Can't activate iPad mini. Says 'activation server cannot be reached'
I can't activate my iPad mini. It says 'activation server cannot be reached'
Exactly the same with me.
I have just moved to apple from blackberry today.
I can honestly say my £100 playbook can connect to wifi and i can surf away with no activations etc etc
My Brand new out of the box today ipad mini is unable to do diddle as it is unable to connect to the activation server, oh yes thats a £450 ipad against a £100 playbook. Why am I unable to activate within 14 days for instance so at least I can be up and running
My iphone 4 that has been lent to me for my wife to use for a few weeks before we move networks and swap to iphone 5 has been updating now for 3 hours.......so she is having to wait for another day
So in short my apple experience so far has quite frankly been a LEMON
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i tried to download the ios7 and when my phone rebooted it now says could not activate phone because the activation server cannot be reached, so now I can't get into anything on my phone
The activation servers are probably overloaded with everyone trying to update to iOS 7 today. You might need to wait and try again later.
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I have never had anything apple before and I just bought this IPAD 3rd gen. I begin doing the process of starting it up. I get to activation and it wont go any further. I have tried numerous times. Says "Your IPad cannot be activated because the activation server cannot be reachrf. Try connecting you iPad to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes." I am lost. Not a tech guru... Any help is wonderful. And is this a good model?
Thanks. CrystalNevermind. All i had to do was close out of itunes and reopen it and then it activated it. If anyone else is having this problem, try that trick and i hope it helps
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I just downloaded ios7 and its saying i cant activate it because my activation server cannot be reached, what does this mean?
The Apple servers are slammed right now with iOS 7 downloads AND activation requests.
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I can't activate my new iPad mini, 'activation server cannot be reached'
Hello guys,
I am trying to activate my brand new iPad mini, I have fully charged it up, languge, country, wi fi but it stats that the 'activation server cannot be reached and to try again in a few minutes'.
Only I have tried and tried now to activate to no avail and also tried to activate through iTunes which has also failed
on and off has also not worked unfortunately
many thanks for any helpApple's download AND activation servers are being stressed today with all the downloads/activations. It might be best to wait and try later.
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what's wrong with the activation server? i just bought my ipad wifi celllular... and have a 3g cellular network connection... when i press the bottom to activate my ipad it says the activation server cannot be reached. what to do then?
Hey aries35,
I found the following that goes over troubleshooting the same issue for the iPhone. I know you have an iPad, but the steps should still apply:
Perform the following steps:
Restart the iPhone.
Try another means of reaching the activation server and attempt to activate.
Try connecting to a known-good Wi-Fi network if you're unable to activate using a cellular data connection.
Try connecting to iTunes if you're unable to activate using Wi-Fi.
Restore the iPhone.
If you receive an alert message when you attempt to activate your iPhone, try to place the iPhone in recovery mode and perform a restore. If you're still unable to complete the setup assistant due to an activation error, contact Apple for assistance.
via: iPhone: Troubleshooting activation issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3424
Cheers,
Delgadoh -
im trying to activate my ipad and an error message'your ipad cannot be activatewd because the activation server cannot be reached.
How do I connect?You don't have access to a computer, some other options are...l
Wait for a while and try again
Try activating your iPad using another WiFi network
Ask someone who does have a computer running iTunes for help.
Take your iPad to an Apple Store and ask them for help. -
I updated my ipod and now it says my ipod can't be activated because activation server cannot be reached. How do I get it back on track?
Hello,
Try reseting your device.
Hold the power button and the home button down until the device shuts off, then power it back on and see if the problem is resolved.
I just refreshed your post, so if this does not help you, it is now at the top of the list for a short while, other people should be able to try and help you.
~Lt. Leviathan -
Got an (unlocked) iphone 4s from US and tried activating in India but it throws an error saying 'unable to activate bcos the activation server cannot be reached' ..I tried connecting to itunes through my laptop but it does not detect my iphone..pls help
mithaani wrote:
Got an (unlocked) iphone 4s from US
As kb1951 states, unless this phone was purchased directly from Apple, it is not officially unlocked. In the US, only Apple sells officially unlocked iPhones. The message you got generally means your phone was hacked to unlock it...jailbroken...Apple's servers have detected such & are preventing your phone from activating...there's nothing wrong with the activation servers.
You'll need a sim card from the carrier your phone is locked to in order to activate it. If you don't know what carrier, you'll have to call AppleCare in the US to determine this info. Be aware, US carriers will not authorize official unlocking unless you are a customer that used the phone on their network. Thus, there is most likely no way for you to get this phone officially unlocked.
Good luck. -
I cannot configure my phone after just updating to ios 5, it says 'your iphone could not be activated because the activation server cannot be reached' i also cannot connect to itunes on my computer,it says 'your sim card is not supported' what can i do?
natalieduffy wrote:
it says 'your iphone could not be activated because the activation server cannot be reached'
Typically this indicates a device that has been hacked to be unlocked or jailbroken.
If that is the case, no support can be provided here. -
when am trying to restore my iphone it says iphone cannot be activated because activation server cannot be reached what i need to do now?
The servers are getting slammed. Bunch of people trying to download iOS7 at the same time.
There is a chance activation servers might be down/slow for now. Just keep trying throughout the day. Some other forum users are experieincing similar things.
You can also try the apple document for activation issues, but I'd assume its server issues. http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3424 -
Whenever I try to activate my 4th generation iPod Touch bought today, via my home router (Asus) which has a good signal, I get the warning: "Your iPod Touch could not be activated because the activation server cannot be reached." Very frustrating. When I try to activate it via iTunes on my HP laptop, it won't do it either. Very frustrated and unimpressed.
You are running into the activation lock.
iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7
You have to either enter the Apple/iCloud ID and password in order to activate the iPod for use. Or you can try to dissassociate the iPod for that account by:
Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account
If you can't do that you have a nice, thin but expensive brick -
I just restarted my iphone and it says that the activation server cannot be reached...what do i do?
I just restarted my iphone and it says that the activation server cannot be reached...what do i do?
I have had the same problem. Try and try again was the advice from my telecompany. I did and eventualy it worked. With my phone i had to try for five hours. With the ipad it was faster.
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i can't connect my iphone to itunes or the activation server cannot be reached , please Help me ! , thank you
I am having this problem too. Anyone pls help!
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Just keeps saying the activation server cannot be reached. Am I too impatient or is there something actually wrong?
Check to see if your antivirus or firewall is blocking access to gs.apple.com. You might also see this message if your phone was jailbroken or if your computer was used to jailbreak in the past.
If neither of these apply, just keep trying. There's a very heavy load on Apple's data centers right now.
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