Iphone 5 will not activate after restore.

Hi there,
my iphone 5 was having some issues so i did a restore and now my phone says it cant activate.
Saying:
"Your iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temprarily unavilable. Try connecting your Iphone to itunes to activate or try again in a couple of minutes".
i have tried to restart the phone multiple times over the past half hour to try and activate....
any advice?!

Were you running iOS 7 beta?  If so, as a developer you need to log into the Developer forum for assistance.
Not a developer and running iOS 7 beta?  Then you've stolen Apple's software and will receive absolutely no assistance from this forum.  Enjoy your iBrick!

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