I need to restore Iphone 1st generation itunes connection timed out
I have an Iphone 1st generation..The phone recently went on RECOVERY MODE...I have managed to get my Windows 7 pc to recognize the device. Itunes opens as it should...it downloads the new software it also extract software from the Iphone, but when it comes to the final activation step...i get an error message on itunes indicating that Itunes timed out and could not connect to the network, please check netword connections. When i unplugg the iphone itunes connects perfectly fine and i have already turned off my Antivirus firewall and I have also made sure that the itunes version is current but i cannot get my iphone to activate...please help!
Hello Jenny.D,
From what I can gather, you are experiencing issue restoring your iPhone 5. Take a look at the following article which includes some helpful troubleshooting steps:
If you can't update or restore your iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD
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