Icloud: Says problem completing backup

First backup ever on ICloud: Says there is a problem completing backup. Fix?

I deleted the backup, and tried a new one. It created a new backup, but it's marked as incomplete, and I'm still getting that same error message.
Anyone?

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"There was a problme completing the backup. Please try again later.
Last Backup : Never "
THE ABOVE IS THE MESSAGE WHEN EVER I USED iCLOUD TO DO BACKUP ON MY IPHONE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN SUCEESSFUL. I TRY MANY ATTEMPTS AT DIFFERENT WIFI SPORTS.
I HAVE RESET NETWORK SETTING AND ALSO RESTORE THE IPOHONE.

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ICloud says cannot restore backup

Hi guys,
I need help. I was trying to restore my iPhone from an Icloud backup and all it says is "cannot restore backup". That's it, nothing else. I've tried the same backup on iOS 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 and it gives me the same error. How on Earth do I fix this.
im using a 5s over wifi and cannot see a reason for this to be happening. Please help

That error message doesn't give you much to go on. Hopefully it doesn't mean that the backup is corrupt and cannot be restored. You might want to just try again later in case it's a server issue at Apple's end. Otherwise, you can contact support here: http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/contact/.

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I just purchased more icloud space and I ham having problems backing up icloud on my iphone 5. The message says,"the last backup could not be completed." Anyone know why this is happening.

This may be caused by a corrupt existing backup that needs to be deleted, or by data on your device that is causing the backup to fail. To troubleshoot these, try deleting your last iCloud backup (if you have one) by going to Settings>iCloud>Storage>Manage Storage, tap your device under Backups, then tap Delete Backup and choose Turn Off & Delete at the prompt. Then go to Settings>iCloud>Backup and turn iCloud Backup back on and try backing up again.
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Welcome to the Apple Community.
You might try a forced shutdown to begin with, hold down the top and home buttons together until the device shuts down, then restart it.
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If this doesn't help, try turning off some items for back up in a pattern to try to establish if your problem is being caused by specific data on your device.
Being able to back up to the cloud can be very useful, especially if you don't have access to a computer or have infrequent access to one, however unless you specifically need to use iCloud for back up, you will find backing up to iTunes significantly more convenient and possibly more reliable.
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If your back up continually fails, you might try turning off back up on your mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup) and then deleting the backup file from iCloud by swiping the backup file on the mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup > manage…) and then turning back up on again.
Being able to back up to the cloud can be very useful, especially if you don't have access to a computer or have infrequent access to one, however unless you specifically need to use iCloud for back up, you will find backing up to iTunes significantly more convenient and possibly more reliable.

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my problem is with I cloud not iTunes what's up with apple haven't they got the brains to sort out this prob, that they have to let the "community " know instead of helping to fix the problem without having to go through all the hassle of signing in writing a small blog & then leaving it until someone bored with time to write their blog to at some point fix the prob or not ! oh nearly forgot my prob like
HRESULT:0X80070570 no clear explanation as to what this means or why in plain English for the not techno phoebes

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modem
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clients
2min gap.
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This needs to be addressed because you will not be able to use an incomplete backup. Not being able to back up to iCloud can be caused by a corrupt existing backup that needs to be deleted, or by data on your device that is causing the backup to fail. To troubleshoot these, try deleting your last iCloud backup (if you have one) by turning off iCloud Backup in Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup, then tap Manage Storage, tap your device under Backups, then tap Delete Backup. Then go back and turn iCloud Backup back on and try backing up again.
If it still won't back up, you may have an app or something in your camera roll that is causing the backup to fail. To locate which one, go to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>Manage Storage, tap the name of your device under Backups, under Backup Options tap Show All Apps, then turn them all to Off (including camera roll) and try backing up again. If the backup is successful, then the camera roll and/or one of your apps is causing the backup to fail and you'll have to located by process of elimination. Turn the camera roll On and try backing up again. If it succeeds, turn some of your apps to On and try backing up again. If it succeeds again, turn some more apps to On then try again; repeat this process until it fails. Eventually you'll be able to locate the problem app and exclude it from your backup.

Icloud: Says problem completing backup

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