HT4972 why can't I activate my iPhone

I have just updated my iPhone from version 4 and after it restarted for the software version 6, it fails to activate the phone.
It says that its activation server is temporarily unavailable. However, when I updated my friend's iPhone ( that is identical to mine ), it worked smoothly and now is running properly.
Any tip on how should I proceed with my dilema whilst I wait and try again with the activation?
FYI, I have tried activating via WiFi and iTunes with no success thus far.

Yes, I just found out that the iPhone has been jailbroken before. I got the phone from a friend and after a few chat, she admits that it was. Thank you for the reply FelipeV.

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