Inside info from mate who works for apple. The activation problem wont be fixed untill tomo, there is a huge problem that there not telling the public, i have been trying all day, fed up trying now, just going to try again at lunch time.
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Just keep trying. I got the error code/can't access activation code 3 times and now it is activating.
Oddly enough, even though the AT&T rep told me that activation would have to be finished at home because the system was down, my new Iphone is working fine.
Odd, I got the two last 16 gig blacks at my AT&T. Mine got set up first and after 15 mins of waiting it activated. For my sister, they sent me to activate it on iTunes. It worked after 10 minutes.
- I didn't camp out all night on a dirty sidewalk
- I didn't buy a 3G iphone that cannot be activated
- I didn't upgrade my original iphone to 2.0
- I didn't disable that phone because it cannot be re-activated after the upgrade
- I DO have a perfectly functional iphone
- I AM having a normal day so far with little stress
Sometimes it pays to not be an early adopter guinea pig.
- I didn't buy a 3G iphone that cannot be activated
- I didn't upgrade my original iphone to 2.0
- I didn't disable that phone because it cannot be re-activated after the upgrade
- I DO have a perfectly functional iphone
- I AM having a normal day so far with little stress
Sometimes it pays to not be an early adopter guinea pig.
Honestly guys, just keep trying! You don't need to physically disconnect/reconnect every time, just click "iTunes Store" then click back on the iPhone every time you get an error and it will try again.
I tried for about 40 minutes and finally got through. Good luck.
I tried for about 40 minutes and finally got through. Good luck.
- I didn't camp out all night on a dirty sidewalk
- I didn't buy a 3G iphone that cannot be activated
- I didn't upgrade my original iphone to 2.0
- I didn't disable that phone because it cannot be re-activated after the upgrade
- I DO have a perfectly functional iphone
- I AM having a normal day so far with little stress
Sometimes it pays to not be an early adopter guinea pig.
-i didnt camp out all night on a dirty sidewalk
-i will buy a 3g iphone that at that point can easily be activated
-i did upgrade my iphone to 2.0 (pre-2.0 to be exact) yesterday
-i didnt disable that phone because it cannot be re-activated after the upgrade
-I DO have a perfectly functional iphone with several FANTASTIC new features i can enjoy and show off to friends
-I AM having a better than normal day with no stress and the added fun of enjoying 2.0
my bricked phone just activated on its own without itunes (what the hell)
I've got a unactivated 3g iphone that I keep getting the " we could not complete your itunes store request. An unknown error occurred (-4)" error trying to activate through itunes. All of a sudden I got a text message from att and the phone activated. I now have 3g service.
What the hell is going on, how is that even possible?
I've got a unactivated 3g iphone that I keep getting the " we could not complete your itunes store request. An unknown error occurred (-4)" error trying to activate through itunes. All of a sudden I got a text message from att and the phone activated. I now have 3g service.
What the hell is going on, how is that even possible?