iCloud Verification Failure...

Congrats! Five days after updating to iOS 5 on my iPhone 4, I am still stuck with "Verification Failure" each time I try to log onto iCloud to initialize it, having skipped that step during the update because it seemed to hang.

Also, I am unable to search in the App store on the iPhone. I can update using my Apple ID and look at Featured apps and categories as well as get updates but Top 25 and Search both continue to show "Loading" for ages.

I have restored the phone twice now but with no benefit. I can access the internet on the phone. It can't just be busy Apple servers with everyone seeming to be able to access iCloud.

Any suggestions are very welcome.

I think I now understand the issue. I have a PPPOE router which means I cannot use a standard MTU for devices connected to my WiFi net (I usually set it at to 1430 to be safe). In a quick search, I cannot find a way of modifying the MTU on the iPhone 4 under iOS 5. I will keep searching for that. If I connect via my WiFi then most things are ok on my iPhone except iCloud verification and the App store. If I connect via 3G then the problem goes away and I am able to verify my iCloud account but then I have to set Mobile Data to on, which is expensive here.

So, unless I can find a way of setting the MTU on my iPhone there does not appear to be a simple way around this.

I had a similar problem. I was able to turn off wi-fi (temporarily), complete verification over 3G, then turn wi-fi back on. I tested Calendar syncing by adding an appointment on the iPhone which then showed up on my Mac. I deleted it from the Mac and it disappeared from the iPhone. I think I'm good to go!

My friend has an AT&T Uverse modem. NVG510. It doesn't appear to use PPPoE like the old dsl modem does, preferring DHCP. I know the NVG510 has some issues, but I thought I worked around them (DNS doesn't wait the appropriate amount of time for a timeout, but you can bridge it and fix the issue.)

So our workaround here is to verify it from another location, then... that doesn't have this weirdness.

OK. Once the account verification is complete on the ios devices, does the computer not need to verify?

Currently, local calendars are there and icloud calendars are blank.

This WORKED!!!! Thanks so much. Ugh, I think I changed my password 5 or 6 time!!! Don't try to initiate your Iphone 4 on wireless. Turn it off and use the 3G. So much better!!!

Ok, I have an update. Yes, it worked, but step 2........To update your cloud/phone, you have to turn the wireless BACK ON. Wow, did anyone test this with the consumers?

Telkinton..

Yes, of course it's tested - this is not an issue specifically with the device, it's an issue with your particular network. You'll notice that there are relatively few posts for this issue while there are many millions of iphones / ipads / ipod. It's because on the vast majority of routers/networks it works fine - the issue occurs only on particular networks. This is why turning off wifi and using cellular works.

I definitely understand the frustration though.

why don't you set the MTU on your router? and btw, you should read this article before modifying your MTU.

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1153