If you don’t have a sim card to activate your iPhone then it will be stuck on the activation screen. iTunes will not let you use your iPhone until its activated so you will need to perform a process called “hacktivation.” Hacktivation, as its name implies, is spoofing your iPhone into thinking its activated. This doesn’t mean you will get free cellular service. Rather, it will just trick iTunes into thinking that there is a sim card in your iPhone and allow it to bypass the setup screen. Follow the steps in this video to get your iPhone up and running in no time. The video is performed step by step so you do not get lost during the process.
Afterwards, if the above video gets stuck at “only compatible sim cards can be used” follow this video:
Download Links:
Redsn0w 0.9.10b5 (Windows)
iPhone 3GS/4 Regular Firmware File (Scroll down to find the firmware file you need)
iPhone 3GS 5.0.1 Custom Firmware
iPhone 4 GSM 5.0.1 Custom Firmware
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hacktivating will update my baseband too?
no
Thanks, Ian. I used your website because my phone was getting the “no service” signal after I upgraded to 5.0.1. I followed all of the steps in your other video and everything seems to work well. I then needed a non-ATT sim card (which I did not have), and so I tried to follow this video to get around that. When I finished running the custom firmware, iTunes still says that I do not have a “valid SIM card.” What am I doing wrong?
man please help me im stuck here for days. i cant restore in itunes it has so many fckn errors..do you know how to restore in diff way? help me please :((
Ima Try This Out 😀
I followed all the steps, but still got the sin card is not active, nothing changed….
how to does it take after we restore it using itunes????
how long does it take after we restore it using itunes????
Error 3194 when i try to restore with custom firmware? why? The redsnow part worked.
opened cydia and lost most of the apps including settings
please help
Error !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The iPhone “iPhone” could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194).
What’s the solution ??
The link to custom firmware 3gs is not available any more.
Please can u tell me where i can find the download link?
Or is there any method to activate without using the custom firmware? or by jail breaking it?
what on earth am i doing wrong? i do all the steps, in iTunes says that it is updating my software! but the it says your phone has been updated to factoury settings and takes me back to where i started?
Please help
Hey, Ian, I’ve tried to fix my iPhone4 with all your instruction but the last bit where you say “Custome Restore” on that it says something about the firm that its not mathcing the device. Please help me to sort out this iPhone.
Thank you.
im so stupid i can’t follow directions.
Hey man. I own an iphone 4s. how does this work on 4s?? Thank you
The download link for
iPhone 3GS 5.0.1 Custom Firmware
http://www.adrive.com/public/928dd5d9c591e59323761a44837614832068b4be671985576e96a93b7dd54ec3.html
is dead
the custom ios for the 3gs download link is not working..
Please did get you get to download the custom 5.0.1 firmware for 3gs?
when i click on the custom 3gs firmware it says this file is to longer available
Hi, I need the custom 5.0.1 Firmware for the Iphone 3Gs For by-passing the Activation page, The link takes you to a different page saying that it is no longer available.
My phone wont bypass the activation page. and even when I have my sim card in the phone it won’t activate it’s saying
” Your Iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your Iphone to Itunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of mins”
I’ve done it for days an days and it’s not by-passing the activation page, I really need that custom IPSW, custom 5.0.1 Firmware that by-passes the activation page please, Thank You..
Hi , I open iPhone 3GS 5.0.1 Custom Firmware link above and its not available anymore. Where can I download it? thanks!
Ohhh! come on the link is dead for the custom firmware for 3gs!!
Please update!
Where can i find the custom firmware for the 3gs ? The link above doesnt work
Will this work for my iphone 4S on 5.0.1 with firmware 1.0.13?
Hey men i can’t download the custom firmware..What should i do? Where i can find it? PLEASE reply…thankss
Please update the link for the custom 3gs 5.0.1 firmware Ian! Thank you!
we all need the custom file, link is no longer there so can you fix it please bro.
I’ve got a iphone 3gs and restored updated it with itunes to iOs 5.1 it’s currently locked. i’ve tried a bypass method to check my baseband it and it’s currently on 5.16.05. Please help how do i unlock/activate my iphone?
the iphone custom file no longer available plx plx plx help!!! I have an iphone 3gs plx fix the custom file or give another link from where we can get custom file!!!
Hey Ian,
Like everybody else, I’m wondering where I can find the custom 3gs 5.0.1 firmware. Please let me know. Thank you so much!
Of course the 3gs is no longer available, story of my life! Like everybody else how can I find the custom firmware for the 3gs?
Ian, the custom firmware link doesn’t work anymore. Could you please suggest where can I find it?
Many thanks for your help!
hi man please i cant find the: iPhone 3GS/4 Regular Firmware File & iPhone 3GS 5.0.1 Custom Firmware
where can i find them ?? Thanks
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Can i get the new link for the custom firmware
Can you provide the link to both the firmware & custom firmware please. Thank You
WIll you please provide the link to the firmware and the custom firmware. Thank you
can you please provide 3gs 5.0.1 custom firmware, thanks
hi,
i can not find the ipsw in the link you posted in here. can you show me those two 3gs ipsw 5.0.1?
my 3gs current ipsw is 5.0 can not activate without AT&T sim card. can i use this video to bypass the activation.?
i have an iphone 3g 16gb it has cydia installed and i dont get no wifi, is there anyway to use only wifi since im missin a simcard tray, all i want to do is run the phone on wifi
btw: on my phone says version 4.2.1 (8C148) an firmware 05.15.04
Pls i need a link to download the custom firmware 5.0.1 for 3gs. thanks.