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I bought an ipod touch on ebay..the seller said it was restored back to factory but when my son tries to set up an icloud account it replies saying there is a server error...why? what am i doing wrong?

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Posted on Jul 3, 2012 8:39 AM

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Jul 3, 2012 8:43 AM in response to lorim65

That is the risk of buying a gray market iPod. In case it was not properly wiped, go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. Then connect to iTunes to set it up and select Set Up as New iPod. You do not need to connect to iTunes if the device is running iOS 5 or later, and you can just set it up right on the iPod. To check the version go to Settings > General > About > Version.


Jul 3, 2012 8:49 AM in response to lorim65

lorim65 wrote:


I bought an ipod touch on ebay..the seller said it was restored back to factory but when my son tries to set up an icloud account it replies saying there is a server error...why? what am i doing wrong?

An exact error message would be very helpful.


With that being said, if you are getting a server error, then chances are there is a problem with either connecting to the server, or the server is having issues...


In the mean time, do every thing else you can with the iPod and iTunes. Make sure you can connect to the App Store, down load some apps, connect to you home WiFi network, and so forth.

Jul 3, 2012 9:25 AM in response to cliftonfromrichmond

ipod touch 4th generation..just so everyone is clear, we just set up 2 other 4th generations this week one was brand new the other used as well..we have been setting them all up the same..following the prompts to set up "our new" ipods..when this particular ipod reaches setting up the icloud account email and password set once that has been entered it says there is a server error..after the 5th time it says icloud is now unavailable.

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