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Iphone 5 - activation error

  • 26-06-2015 1:08pm
    #1
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭


    Hello

    I have an iPhone 5 running iOS 8.3 and its been doing my head in lately.

    every few minutes..............can be 5 minutes, can be 65 minutes, I get this error up on screen saying " activation required " as in attachment 1

    I then try and activate it and sometimes it works, most times it doesn't, when it dosen't work, I get the error messages in attachments 2 and 3, activation failed OR activation error

    To get round the above, I have to do a complete restart and then it may or may not work after this, and may require another restart.

    Seriously annoying

    Anybody else experience this or know how to get around it or is the phone just f00ked.


    EDIT : I meant to add that this phone does not have a SIM in it now, (SIM transferred to another phone until I figure out what's going on) I just use it on WiFI, but even when it had a SIM in it, it was acting up.


Comments

  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Put the SIM back in and try connecting to iTunes. The SIM has to be in to activate.


  • #3
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Put the SIM back in and try connecting to iTunes. The SIM has to be in to activate.


    Thanks, but it activates without a SIM over wi fi for me also.

    and in the past I activated it with the SIM also and obviously still have the problem


  • #4
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,691 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    You should only have to activate the phone once. If its constantly activating then contacting apple is the only way forward.


  • #5
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    You should only have to activate the phone once. If its constantly activating then contacting apple is the only way forward.


    Yeah, this is the thing, I keep on having to activate time and time again.


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