iOS 5 update network timeout help!?!?

[starwilliams36]

Hi I wonder if I can get any advice off here. I managed to get iOS 5 onto my iPad last night, however I'm now in the process of updating my phone and I know many people have experience error codes like I did last night. However. This time my phone won't even start updating I just gain a pop up saying server timed out however it hasn't even given it 3 seconRAB before this pops up. My Internet is fully working and connected properly. Has anyone else experienced
this problem?

[KADY9]

Based on the reports I have seen only around a few million people have had to deal with the server timeouts due to overloading.

[mitchellg103]

Cheers for your help.... Is it best to just wait instead of being that one added person borabarding there servers!?! They seriously need to bring in a lottery next time to sort this out!

[mekoe117]

LOL! Apple didn't expect everyone to upgrade at once. They goofed. I am pretty sure the iOS 5 adaption rate was calculated to cover weeks. And once again, Apple fans proved that they wanted to do the same work load in hours.

Right now I would say wait if you can.

[TriniaB]

If you directly download the ipsw file, that seems to help with the network timeout issue.
However, I am getting an error 3194 message during the "verify with apple" stage. Any recommendations? I've already tried rebooting.

[Hammerheart]

That issue is also related to overloaded servers. You can wait or keep trying and pray for server that isn't overloaded.

[Gracee]

Be aware, less aware people will hook up their devices over the weekenRAB adding to the strain on Apples servers, so it's likely to be a week or so before it calms down.

Just be thankful your not hooked on crackberries lol!

[Margarita de la Rosa]

This is now day 3 that I am trying to download the new iOS 5 update. Server timeout message has popped up at least 8 times so far. I have used up 7GB of data already, because of having to restart the download process! Please help an old lady out here

[hevans1944]

I had the same network timeout issue and was able to solve it with a few tips, check out my post on how - http://www.mindfulsearching.com/ios-5-network-timeout

As for the iPhone software verification, I not sure what to do about that. i have heard that completely restoring your phone can solve it, but can't personally vouch for that.

[mj08]

Dear MindfulSearching, I checked out your post and I cannot thank you enough! You are a genius and my new found hero! Thank you.
I disabled my antivirus and did the flushdns, and am ecstatic to report that it then took me a mere 1 hour to download the complete IOS 5 update without a single timeout. This after 6 days of constant fails, you can only imagine how relieved and grateful I am. Thank you, thank you, thank you a million trillion times over!