Iphone 5 big big problem !

[iMore Question]

Hello. I have iPhone 5. I wanted to download free apps and i heard about jailbreak. I jailbreaked my iphone and then i had reboot problem. I found soloution for this reboot. I restored my iphone and after that i cant activate my iphone anymore. I want to get rid of jailbreak and i want to activate my iphone. Iphone always says : 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 over the cellular connection in a couple of minutes. You can also try to activate usin a Wi-Fi connection.
Itunes says : We're sorry, we are unable to contiune with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact custom care.

 

[Chargehammer]

Try a DFU restore.

This will get rid of the jailbreak and bring the iPhone back to factory out of the box settings.

The second you call customer care, they will not help you if you say you jailbroke the device and now it's stuck on reboot or won't activate.

Also, the jailbreak may have failed if you had updated to iOS 7.0.4 via OTA updates. The jailbreak is not compatible with the OTA updates. Once you restore you could try the jailbreak again and be ok.

 

[Henrii]

how i can do DFU restore ?

 

[Chargehammer]

how i can do DFU restore ?

Link

:yes:

 

[Henrii]

Like i said at first place. I have been done that restore thing.

 

[Chargehammer]

Like i said at first place. I have been done that restore thing.

A DFU restore is different than just connecting and clicking the restore button. When you put your phone into DFU mode, iTunes puts the phone into recovery mode and then iTunes views it differently than just a phone ready for activation with an account. This is the only option I can think of that might work for you.

If not, the only other thing would be to contact customer care but you of course don't want to let them know you jailbroke the device as they will be hands off.

 

[Henrii]

Okey now i am in dfu mode. Do i restore ?

 

[Henrii]

Okey now i am in dfu mode. Do i restore ? Iphone screen is black and itunes says that recovery thing. And my sim card is out not in the iphone !

 

[kataran]

Entering DFU Mode (Official Instructions)

1. Plug your device into your computer.

2. Turn off the device.

3. Hold the Power button for 3 seconds

4. Hold the Home button without releasing the Power button for 10 seconds

5. Release the Power Button but keep holding the Home button

6. Keep holding the Home button until you are alerted by iTunes saying that it has detected a device in Recovery Mode


Sent from my iPhone 5s Gold 64GB

 

[kataran]

Okey now i am in dfu mode. Do i restore ?

Yes


Sent from my iPhone 5s Gold 64GB

 

[Henrii]

Okey now its restoring. I hope everything goes right.

 

[kataran]

Okey now its restoring. I hope everything goes right.

You should be fine


Sent from my iPhone 5s Gold 64GB

 

[Henrii]

After that. Do i put my sim card in. Unlock and hope to get activated ?

 

[kataran]

This should had been your first step before JB it was written in the Read me


Sent from my iPhone 5s Gold 64GB

 

[kataran]

After that. Do i put my sim card in. Unlock and hope to get activated ?

Unlocking is another step


Sent from my iPhone 5s Gold 64GB

 

[Henrii]

Okey restore is done. Now i am in the beginning. Whats next ?

 

[Chargehammer]

Okey restore is done. Now i am in the beginning. Whats next ?

Are you using an official carrier or trying to unlock the device? If the device is carrier unlocked, it should show immediately after connecting it. I don't believe their has been a software unlock for the iPhone 5.

Now that you are fresh restored, if you still get the issue with iTunes not activating, you can safely call customer care and ask for assitance if that didn't take care of your issue. Good luck.

 

[kataran]

Okey restore is done. Now i am in the beginning. Whats next ?

Ok you stated you need to unlock for Sim correct?


Sent from my iPhone 5s Gold 64GB

 

[Henrii]

Yes

 

[Chargehammer]

Yes

If the iPhone is not factory/carrier unlocked for the sim you're trying to use, that would be the reason you're getting this "unable to activate" error.