Selecting the new iPad option will format your iPad so it is like new and restoring it will retrieve your data again. The activation bug is not the only problem iOS 9.3 has.

While most 3G iPad owners are having no problems activating their 3G service, a few problems have sprung up. Ted Landau gives a rundown of the most common symptoms and their solutions.

When I got up in the morning it has the "Hola" screen, pushed next and then "Your iPad could not be activated because the Activation Server is temporarily unavailable".

iPad 2 owners might want hold back on upgrading to iOS 9.3 amid reports that the update is causing problems for some users.

This is a refurb Air 2 (cellular 128GB) that I bought in 2015 about 20 months ago and it worked great until maybe 6-7 months ago when it went through episodes of requiring activation repeatedly.

Apple Addresses GSM iPad 2 Activation Bug With Revised iOS 9.3, But Broader Issue Remains Unfixed [Update: Fixed] ...

Apple has also published a support document for those affected which recommends getting around the activation process by signing into iCloud, activating via iTunes or removing Activation Lock over ...

Yep, this is the fix for the “Cannot activate because the activation server is temporarily not available” bug. But there are more problems waiting to be fixed, we hear.

Unfortunately this can be a problem if you have forgotten your password to deactivate the activation lock on your iPhone or iPad.