Did your AT&T service activate right away on your 4S?

straleno · Oct 14, 2011, 09:15 AM

Got my 4S from UPS first thing this morning, went through the set-up... and no service. My old 3G now has no service, either, so something seems to be in the works, but it's been almost an hour and my new one still has no service.

I saw that this happened to some iP4 people last year.

So, did your service come on right away? Anything I can/should do?
Thanks.

LeeRod · Oct 14, 2011, 09:25 AM

HAven't been able to get mine yet. I got through everything and wait for a while and then it says:

"Your activation is still pending. You will receive and email notification once your activation is complete.

We're sorry. There was a problem connecting to the server. Please try again later"

So do I keep trying or wait for the email??

My old iPhone is still active.

Anthony T · Oct 14, 2011, 09:26 AM

Same thing is happening to me.

cmm26red · Oct 14, 2011, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeeRod

HAven't been able to get mine yet. I got through everything and wait for a while and then it says:

"Your activation is still pending. You will receive and email notification once your activation is complete.

We're sorry. There was a problem connecting to the server. Please try again later"

So do I keep trying or wait for the email??

Same here, I can make an emergency call, start over, check wifi settings, or wait, going to take the later and hope it resolves quickly...

j4bles · Oct 14, 2011, 09:30 AM

Took about 30 minutes for mine to start working.

sunny240 · 09:50 AM

Got the same thing. Still waiting after 15 minutes. Hopefully, it won't be longer than 30.

Update: Just restarted the process again and it went through.

drew1319 · Oct 14, 2011, 09:33 AM

trying to activate 1 of 2 right now - same message - guess I'll wait a bit for the email.......

LeeRod · Oct 14, 2011, 09:33 AM

Well I tried again after may last post and have made it past that point. Just finished the restore form my old phone and it is now activated. My guess is that a lot of phones are all trying to get activated right now.

macworkerbee · Oct 14, 2011, 09:37 AM

Same thing just happened to me but I kept doing the start over option and just got it to go through. Restoring now....

ninjapirate · Oct 14, 2011, 09:46 AM

I'm having the same issue. I get that message of activation pending and an email being sent to me. How have you guys "started over"? Would love to try again and see if I can sneak through...

Anthony T · Oct 14, 2011, 09:49 AM

After waiting a while and trying to active it with the phone connected to iTunes, I decided to "start over" from the phone itself and it worked. Restoring/syncing now.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjapirate

I'm having the same issue. I get that message of activation pending and an email being sent to me. How have you guys "started over"? Would love to try again and see if I can sneak through...

On the phone screen, it should give you an option to start over.

blkonblk17 · Oct 14, 2011, 09:52 AM

Still trying, First on phone then on computer.

amann76 · Oct 14, 2011, 09:53 AM

i guess it is a good thing the ups guy wont get to my home until later this evening

rockyroad55 · Oct 14, 2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by amann76

i guess it is a good thing the ups guy wont get to my home until later this evening

Haha true.

saccento · Oct 14, 2011, 09:54 AM

same here - at first i thought it was because I have one bar but then I tried on my mbp.. still nothing.

ninjapirate · Oct 14, 2011, 09:55 AM

Thanks Anthony. It was weird, I was just getting a screen with no option really, but to wait.

Realized I could still try from iTunes on my computer, and when I plugged it in, it worked!! Restoring from backup now...

matthewskyle · Oct 14, 2011, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amann76

i guess it is a good thing the ups guy wont get to my home until later this evening

Our guy knows me by my weekly amazon packages, my wife said he normally shows up around 11. Dude was knocking on my door at 8:55

Biggy Smalls · Oct 14, 2011, 09:57 AM

Ninjapirate, just hit the home button and it will give you the option to start over on the phone.

Stangs55 · Oct 14, 2011, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amann76

i guess it is a good thing the ups guy wont get to my home until later this evening

I've got a feeling tonight will be even worse...

saccento · Oct 14, 2011, 10:00 AM

if only i could ask Siri to activate it for me.. she would do it in a heartbeat

alvarez16 · Oct 14, 2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stangs55

I've got a feeling tonight will be even worse...

I agree ^^. As the day goes on, more and more people will be activating (especially people getting home from work). On top of that, by this time the AT&T servers will be overloaded. I hope I can activate mine.

Erica29405 · Oct 14, 2011, 10:03 AM

You guys have me worried now.

JRoDDz · Oct 14, 2011, 10:04 AM

What the hell is wrong with AT&T? Can't they get anything right?

Four oF NINE · 10:14 AM

Haven't been able to activate the phone solo yet, will try with iTunes now..

edit update: activation via iTunes resulted in the following onscreen message:

"Your activation is still pending. You will receive an email notification once your activation is complete.
We’re sorry. There was a problem connecting to the server. Please try again later."

Stangs55 · Oct 14, 2011, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JRoDDz

What the hell is wrong with AT&T? Can't they get anything right?

Usually not.

Oct 14, 2011, 09:15 AM	#1
straleno macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2009	Did your AT&T service activate right away on your 4S? Got my 4S from UPS first thing this morning, went through the set-up... and no service. My old 3G now has no service, either, so something seems to be in the works, but it's been almost an hour and my new one still has no service. I saw that this happened to some iP4 people last year. So, did your service come on right away? Anything I can/should do? Thanks.
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:25 AM	#2
LeeRod macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan	HAven't been able to get mine yet. I got through everything and wait for a while and then it says: "Your activation is still pending. You will receive and email notification once your activation is complete. We're sorry. There was a problem connecting to the server. Please try again later" So do I keep trying or wait for the email?? My old iPhone is still active. __________________ 2010 2.53Ghz i5 MBP 15" iPhone 4s iPad 4 5th gen iPod nano
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:31 AM	#6
sunny240 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2011	Got the same thing. Still waiting after 15 minutes. Hopefully, it won't be longer than 30. Update: Just restarted the process again and it went through. Last edited by sunny240; Oct 14, 2011 at 09:50 AM. Reason: Update
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:33 AM	#8
LeeRod macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan	Well I tried again after may last post and have made it past that point. Just finished the restore form my old phone and it is now activated. My guess is that a lot of phones are all trying to get activated right now. __________________ 2010 2.53Ghz i5 MBP 15" iPhone 4s iPad 4 5th gen iPod nano
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:46 AM	#10
ninjapirate macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011	Maybe a dumb question... I'm having the same issue. I get that message of activation pending and an email being sent to me. How have you guys "started over"? Would love to try again and see if I can sneak through...
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:26 AM	#3
Anthony T macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2008	Same thing is happening to me.
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:30 AM	#5
j4bles macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2011	Took about 30 minutes for mine to start working.
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:33 AM	#7
drew1319 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011	trying to activate 1 of 2 right now - same message - guess I'll wait a bit for the email.......
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:37 AM	#9
macworkerbee macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2008	Same thing just happened to me but I kept doing the start over option and just got it to go through. Restoring now....
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:52 AM	#12
blkonblk17 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2009	Still trying, First on phone then on computer.
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:53 AM	#13
amann76 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MacWorld USA	i guess it is a good thing the ups guy wont get to my home until later this evening __________________ 20"Imac, 17" Macbook Pro, 13 inch Macbook, 32gig Iphone 3GS, 64gig Ipad
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:54 AM	#15
saccento macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern NJ	same here - at first i thought it was because I have one bar but then I tried on my mbp.. still nothing. __________________ 13'' MacBook Pro, iPhone 5 32GB, Apple TV 1080p, Nikon D90
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:55 AM	#16
ninjapirate macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011	Thanks Anthony. It was weird, I was just getting a screen with no option really, but to wait. Realized I could still try from iTunes on my computer, and when I plugged it in, it worked!! Restoring from backup now...
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Oct 14, 2011, 09:57 AM	#18
Biggy Smalls macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2011	Ninjapirate, just hit the home button and it will give you the option to start over on the phone.
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Oct 14, 2011, 10:00 AM	#20
saccento macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern NJ	if only i could ask Siri to activate it for me.. she would do it in a heartbeat __________________ 13'' MacBook Pro, iPhone 5 32GB, Apple TV 1080p, Nikon D90
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Oct 14, 2011, 10:03 AM	#22
Erica29405 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Houston	You guys have me worried now.
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Oct 14, 2011, 10:04 AM	#23
JRoDDz macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ	What the hell is wrong with AT&T? Can't they get anything right?
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Oct 14, 2011, 10:04 AM	#24
Four oF NINE macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Soviet Union	Haven't been able to activate the phone solo yet, will try with iTunes now.. edit update: activation via iTunes resulted in the following onscreen message: "Your activation is still pending. You will receive an email notification once your activation is complete. We’re sorry. There was a problem connecting to the server. Please try again later." Last edited by Four oF NINE; Oct 14, 2011 at 10:14 AM.
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