cant activate with unregisterd AT&T sim

[westc0ast]

help ,i cant get to the activate as new phone option.
it always asks for area code and social security number.
whats wrong.

P.S/ im using a old AT&T sim no longer activated. and yes Ive done what in asking before.

how do i get itunes to activate?
i have a sim that my friend gave me but itunes only asks for zip code and social security number.help

[funcritter]

Restore the iPhone and do not restore it from a backup. Make sure that you also have a NEW sim that has never been used before. ITunes should now be able to create a new account and activate the iPhone. One the activation is complete, you can then right click on your phone in iTunes and restore from your previous backup.

I just went through this tonight to activate an original iPhone and it activated perfectly.

[westc0ast]

funny thing is i used an old sim and it activated my phone.but i tried it in my girls phone with the same sim and another old sim from a canceled blackberry and i cant get it to activate just keeps asking for ssn.
do you suppose if i get an att gophone and use the new sim it will activate?
i really need help on this.c'mon modmyi people help if you can please.
i was able to get push notification on my 2g iphone working flawlessly with a small line change in a file but i need to get legit activation with att sim.i dont know how to get around the dang zip code and ssn thing.

[shadow25]

Believe me, either nimble the certs off another iPhone/iPod Touch, or sell your 2G and buy a 3G.

What you're doing now is trying to add a new line of service through AT&T. GoPhone SIM won't work.

If you have a buddy with an iPhone on AT&T, you can use his account to activate it, but I'm not sure how that would play out.

If you're up to trying it, I've read that if you relock your 2Gs baseband, and then try the 3G trick, it *might* work. I've never tried it, but its worth a shot.

[westc0ast]

thanks your probably right but i just did it on my phone one week ago i dint know how.ill try that baseband thing you mentioned.

[mzkittipantz]

help ,i cant get to the activate as new phone option.
it always asks for area code and social security number.
whats wrong.

P.S/ im using a old AT&T sim no longer activated. and yes Ive done what in asking before.

how do i get itunes to activate?
i have a sim that my friend gave me but itunes only asks for zip code and social security number.help

Are you trying to use it as a phone or do you just want to use it for the other applications?

[westc0ast]

Phone. Funny thing is I got it on my phone but cant do it again on my girls phone.I have 2 different AT&T sims nether work.

[Punisherrrrrr]

Why don't you just jailbreak it and unlock with blacksn0w?

[westc0ast]

That's what I did but she's crying about push, becaust it's working on my phone. Were both on 2g iPhones.