iTunes Error -9838 or -4 ((iPhone 2.0 Activation Meltdown))

Can't activate your iPhone 2.0 ?

Well, worldwide launch on July 11, 2008 = apparent Apple server meltdown. Too many phones trying to be activated. This is one the first blogs I became aware of that tracks the problem...

http://weblogs.redeyechicago.com/iphoneblog/2008/07/servers-overloa.html

This site is apparently updated when things get working again, so keep checking the link.

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HamiltonG
What a big, giant PR belly flop. I was on the computer til 1 last night to see if I could get this done before the rush. My iPhone is my business phone. I love Apple. I'm disappointed today though.
Marc
Launching in that many countries and upgrading all the existing iPod touch/iPhone 2.5 owners was certainly an adventure. Hope Apple will improve for the next big launch.

I heard the people worst hit were those who upgraded from the first iPhone. They had already deactivated their old iPhone and couldn't activate the new one, especially for business phone numbers as in your case.

Everything worked for me after a few hours except for Wi-Fi access on protected networks (WPA...), will have to try this weekend. Wi-Fi on public networks works fine though...

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