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Kronusdark Author

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iPhone Activation Server Unavailable?

My kids accidently wiped my wife's iPhone and now we cannot reactivate it. Specifically I get a message

"Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connection your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes. If this probelm persists, contact Apple Support at apple.com/support."

It has been almost an hour and I have tried connecting to iTunes and I still get the same message. Does anyone know if the server is down, or what?

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Dec 7, 2013 6:33 AM

17 replies

Jul 20, 2017 7:20 PM in response to wjosten

Yes

Nov 11, 2017 11:33 PM in response to Kronusdark

Trying a different SIM card is the best way to isolate

iPhone Activation Server Unavailable?