HT4623 unable to continue with activation
I get this message from itunes when I hook up my 3gs. How do I resolve this? I was restoring to factory settings.
Was it jailbroken or hacked to unlock it?
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"Unable to continue with activation" error when trying to restore iPhone 3G?
So here's the sticky.
My friends from the Middle East bought me an iPhone 3G. They had taken the SIM out of it.
I connected it to my computer, and backed up all the photos. It was running 4.2.1 (the final version of iOS for 3G). I then downloaded 4.2.1 again from getiOS.net, hoping to rejuvenate the bogged down iPhone with a fresh restore. I connected it to iTunes, selected my downloaded iOS file, and proceeded with the restore.
So it extracts the software fine, the progress bar also shows the restoration and verification going fine, but then when the iPhone reboots it shows a screen which sort of looks like the iTunes recovery mode screen (the wire connected with the iTunes icon) but it also has a popup saying "NO SIM CARD INSTALLED", and on my computer iTunes says, "We are unable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later."
So where's my iOS gone?! What happened to my phone? How do I get it back to normal?
Someone suggested putting the phone in actual recovery mode by holding down the home button and connecting it to the computer with iTunes on, but it just showed the restore option again and when I tried the restore again, the same problem happened.
Please think of a solution guys. Is it because there is no SIM inside? Or maybe it's from a different region? Or what?https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-20596803-190597/Sc reen+shot+2012-12-15+at+15.49.30.png
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Attempting to restore Iphone 3 to factory deafalut, to finish "unlocking" the Iphone 5.
Moving the phone from one cellular carrier to another (in this case Rogers to Bell in Canada).
Rogers "unlocked" the phone on their end for $50.00, sent an email to Apple requesting serial # to be released from their network, and to provide "unlocked" status.
Next step was to restore phone to "factory default" in I tunes, and wait for phone to reset and show "unlocked" status.
Upon phone resetting in Itunes, after the "factory default", received the following error message"
"we are sorry, we are unable to unable to continue with activation at this time Please try again, or contact customer service".
I contacted Apple customer service whom confirmed that the phone is showing as "unlocked" in their system.
New carrier that I am attempting to hook phone up states that the phone is still locked.
What is the solution or workaround?Hello mzpartia,
I found an article from Apple that specifically outlines how to try and troubleshoot this issue. It's called iPhone: Troubleshooting activation issues found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3424.
Resolution
Perform the following steps if you receive one of the messages above:
Restart the iPhone.
Try another means of reaching the activation server and attempt to activate.
Try connecting to Wi-Fi 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 Applefor assistance.
Take care,
Sterling -
HT4623 We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care.----How to fix this issue while setting up the iphone for the new ios?
If you don't have a SIM card in the phone, you must put one in. It's required for activation.
If you do, then your phone was probably hacked to unlock it from the original carrier. Contact them and see if they will unlock it. If they will not do so, then you can't use that phone. -
HT4623 Hello Management, Whenever i try to upgrade my Iphone it Brings this massage "We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care.
You are not talking to management here. No one here is an employee or representative of Apple. We are all users and this is a user to user forum.
The message you describe is usually presented when a phone that has previously been jailbroken, hacked or otherwise been altered in an unauthorized manner. If this applies to your phone you will have to find help elsewhere. The terms of use of this forum prohibit discussion of unauthorized altered devices. -
HT4623 We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time.
after I connected itune, my iphone lost imei now how can i atcive my iphne plz help me i need my iphone and i love apple iphone
still i have a massage in itune :We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time.Possible causes:
1. Your antivirus is blocking access to gs.apple.com.
2. Your phone is jailbroken.
3. Your computer has been used at some time in the past to jaibreak some iOS device (not necessarily the phone with the problem), and its network database was corrupted by the hacking software that was used.
4. Apple's activation servers are down (very rare, and never for more than an hour or so).
For 1. try disabling your antivirus.
For 2. & 3. you need to go somewhere other than an apple forum for help. Although you can try deleting lines containing gs.apple.com from your "hosts" file on your computer. -
am update my iphone 3gs ios4.1 to ios 6.0.1 using itunes when update comleted itunes show a message Were sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care! pls help me pls
Generally this is a sign that the iPhone had previously been
hacked/modified/jailbroken and the update relocked it to the
original wireless carrier. If this is the case, only that wireless
carrier can unlock your iPhone. You must contact them to see
if they offer unlocking and if you qualify.
Where did you acquire this iPhone?
What wireless carrier did you use before this problem?
Does the app Cydia appear on your iPhone?
What does it say when you look at Settings=>General=>
About=>Carrier? -
i have some software problem, so i resear my moble through i tunes after install factory settings i got this message, we are sorry we are unable to continue with your activation at this time, please try again later or contact customer care. no i cant don any thing with my phone.
Is your phone jailbroken or ever been hacked?
Was it previously locked to a different phone carrier than the current one your on now? -
Telefonumu fabrika ayarlarına döndürdükten sonra etkinleştirme yapamadım. itunes'e bağladığımda böyle bir hata alıyorum ; We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care. Ne yapmalıyım
See here > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3424
Also see this discussion.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21189708 -
We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time.
Please try again later, or contact customer care. what is this thing?i try to upgrade my ios to 6.1 from 5.1.1,after i do this,i cant connect to iTunes although i had and have a internet connectionThis message indicates that your phone was hacked or jailbroken to unlock it.
Then when you updated/restored your phone it locked back up to the original carrier.
Only the carrier that the phone is locked to can unlock it. -
Assist to help on my iphone when trying to restore and update. Is state "We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time". How am i going to restore back? As my iphone unable to use now.
Which version of the app Cydia are you using?
Has your iPhone been jailbroken? -
i keep getting "we're sorry we are unable to continue with your activation at this time" after updating to 6.1.2 although that i never gailbroken the device and my Host file is clean and i did many upgrades before without a single issue?
and here is below a copy from the output of pinging gs.apple.com
Pinging gs.apple.com.akadns.net [17.171.36.30] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
i don't have a single issue with the firewall or antivirus or internet connection.
please help me.do you think what are say is logic???? i have no problem with the government to block the access only for me while all the other can activate it and works fine!!!!!
i have two iphones & ipod & ipad everything is working fine except this one....
please i need an expert to solve APPLE issue. -
HT4623 whats the broblem we are sorry we are unable to continue with your activation at this time
whats the broblem we are sorry we are unable to continue with your activation at this time
Put a SIM in the phone, as the message directs you to do.
If your phone was jailbroken or hacked to unlock it before you updated, you may have bricked it. -
We are unable to continue with your activation at this time.
What does this mean as the iphone will not connect?It means your phone was hacked to unlock it and has now been bricked. Buy a new phone.
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I have recently got an iPhone 4 out of no where it has decided to think that my headphones are in and they are not but does work with headphones in.
Then later on within the same day it after turning my phone on and putting it on charge it comes to the screen stating to connect to iTunes/emergency calls only/no service so I connect it iTunes and it says we are unavailable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care.
HELP!the same problem but i used it already for 3 years my iphone 4, when i update to ios 6.1.3 version, now is failure like said.
we are unable to continue with your activation at this time please try again later, or contact customer care
any help please. i am here in saudi arabia city of jeddah.
thank you very much in advance
pabs
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