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Bought 2nd hand iPhone

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Old 29-07-2008, 6:00 PM   #1
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Bought 2nd hand iPhone

Hi Everyone,

Hope someone can help me, new to the iPhone so complete noob!!

I have the 8GB phone, non 3G.

I have a O2 Pay as you go simm and want to unlock the phone so I can use it.

What would I use to do this???

Please help, thanks for any advice

Al
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Old 29-07-2008, 6:38 PM   #2
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Re: Bought 2nd hand iPhone

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Hi Everyone,

Hope someone can help me, new to the iPhone so complete noob!!

I have the 8GB phone, non 3G.

I have a O2 Pay as you go simm and want to unlock the phone so I can use it.

What would I use to do this???

Please help, thanks for any advice

Al

Think you can just put your 02 payg sim in and it will work.
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Old 29-07-2008, 9:09 PM   #3
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Re: Bought 2nd hand iPhone

Thanks for the reply

Thats what I was told but it did not seem to work.

I have been on iTunes and it asked me to restore the software?? So I have done this

Al

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Old 30-07-2008, 6:44 AM   #4
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Re: Bought 2nd hand iPhone

When you connect your iphone to itunes it should say a newer version of software is available. just download this and then press the update button.
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Old 30-07-2008, 9:32 AM   #5
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Re: Bought 2nd hand iPhone

Thanks for that.

I have now managed to install V2 and get it working as Pay as you go.

Cheers

Al
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