AdrianSaladbar

Q: iPad could not be activated

Recently updated it to iOS 6.1.3 and going through the activation it says that the iPad could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. I've tried connecting the iPad to iTunes but it says the iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Is there a fix to this?

Posted on Apr 20, 2013 11:01 AM

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  • by tattoo19,

    tattoo19 tattoo19 Apr 30, 2013 12:51 AM in response to AdrianSaladbar
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    Apr 30, 2013 12:51 AM in response to AdrianSaladbar

    You arean absolute superstar.  Tried your fix and it worked!!!!!!

    I have a very happy son again.

    Many many thanks

  • by DGipad123,

    DGipad123 DGipad123 Jun 26, 2013 2:38 AM in response to tattoo19
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    Jun 26, 2013 2:38 AM in response to tattoo19

    I'm having the exact same issue with activation. The next next next solution doesn't seem to work for me though. After start up, I slide the slider to the right, and imeediatly begin hitting next. First the langauge screen. Then at the country screen I must choose a country first in order to for the next button to be available. Then at the Wifi screen I hit next immediatly. (my ipad was already conencted to my wifi). Alas, I continure to recieve the smae error message. " activation server unavailable....etc"

     

    Any other ideas?

     

    Thank you

  • by Frederico Luna,

    Frederico Luna Frederico Luna Jun 27, 2013 3:10 PM in response to DGipad123
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    Jun 27, 2013 3:10 PM in response to DGipad123

    I've been having the exact same problem with my 1st generation iPad. It was working fine until last week and then it started to turn off occassionally and asking for activation. On top of that, after trying to activate for 1-2 minutes, it turns off again.


    Any ideas?

  • by Austin672,

    Austin672 Austin672 Jul 10, 2013 11:05 AM in response to Frederico Luna
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    Jul 10, 2013 11:05 AM in response to Frederico Luna

    It turns off because the device isn't allowed to run in-registered. If you've tried plugging it in, using a different router/wireless device, and have tried to restore from your computer then going through that window again. Take it to the Apple Store where they should be able to fix it there, or you could just use their wireless to setup the iPad..

  • by lufe.portinari,

    lufe.portinari lufe.portinari Sep 7, 2013 10:34 AM in response to AdrianSaladbar
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    Sep 7, 2013 10:34 AM in response to AdrianSaladbar

    I removed my sim card from the iPad, tried again and it worked!

    Thank God! haha

  • by WhysocomplicatedApple,

    WhysocomplicatedApple WhysocomplicatedApple Sep 9, 2013 2:39 PM in response to lufe.portinari
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    Sep 9, 2013 2:39 PM in response to lufe.portinari

    I'm having the same problem with my iPad1 with 3G. I removed the SIM, installed it, different WiFi networks, and it still won't activate!!!

  • by tlu_tlu,

    tlu_tlu tlu_tlu Sep 18, 2013 12:23 PM in response to rk_kman
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    Sep 18, 2013 12:23 PM in response to rk_kman

    thanks a lot, it works for me as well for iOS 7 activation, awesome

  • by Rabib Towsif,

    Rabib Towsif Rabib Towsif Sep 18, 2013 2:06 PM in response to AdrianSaladbar
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    Sep 18, 2013 2:06 PM in response to AdrianSaladbar

    I had been pondering for hours today and I finally got the solution. D F U mode.
    The steps:

    1. Turn off the idevice.

    2. Connect to the PC with the USB cable.

    3. Press the power On button and the Home button TOGATHER for some time. It would turn on the DFU mode.

    4. Press restore Idevice.

    "TADAA ! "

     

    Incase that doesnt help, u need to download a firmware, it might be ios 6 or 7, and pres SHIFT + Restore and select the file.

  • by diak10,

    diak10 diak10 Sep 22, 2013 11:07 PM in response to tlu_tlu
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    Sep 22, 2013 11:07 PM in response to tlu_tlu

    i am facing the same problem here. i tried the next next next and doesnt work. i tried the DFU and doenst work either. i contacted apple support and they couldnt find a solution for the problem. they said they can replace my device with 249$ .... i am so disappointed. my device is almost new and never had any problem. my only mistake is that i tried to update it to IOS 7 ...

    IOS 7 is a real pain

  • by diak10,

    diak10 diak10 Sep 22, 2013 11:08 PM in response to diak10
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    Sep 22, 2013 11:08 PM in response to diak10

    did any body find any other solution for this issue ?

  • by appleficks,

    appleficks appleficks Dec 19, 2013 8:51 PM in response to AdrianSaladbar
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    Dec 19, 2013 8:51 PM in response to AdrianSaladbar

    So I tired the next,next,next fix and no luck.  The next button just wasn't avialable unless I was connected to the wi-fi. THEN I turn it off, removed the sim card and tired the same thing again but this time the next button was there I clicked it and pow!  IT WORK.  I was in the apple store of hours, on the phone with apple support for many hours and they could not fix it.  But we got it!! Thanks every body.

  • by Campbell32924,

    Campbell32924 Campbell32924 Jan 21, 2014 5:09 PM in response to AdrianSaladbar
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    Jan 21, 2014 5:09 PM in response to AdrianSaladbar

    I was working on mine for 2 days straight with no luck.  Tried everything, reset it, iTunes, different wifi, dfu mode the quick hitting next option but nothing worked.  After reading and reading I finally tried taking out the SIM card and it worked immediately!!  I made sure the ipad was off when I took it out I don't know if it matters but I am so happy something finally worked!

  • by cwauk,

    cwauk cwauk Nov 28, 2014 1:06 AM in response to AdrianSaladbar
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    Nov 28, 2014 1:06 AM in response to AdrianSaladbar

    Removing the sim card restarting shutting down reinserting the sim card and restarting worked for me - many thanks saved me a 3 hour trip to the Apple Store

  • by ReVeras,

    ReVeras ReVeras Jun 19, 2015 12:49 PM in response to rk_kman
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    Jun 19, 2015 12:49 PM in response to rk_kman

    No next for me...

  • by Homeland82,

    Homeland82 Homeland82 Aug 19, 2015 8:35 PM in response to ReVeras
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    Aug 19, 2015 8:35 PM in response to ReVeras

    Hi ReVeras,

    This method worked for me eventually: http://www.macworld.com/article/1165828/cure_for_an_incomplete_ios_update.html

     

    It worked maybe on the 2nd or 3rd attempt, where I could actually see the removal of software and reinstallation of software and firmware occurring which I think is what the Apple Store team would do. When the recovery finished, I was able to activate as a new iPad. I hope it helps you.

     

    Thanks

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