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Sendilks
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Q: My Brother gifted me  a  att&t contract completed iphone 4s and we sent a unlock request to att&t. att had sent back a unlock confirmation. and i followed the step for unlocking with a vodafone sim in india. i followed the below step as instructed by att.

My brother got me a contract completed iphone 4S from US and when i put my vodafone sim into it . i got a sim invalid error. So got in touch with ATT and got it unlocked. I followed the steps given by ATT for activating my sim . i backed up the data and erased all content and settings and then inserted my vodafone sim into it But it shows "invalid Sim". Im stuck in setup screen and not able to restore as itunes also shows the same error "invalid sim" . Im not getting the summary screen in itunes .Pls help how i could restore back to atleast the previous condition.

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Dec 31, 2013 11:51 PM

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Q: My Brother gifted me  a  att&t contract completed iphone 4s and we sent a unlock request to att&t. att had sent ... more

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  • by diesel vdub,

    diesel vdub diesel vdub Jan 1, 2014 6:33 AM in response to Sendilks
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    Jan 1, 2014 6:33 AM in response to Sendilks

    Completing a contract does not magically unlock the device.

     

    Put the device in DFU mode (google it) and restore as new again.  If it still will not unlock, send it back to your brother to sell to someone in the US that can use it on AT&T or take to Apple for evaluation.