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Activation Error!!

Hi!

What can I do? I have new Iphone 6s and I try ty activate but it's not working, Iphone tell Activation Error.

iPhone 6, iOS 10

Posted on Mar 10, 2019 2:17 PM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2019 2:20 PM

Start with these instructions-->If you can't activate your iPhone - Apple SupportIf you can't activate your iPhone - Apple Support

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Mar 10, 2019 3:56 PM in response to marja242

I have an extended list of possible causes of activation errors:

  • Your version of iTunes is out of date. 
  • The phone does not have a valid SIM installed.
  • Your antivirus or firewall is blocking access to gs.apple.com. Try temporarily disabling it.
  • Your router's firewall is blocking access to gs.apple.com or to a port that it requires (443).
  • Your phone is jailbroken, or it was at some time in the past.
  • Your computer was used to hack or jailbreak some iOS device in the past (not necessarily the device with the current problem), and its network database was corrupted. Hacking includes using some questionable apps such as recboot, reiboot, Tinyumbrella, redsn0w, etc. If this is a possibility inspect your computer's hosts file. If there are any lines in the file that reference gs.apple.com that is the explanation. You will need to rebuild the hosts file.
  • Your phone has a hardware problem. Take it to an Apple store for diagnosis.

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