HT201412 Iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable
my new iphone 4s first time when i tried to connect trew Itunes its shows the below message
Your iphone could not be activated because the activationserveris temporarily unavailable.try connecting your iphone to itunesto activate it , or try again in couple of minutes.
if this problem persists,contact applesupport
2. sorr,we are unable to continue with your activationat this time(please try again later,or contact customer care)
please help me resolve my brand new iphone
There are four primary causes of the activation error:
The activation server is unavailable. Rare, but it happens. Usually fixed within minutes.
Your antivirus or firewall (or your router's firewall) is blocking access to the domain gs.apple.com on ports 80 and 443.
Your phone is jailbroken.
Your phone isn't jailbroken, but the computer you are connected to during the restore or update was used to hack or jailbreak some other iOS device, and its network database was corrupted in the process.
Perhaps this will provide you some clues as to how to proceed. If your iPhone has not been jailbroken, Apple has some troubleshooting suggestions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3424
If your iPhone has been jailbroken, you're on your own. We can provide no assistance for jailbroken devices in these forums.
Regards.
(part of the above information quoted with gratitude from Lawrence Finch)
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