Activate your new iPhone 3G S !!!???

I just ordered me new iPhone 3G S today from online Apple store (I paid for it) and instead of order confirmation look what I received:
Dear ...,
Thanks for starting your iPhone purchase online.To finish the process, come to the store you selected and look for a Concierge in an orange shirt. We'll help you complete your purchase, activate your new iPhone, and set it up for you. Find a storeFind a store
Make sure to bring these items with you:
A valid, government-issued photo ID
Your Social Security number
A debit or credit card
We look forward to seeing you.
The Apple Retail Store team

Are you sure you paid for it? I got that exact same message when I chose the reserve for "pick up at the store" option. I thought I was ordering it and pre-paying to pick it up in the store. However, it never asked for my payment information. It also stated there was no guarantee I would receive one when I showed up at the store - so not sure what the point was!
I restarted my order with the "ship it to me" option. That method did take my payment information and I got an email confirming it will be shipped to me for delivery on 6/19.

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I have owned every iteration of iPhone there is, and Apple has NEVER charged for activation. What on earth are you talking about here? Describe your problem in more detail.

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OK, call AppleCare in the UK...no one else can help you...be prepared to give them the phone's IMEI number & SN. They can verify whether your phone is carrier locked or not. Tell them you asked for an unlocked iPhone, that there was no sim in the phone or carrier name on the box or receipt. They can fix this remotely, by unlocking your phone, if it is in fact carrier locked & you were given this phone by mistake.

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Hey Ryalmutlaq!
Here is an article for you that will help you troubleshoot this issue with your ability to activate the iPhone:
iPhone: Troubleshooting activation issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3424
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I restored from iTunes backup but it goes back to 'welcome to your new iphone'

My iphone 5 was replaced today because of a faulty power button. I had done an iTunes backup this morning, choosing to backup iTunes purchases and the apps as well.
In order to restore the backup to my new phone I had to set it up as a new phone and update to 7.1.2. All good so far.
I then chose to restore from backup (dated today) and it all seemed fine until the restore was complete and the iphone restarted and I was taken back to the 'Welcome to Your New iPhone' screen. Thankfully my photos and contacts have come across but none of my iTunes library, emails or most of my apps. What I'd really like to retrieve are the notes I had in Notemaster...lots of important details about trip bookings, finances etc.
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Can anyone please suggest a fix or am I going to have to set it up as a new phone in order to get past the 'welcome to your new iphone' screen. First I'd somehow have to back up all my photos and contacts or I'll probably lose them.
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In order to close apps in iOS 7, you have to drag the app up from the multitasking display. Double tap the home button and you will see apps lined up going left to right across the screen. Swipe to get to the app that you want to close and then swipe "up" on the app preview thumbnail to close it.
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Hi Khuram1981 - thank you thank you thank you! All sorted! dont suppose you know how to fix another problem I have??? for weeks now, since updating to ios5 I think, for some reason every time I have tried to log onto app store it says CANNOT CONNECT TO ITUNES STORE. It's nothing to do with my computer, and I've been to the Geniius bar but they couldnt help and nothing I seem to do lets me update my Apps and even worse, I cant even buy any more. Any suggestions?
Again thank you SO much for helping with other problem = a real relief.
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While unlocking the iphone 4, got message in itunes "Welcome to your new iphone".
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This is a response to an old post on another discussion, but that discussion has now been archived and no longer permits replies.
Issue in old post was:
*I just had my phone swapped out at an Apple store for a replacement.*
*Everthing backed up to the new phone OK but every time I plug in my phone, in iTunes, I get the "Welcome to your new iPhone" window with the "Continue" button. When I click it, it takes me to the normal iTunes window looking at the settings for my phone. It does this every time I plug in phone.*
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Hope that helps anybody searching for a solution to this problem.

happened with me and was resolved automatically after re-connecting it 10-15 times..
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ITunes saying 'Welcome to your new iPhone'.

I plug my 3 year old Iphone4 into my Mac's Itunes, and it says, 'Welcome to your new Iphone'.
I am given two options; 1] Set up as a new iphone, or 2] Restore from this back up.
I should add, on Saturday 22nd Feb to install the latest update the phone had to be restored to its factory settings but Itunes said I would be able to regain all my data from a backup. So I faced this same situation on Saturday after installing the latest software. The backup only returned my contacts, but not my apps, photos, notes etc. So over the past 2 days I have been adding all my apps again. The last backup option on the itunes is from Saturday.. which will mean I'll lose all my data again.
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And how to make Itunes realise my phone is not new, and I do not want to restore it, or return it to the previous backup?

Since owning my iPhone I’ve had this happen to me a couple of times now, I plug in my iPhone to do a sync and recharge and get a message telling me “An iPhone has been previously synced with this computer” and gives me the options of setting it up as a new phone, or restoring from a previous back up. Neither of these options describe what I want, as I don’t have it back up on every sync I would lose too much data, and I certainly don’t want to start fresh.
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Source: http://www.fettesps.com/how-to-fix-itunes-set-up-your-iphone-error/

I am unable to activate my New iPhone 4S

I am unable to activate my New iPhone 4S

Well I guess we are casualties of several million people trying to do the same thing at the same time. I bet if we wait a while (like a day or so) things should get more normal. After all this roll out is projecting to be the biggest one of all. We can be lucky that we even got our phones. My buddy order an hour after me and he is not even for a email saying it shipped. He's bummed big time. I am going to bed and I'll try in the morning.
good luck
RIP Steve this ones 4U

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Hi,
I bought my iPhone 5 two days ago and set it up, registered it and loaded some apps, set up my email accounts, etc. all from the phone. Now I went to plug it in to iTunes (11) to back it up and load some pictures, tones, etc. however as soon as I plug it in iTunes shows "Welcome to your new iPhone, would you like to set up this iPHone as a new iPhone or restore all of your information from a previous backup?". I don't want to do either. If I select "Set up as new iPhone" won't it wipe out everything I've already set up and installed ? Is there away around this ?
Thanks

1. Plug your Iphone into your computers. Click ok on the message and let iTunessync
2. Once sync is complete, right click on your phone (it is on the left side of itunes)
3. Once you right click, select "reset warnings". Unplug it and replug to see if it still happens.
I found the solution above on another post forum and it worked for me, but only after I tinked with a few settings. Warning: What I descibe below may only be a solution for those of us who use the icloud backup feature.
I knew the data on my iphone 4 and on icloud was up to date so I went into the iTures preferences/devices and I deleted all of the old backups. With that I restarted iTunes and got a slightly different "Welcome to your new iphone" page. This welcome page only had a "continue" button as an option. After continuing I was given the summary page and was able to sync the phone. After syncing I "reset warnings". Ejected/unpluged then pluged back in and was back in business. No more welcome page.

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