If this is a BES or BESX issue, I recommend doing the activation with a tether to a PC via BBDM. It'll prompt you to wiggle the mouse until the activation link is established.
activation failed. an error was encountered when sending the activation transmission
how do i fix this??
I was having same error until this morning. I did following Steps to fix this up.
1: Go to Setup>> Email Accounts>> Internet Email Account>>
Note: There you will be asked for validating your email accounts which are already exists there. You need to type your correct password. And wait for the above error.
2: When you see the error, just ignore it, and open Internet Email Accounts again, and remove all the existing email accounts there.
3: Wipe your Device (BB)
4: When device turns on again. Go to Email Accounts, and Add new Accounts.
Your Issue will be solved hopefully. I did the above steps, and it worked for me.