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on 13-05-2018 09:27
Hi, I want to know has anyone had the acctivation error when trying to use a non o2 sim in a iphone 6s the phone has been unlatched and when conecting to itunes still nothing works.
Any help on this topic would be great
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13-05-2018 09:38 - edited 13-05-2018 09:41
Hi @drewg
Is there anything in this link which will help?
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201407
Or other advice in this link
https://www.imobie.com/support/how-to-set-up-iphone-6-plus.htm
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on 13-05-2018 09:41
Try again to unlock it
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/How-to-Guides/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-SIM-card/ba-p/1...
Currently using:
OnePlus 6 (O2 & Sfr), Z3 Tablet (Three UK), iPhone 8+ (EE)



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on 13-05-2018 10:26
thanks but o2 say its unlocked
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on 13-05-2018 10:52
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on 13-05-2018 10:54
@drewg wrote:thanks but o2 say its unlocked
So with a non o2 sim in, what message do you get on screen when you connect to iTunes?
Currently using:
OnePlus 6 (O2 & Sfr), Z3 Tablet (Three UK), iPhone 8+ (EE)



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on 13-05-2018 12:55
You shouldn't need to connect to itunes at all. A non-O2 sim should either work or not as long as that sim is active with it's own network.