I have to wait 48hours for activation to complete...Today!

Hi,

This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1491 provides more details about that message.

+"In some cases, the mobile service provider will contact customers via email requesting additional information. In these cases, customers will need to contact the mobile service provider to complete activation."+ from the article linked above.

-Jason

How long have you actually been trying to activate? The 48 hrs is likely a message to reduce the number of calls they get. The actual time is probably much shorter.

I was at an Apple store Wed and there was still a line of customers waiting to upgrade. Likely some assumed lines would be shorter and it would be quicker this week. Maybe not.

Phil

I tried to activate my phone last night at 10pm and got the same message. 12 hours later my phone is still not activated. I got an email this morning that said:


"Dear Apple Customer,

We appreciate your recent iPhone purchase at the Apple Store.
We are eager to activate your iPhone, however we have identified a problem with the information you provided during activation.

To complete your activation, please call us at 1-877-284-6834 and reference your Activation ID: ______

We apologize for any inconvenience, and appreciate your business.
Thank you for shopping at the Apple Store!

Sincerely,
The Apple Store Team"


I called them an hour ago and am still on hold. ***? What is the hold up? Do I have to change the SIM cards out or something?

Most of the transfer problems are from people going from the 2G to the 3G because it requires a different data package. 10 more dollars.

Make sure you have ur sim number and all the data like serial and stuff from your phone.

Same here I guess. I registered the new iPhone and sync'd it to get all the data and apps over but the display reads "NO SERVICE". I don't know why ATT can't just send out an email to everyone saying that activation is going to take a few days. I already have a trouble ticket in with Apple because their is not info on this issue anywhere.

Have you gone to an ATT store to expedite things?