I can't activate my old iphone to use as an iPod

It keeps saying that the activation servers are down

What did you do with the SIM from the iPhone 4? You need to "activate" the phone, but it does not need to be a SIM that is connected to service. It is just what happens when you update the phone. In this case, activation does not mean to activate it on a cellular carrier, but just to activate the phone so it works. If the SIM is still in the old phone, then follow these instructions and see if that helps. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3406

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