Your iPad could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your iPad to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes. If this problem persists, contact apple support at apple.com/support."
started using my old iPad after 2 days it kicked out out and the above essaye has appeared.
all I want is to use it to browse !
iPad 2 3G
This Apple support page might offer some useful help:
This Apple support page might offer some useful help:
Thanks. But it’s nothing to do with iPhone. It’s an old iPad funnily enough I’ve to unlock using my password ! But won’t let me past an activation screen. .. which won’t activate. (I mean it is registered to me and I can see the device is my list of devices !).
can’t locate the device for some reason .. so can’t erase it as well. Seems to be struck in a loop.
Thanks Guys !
YouTube detected that’s it Was not up to date and decided to delete itself.. that’s what let to the “locking out”!
I shall try hard reset and see where it goes. .. sad to bin a device which seems capable of simple tasks. Will try my best to keep it alive.
Sorry I don’t have access to iTunes.
Is this iPad 2 a cellular data model with a SIM data card in it?
Yes. Sorry for the late response. It is a SIM card a lot.
The document describes iPhone, but is also applicable to iPad.
As you have an iPad2, you’ll likely have bigger issues - even if you ever resolve this problem.
Apple formally ended update support for iPad2 in September 2016 - and cannot be updated beyond iOS 9.3.5 (WiFi Only models) or iOS 9.3.6 (WiFi & Cellular); it cannot be updated to iOS 10 or later versions, as the internal hardware does not meet the minimum technical requirements for new versions of iOS/iPadOS.
Many App Developers have also dropped support for older devices and iOS versions preceding iOS11/12 - and have withdrawn older versions of their Apps from the Apple App Store. After the compatible App versions are withdrawn, you can’t download or install the again - and a device restore process deletes all installed Apps.
Given the lack of compatible Apps for old iPad models, the usefulness and utility of your old iPad is now highly limited.
If Apps that you need to use now have higher minimum iOS-version requirements, your only option is to replace your iPad with newer model.
Try taking out the SIM card out of the SIM tray and try a simple hard reset of your iPad by holding down both the Home and sleep/wake buttons simultaneously until your iPad goes to black and restarts with Apple logo, then release the buttons.
Good Luck!
If you get this old iPad working without having to do a complete reset,
Here is a list of compatible iOS 9, third party Web browsers to use that are more “up to date” than that nearly 4-year old, default, iOS Safari Web browser to using on the Intenet.
Here are a few third party web browsers that I know are STILL being updated and supported on iOS 9.
Available and more popular third party Web browser choices are dwindling faster, now.
There are still a handful of iOS 9 and earlier supported third party Web browsers.
Most of these have had recent updates, too!
Here’s what’s left.
iCab Mobile Web browser
Aloha Web browser
ALook Web browwer
Dolphin Web browser
DuckDuckGo Private Web browser
Snow Bunny Web browser
Maxthon Web browser
Private Browsing Web browser by Savvy Soda
Private Browser Deluxe
TOR browser anonymous
Turbo VPN browser
TOR + VPN web browser private
Pick one or two of these that have had the most recent of updates for better and more secure Web browsing.
Good Luck to You!
iPad 2 - rebooting old one
