iPhone won't activate after "auto" reset
Hi,
I went to bed at 10:30pm last night, set my iPhone alarm for 05:30am this morning, dimmed my brightness to its lowest setting (as I always do, so I don't get blinded when I check the time during the night) and then left my phone beside my bed.
This morning, when the alarm went off, I couldn't switch it off, because my iphone was in the middle of some "restore" after doing what can only be called an "automatic" reset. I had to switch the phone off to stop the alarm.
Now, I can't get past the activation screen and keep getting the "Your iphone could not be activated because the server is temporarily unavailable" screen. No matter HOW many times I try, or how long I wait between tries, it just won't complete this part.
I followed the advice in various forums, and tried connecting to iTunes. However, iTunes says "The software on the iphone has expired and must be updated to a new version" - all of which I find extremely strange as:
1) My iPhone is (was - God only knows what it's on now) on the latest build of 5.1
2) iTunes is on version 10.6 (updated recently)
3) When I clear the iTunes message, it tries to sync the phone but, obviously as the phone hasn't yet activated after the auto-reset, can't.
4) The iTunes screen showing the iPhone information states that the software is the latest version and doesn't need changing.
I'm now stuck with an iPhone which doesn't work and I don't live near an Apple store either - only a Stormfront store
Anybody got any ideas?
Thanks,
Tony
iPhone 4, Mac OS X (10.7.3)