Activating an Iphone

Activating an Iphone is slightly different among other handsets. Unlike other standard mobile phones, they can be used immediately right after you bought it. As for the Iphone, it needs to be connected first using a computer. Normally the store where you can get from would unbrick the Iphone for you and if they are kind enough will also the the activation in your behalf. But if that is not the case then you have to do the activation by yourself but don't worry it is very easy. In this post I’m going to share how the activation process go. First let me enumerate the four ( 4) things you need to activate a brand new Iphone. They are : Known good sim card, USB cable and latest version of Itunes and of course the IPhone.

Sim Card
You have to insert an active sim card into the Iphone as shown on the figure below.

USB Cable
The USB cable that came with the Iphone package will be used to connect the Iphone to the USB port of the computer.

The Iphone
At first glance, this is how a brand new Iphone screen would look like. It has a USB cable logo pointing to an Itunes logo. This means that the Iphone needs to be connected first to a computer and activate it thru itunes.



Itunes installed on a PC
Download latest version of itunes from the apple website, its free of charge. Make sure that your computer meets the system requirements indicated in the download page . You can type the word "Itunes" on the search field above to go to the download page. As of this writing the latest version is 8.2. Once you have hit the download button just run the software and follow the prompts. It will then have installation wizard for easier download.








After you have prepared the things you will need, you can go to the download proper.
- Connect the Iphone using the USB cable to the USB port of the computer
- Itunes ( if downloaded successfully) will recognize the Iphone and will be opened on your computer screen
- On the left section of itunes , you will find the category “Devices” underneath it will be the icon for an Iphone refer to the picture below
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- Click the icon for Iphone and on hte main section of the screen you will see a prompt that will say “Let’s get started”. Just click on the “continue” button and it will give you prompts, there will be some terms and conditions that you can agree. You will also come across on a registration page where you will be asked to enter your personal details. Approximately it may take about 15 minutes to complete the entire activation process.
- Once activation has been completed check your Iphone screen. It should look like the photo below:

- It will give a message that goes “edit home screen”





- Just click on Dismiss and there you will find your home screen

- Your Iphone is now activated