[davidblack13]

just registered to let everyone know

all i did was keep trying to do the update and it worked. my phone went as far as being completely wiped to the point the only thing that would show on the screen would be "plug into itunes logo" been trying for two hours and i just went through

just to refresh, i now get a 3004 error code!!! AAAAAAHHH

[mancunian001]

I have managed to update but now it wont accept my Sim card phone says not valid sim - wot do i do?
any1 help please !!!

[Luisgb]

Is there any way to bypass the backup?

Yep, just hit restore instead of updating

[esquisite]

error 11? WTF?!!!

[violeta1553]

Yep, just hit restore instead of updating

Thank you! I finally figured it out a few minutes ago.

[mancunian001]

the message on itunes " the sim card inserted in this iphone does not apeear to be supported"

when it's the original sim that was already in my iphone - I dont undersdtand y it says this any one help me?

[frankie923]

Wow, this is unbearable. I've tried everything & then some and still get the (3200). Is it pretty much certain the problem is a matter of congestion, or should i start to be concerned that there might be a more serious problem?
Gosh, this is so frustrating....

[Luisgb]

Wow, this is unbearable. I've tried everything & then some and still get the (3200). Is it pretty much certain the problem is a matter of congestion, or should i start to be concerned that there might be a more serious problem?
Gosh, this is so frustrating....

It's definitely a problem with congestion, just be happy you're not stuck in recovery mode without a working phone like me lol, just keep trying

[cinco312]

I just rebooted my iPhone and my PC, and it's still not moving. This is pissing me off.

[anneemonster]

It's definitely a problem with congestion, just be happy you're not stuck in recovery mode without a working phone like me lol, just keep trying

i'm stuck too!! grrrr!!

[joeblow123321]

To the people asking about skipping the backing up part, I just figured it out. All you have to do is click restore. For me, it's reinstalling my music and apps. So for people with a lot of things their phone or iPad, it's probably not ideal but I tried it and not only did it skip the backing up process, it finally installed ios5. Hope this helps!

The big thing i want to avoid is saving my data for those stupid little game I'm addicted to. I worry that a restore would kill my scores and save point in tiny tower, the creeps, plants vs. Zombies, etc. You'd think by now this stuff could be saved in game center and reapplied to a new install of any game, but I don't think this is the case; either way I don't want to take any chances...

[davidblack13]

Wow, this is unbearable. I've tried everything & then some and still get the (3200). Is it pretty much certain the problem is a matter of congestion, or should i start to be concerned that there might be a more serious problem?
Gosh, this is so frustrating....

just keep trying, it just worked for me, seems to do the trick for everyone else

good luck!

[stew1988]

This would make more sense if we were getting the error when trying to download it, not install it. If we have the information/update why do we need their servers to be less full?

The software is verified online during install, therefore the high traffic causes the verification to bounce and in turn, the install fails. It's a pain in the arse.

[schoey71]

Yep, just hit restore instead of updating

If I select restore instead of update, it states that it will restore to factory settings, erasing media and other data. Is this wise?

[BrianGollmer]

Okay I literally made this account JUST to post this and m,any have done the same: its apple's servers and its ALL luck. I took 30+ tries before I got through myself

[buggyman]

my phone seems bricked. I got an error message 3004 during download. then it asked me to restore but it wont do that now it just sits and spins the working symbol and wont turn on. Also itunes does not even show the phone as connected. Have done several reboots.

[antwire]

my phone seems bricked. I got an error message 3004 during download. then it asked me to restore but it wont do that now it just sits and spins the working symbol and wont turn on. Also itunes does not even show the phone as connected. Have done several reboots.

im getting exactly the same but im in the uk and apple have shut over here for the day so i cant even ring them to get a fix

[globalist]

I'm thinking:

What if Apple is preventing multiple attempts from the same IP in order to alleviate the current congestion issues? By applying a retry timeout limit let's say?

So I changed my IP (relogged into my DSL account) and voila! the Restore is now underway!

But then again I may have just lucked out same as many others already did.

[Luisgb]

If I select restore instead of update, it states that it will restore to factory settings, erasing media and other data. Is this wise?

as long as you've backed up/synced prior, it should be fine, you can just resync after the install goes through

[BrianGollmer]

If I select restore instead of update, it states that it will restore to factory settings, erasing media and other data. Is this wise?

Yes it erases your data and such BUT if you do a restore and have a backup from earlier you can restore to that backup anyways, that all the update button does, it sets it up to do that automatically

[tkfox007]

Make sure that the screen doesn't lock after it does the initial back up

[buggyman]

I am trying to call apple support now but it just rings. Never had anything like this happen.

[Travis2010]

I quit. Every time.... Why can't I get lucky and this go through??

[scruiD]

Please DON'T ANYONE try this. 127.0.0.1 is for your localhost address on your computer. This is telling your computer to always look locally when your computer is looking to go to "gs.apple.com. The person that posted this is nothing but a malicious a$$hole to tell people to do this. I am a Network Engineer and have been in the field for over 20 years.

***Meeeeeeeeep****

20 yrs in the filed as Network engineer should have teached you that a # does make a remark for this line,
so even if the gs.apple.com should be redirected to 127.0.0.1 it is not active with a # in front...

http://cdn-forums.tipb.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Jago999]

I've tried all the suggestions, soft reset, airplane mode , disabe virus software ectect. Still no luck. Save your time. If it was a server issue , surely it wouldn't download, would it? Please help ,
,!