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jakeyup69
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i bought a iphone 5s off someone and he says it was unlocked
and when he gave it to me it was jailbroken and i dont like jailbroken phones
so i went home and restored it now its asking for a sim card to activate it

and my old sim was for a 4s so i had to cut the sim up for it to fit in the iphone 5s
and it says its unsupported sim.

is there anyway to bypass that and at least use it as a ipod till i can get it unlocked from the carrier or get my money back lol
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jakeyup69 wrote i bought a iphone 5s off someone and he says it was unlocked
and when he gave it to me it was jailbroken and i dont like jailbroken phones
so i went home and restored it now its asking for a sim card to activate it

and my old sim was for a 4s so i had to cut the sim up for it to fit in the iphone 5s
and it says its unsupported sim.

is there anyway to bypass that and at least use it as a ipod till i can get it unlocked from the carrier or get my money back lol


Just order a correct free sim off the net.

Also don't think there is a way around it.
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Im not sure if there is a bypass or not but I can tell what you need to do to get it working. Like the post above me said, you'll need to buy the correct size sim card, then depending on what service the phone was bought from you may need to get it unlocked. Ex: if the phone was bought from AT&T and you have sprint, you'll need to take it to AT&T and pay to get it unlocked for any carrier. In order to get it unlocked the phone does require a few things:
1. locked to specific carrier
2. must not be reported lost or stolen
3. Have all service commitments and installment plans completed and all early termination fees paid in full
4.Not currently be active on a different customers account


any other questions feel free to pm me.
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