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"Unable to check for software update at this time"

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Subby2012

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Jan 3, 2013
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Tried to OTA beta 3 and it keeps saying "unable to check for software update at this time" any thoughts?
 
getting the same thing on this end been trying to download for the past 4 hours. can anyone confirm it's just the servers
 
BasicGreatGuy said:
The information was there. Apple servers are getting hammered. People need to be patient.
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Would that really be the case when it comes to a beta update? It's very likely that a very small (certainly single digit) percentage of all iOS users even have iOS 7 that could be updated, and only some percentage of those are even checking for and getting updates OTA--Apple's servers can handle many more updates when regular updates are available for everyone, so most certainly a tiny beta update wouldn't be much of an issue for them that would result in them being hammered to a degree that they can't even respond for quite a few people for hours on end. There can very well be something else in play here.
 
It won't, that's what I was hoping too. Wifi/no wifi, charging/not charging still unable to check. :mad:
 
C DM said:
Would that really be the case when it comes to a beta update? It's very likely that a very small (certainly single digit) percentage of all iOS users even have iOS 7 that could be updated, and only some percentage of those are even checking for and getting updates OTA--Apple's servers can handle many more updates when regular updates are available for everyone, so most certainly a tiny beta update wouldn't be much of an issue for them that would result in them being hammered to a degree that they can't even respond for quite a few people for hours on end. There can very well be something else in play here.
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My thoughts exactly
 
not sure whats up but i was having the same problems as you guys i restored back to ios 6 and updated to 1-2 and my OTA works fine now updating to beta 3 as we speak just letting you guys know
 
I got the same message on my work's wi-fi. I'm positive it was due to security firewalls. I'd suggest connecting to a different wi-fi source.
 
takerrjb said:
I got the same message on my work's wi-fi. I'm positive it was due to security firewalls. I'd suggest connecting to a different wi-fi source.
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I use a VPN at work on my iPhone and I'm positive it should have worked (at least, it did when I downloaded Beta 2) but who knows.

got it now, that's all that matters.:apple:
 
It's definitely not my wifi...I've updated numerous times on my wifi. I've rebooted not hard boot.
 
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