Activating a sim free iPhone 3gs using a different SIM card

shinnerssc · 17-07-2010 11:24PM #1

I know this is a totally random question but I though someone might be able to help me. Bought my dad a sim free 3gs from the apple store for his birthday and want to activate it for him. I don't have his sim (he's away) and I want to have it all synced for when he's home, can I use my o2 SIM to activate his new phone?

guil · 17-07-2010 11:32PM

yeah it only has to be activated the once, not sure what way it works with the carrier update but if he's o2 aswell ya will be grand

shinnerssc · 17-07-2010 11:34PM

I'm using a hactivated iphone 3g that was unlocked to meteor, but I recently trasnferred to o2. He is vodafone bill pay?

grolschmore · 18-07-2010 12:17AM

shinnerssc wrote: »

I'm using a hactivated iphone 3g that was unlocked to meteor, but I recently trasnferred to o2. He is vodafone bill pay?

should be no bother, just sync again with his sim and it will switch carrier bundles.

shinnerssc · 18-07-2010 12:59AM

Thanks! I hate to be annoying but how sure are you, I really don't wanna f**k it up!

grolschmore · 18-07-2010 01:38AM

I have a sim free iPhone 4, before that a sim free 3GS! The whole idea of sim free is you can use any sim whenever you want! If your using a sim from an official iPhone carrier ie. O2 voda and now 3, it'll update your carrier settings when you sync to iTunes !

Gumbo · 18-07-2010 01:54AM

shinnerssc wrote: »

Thanks! I hate to be annoying but how sure are you, I really don't wanna f**k it up!

100%
mine was activated with an O2 sim and i now use Meteor in in it.

rebeve · 18-07-2010 02:02AM

Just do it

Activating a sim free iPhone 3gs using a different SIM card

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