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Hi, my friend got his 1st iphone (6S), second hand, very god condition.
What happens is: IMessage activation fails!
Can’t use IMessage (and FaceTime).

Called Apple, called his network, nothing helps.

Reset network settings, reset everything...
Today we put the iphone in DFU mode and installed a fresh iOS 11 from iTunes. Still fails.
Any help will be very appreciated!