My iphone 2g was accidently restored. it is still unlocked and when my tmobile sim card is in it i can recieve calls but the phone is no longer activated and it keeps telling me to insert a AT&T sim card. im a tmobile customer so the activation wont work. How can i fix this. should i jailbreak the phone? what do i need to do? Phone is stuck on the screen that tells you to plug into itunes
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
How do i activate an unlocked iphone for tmobile?
- Thread starter tbaby123
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Use redsn0w to hacktivate your phone. Same procedure as a jailbreak. And don't post multiple threads on the same topic.
so can i use a friend's at&t sim with an existing iphone plan? or does it have to be a new plan?
You need a custom fireware to activate the phone. Pwnagetool is the only program that does that if u have a Mac. Then get a restore firmware for the
2g phone and that will solve ur problem. Their are plenty of tutorials on that, to get u throw the process. Good luck
You don't need custom firmware.
Try following the following steps, which take you through reinstalling and re-unlocking your phone. Set aside an hour or so:
1. Download the 3.0.0 AND the 3.0.1 files for the 2G iphone from here: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=750
It is the lines labelled
3.0.0 (2G): iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
and
3.0.1 (2G): iPhone1,1_3.0.1_7A400_Restore.ipsw
put them in a foldfer on your desktop called Pwnage.
2. Put the phone into DFU mode like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofpinyGlQ8I
and when iTunes tells you it needs to restore, hold the Shift key (Windows) or the Option key (Mac) and it will open an explorer window. Browse to the desktop and select the 3.0.1 file you just downloaded. Let iTunes retore the phone. Don't go on to the activation step.
3. Use this tutorial to unlock and jailbreak your phone. In both cases, SKIP STEP 2 - you have already done it. When you get to Step 2, just scroll down to Step 3 and carry on:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4302 (Windows)
or this one
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4304 (Mac)
Your phone should now work OK.
(And just in case you run into a fairly common problem running Redsn0w - if RedSn0w hangs up at "Waiting for Reboot", just unplug the cable for a couple of seconds then plug it back in again.)
Try following the following steps, which take you through reinstalling and re-unlocking your phone. Set aside an hour or so:
1. Download the 3.0.0 AND the 3.0.1 files for the 2G iphone from here: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=750
It is the lines labelled
3.0.0 (2G): iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw
and
3.0.1 (2G): iPhone1,1_3.0.1_7A400_Restore.ipsw
put them in a foldfer on your desktop called Pwnage.
2. Put the phone into DFU mode like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofpinyGlQ8I
and when iTunes tells you it needs to restore, hold the Shift key (Windows) or the Option key (Mac) and it will open an explorer window. Browse to the desktop and select the 3.0.1 file you just downloaded. Let iTunes retore the phone. Don't go on to the activation step.
3. Use this tutorial to unlock and jailbreak your phone. In both cases, SKIP STEP 2 - you have already done it. When you get to Step 2, just scroll down to Step 3 and carry on:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4302 (Windows)
or this one
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4304 (Mac)
Your phone should now work OK.
(And just in case you run into a fairly common problem running Redsn0w - if RedSn0w hangs up at "Waiting for Reboot", just unplug the cable for a couple of seconds then plug it back in again.)
you can put your friends at&t sim card in, active the phone with itunes, and then put your t-mobile sim in and that will work.