AT&T Activation server down

So, I'd been having problems with my phone where the iPod would stop playing while I was using the WiFi and restarting it hadn't helped, so I thought I should try a full Restore.
I've been syncing, so no worries about losing information. The software downloaded into iTunes and everything went OK until it got to the re-activation part.
"iPhone activations are not available at this time due to scheduled AT&T system maintenance... please connect again after 3pm EST Sunday"
Well, that's just great isn't it. Now I've got a $600 paperweight all day.
HOW ABOUT TELLING US OF *SCHEDULED* MAINTENANCE *BEFORE* THE RESTORE PROCESS STARTS..?
It wouldn't be hard to check that the AT&T activation server was alive before the process started and to give us an option box that said when we would be able to complete the process before we started.

System maintenance should not bring the site down for up to 24 hours, any IT network worth its salt should be able to handle rolling upgrades. And they've had several system maintenance sessions in the last 2 weeks, not just this one. FYI, this system maintenance is not just for iPhone activations, AT&T's entire account system is down.
Yes, the sun is shining where I live, it'd be nice to be outside listening to my new iPod that I paid $600 for.
It's not "whining", it's called "constructive criticism". Sorry to offend your sensibilities.
But "Want some cheese with that whine?" is a good one. Wait til you get into high school this fall, you're going to learn a ton more good cut-downs like that!

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I reset my phone 4 to get rid of previous settings and things and now it says "activation server down you can connect to itunes or try again later" I connected to intunes and tried everything apple told me to do. I also went to verizon store. I called apple and they said the activation server was down , but It has been this way for 2 days . Is it really down?

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https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
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It'll clear up. Hopefully sooner rather than later, indeed. A lot of people thought it would be a simple update and it's caused extreme issues in their workday, such as people who are on call and now are totally unavailable.
You'll want to stay connected to Wifi, or to iTunes (if you're trying in iTunes) and keep trying as often as you can stand it.

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Just tried to sync my iPhone and activate the new sim for it, but I'm getting the message on iTunes that activations are unavailable at this time.
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Effective December 13, Adobe disabled the activation server for CS2 products and Acrobat 7 because of a technical glitch. These products were released over 7 years ago and do not run on many modern operating systems. But to ensure that any customers activating those old versions can continue to use their software, we issued a serial number directly to those customers. While this might be interpreted as Adobe giving away software for free, we did it to help our customers.
If your software is affected by the activation server shut down then you will receive an error that the Activation server is unavailable. The specific affected products are as follows:
Acrobat 7.0 - Windows
After Effects 7.0
Audition 3.0
Captivate 1.0
Contribute 2.0
Contribute 3.0
Creative Suite 2.0
Director MX 2004
Dreamweaver MX 2004
Fireworks MX 2004
Flash Paper 2.0
Freehand MX
GoLive CS2
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Illustrator CS2
InCopy CS2
InDesign CS2
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The activation server being shut down will not affect currently installed and activated Adobe software. You will only face this difficulty if you need to reactivate the software.
To remedy this difficulty we have made available a version of these software titles that does not require activation for Users who have previously purchase the affected software. For additional details and specific links to the software please see:
Error: Activation Server Unavailable | CS2 products, Acrobat 7 - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/creative-suite-2-activation-end-life.html
Error: Activation Server Unavailable | Macromedia branded products - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/macromedia-legacy-activation-error.html
If the software title you have purchased is affected by the activation server being shut down, but is not available for download in the previously referenced pages, then please contact our support team at http://www.adobe.com/support/chat/ivrchat.html. Please be aware our support team will not be able to provide assistance for downloading or installing the Creative Suite 2 software.
System requirements
Creative Suite 2 software was only designed to run in the following operating environments:
Mac OS X v.10.2.8–v.10.3.8. PowerPC® G4 or G5 processor
Microsoft® Windows® 2000/Windows XP. Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor
Extraction instructions
If you are receiving a message to insert disc two please see the following extraction instructions:
In the English version of the software the file CreativeSuiteCS2Disc2 extracts to C:\Creative Suite\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0\. CreativeSuiteCS2Disc1 and CreativeSuiteCS2Disc3 both extract to C:\Creative Suite CS2\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0\.
Please copy the contents of the C:\Creative Suite\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0\ folder to the C:\Creative Suite CS2\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0\ folder and you will no longer be prompted to insert disc two.
Additional information
Some Users have reported success getting Creative Suite 2 to install under Windows 7 64-bit. Please see http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/windows-7-is-n ot-compatible-with-adobe-photoshop/6f1b4955-7166-4b8f-ad9b-5d19150f803f for more information.
Still facing installation difficulties?
If you are experiencing an installation issue with the software currently available I would recommend creating a new thread in the Downloading, Installing, and Setting up forum - http://forums.adobe.com/community/download_install_setup. If you can please make sure to include the following:
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•          Which operating system are you using?
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Hello Jeff.
EN version is not so eaqual in all with CZ version, I have PREMIUM one, not Standard.
So I download these EN versions and Acrobat 7Pro separately.
It look that it works, I have it installed on my presentation laptop. I ussualy work on PC and laptop is for bussines trips mostly.
When I was working on my PC I found in menu one interesting option. I have installed CS2 in 2010 so it works OK, still in CZ. What I found in menu is called "Licence Transfer".
I didnt try it because I dont want to loose my activation on PC, but could you please say to me what does this option means?
Is it possible to copy licence on flash disk and use it on laptop, but it still be in PC also? Or it is only for deactivation, so you will loose it, and after this you can do new activation (which is impossible by server shut down)?
And one question to the end, if I buy some later version like CS4 or CS5 (from some graphic studio which have one licence to sell-transfer) so do Adobe plan to shut down server too, for CS4, CS5 or after this non user/customer friendly solution (I mean for CS2) will Adobe do some application which we can install on our local PC and this app will say to CSxx "Your licence is OK, just continue in work" ?? --- this would be much better, I think if Adobe do this so it will be the same like no-activation versions in EN only but without so many complains and impacts on your customers.
Thank you for reply me

Re: Activation Server shut down for Creative Suite 2, Acrobat 7 and Macromedia products

Software : Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 / UK, purchased october 24, 2006
Operating system : Windows XP home edition / SP3 Computer : Pentium 4 / 1,8GHz - 512 MB
Other software : Adobe Premiere 6.5 / Photoshop Elements 5.0 / QuickTime 7, etc.
My harddrive crashed and I lost all my software. I had to reinstall. Everything is okay now but when I activate Encore DVD 2.0, I get the message "Activation server shut down for ........." I searched for the free download (without activating) of the CS 2 Premium, but I cold not find it. I only found the normal CS 2.
Who can help me.

If what you want is not at this link, http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/creative-suite-2-activation-end-life.htm l that would indicate that Adobe did not provide a special version

HT201365 activation server is down and i cant do it through itunes because my sim is locked, i cant unlock it because i cant get to the screen that lets me enter my pin

activation server is down and i cant do it through itunes because my sim is locked, i cant unlock it because i cant get to the screen that lets me enter my pin

That is very particularly bizarre situation that as far as I know can only be overcome by borrowing someone else's unlocked sim.

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what does 'the activation server is temporarily down' mean?

That you may have jailbroken your phone. You may have used that computer to jailbreak a phone. You may have a bad hosts file on the computer because of that. There are many reasons, but generally those are the main ones. According to this http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/ there are no system outages.

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