New iPhone owners transferring existing cell phone numbers, especially from rival carriers, have reported AT&T activation delays that prevent them from using the phone except to make 911 emergency ...

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).

I need to wipe and restore this thing and haven't yet. Who has time? But I wanted to ask if anyone else had ever had this issue. This is a refurb Air 2 (cellular 128GB) that I bought in 2015 about 20 ...