Need used at&t sim card to (re-)activate iphone 4

[smo]

I recently did a factory reset on my iphone 4 without realizing that the at&t sim card that was originally in the phone (way back in the usa) has gone missing. The phone hasn't been used for quite some time. Result: stuck at the activation process!

Can anyone tell me what the odds are of finding a sim replacement (it has to be an at&t micro-sim for iphone, the phone has not been unlocked) at such places as MBK, Panthip? or should I just get one on ebay and have it shipped to Thailand?

thank you in advance for your input.

[Langsuan Man]

Try one of the shops at MBK first, they will be able to advise you and I am pretty sure it can be unlocked here in Thailand

[smo]

thanks Langsuan Man for the direction. Any recommendations as to which shop that would do a reputable job, meaning they are not going to mess up your phone and all that? thanks.

[lomatopo]

AT&T should give you an unlock code, but you may have to currently be on their network?

I have a lot of unactivated standard, not i-Phone, AT&T (mini, not micro) SIMs but suspect these will not work for your requirement.

Agree that MBK, or any mall with a phone floor, would be the best option. Maybe have a read through the Apple sub-forum here - I've seen this request/topic before here, or ask a Thai friend to troll social forums for you.

[smo]

thanks lomatopo for the input. If you could spare one of your att sims I can get it cut down to micro-size so it would fit in the iphone, Last month I checked with one of the shops in mall bangkapi and to unlock it costs 5 thousand baht, so I resigned to use the phone as a "mini" mini ipad ;-)

I did the factory reset because itunes could no longer "read" the iphone. Bad move...

[lomatopo]

If you could spare one of your att sims I can get it cut down to micro-size so it would fit in the iphone,

My AT&T SIMs are NOT-ACTIVATED, and are NOT iPhone SIMs, so unless you have different information I do not believe any of my SIMs will solve your problem.

Have you contacted AT&T?

http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB414532&cv=820

http://techland.time.com/2012/04/11/unlock-an-att-iphone-in-5-easy-steps/

https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/?

If you can provide a link which supports the claim that any AT&T SIM will restore your phone please provide it. If it looks reasonable, I'll ask you to PM your name and mailing address.

Edited March 7, 2014 by lomatopo

[smo]

thanks for the offer but I don't want to make a big deal out of it. I'm gonna go to MBK and see what can be done,

Again thanks for all the inputs and advice from everybody.

[Langsuan Man]

thanks for the offer but I don't want to make a big deal out of it. I'm gonna go to MBK and see what can be done,

Again thanks for all the inputs and advice from everybody.

Please report back. I am sure that you are not the only person who has or are going to have this problem

[smo]

Sure will. But it's low in my priorities list so that might take a while. (In the meantime I'm contacting friends - who might know what I'm talking about - to try get me one.)