Ebbi: I think I've been scammed

I did a buy now on trademe, and I picked it up this evening. The guy said it was working perfectly in USA, but when he bought it to NZ it didn't work obviously because it was locked. So he said it just simply needs unlocking.

So I get home, download ziphone 3.0 (the iPhone's firmware is 1.1.4), and it unlocks, but there is no reception when I insert the sim card.
Also, when I go to Settings > Sounds and change when I tap on a ringtone, is it meant to play the ringtone? Because on the iphone the sound doesn't seem to be working as well. 'Keyboard Clicks' is turned on but I can't hear anything. Volume is right up, the switch on the side is not on silent!

I want to get your guys' feedback before I go back to that guys house.
Am I doing something wrong during the ziphone unlocking process?
Am I doing something wrong with the sound?

Or should I go back to that persons house and demand my money back?

nzbullet:

Ebbi: I think I've been scammed

I did a buy now on trademe, and I picked it up this evening. The guy said it was working perfectly in USA, but when he bought it to NZ it didn't work obviously because it was locked. So he said it just simply needs unlocking.

So I get home, download ziphone 3.0 (the iPhone's firmware is 1.1.4), and it unlocks, but there is no reception when I insert the sim card.
Also, when I go to Settings > Sounds and change when I tap on a ringtone, is it meant to play the ringtone? Because on the iphone the sound doesn't seem to be working as well. 'Keyboard Clicks' is turned on but I can't hear anything. Volume is right up, the switch on the side is not on silent!

I want to get your guys' feedback before I go back to that guys house.
Am I doing something wrong during the ziphone unlocking process?
Am I doing something wrong with the sound?

Or should I go back to that persons house and demand my money back?

Hey Ebbi,

I would do a restore to get it back to fresh. To do this you will need to locate firmware 1.1.4 (can't link to it here but check iclarified.com) and do a shift restore (hold shift key while pressing the restore button in iTunes, allows you to select the firmware).

Once you have a nice fresh install of 1.1.4 go ahead and download WinPwn (PC) or Pwnage Tool (Mac) and use that to jailbreak and unlock.

Normally you shouldn't need to restore before using WinPwn/Pwnage Tool but as you have been having some strange problems, and you don't know what else has been done to it, I would recommend you do on this occasion.

Details on WinPwn/Pwnage Tool can also be found at iClarified.com

nzbullet: OK what stage is the iPhone at now? Does it have a Yellow Triangle on the screen, a Dock Cable saying "Connect to iTunes", or is it normal. What iTunes version are you using? What firmware version did you try to restore to.