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iPhone 3.0 Upgrade Process Deactivating Some Phones From AT&T (Update: Working Now)
We just got a load of tips from readers that the iPhone 3.0 update is sending their iPhone 3Gs into an unrecoverable mode where the activation process won't complete. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by georgi55: God Apple, you suck. Good thing I only bricked my company iPhone and not other employees. I would not even... 21 Responses | Other threads
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How to Fix iPhone and iPhone 3G Activation Woes
Have you tried to activate your iPhone to no avail? Are you holding a $299 brick in your hand? Here's what you do. When activating your iPhone (or just upgrading to 2.0 software), if you get an error message on your phone, DO NOT UNPLUG IT. That will restart the entire process.
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By Mark WilsonComment by benjny: Mine had a similar "bricked" screen, but also a "No SIM Card" error message. After much angst (calling at&t,... more » | Other threads
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Apple and AT&T Stores Having Difficulty Activating iPhones (UPDATE: It's the iPocalypse)
We've heard fourmany accounts now from varying Apple store and AT&T locations that employees are having problems while trying to activate phones through iTunes. From Atlanta, one camper reports: More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by dwei: So fully knowing I had to work today and would probably not be able to hunt for an iPhone until... more » | Other threads
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iPhone 3G AT&T Activation Details: Doing It at Home is Possible, But Requires a Promise
The two things we previously heard about iPhone 3G activation on AT&T—mandatory in-store activation and a penalty if you don't activate within 30 days—seemed to contradict each other. Not anymore. Apple Insider has just heard through an internal memo that people can actually leave a retail store without activating their iPhone 3G as long as they've signed a form saying that they intend to register with a 2-year service plan within 30 days. The retail guys would then input the IMEI number of your phone into their machines, which would enter AT&T's Death Star tracking machine to allow them to know whether or not you've properly activated. Now it all makes sense. [Apple Insider - Thanks Joel!]
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By Jason ChenComment by lotta221211: All of the people talking about this being "illegal" should really just...stop talking. Apple and AT&T want money, just as... more » | Other threads
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Still Having iPhone Activation Problems?
We feel your pain. Hell, some of us took almost 48 hours for our iPhones to activate (it was actually our previous provider's fault, because they took their sweet time letting go of the number). AT&T's even put out a press release yesterday saying they've solved all problems on their end and everything should be fine. Tell that to the business customers who had to wait until today to transfer their business account to a personal account to get their iPhones activated (business support only works M-F, apparently). More » -
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Having Trouble Activating Your iPhone?
If you are, you're probably familiar with the image above. You've probably seen it about 100 times while pawing hungrily at your $650 paperweight while waiting for that activation email from iTunes/AT&T. It's not your fault, it's AT&T/T-Mobile/Sprint/Verizon's. Join the club. Post your grief in the comments and we'll all have a pity party.
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By Jason ChenComment by sreddy: ATT really botched things up here. Having at least one year notice and being present 6 months ago for... more » | Other threads
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Don't Feel Like Activating Vista? It's Cool, Take As Long As You Like
With a simple registry tweak, you can take that 30-day activation deadline and shove it—possibly forever. According to Brian Livingston, publisher of Windows Secrets, the activation delay hack previously thought to work for 120 days can be reused "indefinitely," though it varies from copy to copy. More »
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Comment by zenpoet: I hope I am not the first person to think that crecente and Maddox look a lot alike... Wait... more » | Other threads
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How to Permanently Hacktivate Vista
By replacing a few of Vista's system files and stopping the activation countdown timer, you can essentially have an activated Vista system without activating Vista. More » -
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