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Anyone Else Experiencing Activation Delays?

Maverick1337

Maverick1337

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Hello guys, I have searched about this for the 24th and I haven't got a definitive answer. But today AT&T released the iPhone 4 which I was the first to walk out with one, I have one question is anyone else still waiting for an activation? I had this problem with my 3G when it was first released. However, there is one exception. They turned on my iPhone 4 and I saw the message waiting for activation but I had my iPhone 3G in my pocket. On the way home I saw that I had full bars on my iPhone 3G but it did NOT say AT&T next to it. I didn't think I could make calls so I didn't. Next thing I know, I get a phone call on my 3G. How is this possible and how do I activate my iPhone 4? Thanks in advance for the help.
 
Try powering off and back on your i4. My old phone lost service automatically but it took a restart for my new i4 to get it.
 
realjd said:
Try powering off and back on your i4. My old phone lost service automatically but it took a restart for my new i4 to get it.
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I've restarted it a couple times and the screen just says "Waiting for Activation. This may take some time."
 
I restarted my phone and it showed up as activated after about an hour of just sitting there saying it was waiting to be activated.
 
All right I registered my number but when I go to do activations it says that there is no need for an activation. Choose the mobile phone that needs it. Something along those lines.
 
I didn't get any service on my iPhone 4 on my drive home from AT&T this morning. When I got home, I plugged my new phone into my computer then followed the steps and voilà, everything worked perfectly.
 
I had no service during the sync and got the same message saying it might take some time, I left the phone hooked up to my laptop and went and ran errands for an hour and came back it was nearly done and still no service, thanks for the tip, I powered mine off and back on, it started service right away as it powered on.
 
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