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iPhone activation working
We've gotten a number of happy iPhone users telling us that activations are working once more. I've been encountering a number of iTunes errors myself while trying to update my iPhone to the 2.0 firmware, though I just tried once more and it worked.Your mileage may vary, but it looks like things are slowly getting up to full speed once more.


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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Jay said 3:34PM on 7-11-2008
Good news. Do TUAW think this could mean the new firmware may be released sometime soon for iPod touch users...?
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AlanJC said 3:37PM on 7-11-2008
It already has been, although it's proving very difficult to get with all the current issues.
Greggae512 said 3:37PM on 7-11-2008
back up for me
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john said 3:36PM on 7-11-2008
now we just need the iPod touch update to work.
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Roybertito said 3:48PM on 7-11-2008
Damn right. COME ON, APPLE! >:3
snave said 3:37PM on 7-11-2008
I'm in the UK, and have finally got my bricked 1st gen iPhone activated after about 4hrs. Now I am trying to restore and getting lots of errors!!
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Rob said 3:38PM on 7-11-2008
How did you get the 2.0 firmware? I'm on 1.1.4 and iTunes says that I'm up-to-date. Posts have said that the 3547 version is for dev units only.
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Beans said 3:52PM on 7-11-2008
I'm having the same issue...
What gives?
Jorge said 3:56PM on 7-11-2008
Do you have iTunes 7.7?
robodude said 4:10PM on 7-11-2008
Rob, if the update is not coming up for you try going to this website:
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/appstore/
click on the link to "Buy the Software Update". This should link direct you to the iTunes to purchase the update.
dance said 4:11PM on 7-11-2008
Well, let's hope Apple got smart and temporarily pulled it to reduce the load on their servers. Better the touch owners wait a day or so than that everyone finds their machines disabled.
CHADARTHUR said 2:52PM on 7-13-2008
i was the 1st person in my city and i was out in 10 minutes
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Doug said 3:44PM on 7-11-2008
updated my 1st gen phone to iphone 2.0 around 11 am EST and all is working well. Pretty awesome upgrade. The app store is no doubt the killer app. I was listening to Pandora over edge without a hiccup.
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Leumas said 6:30AM on 7-12-2008
After upgrading my 1st generation iPhone to FW 2.0 at 9:00 am this morning and having my phone bricked, I finally got back on line a few minutes ago. None of the dozen or so free apps migrated with the software upgrade. I'll need to figure out what happened. Suggestions welcome!
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Prime81 said 3:42PM on 7-11-2008
Same for me, iTunes tells me I am up to date at 1.1.4 and will not let me download the 2.0
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Mark said 3:47PM on 7-11-2008
It looks like they may have switched off the facility to upgrade temporarily, iTunes is currently saying my phone is up to date with 1.1.4. One of my colleagues has upgraded (with some difficulty and trepidation) this morning so the firmware is definitely available to all and not just development units.
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Daniel said 3:45PM on 7-11-2008
So far so good for me. It's just restoring the music and videos now. Looks like I have full bars and I'm connected to wifi :)
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Will I Am said 3:56PM on 7-11-2008
It's Back!!! Finally. What a tease
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Rob said 3:47PM on 7-11-2008
Earlier I got an upgrade to 2.0 note that quickly changed to the "software is up to date" message. I wonder if Apple decided to punish us early buyers again by cutting us off in favor of the iPod Touch upgrade buyers.
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Kevin said 3:55PM on 7-11-2008
Seeing as the iPod Touch buyers have been totally forgotten about by the upgrades thus far, I'm guessing that's not the case. I for one, am still waiting. Along with many other angry iPod Touch owners...