MrLOVER

Q: 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

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

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  • by Judy0608,Helpful

    Judy0608 Judy0608 Jun 21, 2012 11:55 AM in response to KiltedTim
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    Jun 21, 2012 11:55 AM in response to KiltedTim

    You seem to have missed the point. Mine is does the same thing and is NOT jailbroken and Id like some assistance. Do you you have any advice for me or not?

  • by TooDarkPark,

    TooDarkPark TooDarkPark Jun 21, 2012 12:03 PM in response to Judy0608
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    Jun 21, 2012 12:03 PM in response to Judy0608

    There is no solution. There are limits to how many iCloud accounts that a device can have activated. It doesn't matter that it was by a previosu owner, it's the device that matters. Everything you do using an iDevice is tied to it's ID number, even Mac computers. This applies to the Apple store as well as the app store and everything iCloud related.

     

    I tried getting around this once by contacting support because I had bought a 3GS off Craigslist. They would not do a thing and would not even change the persons name that the iPhone was still registered to the day they activated it. Any device bought used will always show the original purchasers name on it and Apple will not change that even with a receipt showing you bought it from them.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Jun 21, 2012 12:29 PM in response to Judy0608
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    Jun 21, 2012 12:29 PM in response to Judy0608

    Then start your own thread instead of trying to hijack one that is long dead.

  • by Judy0608,

    Judy0608 Judy0608 Jun 22, 2012 7:21 AM in response to TooDarkPark
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    Jun 22, 2012 7:21 AM in response to TooDarkPark

    Thank you TooDarkPark for your reply. Other threads talked about having motherboard replaced or an issue with the serial numbers, none of which was true in my case. I wonder what the issue is that they cant delete an iCloud account once its been generated. I can understand a limit of 3 accounts per device but why there isnt a way to remove them from the device and the Cloud isnt very practical.

    At the very least there should be some documentation available about the limit so this can be avoided whenever possible. Im setting up several ipads to be used in a library and now this one is hosed so I cant use it for the project that it is intended to be used for. Its wasting valuable and scarce $$.

  • by ron245,

    ron245 ron245 Jun 22, 2012 7:36 AM in response to Judy0608
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    Jun 22, 2012 7:36 AM in response to Judy0608

    apple seems to want people to buy NEW "istuff" not old, guess there's no money in it for them. Very good profit wise, user wise

    it's your call.

  • by Judy0608,

    Judy0608 Judy0608 Jun 22, 2012 7:38 AM in response to KiltedTim
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    Jun 22, 2012 7:38 AM in response to KiltedTim

    I did start my own thread and got zero replies so I decided to try and see if anyone on this one found a solution. There is also no Apple documentation that I could find regarding this issue. Im under a deadline to set up several iPads to synch and Im really frustrated becuase this ipad is locked out. (I work for a library this is not for personal use). So I understand the boundary around not providing info for a hacked device but in this case my need to actually find a solution was paramount to me.

    As a first time user of this, or any forum Im disappointed not in your reply but in the tone of your reply. 

  • by Papciak84,

    Papciak84 Papciak84 Jun 22, 2012 10:59 AM in response to TooDarkPark
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    Jun 22, 2012 10:59 AM in response to TooDarkPark

    That's just not accurate.

     

    We change the owner's name and information all the time as long as you're able to verify a few things.

     

    Sounds like you had a lousy experience.

  • by deepak242003,

    deepak242003 deepak242003 Sep 21, 2012 4:48 AM in response to MrLOVER
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    Sep 21, 2012 4:48 AM in response to MrLOVER

    Hi ,

     

    Are you able to get the round about for this problem ?

    I am facing the same issue ..

  • by Farfetch,

    Farfetch Farfetch Sep 25, 2012 8:48 AM in response to MrLOVER
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    Sep 25, 2012 8:48 AM in response to MrLOVER

    What the f is this there no disclamir say can only create 3 acconts this f up i pay 300$ and can only make 3 accounts for 300$ i should be able to make as many as i please another fail for apple

  • by Farfetch,

    Farfetch Farfetch Sep 25, 2012 8:57 AM in response to MrLOVER
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    Sep 25, 2012 8:57 AM in response to MrLOVER

    lol this like if is gmail or live or yahoo limits the email to 3 email per ip adress is apple this retared

  • by nfsravens,

    nfsravens nfsravens Oct 1, 2012 12:21 AM in response to MrLOVER
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    Oct 1, 2012 12:21 AM in response to MrLOVER

    Hello, mine is 4S bought last Winter from Pasadena Shop. I brought to them for the iCloud maximum number issue in this spring but they seems has no clue of why.

    I still no iCloud work in my iPhone. I have two Apple IDs are recongized by iCloud website as non-Apple-hardware-activated acconts. 

    What I should do to have this fix, please?

  • by gavemymacbookaname,

    gavemymacbookaname gavemymacbookaname Oct 1, 2012 12:30 AM in response to nfsravens
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    Oct 1, 2012 12:30 AM in response to nfsravens

    A quick Google search tells me that the maximum number of iCloud accounts you can create is 3.

    If the previous owners created that number of accounts, you are out of luck.

  • by nfsravens,

    nfsravens nfsravens Oct 1, 2012 1:27 AM in response to gavemymacbookaname
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    Oct 1, 2012 1:27 AM in response to gavemymacbookaname

    I am the original owner with 2 year AT&T contract. I bought it from not Pasenda, is Glendale during the Christmas period but I brought it to Pasadena shop for repair the icloud max number issue.

  • by nfsravens,

    nfsravens nfsravens Oct 1, 2012 1:42 AM in response to Papciak84
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    Oct 1, 2012 1:42 AM in response to Papciak84

    Papciak84,

    Papciak84 wrote:

     

    That's just not accurate.

     

    We change the owner's name and information all the time as long as you're able to verify a few things.

     

    Sounds like you had a lousy experience.

     

    Could you help by suggest a good store in South California that I can bring my 4S to fix the iCloud issue, please?

  • by CP1024,

    CP1024 CP1024 Nov 26, 2012 11:22 AM in response to Papciak84
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    Nov 26, 2012 11:22 AM in response to Papciak84

    We would all still like to know why you, as a company, are driving us away with this restriction. (by the way deleting my posts did not change the truth, and will not change how anything will go) ; ) .

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