Can't get past Activation

Trying to restore back up to new iphone5 I followed these instructions: I went to settings - general - reset - erase all contents and settings - I erased all contents and settings. Prompted me to start over -- and I can't get past ACTIVATION. "Activation failed. Please retry activation.". Been doing that for about 30 mins now.
What do I do now?

No, it won't work there either.
Just be patient.
I called Apple already and the support team had the same problem.
They sent the issue to the engineers.

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Have you tried a new SIM? Was the phone jailbroken? Was the computer you used to update it ever used to jailbreak a phone? In general, this problem is caused by one of the following:
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Hi Michellebone,
I'm sorry to hear you are having this issue with your iPad. Given your description of the issue and the symptoms you are seeing, it sounds like you may need to have your iPad evaluated or serviced. You may find the following page helpful:
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There are some fairly informative articles about kernel panics...
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Note the toggle triangles to get more info in the above article, some are
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suggested activity and may vary with the OS X version in use.
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•Technical Note: TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics:
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