minko Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hello all, Yesterday I have bought my iPhone throught a friend in the US. Now, I live outside the US and I like to know, if the activation method with the Social Security Number (999-99-99-999) is working outside the US. I ask this, because I read that the DVD Jon method causes problems with the restor process. Let me know if you have experience in that. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Social security method??????? you mean youd give anything your social security number??? (wait... you dont have one.... but i thought patriot act made that not be printed on like anything...) whats this social security method in the first place? but ether way ss shouldnt work outside the us, but may... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minko Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Here the method: 1.) Buy the iPhone. 2.) Connect it to iTunes. 3.) Sign up using 999-99-9999 as your social security number. 4.) After failing the credit check, select a GoPhone plan. 5.) After signing up for a GoPhone plan and being assigned a number and passcode, connect to the AT&T GoPhone funding page as prompted, enter your credit card or debit card information and you're good to go. DO NOT attempt to fund your iPhone over the phone with AT&T. DO NOT set up your iPhone prepaid account in advance with AT&T. So, after you have activated like this.. You should be able to use it as an iPod and so on.. (till the unlocking process is done and I can use my SIM card...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minko Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Somebody here activated like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampidire Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 You really should *NOT* activate it like this if you don't live in the US and won't be using AT&T's network. This method described above is for using a pre-paid plan instead of having to sign a 2-year contract with AT&T. DVD Jon's and iPhoneInterface's method right now are the ways people outside the US should be activating their phones if they want to use them for the rest of their features in the mean-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minko Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 In the meantime, I have read that it's impossible for non US owner, to activate throught AT&T for prepaid. Because you need an US Adress and Credit Card. Then, the best way to restore your iPhone is to use OS X, there was a problem with the restore process on a Windows PC. I will use this method: http://anderson-technologies.com/ Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santfekuss Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Will try this next month Minko.I'm off to Florida mid-august, first stop is the Apple store then back to the hotel to 'try' and activate it on pre-paid. I'll use the hotel address and try my Amex card and see what appens. I think you also need a US iTunes account ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacamacer Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 If you live outside the US why dont you use your old cell (if you have one) and put the sim card into the iPhone...I dont know what will happen, if anything. I thought I read somewhere that AT&T will buy Vadafone so if you have Vadafone already you may be able to get servace by a rumored 2009 or 2010 but good luck on that ss # Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minko Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 No it doesn't work. Only AT&T. But for now, I have news. First of all, you can easly activate your iPhone from outside US. Just apply for a Wirecard on www.wirecard.com. Then, create a new paypal account for US and give an US adress (simply one existing, ask google). After this, link the wirecard to paypal, and after 3 days you can see that paypal uses 1.95 $ of your wirecard account and you have the code to activate your card on paypal. Paypal will not ask the adress to confirm on the Wirecard accont. Now, create an iTunes account for US, take paypal as payment method. After that, you can easly activate your iPhone with the prepayd gophone plan. thats all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santfekuss Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Minko, could I use my existing Paypal account registered to my UK address ??Sorry Minko, just re-read your message, create a US paypal account.......is this legal ???Can we not try this way, http://www.itunesfairy.com/instructions.html to create a US itunes account ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santfekuss Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Well I've opened a Wirecard account, bought a 20$ iTunes voucher off ebay, will open the US itunes account on my sons laptop later as that is the one I'm taking to the USA. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santfekuss Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I've read elsewhere AT&T /Apple have blocked using all the 9's or 1's for your SSN. What now ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minko Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 hello santfekuss i think that for now the best way is to open an itunes account (us! as I have described.. ) and NOT going throught this SSN 999 method. Why? I have read that hey have changed thier method of registraion and if you are registering like this, you will have a 2 year contract.. So, do use an other activation method like the anderson one, and wait till they will unlock this baby -> as i have seen, it will take his time but its on the way. thanks to the dev team, they are doing a really great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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