Cannot Active iPad Air 1 Cellular

Model: Model 1475 - Air 1 Cellular


Decided to do a full reset. Can no longer activate using wifi or via tethered iTunes. Already de-linked from my iCloud account.


Put Ipad into recovery mode and "restored" to ios 12.4.8


Activation attempts using iPad Wifi fail with:


"Your iPad could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable...."


Activation with iTunes returns the following error:




So are the activation server's unresponsive, or is there something wrong with account. The error messages are conflicting. The server status for the "ios activation servers" shows green right now.


Is this iPad effectively bricked now?


Posted on Oct 26, 2020 2:28 AM

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Posted on Oct 26, 2020 2:46 AM

There are multiple potential causes of this problem.


It is possible that your WiFi router is unexpectedly blocking access to some internet/server resources - which might be resolved by a restart of your router.


To restart you home router, disconnect power - then wait at least 30 seconds before restarting. When you router has rebooted (which may take several minutes), force-restart your iPad:


  • On an iPad with a Home button: Press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.
  • On an iPad with Face ID: Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the top button. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.




It is also possible that your currently selected DNS servers(s) are not resolving, or a blocking, some resource addresses. Changing your DNS Server IP Addresses might resolve this problem.


For recommended DNS servers (configured at your home router and/or your iPad), you might choose one of the following Recursive DNS Providers (IPv4 and IPv6 addresses included below). Where your local network is dual-stack, you should enter both the IPv4 and IPv6 redundant server addresses.


Quad9

9.9.9.9

149.112.112.112

2620:fe::fe

2620:fe::9


OpenDNS

208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

2620:0:ccc::2

2620:0:ccd::2


Cloudflare+APNIC

1.1.1.1

1.0.0.1

2606:4700:4700::1111

2606:4700:4700::1001


If restart of your home router - or changing your DNS Server settings do not resolve the issue, you should directly contact Apple Support for assistance.


Should it be necessary to escalate your issue to Apple Support, the quickest route to engaging with Apple Support will be via the Contact Support link at top-right of this page. Alternatively, if you have access to another working Apple device, you can initiate a support case using the Apple Support App:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/apple-support/id1130498044


I hope this guidance proves to be helpful in resolving the problem.

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Oct 26, 2020 2:46 AM in response to karn144

There are multiple potential causes of this problem.


It is possible that your WiFi router is unexpectedly blocking access to some internet/server resources - which might be resolved by a restart of your router.


To restart you home router, disconnect power - then wait at least 30 seconds before restarting. When you router has rebooted (which may take several minutes), force-restart your iPad:


  • On an iPad with a Home button: Press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.
  • On an iPad with Face ID: Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the top button. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.




It is also possible that your currently selected DNS servers(s) are not resolving, or a blocking, some resource addresses. Changing your DNS Server IP Addresses might resolve this problem.


For recommended DNS servers (configured at your home router and/or your iPad), you might choose one of the following Recursive DNS Providers (IPv4 and IPv6 addresses included below). Where your local network is dual-stack, you should enter both the IPv4 and IPv6 redundant server addresses.


Quad9

9.9.9.9

149.112.112.112

2620:fe::fe

2620:fe::9


OpenDNS

208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

2620:0:ccc::2

2620:0:ccd::2


Cloudflare+APNIC

1.1.1.1

1.0.0.1

2606:4700:4700::1111

2606:4700:4700::1001


If restart of your home router - or changing your DNS Server settings do not resolve the issue, you should directly contact Apple Support for assistance.


Should it be necessary to escalate your issue to Apple Support, the quickest route to engaging with Apple Support will be via the Contact Support link at top-right of this page. Alternatively, if you have access to another working Apple device, you can initiate a support case using the Apple Support App:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/apple-support/id1130498044


I hope this guidance proves to be helpful in resolving the problem.

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