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My iphone won't activate

My iPhone had the beta version of iOS 6 on it and that expired so now my phone says it needs to activate but it won't let me because it says the server is unavailable. iTunes won't let me do anything and I've tried putting my phone in restoration mode. I have no idea what to do. My phone is unable to work. Please help.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6, iOS 6 BETA

Posted on Sep 30, 2012 6:12 PM

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Sep 30, 2012 7:40 PM in response to acluck01

I had the same problem. Hook your iPhone up to your computer and load iTunes. Then, hold the Home Button + the Sleep/Wake Button for about 20 secs, or until iTunes reads your iPhone as a "New" iPhone. Then, you can go from there and download the new update through iTunes, as iTunes will treat the phone as a new device giving you the latest software. Hopefully, you have a recent backup of your phone's information and in the end you can restore from the backup, giving you your old prefrences back. If not, it will just sync with what you have on iTunes, BUT this will help with the update and take your iOS out of beta! Hope this helps!

My iphone won't activate

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