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Jean6099

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Q: My phone was working fine then it suddenly said activation required what happened

MY phone was working fine. It suddenly would not work. It said. Activation required

iPhone 5c

Posted on Nov 16, 2015 8:34 AM

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Q: My phone was working fine then it suddenly said activation required what happened

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by KiltedTim,

KiltedTim Nov 16, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Jean6099
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Nov 16, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Jean6099

And what happened when you attempted to activate it?
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by Jean6099,

Jean6099 Nov 16, 2015 8:47 AM in response to KiltedTim
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Nov 16, 2015 8:47 AM in response to KiltedTim

TThe activation server cannot be reached
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by KiltedTim,

KiltedTim Nov 16, 2015 9:50 AM in response to Jean6099
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Nov 16, 2015 9:50 AM in response to Jean6099

That's often a symptom of a phone that was jailbroken or hacked to illegally unlock it.

Where did you get the phone? Did you, or a previous owner jailbreak it or have it unlocked by anyone other than the carrier it was originally locked to?
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