HT4623 my iphone 3gs will not activate says the server is down and stuck on that screen

my iphone 3gs will not activate says server is down and it is now stuck on that screen

You look somewhere else for an answer or you buy a new phone.
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  • Iphone 3gs will not activate after restore and update

    my sons iphone 3gs will not activate after restore and ios update.
    phone keeps saying no service but worked fine before restore and update any ideas ? thanks

    Sorry. The jailbreak is undoubtedly the root cause of your problem.
    It is not always possible to repair the damage done by jailbreaking.
    Try searching google for an answer, but be prepared to just buy a new phone.

  • My iPhone 3GS will not activate following update to iOS 6.0.1

    Hi guys,
    My mate has just been given a new iPhone 3GS, which is locked to the Vodafone network. He has bought a $2 Vodafone SIM to ensure a smooth transition.
    The issue we are having is that following an update of the iPhone to iOS 6, the iPhone would reach a screen where the following error message appears:
    "Your iPhone could not be actived because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes. If the problem persists, contact Apple Support at apple.com/support"
    I plugged in the phone to iTunes, and received the following error message
    "We are unable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care."
    I contacted the carrier, Vodafone, and was sent through various stages of the support team who confirmed what I though: I have to restore the iPhone. I completed the restore, and even upgraded the iPhone to iOS 6.0.1 in the process.
    Upon the iPhone restoring itself, the exact same problem reoccurred. My mate is pretty confident that the iPhone has not been jailbroken, so I am seeking the support of someone here in Apple who may have some idea.
    Can anybody please offer their assistance regarding this issue? From what I've read of the forums, it would appear that this is not an uncommon occurence, so hopefully somebody knows what the issue is.
    Looking forward to hearing a response.
    Kris.

    LOL! - you poor bugger, Ognyan!
    I'm starting to serihously think this phone has been jailbroken... I've got a senior technical support advisor at Apple who is working on the case. He has gone through everything he can possibly think of, but won't take "no" for an answer.
    At the moment, he has logged everything with the Engineering Department, who is going to look into it further using the IMEI number and see what they come up with. If worse comes to worse, Apple will apparently replace the phone for a fee. The problem is that it is 800+ days out of warranty...
    Anyway, we'll see how we go. If anybody has got any ideas about this, please continue to provide answers. I appreciate all responses

  • IPhone 3gs will not activate after restore, NEVER HACKED/JAILBROKEN! Help!

    I've recently tried to update to the newest firmware, And my iPhone 3gs, Which has, and I will add emphasis, Never Been Hacked or Jailbroken! , Messed up and I had to factory reset the device. All wen't well with the restore, until I attempted to Activate said device, to which it stated it could not connect to the server to activate the phone! So, I attempted to do it the iTunes way, and yet again, It could not connect to the server.
    I have the latest version of iTunes, Tried it on multiple computers on the home network, also tried it on a completely different network, every time, the same answer.
    And to top it all off, My "backup" on iTunes that I did every week to save my pictures/music/videos, in case of this type of event, Has also been completley erased.
    I am at a huge loss, I have no idea what to do! I hope someone can help.

    Sorry. The jailbreak is undoubtedly the root cause of your problem.
    It is not always possible to repair the damage done by jailbreaking.
    Try searching google for an answer, but be prepared to just buy a new phone.

  • Iphone 3gs will not activate helpp.!

    my iphone will not activate,its used from my grandma,the error message on the phone is saying there is no actviation server, and on the computer its saying theres no SIM card in the phone,which there is i dont know what to do,please......HELP!

    shovo wrote:
    wifi conected but no service and sim not working
    Great.  Thanks for sharing.  Perhaps you have a question you'd like to ask????

  • HT201263 iphone 3gs will not activate after restore and update?

    Please help my iphone 3 gs will not activate after restore and update.

    If it is locked to any carrier, insert SIM from the carrier. If it is unlocked insert any SIM to activate.

  • HT4623 my Iphone 3gs could not activate

    my Iphone 3gs could not activate

    Typically activation issues are the result of a device that has been hacked or jailbroken.
    If that is the case, no support can be provided here.

  • HT4623 My iphone 4 will not update to the new ios 6.  My husbands phone did update.

    My iphone 4 will not update to ios6.  It keeps saying there is an error.  My husband has the same phone purchased at thesame time and his updated just fine.

    Same thing, but even worse because there also is not enough space to do the restore.  I think I am screwed and lost everything.  I HATE these updates, seems like there are always major issues!

  • IPhone 3GS will not activate after IOS5 update it says there is no SIM

    I tried updating my iPhone 3GS to IOS5 and it is saying the activation server is temporarily unavailable and then iTunes says there is no SIM but there is.

    Here's what you do
    1.Make sure your phone is not plugged into the computer.
    2. Put the iPhone into recovery mode (this is NOT DFU mode). Do this by
         a). Hold down both the power/sleep button and the home button until the screen turns black/off
         b). As soon as this happens release the power button but NOT the home button
         c). If done correctly then the Apple logo will appear, KEEP HOLDING THE HOME BUTTON and eventually a connect to itunes graphic will appear. You can release the home button
    3. With the connect to itunes graphic on the screen, plug your phone into the computer. iTunes will start up if it is not already on, and then will say the phone needs restoring. Ignore this and COMPLETELY quit iTunes.
    4. With iTunes off and the graphic still on the phone screen, hold down both the power/sleep and the home button again for 9 seconds (count 100, 200, 300...) or until the screen goes black
    5. When the screen goes black release the home button straight away.
    6. It will start up with the iPhone activation screen ignore this. iTunes should have started up, if not do so. Go to the iPhone tab and either resotre from backup or set up as a new phone.
    You're welcome

  • IPhone 3GS Will Not Activate After Restore

    Hello,
    Full story:
    I purchased an iPhone 3GS 3 years ago locked to the O2 network UK.
    Throughout the years this phone has been jailbroke and unlocked on numerous ios versions.
    I have decided to fully restore my phone so I can take advantage of the 6.1.3 update and realise that the phone will be locked back to O2.
    I have bought an O2 pay and go sim in preperation and have fully restored the iphone.
    I progress through the configuration menus at the beginning and the phone is picked up by itunes but after a while of trying to activate the screen says:
    [quote]Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable.  Try connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a few minutes.
    If this problem persists, contact Apple Support at apple.com/support[/quote]
    As stated the phone is connected to iTunes already, aswell as WiFi, and the O2 sim card is in the phone.
    Can anyone please assist as to why this is happening as an hour ago the phone was working fine (pre restore) and now this.
    Many thanks in advance
    D4

    The hack used to unlock it has rendered it unable to activate at all. Apple's servers can detect the hack and have disabled activation. Even on the carrier it was originally locked to. You will have to contact O2 and see if they will authorize a legitimate unlock.
    There is no other advice we can offer. You have forfeited all rights to support by hacking and jailbreaking the phone.

  • My iPhone 3GS will not activate following ios6 update.

    Have connected to iTunes Store and it says no sim in phone, although l have a pay and go English O2 sim in. Prior to updating it was working fine. Does anyone have any ideas?

    hi there,
    visit an Apple Store and have them check whether there is a hardware problem. Did you have iOS 4.x.x prior to the update on your device?
    regards, Chris

  • Iphone 3gs will not Activate

    Help tried restoring phone ???????????????

    shovo wrote:
    wifi conected but no service and sim not working
    Great.  Thanks for sharing.  Perhaps you have a question you'd like to ask????

  • I just bought my IPAD 3 will not activate says activation server cannot be reach. How to fix this and should I take it back and get a different one.

    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. Crystal

    Nevermind. 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

  • HT4623 My iPhone 4s will not go past the apple logo screen after I did the recent software update. If anyone knows what I can do to rectify this please let me know.

    I set my phone to update overnight, woke up this morning and it showed an icon to plug the phone into iTunes. Upon plugging in the phone, itunes said the phone needed to be restored first. iTunes downloaded an update and went through the motions, then said that the phone was not eligable.
    What do I do? It won't show anything other than the apple logo.

    Try updating to the latest version of iTunes.

  • FIXED (for me at least): iPhone 3gs will not sync with Gateway NV79

    I’ve spent months trying to fix this miserable problem with getting my iPhone 3gs to sync with my new Gateway NV79. Gateway will not help. Their technical support is genuinely worthless. Microsoft blames Apple and Apple blames Gateway.
    My old iPod Nano syncs to my Gateway NV79 without a problem. I’ve tried all of the proposed fixes but other posters with no success.
    But I do believe I’ve discovered a real fix (for me at least). Here’s my setup:
    • Gateway NV79 running Windows 7 64 bit edition
    • iTunes 10
    • iPhone 3gs running OS 4.02
    The USB ports needs tweaking to get the iPhone 3gs to sync to the Gateway NV79. Follow these steps without your iPhone 3gs connected to the Gateway NV79:
    Step 1: Go to Control Panel
    1. Open Control Panel
    2. Click Hardware & Sound
    3. Click Power Options
    4. Make sure Balanced is selected and click Change Plan Settings
    5. Click Change advanced power settings
    6. Expand USB Settings
    7. Expand USB selective suspend setting
    8. Change On Battery setting to Disabled.
    9. Change Plugged in setting to Disabled
    10. Click OK
    Step 2: Go to Windows Explorer
    1. Open Windows Explorer
    2. Right-Click Computer (not your computer name)
    3. Click Properties
    4. Click Device Manager
    5. Expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers
    6. Right-click first Generic USB Hub
    7. Click Properties
    8. Click Power Management
    9. Uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
    10. Click OK
    11. Right-click second Generic USB Hub
    12. Click Properties
    13. Click Power Management
    14. Uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
    15. Click OK
    16. Restart your computer
    After your computer restarts, login and connect your iPhone.
    You must complete both steps. Step 1 is required for Step 2 to stick.
    There are a few things that may happen. iTunes may start syncing immediately and fail with an error. Don’t worry. If the sync fails the first time, restart the computer with the iPhone still connected. Now, iTunes will either take you to setup screen to connect your iPhone or the sync may restart. In my case, the setup screen came up and I DID NOT CHOOSE TO RESTORE. Pick the first option to add your iPhone. The sync will restart and may or may not finish. Don’t worry, if the sync fails, restart your computer again with the iPhone still connected and this time the sync will work.
    Here’s the problem: the iPhone 3gs will not sync with the power management enabled for the USB ports on the Gateway NV79.
    Good luck.

    If you cannot update your computer, you will not be able to sync your phone. The requirements are:
    Mac system requirements
    Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
    Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
    iTunes 10.1 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
    iTunes Store account
    Internet access

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