Using iPhone 4 without activating through iTunes!!

[Brannon]

Okay i got my iPhone 4 today and unfortunately until one person on my family plan pays her portion of the bill i can not use it.... earliest is friday of next week!

iTunes will not let me even activate my phone right now so i can not even get past the first initial lock screen.....

Does anybody know how to activate it or bypass this? I mean it is only temporarily and i want to be able to use it as a phone later on..... But in the mean time i want to actually be able to enjoy it......

Thank you in advanced!

 

[a3silver]

You should be able to put it in Airplane Mode, then turn the WIFI on..

Did the same with my old 3G (after wiping it out and downgrading from iOS4 to 3.1.3), it only prompts for Activation with the cell radios on.. I'm using that as a iPod touch, more or less.

 

[Brannon]

You should be able to put it in Airplane Mode, then turn the WIFI on..

Did the same with my old 3G (after wiping it out and downgrading from iOS4 to 3.1.3), it only prompts for Activation with the cell radios on.. I'm using that as a iPod touch, more or less.

But the thing is i cant even get it past the lock screen! it goes into emergency call mode......... You know when you booted it up for the first time? And had to connect it to iTunes? Well thats the part i can not get past.....

 

[a3silver]

But the thing is i cant even get it past the lock screen! it goes into emergency call mode......... You know when you booted it up for the first time? And had to connect it to iTunes? Well thats the part i can not get past.....

Did it get to "Activation in progress, this could take some time"? If so, just slide to cancel, go to setting, pop it into Airplane mode..

 

[Brannon]

Did it get to "Activation in progress, this could take some time"? If so, just slide to cancel, go to setting, pop it into Airplane mode..

Thanks!! i will try that now!!

 

[Brannon]

Thanks!! i will try that now!!

Nope.... no luck! I dont think i am able to get far enough along in the activation process......

 

[caliwolv]

Okay i got my iPhone 4 today and unfortunately until one person on my family plan pays her portion of the bill i can not use it.... earliest is friday of next week!

You'll need to find someone else with an activated iPhone 4, put their microsim into your device, activate it, and then give them back their sim. (iPad microsim won't work)

 

[Brannon]

You'll need to find someone else with an activated iPhone 4, put their microsim into your device, activate it, and then give them back their sim. (iPad microsim won't work)

Unfortunately i am the only iPhone 4 owner i know...... I also thought of this......

thank you though!