Hi there. I have 3GS and tried to up-date it today (19 Feb 2013) with iTunes and now I can't activate it! it shows the "Your iPhone could not be activated. tha activation server is unavailable...". The iPhone has never been jailbroken!!!
Hi there. I have 3GS and tried to up-date it today (19 Feb 2013) with iTunes and now I can't activate it! it shows the "Your iPhone could not be activated. tha activation server is unavailable...". The iPhone has never been jailbroken!!!
- have tried restor
- have tried recovery mode
- have tried on 2 PCs
... can someone tell me what to do! I'm tryin for 5hours now!
no! i havent change my carrier still the same
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