Upgraded unlocked 3GS to 5, had to have it unlocked again, downgraded to 4.1 but no service for phone?

upgraded unlocked 3GS to 5 and could not activate. Had to get it unlocked again and downgraded to 4.1 to activate. Works on WiFi but no phone service? Any suggestions?

Yes. Definitely a hacked phone. And before you insist it wasn't, the act of downgrading from 5 to 4.1 invalidated any warranty and forfeited your ability to get support here or from Apple.

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Hello,
iPhone 3GS (8GB)
Many of my apps stopped working because I was still running on operating system 4. I upgraded from os4 to os6 on my unlocked 3GS...and now it won't activate. I get the below error message:
"Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes"
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Hi..thanks for your advice!
Ok, I am student so buying a new phone is not possible ;( This experience has turned me off Apple anyway! All I did was click yes to their iTunes upgrade prompt asking me if I want to update....and now I don't have a phone and can't access all my backup etc on my iTunes because it seems the only way to get to it is with another iPhone!?
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Upgraded unlocked 3GS to 5, had to have it unlocked again, downgraded to 4.1 but no service for phone?

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