working like a normal handset minus BB features.
I have tried:
1. Memory wipe from handheld
2. Resetting to factory defaults
But the above has not resulted in any success so far.
Appreciate a solution/suggestion.
Thanks,
AMOL

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
With a strong carrier network signal (e.g., not merely WiFi), I suggest the following steps, in order, even if they seem redundant to what you have already tried (steps 1 and 2 each should result in a message coming to your BB...please wait for that before proceeding to the next step):
1) Register HRT
KB00510 How to register a BlackBerry smartphone with the wireless network
Please wait for one "registration" message to arrive to your Messages app
2) Delete and Resend Service Books
KB05000Delete the service book for the BlackBerry Internet Service email account from the BlackBerry smartphone
If you have no CMIME entry, then skip the deletion
KB02830 Send the service books for the BlackBerry Internet Service
Please wait for "Activation" Messages, one per already configured email account, to arrive in your Messages. If you have no already configured email accounts, please wait 1 hour.
3) Reboot
With power ON, remove the back cover and pull out the battery. Wait about a minute then replace the battery and cover. Power up and wait patiently through the long reboot -- ~5 minutes.
See if things have returned to good operation. Like all computing devices, BB's suffer from memory leaks and such...with a hard reboot being the best cure.
Hopefully that will get things going again for you! If not, then you should contact your mobile service provider for formal support.
Good luck!
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