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Unable to activate

I recently bought a new iPhone 7 off someone, they did a hard reset before sending me the phone. I do not have an active sim yet and when I go to set the phone up is says an update is required to activate my phone. How could I activate it without the sim, any suggestions?

Posted on Feb 18, 2020 6:41 PM

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Posted on Feb 19, 2020 11:19 AM

You can't, you need a sim card to activate your phone.

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