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Well it says its unlock !!

Well it says its unlock because i bought it on ebay. but is it ment to have the screen: 'waiting for activation' ! am i ment to wait 48 hours or what. my sim card is 3g att?

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Menu on it's own doesn't work - it will take you to the "emergency call" screen. You need to press "menu" + "L" to bypass the activation screen.

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That means that it's not a fully unlocked phone. You should be able to bypass that screen by pressing the 'menu' button, but you will need to do this each time.

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