Could not activate iphone

Hello to everyone. I have an iphone 5s. Its showing me that iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unaviable. Try conecting your iphone to itunes to activate it or try again in a few minutes.


I try to reset. Earse and reset content but this problem cannot be fixed yet. I dont know how to connect to itunes. How can you help me to activate fast iphone.


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Posted on May 1, 2019 2:12 PM

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Posted on May 1, 2019 2:37 PM

Here is Apple's tip on this subject-->If you can't activate your iPhone - Apple Support


Here are my additional observations:

  • It really is unavailable. Rare, but it happens. You can check its status here: https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
  • Your version of iTunes is out of date if you are using iTunes. The current version is 12.9.4
  • 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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May 1, 2019 2:37 PM in response to nisret

Here is Apple's tip on this subject-->If you can't activate your iPhone - Apple Support


Here are my additional observations:

  • It really is unavailable. Rare, but it happens. You can check its status here: https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
  • Your version of iTunes is out of date if you are using iTunes. The current version is 12.9.4
  • 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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