My iPhone is deactivated, how can I fix this?

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Iphone deactivated

My iPhone 5s has been unused for 3 months, when trying to start it up again, it says: "The Iphone has been deactivated". What do I do to fix this?
The phone was cleaned of personal settings and data.

 

[Rob Phillips]

Iphone deactivated

Welcome to iMore! You'll need to erase your iPhone and then set it back up from an iCloud/iTunes backup or set it up as new. Try this Apple Support article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306