Unable to activate iphone 5s - what can I do?

I just got my new iphone 5s, but I'm not able to activate it for some reason. It says that the server for activating is not available. What am I doing wrong?

Tove-Lisbeth wrote:
I just got my new iphone 5s, but I'm not able to activate it for some reason. It says that the server for activating is not available. What am I doing wrong?
Very seldom is the server unavailable, where exactly did you purchas this new 5S?

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