My iphone wont wont activate, my iphone wont wont activate

i did itune update and my iphone 3gs wont work itunes keeps saying theres no sim card

Then get your SIM replaced.

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  • Iphone suddenly says it needs to be restored, so i attempted to restore but now it says it wont activate?

    Hi guys,
    this morning  my Iphone 4 came up with a message on the screen saying it needed to be restored, i thought it was strange so i rebooted my phone.
    Then it just went to the 'connect to itunes' screen like it was a new phone.
    I attempted to restore and failed a couple times, finally it seems to have worked but wont activate?
    any ideas would be great!
    Justin

    VOR LOCK wrote:
    I paid somebody to get it factory unlocked ,It was working fine for quiet some time but suddenly  since last week message appeared phone needs to be restored ,i put it on itune and it restored but after few hours it went back on the same state,I did it few times on each attempt,It got restored but exactly after 40 to 50 minutes again pop up with the message NEEDS RESTORATION, please need some help.
    Then the device has been hacked.
    Restore as new, this will remove the hack that unlocked the device.

  • My old iPhone crashed and i went to apple today to get a new one. The new one they gave me wont connect to my iTunes and activate. It gives me a message on iTunes that says "We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time." help.

    It wont let me do anything on the phone except make emergency calls and it has a message saying "restore needed. iphone cannot make or recieve calls. restore from iTunes." The tech people i called and verizon didnt know what to do. i'm very confused. i restarted the phone, restarted my computer, updated my itunes and everything and nothing has worked.

    Hmm, well... iTunes trys to activate your iPod using the Apple server to make sure you have bought it legit.
    Two things come into my mind:
    1) Your iTunes can't access the internet.
    2) Apples activation servers are down.
    That's just my cents, maybe anyone else has an idea.

  • I had to restore my iphone 4 and now it wont let me activate the iphone with my apple id

    I had to restore my iphone 4 via itunes and now it wont let me activate it with my own apple id and password. I have even tried changing the password. I know the phone is not stolen as i bought it new from an authorised dealer here in australia. It keeps telling me its linked to my icloud but wont let me do anything

    um help? anyone before i decide to use this as a flying iphone out my window

  • I NEED HELP!! my iphone 5s wont activate after updating to ios 8 . what is wrong?

    hello! I updated to ios 8 two days ago and it was ok. I started using my iphone later that day and it just rebooted . Now it wont activate .

    look... I start my iphone and and it goes to main LOCK screen where a message is shown, the message is "activation needed" . After I slide to unlock  and write my security code it goes directly to the activation page , not to the very begging ,where you should select the lenguage but from the part where you have to chose a wifi connection . I connect to wifi and the activation process starts . On the screen is a message that tells me to wait a couple of minutes . After a couple of minutes there is another message shown on the screen where it tells me that the activation server is unreachable for the moment , please try again later . and this procedure can be repeated    a hundred times and the same message will appear . It wont eaven reset . Any ideas wat is rong with it

  • Q: i have recently aquired an iPhone 3GS and need iTunes do activate it.But iTunes wont download onto my computer

    Q: i have recently aquired an iPhone 3GS and need iTunes do activate it.But iTunes wont download onto my computer. I am running Windows Vista Service Pack 2. Please HELP!!

    I'd first try experimenting with a different browser. If you've been using IE for the download, try Firefox instead (or vice versa).
    If no luck there, there's some other suggestions in the following document. (You're not getting the error message, but your problem here falls into the same general class of download trouble.)
    iTunes: Windows reports that "iTunesSetup.exe is not a valid Win32 application"

  • Ive just restored my iphone but it wont let me activate it now, either by wi-fi or through itunes. what do i do?

    Ive just restored my iphone but it wont let me activate it now, either by wi-fi or through itunes. what do i do?
    I just bought the phone off ebay and it was working fine before I tried to update it. This is when the problems started. Firstly, it wouldnt update because it said there was something wrong with the iphone, so i chose to restore it as there was nothing on the phone anyways. After I restored it, its saying there is no sim inserted and it wont let me activate it. I really need help with this.

    Try again now.  I had the same issue this morning with my phone.  After a restore it said it could not activate and to try again later.
    If you try again and it doesn't work, click the home button and edit your WiFi settings.  Forget all networks and start the activation again.
    Instead of entering any WiFi details this time, scroll to the bottom and click "Connect to iTunes".
    This is what I did and it activated for me. 
    **EDIT**  Sorry, I missed the part about the missing sim.  Mine did not say that.  It just said "your phone could not be activated at this time.  try again later"

  • HT4528 I upgraded to an iphone 4s yesterday and it still wont activate after I reset it. What do i do?

    I upgraded to an Iphone 4s from an iphone 4 and when i reset it last night it wasnt able to activate. Ive tried numerous times and activate it on multiple wifis and it still wont work. My verizon store said the phone was fine but the apple server is busy so i should just keep trying. What do i do!!! your help is needed! i tried connecting it to itunes and it will not work either.
    thanks
    Demi

    Take your phone back to the store where you got it. Tell them if they can't get it activated, you want your money back. Then purchase a new iPhone 4S.

  • Hi, I've just tried to upgrade my iphone 3gs and it wont restore from itunes or connect to the server to activate. Sorry I started this !  Any ideas please

    Hi, I've just tried to upgrade my iphone 3gs and it wont restore from itunes or connect to the server to activate. Sorry I started this !  Any ideas please it's driving me mad and Ive lost my phone

    What is the exact message you're getting?

  • I restored my sons Iphone 3gs and now it wont activate keeps saying there is no sim in

    Hi can anyone help - i passed on my old iphone 3gs to my son,who had it unlocked in a shop so couldnt update software i asked Tesco to unlock properly they sent two emails saying they had conteacted apple it was not unlocked so plkug it in to itunes and it would say unlocked - it didnt unlock so I asked in the apple store who said to try to restore it which i did but now thw phone wont activate -it sats no sim and even though i went and got a new tesco sim it is stillsaying no sim and wont activate
    all help appreciated

    Was this officially unlocked legally by the phone carrier that the phone was locked to?
    If not it sounds like the phone was hacked to unlocked and when you updated the phone it locked backed up again.

  • Iphone 3gs wont activate with itunes...........

    Why wont itunes activate my iphone 3gs it keeps saying no sim is installed????

    Contact Orange to get the iPhone officially unlocked.
    The 'professional unlock' by the previous owner is hacking
    and had made unknown changes to the iPhone. Such modification
    may prevent a legitimate unlock and may render the iPhone
    inoperative and unrestoreable. The update has relocked the iPhone
    to Orange.
    Google may provide some direction, but it is just as likely that
    your iPhone is on its was to becoming an brick.
    Contact the previous owner and get your money back. Buy a
    new iPhone from Apple or Apple authorized reseller at your location.

  • HT4623 hi a bought a iphone 3gs off a freind today its not letting me do anything i have restored all settings back to factory settings but wont let me activate iphone

    hi can anyone help i bought iphone 3gs off a freind today i restored back to factory settings and it wont let me activate iphone

    What error do you receive when trying to activate?
    Are you using the same Carrier as your friend, or a different one?
    If different Carrier, are you certain the iPhone is unlocked? A locked device will of course prevent you from using SIM cards not from the Original Carrier that the device was locked too.

  • Im from Philippines and my iphone is from Japan after I updated it to iOs 6.1.3 it wont activate it says ''Activation Error Please Contact Customer Care'' what does it mean? How can I activate it? Please help me.

    Im from Philippines and my iphone is from Japan after I updated it to iOs 6.1.3 it wont activate it says ''Activation Error Please Contact Customer Care'' what does it mean? How can I activate it? Please help me.

    You can NOT unlock it. Only the carrier it is locked to can legally authorize unlocking it and the Japanese carriers will not do so.
    In order to be using it previously with a non Japanese carrier, the phone had to be hacked to illegally unlock it.  You can not get help here.
    Buy a new phone you can use.

  • My IPhone 4 wont activate and I dont want to buy a simcard to activate it

    My iphone 4 wont activate and it worked fine without a simcard before i factory reset it.... And I REALLY dont want to pay 20$ to call customer support... this is my last resort I'm afraid...
    the error message "We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care."

    I could have searched the forum for that answer but can speak from experience.  I retired my old 3GS and wiped it, bought a ip5 and ported my number to a new carrier.  Part of the wiping of the old phone restored it as new.  When I connected it to itunes the setup assistant would only pop up if I put an old sim car in it and then I could activate it

  • I am trying to activate a used iphone, but it wont let me switch numbers. what do i do?

    I am trying to activate a used iphone 4, but it wont let me switch numbers. The number pops up in grey writing and doesn't give me an option to change it. what do i do?

    Where is this phone number showing up in gray writing? The phone number comes from the SIM card that is in the phone when you activate it.

  • HT4972 I have just updated my iphone 3gs to the latest software however it wont activate the phone now. What can I do? Need a reply ASAP. Thanks

    I have just updated my iphone 3gs to the latest software however it wont activate the phone now. What can I do? Need a reply ASAP. Thanks

    If you are experiencing Activation Problems because your Device has been Hacked / Jailbroken / Modified...
    Then... Sorry... But...
    The discussion of Jailbroken Devices is against the Terms of Use of this Forum.
    You will need to look elsewhere.
    Unauthorized modification of iOS
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3743

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