Yep, Christmas Day is the one day of the year that I wouldn't even bother trying to activate a new iDevice.A lot of people are probably trying to activate new iDevices today. Severs might be a little overwhelmed. Be patient, and keep trying for now.
Lesson learned. Never buy an Apple device to be opened and use on Christmas Day. This new iPad Mini 4 128gb will not open over wifi or through iTunes after trying for 8 hours. Merry Christmas Apple.
Did you make sure it's not network related by trying to activate via another means of internet connectivity?
ericwn YOU DA MAN! Just tried using hotspot with my iPhone 6 (AT&T) and it worked!
Well, obviously that was not the issue -thumbs up-, but considering Apple rolls out huge releases, the whole premise was kinda silly, IMHO. Now myself, OTOH, went on the cheap and got an Apple Certified Refurb iPad Pro 12.9. 5 minutes into the activation the system shut down, came back up with a screen looking like it was sand blasted with fushia sand, shut down and never came back (despite reasonably heroic efforts). So MY lesson is that certified refurbished are crap that should be avoided year round. Sorry for the thread hijack, but even at the end of the day, still kinda stings.Lesson learned. Never buy an Apple device to be opened and use on Christmas Day. This new iPad Mini 4 128gb will not open over wifi or through iTunes after trying for 8 hours. Merry Christmas Apple.
Well, obviously that was not the issue -thumbs up-, but considering Apple rolls out huge releases, the whole premise was kinda silly, IMHO. Now myself, OTOH, went on the cheap and got an Apple Certified Refurb iPad Pro 12.9. 5 minutes into the activation the system shut down, came back up with a screen looking like it was sand blasted with fushia sand, shut down and never came back (despite reasonably heroic efforts). So MY lesson is that certified refurbished are crap that should be avoided year round. Sorry for the thread hijack, but even at the end of the day, still kinda stings.
I'm trying to activate a new iPad mini 4 and the activation server can't be released. Is apple having trouble today?
Oh, I didMaybe give it another try with another device?
Just keep trying. The internet is generally being hammered this time of year, especially Christmas Day. Just think of all those devices people have got that connect to the internet, and all the media being streamed.