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MrLOVER Author

Level 2

323 points

icloud: The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone.

HI, I just baught a used (second hand) iphone 3gs recently. and now i have activated my apple id that i used in my previous iPhone 2g in this iPhone. it's working for appstore well, but when i try to use it for icloud it gives me the error that

"The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone"

what i must do to sign in to icloud please help me. i have seen this problem is being talked about everywhere. but no one is willing to answer?

what is apple team afraid of telling this to the clients? i have paid money to buy it even if it's a used device.

iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Dec 9, 2011 2:54 PM

188 replies

Kalerkey

Level 1

23 points

Jul 17, 2017 9:19 AM in response to KiltedTim

I'm on the same situation. I've reached the maximum number of free accounts on my phone

I search and asked everywhere but can't find answers how to recover it

Jul 17, 2017 9:36 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

You are a very kind man.

Jul 29, 2017 3:42 AM in response to MrLOVER

Me too

Aug 8, 2017 8:28 PM in response to HARKIRT.HACKRE

the miximum number of free account have been active on this phone

Aug 8, 2017 11:37 PM in response to Abdirisakk14

Abdirisakk14 wrote:

the miximum number of free account have been active on this phone

And fortunately for you the answer has already been given.

Aug 12, 2017 4:22 PM in response to MrLOVER

My iPhone device is not open they have mixmum free accounts on this phone please hepl

Aug 12, 2017 5:01 PM in response to muskamrock7

You need to create a new Apple ID on a different Apple product (Mac or iOS device), then log in with that password on your iPhone.

Aljazek

Level 1

4 points

Aug 14, 2017 10:36 AM in response to MrLOVER

Hei

Aug 29, 2017 9:13 AM in response to MrLOVER

This iphone is maximum user create a

Aug 29, 2017 9:16 AM in response to MrLOVER

Please create a my ac

Aug 29, 2017 10:09 AM in response to Karalliyaddawishvajith

Perhaps if you like to read Lawrence Finch's answer three posts above your second one you could save hyourself the trouble of keeping on asking.

Sep 10, 2017 2:10 AM in response to MrLOVER

What I wa

Oct 5, 2017 7:13 PM in response to MrLOVER

I can’t sign iCloud :(

Oct 6, 2017 1:49 AM in response to Victoriathapar123

As already stated on several occasions in this thread, you need to create a new iCloud account on another iOS device or Mac, then sign into it on the present device.

Fanak

Level 1

4 points

Nov 27, 2017 7:07 PM in response to MrLOVER

ME too!!

icloud: The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone.