How do I activate my Pay & Go iPhone?

Put the iPhone sim card into your iPhone.
Connect your iPhone to a USB port on your computer (but not on the keyboard) using the dock and cable in the box. iTunes will open automatically
iTunes will guide you through activating and syncing things like contacts, calendars, music, photos, podcasts, videos, email accounts, and web bookmarks.
Download the latest iPhone software if there's an update available
Top up £10 or more


You'll need to change the APN settings to Pay & Go to get things like internet and picture messaging (MMS) to work.

Click here for a step-by-step guide of how to change your settings or follow the below steps:


Go to the settings menu and choose General
Choose Network, then Cellular Data Network
In the Cellular Data APN box, change idata.o2.co.uk to payandgo.o2.co.uk – you don't need to change the username and password
In the MMS APN box, change idata.o2.co.uk to payandgo.o2.co.uk – again, don't change the username or password
Ignore the Visual Voicemail APN box – it's not available on Pay & Go
Turn your iPhone off and on again
Text keyword "MMS" to 1010 for free. We'll set up picture messaging and let you know when it's done.
If you've got a 2G iPhone, you won't be able to send picture messages. But we'll send you a text message with a link so you can view them.


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