Arrrgh, two hours and still "Completing Activation"...

The subject pretty well says it all, got the iPhone 4 this afternoon and
after starting the Activation process it has been sitting there with
"Transfer of you existing phone number is in progress"
for at least 2 hours.
Should I unplug and try again?
Jerry

try rebooting the phone. mine was stuck on " completing activation" for a little bit and then i unplugged and rebooted. it was activated once i turned the phone back on. good luck!

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