I have a page that says the activation servers are not available. This occurred after an Apple Senior Advisor said I had to wipe the iPhone and reinstall the operating system from a backup. This is not a new phone. This phone was working fine except that the screen would not rotate. That's when the senior advisor had me wipe and reinstall IOS. Any suggestions as I have a $700 device collecting dust on my desk. It's useless. Can't do anything on the iPhone.
iPhone 6s
When I tried in iTunes, i got another error message.
Yes I contacted support yesterday afternoon about 3PM ET, and I still have not heard back so I started a chat, and they want me to wait another four hours while the engineers try to figure this out.
I would try a DFU restore. This restores the firmware as well. To do this, first plug your iPhone into your computer and open iTunes. Then hold the home+ lock buttons for 8seconds. At 8seconds, release the lock button and continue to hold the home button. You should then see a screen pop up in iTunes. To see more information about a DFU restore, visit: https://www.payetteforward.com/how-to-put-iphone-dfu-mode/
I would also make certain you log on to a wifi connection when setting up your phone once this is done.
Best of luck,
CrashBurner
I tried all your steps. I set up wi-fi on the phone. I am still back at the screen that says "COULD NOT ACTIVATE IPHONE. Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes. If the problem persists, contact Apple Support at apple.com/support TRY AGAIN." This is the same screen I have been seeing since yesterday afternoon about 2PM ET. $700 device collecting more dust.
FYI, the engineers fixed whatever was wrong on their end. They thought I had stolen my iPhone because they did not have accurate info in their database about my iPhone. To protect my iPhone, they blocked my activation. We corrected their misinformation, and now my iPhone is back! No working phone for 36 hours is really difficult to cope with. Thanks for your support.
This is how I got to the activation servers are temporarily unavailable screen yesterday. Are you confident that today will be any different?
RebekkahRoseRyan wrote:
Try connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it,
What happens when you try that?
Did you contact Apple Support?
Annoying though that may be, it might be all you can do at the moment.
Best of luck.
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my concerns. Hope your holiday season is pleasant.
Same to you!
I'm so glad to hear you got it working again!
My iPhone 6s won't activate.
