Long story short bought jailbreaked phone on 3.1.2, (originally O2, i was using my Orange sim as it was software unlocked) was fine for a few weeks, then from an update through cydia/rock, i lost all signal bars (data was fine???) so after some research i restored the phone and ended up on 3.1.3. So I bought an O2 PAYG sim card with £20 on it to officially unlock, i have the O2-UK in the status bar but still no signal and when i restart the phone it says - Waiting for activation, this may take some time. Any idea how long it will take?
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And i do apologies, i did say it was a shoert story. Click to expand.I was on the phone to apple half an hour ago and they advise dme that when you restore the phone it reactivates it. The emergency call dialer go away and that means its activated. Edit.I can now sucessfully unlock the o2 iphone onto a orange sim card with full bars.
Jun 26, 2017 How to Activate an O2 Pay As You Go Sim. This tells you how to activate your o2 pay as you go sim. Insert your sim into your phone.
I followed a certain guide which worked the best. The only problem is when I switch off and on the phone the signal goes away an just shows orange.
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However, i think this may be something to do with blackra1n rc3. Going to try blackra1n rc2 and it has a fix.seemingly.
I bought an Orange PAYG SIM card from a Tesco on Friday. I put it in my iPhone 3 & received a text saying unable to activate.
I have turned the phone on & off, it does have signal but I am unable to use. I can't top it up with credit online as am unable to find the mobile number to create an account.
I have tried activating the sim online with the SIM card number but when I click next nothing happens. I have tried topping up with the card that came with the sim but this was declined. I have tried sending an iMessage via wifi to find out the number but can't. I have also tried sending this question to customer support & providing them with the SIM card number but they have told me to post here!