Android Market 'Server Unavailable'

[squashbuddy]

Hey everyone

My specs:
Phone: HTC Hero
Locale: Danish
Carrier: Oister (3)

My problem: I've been having this problem every since I got this phone. When i try to access the market, just before I can accept the terms of service, I get this error message 'Server Unavailable please try again later'. However it should be mentioned that I also had trouble syncing my google account to my phone. I just had an error message saying it couldn't establish a reliable data connection. I found a work-around by logging into my YouTube account and then the sync worked fine (google contacts, gmail etc.) but not the market.

What I've been trying:
- Hard reset a couple of times
- Checking APN settings
- Changing locale to english

Anyone know a solution to this?

Best regards,
squashbuddy

 

[UnSmartphone]

i have issues with the market sometimes if im using wifi mode.. just a poke in the dark.

 

[sitlet]

Have you tried wifi or just 3g? It sounds like you arent getting a 3g signal, which would be a problem fro your carrier.

 

[Rokcet Scientist]

Like the gents above I can sometimes not connect to the market when I'm on a WiFi connection, which works fine with any other application like browsing, mail, etc., but I can connect to the market over 3G of course.

Looks like the prob is on the market side. Not yours, buddy.

 

[XBeast]

We have been trying to connect to the appslib and get this same error with the Archos 5 and the 101. Been a problem all day. Assume something is wrong with their server and will wait to see if someone is in Sunday to solve it.

 

[Rokcet Scientist]

We have been trying to connect to the appslib and get this same error with the Archos 5 and the 101. Been a problem all day. Assume something is wrong with their server and will wait to see if someone is in Sunday to solve it.

On Sunday/Boxing Day? Yeah, right...
Have you tried switching off WiFi and connecting over 3G?

 

[squashbuddy]

Thanks for all the replies

I have been trying both 3g and WiFi and I don't think it's a server problem since my dad can connect to the market from hos HTC Desire on our WiFi.

I think maybe the problem is that I didn't sync my google account at the initial setup and instead did the work-around.

 

[TheDood]

I am having the exact same problem. i am a US carrier and have a htc hero. i get the same error message and have been having trouble with this for the past 3 days. I talked to sprint and they said that the error was being caused by Google's android server.

 

[squashbuddy]

It's just strange that a HTC Desire can connect to the market from the exact same network as I'm trying without any problems.

 

[TheDood]

yah i dont know what to do, ive factory reset twice now and have tried everything to fix this. does anyone think i just have a faulty device? i can connect to the internet fine and everything else works... which is weird idk why i cant connect.