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HowTo activate iPhone without original SIM card





UPDATE: Now you should use RedSn0w, PwnageTool or Sn0wBreeze to activate.

Having problems activating your iPhone? Don't have original SIM-card? Cannot get passed emergency unlock screen? We have a solution:

If you have iPhone 3G, just use redsn0w to jailbreak and hactivate. If you have iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 follow these instructions:

If you are already Jailbroken:

So you have an iPhone with iOS 4.0, but don't have the original SIM and stuck on the Emergency Call Screen:

  1. Download ifunbox software (download link)
  2. Run ifunbox software and sync with phone
  3. Go to /private/var/root/Library/, delete original lockdown folder and put this lockdown folder after you extract it from the zip file
  4. Restart phone

If you are not jailbroken:


Sherif Hashim discovered that you can activate your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or even iPhone 3G without the original carrier SIM card. You need a “phonebook sim card” or 02 simcard. You can buy these type of sim at radioshack, bestbuy or other mobile electronics store (for example here).

Once you get passed the Emergency Call screen, connect to Wifi, jailbreak using JailbreakMe.com and unlock using ultrasn0w. Once that is complete you should be passed activation and unlocked (able to use any sim). If you get a different simcard error, do the following final step:

  1. Download ifunbox software (download link)
  2. Run ifunbox software and sync with phone
  3. Go to /private/var/root/Library/, delete original lockdown folder and put this lockdown folder after you extract it from the zip file
  4. Restart phone

If you have itunes invalid response problem:

  1. Connect to wifi and ssh to your phone (via winscp, putty, terminal, etc).
  2. Navigate to your lockdown folder (/private/var/root/Library/).
  3. Delete pair_records folder
  4. Reconnect the cable and see that your invalid response problem is gone.

If you bought your iPhone 4 on ebay you will need the official sim (at&t) or a universal sim, like ones you can grab at bestbuy for $10 this will get you passed Emergency Screen.





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  1. А это точно поможет, можноли как нибудь потом всё вернуть обратно если что-то не так сделаю??

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    admin Reply:

    На данный момент лучше активируйте с помощью redsn0w.

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    Max

    9 May 11 at 1:34 pm

  2. я че то не понял а что значит lockdown отсюда? подскажите пожалуйста

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    admin Reply:

    этот метод устарел. см первую строчку.

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    Valera

    8 Nov 11 at 7:09 pm

  3. подскажите что на сайте данном выше (jailbreakMe.com)

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    admin Reply:

    jailbreakMe.com использует уязвимость PDF для джейлбрейка старой прошивки 4.3.3.

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    DEnia

    23 Feb 12 at 10:04 pm

  4. Скажите, если метод с lockdown устарел, то как с помощью RedSnow активировать, объясните подробно.

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    admin Reply:

    активация делается автоматом во время джейлбрейка.

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    Nik

    16 Mar 12 at 9:04 pm

  5. скажите а могу я активировать айфон 3gs с помощью gevey sim??

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    admin Reply:

    нет, гевей работает только с айфоном 4
    активировать лоченный айфон 3гс можно через джейлбрейк с помощью редсноу

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    Лина

    25 Mar 12 at 2:25 pm

  6. или же с помощью сим-карты оператора 02 с ios 5.0.1. нам залоченый айфон перепрошили на 5.0.1. не разлочив с активации не уходит!!

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    admin Reply:

    активировать можно либо родной симкой, либо редсноу.
    но анлок в полном смысле это не даст.

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    lina

    25 Mar 12 at 2:42 pm

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