Help Bypass activation

[ChewyTKE609]

Hi all,

My wife and I have decided to jump off of the Sprint ship and join Ting Wireless. For various reasons we are not switching until Feb. 1st. I, however, have already ordered and received my new phone. It is a Sprint branded GS3. I'd like to be able to play around with the phone a bit before I activate it next week. The problem is I can't figure out how to bypass the activation process. I've tried the "4 corners" method many times with no luck. Does anyone have any other ideas? I've attached a screenshot of the phone screen for reference. Thanks.

 

[funkylogik]

Oh man that looks so different from when you 1st boot an unbranded international s3!
Sorry i dont understand this Carrier modification bro..

 

[ChewyTKE609]

That's ok, thanks for the response. I was worried that it was completely different as all of the videos I've seen for bypassing activation have a different language screen.

 

[Doit2it]

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...ay-bypass-no-sim-card-screen.html#post4983872

 

[funkylogik]

So do the carrier phones require a sim to boot up?
I used mine for a week just with wifi until i got my sim cut.....