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Unable to activate

How do I fix my iPhone from being unable to activate? Whenever I try and set up my new phone it says activation services are unavailable right now but it’s been doing this for 4 hours and then it says unable to activate then forces me to shutdown the phone. Please someone help

iPhone X, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 9, 2022 3:53 PM

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Posted on Aug 9, 2022 3:59 PM

CupChill wrote:

How do I fix my iPhone from being unable to activate? Whenever I try and set up my new phone it says activation services are unavailable right now but it’s been doing this for 4 hours and then it says unable to activate then forces me to shutdown the phone. Please someone help

Click here If you can't activate your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular) - Apple Support

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Aug 9, 2022 3:59 PM in response to CupChill

CupChill wrote:

How do I fix my iPhone from being unable to activate? Whenever I try and set up my new phone it says activation services are unavailable right now but it’s been doing this for 4 hours and then it says unable to activate then forces me to shutdown the phone. Please someone help

Click here If you can't activate your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular) - Apple Support

Unable to activate

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