I got an iphone 3g off a friend of mine and i have tried to set it up and it wont activate it says it cannot do this at this time and the server is down help me please
please help me please i got an iphone 3g off a friend of mine and when i have tried to set it up it says that (your iphonecould not be activated because the activation server is temporerally unavailerble. Try connecting ypur iphone to itunes to activate it, or try again in a few muinites. if this problem persists, contact apple support at apple.com/support) but it says the same when i connect it to itunes as well someone help me please
Hello tom,
I understand you are having issues activating an iPhone 3G. The following article addresses the exact error message you included:
iPhone: Troubleshooting activation issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3424
Resolution
- 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.
Thanks,
Matt M.
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