iPhone 4s 5.1.1 Jailbreak

[a.morrison]

Hi there,
Please help! I have very minimal experience will Apple technology, so please explain the easiest way possible when responding.

I purchased a jailbroken iPhone 4S 5.1.1 with Gevey SIM [I believe the previous carrier was Sprint according to the eBay posting, whether or not the sell just put that- no idea].

The iPhone arrived in working condition, all I had to do was insert my SIM.

My phone reset and I am not stuck at an activation screen stating "SIM Not Valid".

I downloaded Redsn0w [redsn0w_win_0.9.15b1] and it stated that the phone is not activated and needs to be. I downloaded iPhone4,1_5.1.1_9B206_Restore and tried to plug it into Redsn0w, but it states that I have the incorrect version of Redsn0w.

As I have absolutely no idea what I am doing, I also downloaded Absinthe [absinthe-win-2.0.4.exe] which also says I need to activate first.

When I connect to iTunes it only gives me the option to eject and states that the SIM is invalid.

This phone was previously working jailbroken and now I cannot move past the activation screen.

Please help!

[agonyandxtasy]

Do you have a friend/family member that will allow you to use their official carrier sim card to activate it?? That's probably the easiest/simplest/only way to go about it cause last I knew ( its been a couple months ) there is no way to hacktivate a 4S.

[Mr.x]

I would use redsn0w_win_0.9.15b1 may do what you need.

[maly]

Originally Posted by agonyandxtasy

Do you have a friend/family member that will allow you to use their official carrier sim card to activate it?? That's probably the easiest/simplest/only way to go about it cause last I knew ( its been a couple months ) there is no way to hacktivate a 4S.

[a.morrison]

No, I don't have a SIM I can borrow. Does it need to be an active SIM, or can I purchase a non active one from eBay?

Thanks so much!

[cooldayr]

Did you restore your phone back to 5.1.1

[ipoo]

What carrier are you wanting to use? I believe if it's a sprint phone, it will not be working for a carrier other then sprint. CDMA phones can't be used for ATT & Tmobile. They use different networks. As, ATT & Tmobile use GSM.

You should try seeing what your phone carrier is locked on by using an imei checker.
iPhone IMEI Checker with SIMLock Status

And, for as long as I remember, I thought gevey sims don't work for CDMA network.
So, chances are if you activate it still, will it work for your carrier? High chances not if its a sprint phone. Best way to activate it is to find someone with the sim card to activate it. It doesn't need to be active. Active and non active sims work.

[vpasic]

ipoo
you thought wrong, look at this.
Gevey for CDMA

a.morrison
use IMEI checker to identify on what carrier iPhone is locked to.
then by a SIM card on ebay. you can purchase a non active SIM card also.

[agonyandxtasy]

Originally Posted by a.morrison

No, I don't have a SIM I can borrow. Does it need to be an active SIM, or can I purchase a non active one from eBay?

Thanks so much!

No it doesn't need to be active, just needs to be original carrier sim card.

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Originally Posted by cooldayr

Did you restore your phone back to 5.1.1

If you not at 5.1.1 make sure you restore back to it because last I knew, gevey's arent compatible with ios6

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Originally Posted by vpasic

ipoo
you thought wrong, look at this.
Gevey for CDMA

a.morrison
use IMEI checker to identify on what carrier iPhone is locked to.
then by a SIM card on ebay. you can purchase a non active SIM card also.

You are correct on both comments

[a.morrison]

Thank you all for your help!

It definitely works with a Gevey SIM, as it was working perfectly until I reset it [I had to reset because I switched carriers. I shouldn't have listened to them to begin with- dummy mistake]. The seller says the previous carrier was Sprint, but I will check IMEI. It is 5.1.1, as I never upgraded and would prefer not to.

Thank you so much for your help! I will find a carrier SIM and get it activated again.

[agonyandxtasy]

Originally Posted by a.morrison

Thank you all for your help!

It definitely works with a Gevey SIM, as it was working perfectly until I reset it [I had to reset because I switched carriers. I shouldn't have listened to them to begin with- dummy mistake]. The seller says the previous carrier was Sprint, but I will check IMEI. It is 5.1.1, as I never upgraded and would prefer not to.

Thank you so much for your help! I will find a carrier SIM and get it activated again.

Your welcome, glad we can help. Come back if you have any more issues.

[a.morrison]

Thank you everyone for your help, again!

I have one more question. So, I checked the IMEI number and it is locked to Sprint. Difficulty I am having, finding a 4S Sprint SIM card. I even called Sprint, and they are unable to sell me on.

Do you think if I bought a normal inactive SIM and cut it, it would still work to move me past the activation screen?

Thank you again for your help!

[agonyandxtasy]

Originally Posted by a.morrison

Thank you everyone for your help, again!

I have one more question. So, I checked the IMEI number and it is locked to Sprint. Difficulty I am having, finding a 4S Sprint SIM card. I even called Sprint, and they are unable to sell me on.

Do you think if I bought a normal inactive SIM and cut it, it would still work to move me past the activation screen?

Thank you again for your help!

Yes a regular sim that's been cut down will work just fine. Use a pair of scissors and trim just a little bit at a time Until you get the right size. The size of the contact points on regular sims and micro sims are the same, only the surrounding plastic is different

[a.morrison]

Thanks so much! Very excited to get my phone back!

Thanks for your help!