HT201365: Find My iPhone Activation Lock
Learn about Find My iPhone Activation LockQ: What if I purchase a device that is still linked to the previous owner's account? Ad i cannot get in contact with the previous own ... What if I purchase a device that is still linked to the previous owner's account? Ad i cannot get in contact with the previous owner ? more
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Dec 9, 2013 3:37 AM in response to Dowdy32by KiltedTim,In those circumstances you own a brick. There is no way past the activation lock. The phone was probably stolen.
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Apr 27, 2014 11:42 AM in response to KiltedTimby azzzzmnnnn,your answer is typical and the reason so many of us are stuck with iphones that cannot be activated. Try growing up not everyone is a thief, maybe just where you live.
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Apr 27, 2014 1:54 PM in response to azzzzmnnnnby KiltedTim,If it was actually YOUR phone, then you could activate it with your Apple ID. If it's activation locked with someone else's Apple ID, then it's a brick. No amount of whining is going to change that.
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Apr 27, 2014 2:39 PM in response to azzzzmnnnnby tonefox,azzzzmnnnn wrote:
your answer is typical and the reason so many of us are stuck with iphones that cannot be activated. Try growing up not everyone is a thief, maybe just where you live.
The reason so many of you are stuck with phones that cannot be activated is because of your own lack of research and knowledge before buying phones from strangers. The reason is not the typically correct answers you receive here.
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May 1, 2014 3:17 PM in response to Dowdy32by thadjus,What if the previous owner is DEAD, how do i contact them to have them remove the ipad from their icloud account?
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May 1, 2014 3:43 PM in response to thadjusby KiltedTim,If the previous owner did not make arrangements for you to actually be able to use it before they were swept off to the halls of Valhalla to drink and fight with Odin, then you're out of luck.
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May 1, 2014 4:36 PM in response to thadjusby John Galt,thadjus wrote:
What if the previous owner is DEAD, how do i contact them
This site is periodically besieged by "spammers" offering various mystical services you may find useful. I encourage you to return at frequent intervals and contact one of your choosing. Their persistent return to this site implies they are not yet dead, and conventional contact methods such as telephone (cellular or landline) may be used.
This post does not constitute endorsement or approval of any of the products, services or opinions of the aforementioned corporation, organization, individuals, or spam-bots.
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May 1, 2014 4:38 PM in response to John Galtby thadjus,dude what the **** are you talkin about?
nobody is spamming your site. it's a simple question
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May 1, 2014 4:40 PM in response to thadjusby KiltedTim,Apparently you have a reading comprehension problem.
No one accused you of spamming.
John Galt was merely trying to offere a suggestion for a service you might be able to use to help you gain access to a phone belonging to someone who is deceased.
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May 1, 2014 5:05 PM in response to thadjusby John Galt,Come back in a few hours. You appear to represent their ideal demographic target.
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