196193 1510 Technology Networking & Telecommunications Cell Phones true Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:04:52 -0700 /system/videos/4/93/61/19/196193.flv technology, tech, iPhone, Mac, apple, activating, installing, using, phones, cells How To Activate an iPhone http://www.howcast.com/videos/196193-How-To-Activate-an-iPhone http://www.howcast.com/videos/196193-How-To-Activate-an-iPhone/edit approved 105 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=196193"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=196193" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 thefactory http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196193/sync_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 5822 false false false 75178 1 18 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196193/18.jpg Sign a contract Before you plug anything in, set up a cell phone contract for your iPhone. Go to Apple’s web site to find information on the carriers available.

]]> 75179 2 27 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196193/27.jpg Insert SIM card Using the metal pin provided, insert your SIM card into the top of your iPhone.

]]> 75180 3 32 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196193/32.jpg Plug in iPhone Plug your iPhone into your computer using the USB cord, and launch iTunes.

]]> 75181 4 36 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196193/36.jpg Click through prompts When the registration and welcome prompt appears on your computer screen, click Continue. You will be asked to agree to a software license, log in to your iTunes account, and enter other personal information in order to register and activate your iPhone.

]]> 75182 5 50 Tip If you don’t want to activate your iPhone yourself, you can take it to your nearest Apple Store.

]]> 75183 6 55 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196193/55.jpg Name your iPhone Follow the prompts either to set up your iPhone as a new phone or to restore the data from an old one. If this is a new phone, give it a name so iTunes can properly label it in the Device section. If iTunes presents a prompt to update your iPhone’s software, click Update.

]]> 75184 7 69 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196193/69.jpg Sync media Sync your iPod with your iTunes media. Choose songs, pictures, contacts, and anything else you have stored in your library for syncing. And be patient – the process may take 20 minutes or more.

]]> 75185 8 80 Tip Don’t unplug your iPhone while it’s syncing.

]]> 75186 9 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196193/83.jpg Unplug phone Once your iPhone screen informs you the sync is finished, hit the eject button in the iTunes Device column, and unplug your iPhone from the computer. Activation, registration, and syncing are now complete and your iPhone is ready for use.

]]> 75187 10 96 Fact One million iPhone 3Gs were sold within three days of the device’s release in 2008.

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