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Sparkax Author

Level 1

8 points

iPhone update server could not be contacted, but why ?

Hi!
I'm wondering why iTunes can't seem to contact the iTunes update/restore server. My iPhone needs to be restored and when I try, it extracts the software but it stops when it comes to contact the server, it says it is temporarily unavailable. I tried all Apple solutions on the support page, but I can't understand how can I check what ports are opens and if iTunes uses them or not...
Thanks.

iPhone 3GS, iPhone OS 3.1, Mac OS X 10.6.2

Posted on Apr 17, 2010 4:43 PM

139 replies

Red3Wine

Level 1

0 points

Sep 20, 2013 2:37 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Hello Chris,

I am sorry, my reply gets deleted (by admin?) each time I post it.

I retyped it once, now saved to a text file.

I will leave this here, if it will last for few hours, maybe I will be able

to post it again.

It is strange, though ...

Thanks.

Sep 21, 2013 1:24 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Hello Chris,

Thank you for your help again.

I am so sorry, I can't tell you the whole story - my reply gets deleted -

somebody really "loves me" at Apple, probably because I own 4 Apple devices only

(should be 10 to tell the truth, I guess).

I never tried a jail-brake or anything, and I probably would never do.

However, now I understand other people.

This is wrong, when Apple corporate culture and manual moderation

ruins the image of America where free speech was on of the core values.

I understand, I was fooled.

JonSimba

Level 1

9 points

Dec 17, 2014 12:04 AM in response to wjosten

( the reason i replied to you is because it won't let me do a new discussion)

Hello,

Do you guys know why i don't have the gs.apple.com in my host file?

I tried to add it but it still don't work.

What should i do?

Thanks.

Mar 15, 2015 4:27 PM in response to Sparkax

It doesn't not show # 127.0.0.1 gs.apple.com in my host. I can entered it but wont let me save. How do I correct this. running Windows 7.

iPhone update server could not be contacted, but why ?