The SIM card in this I-phone does not appear to be supported
hey,
i recently purchased a used iphone through Ebay and the seller mentioned that it was locked to vodafone.I have been trying different vodafone sims in it but the problem is same.now i am in Australia and i checked the phone's status through Apple and apparently it says that it is locked to AT&T.Now we dont have AT&T in Australia.My guess is that i might need an AT&T sim to first connect it to the iTunes and register it and like after it works fine, i can put my vodafone sim in it.That might be helpful.But i am not sure.Does anybody know how to properly fix this issue?
your help/suggestion would much be appreciated.
Thank you.
You can't fix it. The ebay seller was dishonest.
The US iPhone will only work with an ATT SIM. It won't work with your vodafone SIM. You'll need to put the phone back on ebay and buy an Australian iPhone.
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