Cannot Connect to iTunes / iPhone not activated

[MacKid1983]

Im trying to setup my phone and I Keep getting this error.

"Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server cannot be reached. Try Connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again later."


WTF? I tried connecting to it iTunes and still nothing.

 

[Zulithe]

it's happening to a lot of people right now. including me.

apple was not prepared for this i guess.

 

[ajay96]

Im trying to setup my phone and I Keep getting this error.

"Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server cannot be reached. Try Connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again later."


WTF? I tried connecting to it iTunes and still nothing.

Same thing happened to me on my Verizon iPhone, I guess we wait a bit.

 

[PNutts]

Im trying to setup my phone and I Keep getting this error.

"Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server cannot be reached. Try Connecting your iPhone to iTunes to activate it, or try again later."


WTF? I tried connecting to it iTunes and still nothing.

The assumption is it's Apple's servers but here's their support article for activation issues. Keep trying!

 

[MacKid1983]

Disssssssaster!!!!

 

[Cave Man]

Jesus, this has been a screwed up week for my Apple experience. First, 10.8.5 borked my Mac Pro and I had to reinstall the entire ML OS. Now - 4 hours after installation of 10.7 - I cannot get my f@# king iPhone activated. Apple is really asleep at the wheel.

 

[jazz1]

Jesus, this has been a screwed up week for my Apple experience. First, 10.8.5 borked my Mac Pro and I had to reinstall the update. Now - 4 hours after installation of 10.7 - I cannot get my ******** iPhone activated. Apple is really asleep at the wheel.

So is your phone not working at all? I'm having fits with my iPad and I'll probably wait on my iPhone 5, as I can't have it DOA.

 

[Cave Man]

First the download on iTunes failed after about half of it was downloaded. Second time it downloaded, but then iTunes said it couldn't verify the package. I disconnected my iPhone (4S) and turned it off, then connected it back to iTunes where it FINALLY installed the OS by doing a restore. That was hours ago and now I cannot get past the activation screen. It keeps failing to connect to the server either by wifi or from within iTunes.

I've been using Apple products since the early 1990s and this is the worst experience I've ever had with the company.

 

[KingFudd]

Same thing has occurred to me as well. I used the cell connection instead of wifi, and that allowed me to activate my phone.

 

[sakau2007]

First the download on iTunes failed after about half of it was downloaded. Second time it downloaded, but then iTunes said it couldn't verify the package. I disconnected my iPhone (4S) and turned it off, then connected it back to iTunes where it FINALLY installed the OS by doing a restore. That was hours ago and now I cannot get past the activation screen. It keeps failing to connect to the server either by wifi or from within iTunes.

I've been using Apple products since the early 1990s and this is the worst experience I've ever had with the company.

i seem to routinely experience this kind of thing.

lol at not having resumeable downloads in 2013.

pretty sure i was resuming downloads on IRC in 1997.

 

[OMAC83]

Me to, not to impressed as this is my only phone