If you get a locked iPhone 4 3GS from a country where it was offered with a carrier contract then first step for using the iPhone 4 3GS will be activate. There is another case in which you have to activate which is after restoring iPhone 4 3GS to a new firmware. The official way to activate such an iPhone 4 3GS is to use an official Sim Card like AT&T if you are in USA. This is not possible for most iPhone 4 3GS users.
The universal solution to this problem is to use a Phonebook Sim which is also a cheap solution. This Sim can be directly used in iPhone 3GS while using for iPhone 4 you have to cut it in a microsim size. The question arises where to buy this Phonebook sim card. The most reliable PhoneBook Sim Card is available from Dits. The local retailers can be found here while an online store to buy Dits Sim card is here.
The procedure to activate iPhone 3GS with this Sim card is demonstrated in this video.
This should also help in hacktivating iPhone 4 3GS if you plan to jailbreak it with a tool which does not support hacktivation.
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I can buy 3 in 1 card phonebook with my credit card visa?
We are not sure.
Is only pay with PayPal, by Bank wire or Western union.
You can buy directly from our website http://www.phonebookcard.com
Our this website is dedicated for Phonebook Card only.
We Accept payments via Paypal and Ship Worldwide via UPS Express Service reaching you within 4-5 Working days.
Regards, DITS.
is phonebookcard.com for real ? seems a bit of a scam to me… has anyone ordered from there successfully ?
I have it is en route and I can track it through UPS. I don't know if it will work, tho.
@MrN: Please keep us posted if it works. Apparently many users claim DITS Phonebook to be a big scam… lets hope its not cuz I really need to order one soon & get my iphone activated before i jb & unlock it.
information, I really appreciate the way you presented.Thanks for sharing..
Does This Sim Card Work With iPhone 3Gs iOS 4.0 ?
It should work without no problem
I bought me a phonebook card and it doesn’t activate my iPhone 3GS on 4.0…Why!?!?
It doesn't activate your iPhone, it simply takes you past the emergency screen. For activation, you first have to jailbreak, install Cydia and then install ultrasn0w to activate/unlock your 3GS.
Is this working with iPhone 4?
yes this is a official website of phonebook card
Regards, DITS.
itunes have made some changes to block unlocking of iphones____and will lockdown the iphone to use only original sim even if jailbroken and unlocked.____This is also affecting activation sim users ____remember, the activation sim is only to activate and get you past the "slide for emergency" and give "slide to unlock"____we have uploaded a help file to our servers, you will find it at http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/simhelp.zip __
Can anyone confirm that it actually gets u passed the connect to itunes screen? Or is it a scam? ( testimonials from sellers are not objective ofcourse)
I live in the Netherlands and it worked for me!
Hi, welke phonebook card heb jij gebruikt. Ik heb die van DITS gekocht via Internet, maar deze werkt niet.
ALs je geen DITS hebt gebruikt, kan je me dan vertellen waar ik zo'n zelfde phonebook card kan kopen.
Groetjes Hans
It doesn't work for me too here in Bosnia and I bought 2 pb sims none activates!
does this work for iphone 3gs too?
coz i bought a iphone from other country and when i came back to my country and inserted my simcard. the itunes was showing the message:the Sim card inserted does not appear to be supported.. i tought if i update it to os 4.0 it would work. but no, i was wrong..
is this works in iphone 3gs 4.0 in any country?
if it does. where can i buy it?
im from Africa-Mozambique ( Maputo )
i would apreciate any help. thnks
eric you have right the sim is not for 3gs 4.0.1 i tested self don't work
Hi sir i have 3gs iphone today when i update my iphone my internet conection cut iff in between updation as a result i tune lock my iphone so can i activate iphone by phonebook sim with ios 4.0.2
Im from india can i get this phonebook sim over internet so plese can u send me any best phonebook sim lunk where i can buy this easy.moreover do you give me any special brand for buy phonebook sim card and plese advice me thks
Hi – my servise provider has sent me 2 handsets (Iphone 4) by mistake. Can I use the other one for my wife on her SIM card ?
dont buy….i bought already n same no activate my 3gs 4.0.1
of course it works !!! weve sold over 4,000
it doesn't work, I updated my 3gs to 4.0.1 and when I inserted the DITS card the phone wouldn't even recognize that there was a SIM card in the phone?