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Can't activate phone after ios 7 download

I downloaded the ios 7 today via iTunes and now I am stuck in the activation mode. It says it can't activate because I connection can not be found but my wifi is working fine. I am not able to use my phone until the activation is complete. How can I get my iTunes to connect to my phone?

iPhone 5, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 1:06 PM

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Sep 18, 2013 2:51 PM in response to Kingram12

Hello guys. Don't worry at all! Dont blame Apple, think of the millions of people who has tried to download IOS7 on the same time. I was angry to to begin with, because I tried to do anything, and I could not get it! I was so depressed. Now I have IOS 7 on my iPad Mini. Sorry for my English, only 14 and live in Denmark 😀

Here is what I did:

  1. Go to Itunes
  2. Plug your device in
  3. Wait until the error appears
  4. Close the window
  5. Open Itunes again, and do this proces until you get some good result!
  6. Done update your iDevice

Sep 18, 2013 2:58 PM in response to BahramCR7

Been trying to activate for 5 hours. It baffles me that a multi-billionaire company can't fix such a simple issue. If I were Apple, I'd release the update incrementally. Also it’s silly to use Pacific Time as a standard time when the majority of US population lives East of the Rockies. While the west coast was sleeping, we could have been updating.

Can't activate phone after ios 7 download

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