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unable to activate 3gs

Hello,


I have been given a iphone 3gs, I have managed to upgrade to ios 6.1 i think, but am now unable to activate message says "YOur iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily down......... try again in a few minuutes"... If the problem persists contact Apple Support.


I have waited for quite some time but still get the same message. It does not matter if I am connected via itunes or WiFi - the same error appears.


Please help...


Thank you

iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.1.1, Cannot activate

Posted on Apr 1, 2013 10:56 AM

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User profile for user: razmee209
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Posted on Apr 1, 2013 11:22 AM

That message usually indicates that your phone was hacked or jailbroken to unlock it from the original phone carrier. Then when you update it locked back to that carrier.


Only the carrier that the phone is locked to can unlock it.


Ask the person who gave you the iphone to contact the carrier and have them unlock it for you.

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User profile for user: razmee209
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Apr 1, 2013 11:22 AM in response to buster42

That message usually indicates that your phone was hacked or jailbroken to unlock it from the original phone carrier. Then when you update it locked back to that carrier.


Only the carrier that the phone is locked to can unlock it.


Ask the person who gave you the iphone to contact the carrier and have them unlock it for you.

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User profile for user: wjosten
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Apr 1, 2013 11:57 AM in response to buster42

Apple does not support jailbreaking or hacking iPhones to unlock them, and when you try to update or restore such a device, and Apple's servers detect such, you get the nessage you got. Apple maintains a database of officially unlocked iPhones, and if your phone's IMEI number is not in that database, your attempts to update or restore will error out with that message.


So, either get the phone officially unlocked, or get a sim card from the carrier the phone was originally locked to if you want to activate it.

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