"ipad software update server could not be contacted" error.... any help?

Hi,
Im getting an "ipad software update server could not be contacted" error.
Is it a fault on my end or is it Apple which are still having problems and have disconnected their servers until it's fixed?
Thanks

I have been trying to update my ipad 2 to ios5 "All" day with no luck. I will connect my ipad 2 to my mac, it brings up itunes and tells me there is an update, i click the download and update button, and when it gets to to "Contacting ipad update server, it just keeps trying to contact the server. it gives me no error, no matter how long i let it do its thing. i have tried rebooting mac/ipad, and trying over and over again to download, but i cant get past that "Contacting ipad update server." anyone else having this same issue? it seems most people at least are getting somewhat further than this..

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Try rebooting your router and or cable modem. Unplug it/them for about 30 seconds and then plug back in. See if it works then. Reboot your iPad as well.
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See
iOS 5: Updating your device to iOS 5
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972
iOS: How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623
If you are currently running an iOS lower than 5.0, connect to your computer & click on the "Update your device using iTunes".
Tip - You may need to disable your firewall and anitvirus software temporarily. Then download and install the iOS update. After you update to iOS 5.x, the next update can be installed via wifi (i.e., not connected to your computer).
 Cheers, Tom

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iTunes for Windows: iTunes cannot contact the iPhone, iPad, or iPod software update server
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iTunes for Windows: iTunes can't contact the iPhone, iPad, or iPod software update serverhttps://support.apple.com/kb/TS1814
-Griff W.

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Dear Lawrence Finch:
If you're still around I hope you see this message, as you're the FIRST person (after reading every link, thread, other sites, apple support articles, etc.) to mention JB may be causing this iTunes popup window to REPEATEDLY occur:
"The iPhone software update server could not be contacted."
No, I did not hack anything (are you kidding? Grannies don't hack!), but I unknowingly bought a 3Gs iOS 3.1 from ebay that was not advertised as JB. Since it is like brand new, I was going to keep it (because my old backup is iOS 3.1.2) & was trying to simply restore & update, which (I thought) would remove the JB (that's what everybody says at forums, etc).
Instead, after "erasing all settings/content" (inside phone's Settings to get the prior person's name out of there), it is now stuck in White Apple Mode.
Put it in DFU/Recovery Mode & connect to iTunes but that stupid above message keeps appearing & I have already read/tried EVERYTHING to get rid of that message, starting with:
1. OLD phones (3Gs) with OLD iOS 3.1+ should work FINE with OLD Mac (iBook) with OLD OSX (Tiger 10.4.11) with OLD iTunes (9.2.1[5]). So that can't be the problem.
Here's all the other things apple & others say to check which I already checked:
2. USB ports are FINE, both work FINE, so that's not the problem.
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4. No "usb hubs."
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6. No antivirus software.
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8. No routers; only 1 comcast modem, period. Wired Ethernet.
9. No wifi gadgets, no wifi at all.
10. No firewalls, except what is on iBook in the SHARING/System-Prefs. section. It's turned OFF.
11. Did the hosts/terminal thing sudo nano whatever it was. There were only 3 lines, NO gs.apple.com:
xxxxx local host
xxxxx broadcast host
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Oh, & btw, ATT officially unlocked this phone (after I filled out their online forms) but I can't finish the process via iTunes to get their Confirmation that "Device is Now Unlocked," so I can use T-Mo.
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