Quick update- I did what you said Paliometoxo. I took the phone to a "3" shop and they kindly put in a 3 simcard, did an itunes sync and got rid of the "emergency calls" screen. The phone now works perfectly, as long as you are a 3 network user. At least this means I can now sell the phone to somebody on that network. In the meantime I have ordered another phone that is factory unlocked!!