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

You may have asked everywhere, but clearly you have not read any of the posted answers in this thread or others. So I will repeat the answer for you.

1. Find a computer somewhere
2. open a web browser on it
3. Go to https://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/
4. Tap on For Mac or For Windows PC as appropriate
5. Follow the instructions to create an ICloud ID
6. Now go to your iPhone and log in with the ID you just created.

Note that this is only one of several ways to do it. All of them have been posted in this thread.

Did you bother to reset the device and set it up as new when you got it, or did you just pop in your SIM and go, complete with all the settings and apps and whatever else was on it when you picked it up?

Has anyone found a solution to this problem? I was so disappointed reading down the thread that it didnt get resolved since this is obvioulsy not just a problem on jailbroken devices. I have one that is NOT hacked and I get this error message too. Please HELP!! I need this for work!!!

Lawrence Finch wrote:

You may have asked everywhere, but clearly you have not read any of the posted answers in this thread or others. So I will repeat the answer for you.

1. Find a computer somewhere
2. open a web browser on it
3. Go to https://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/
4. Tap on For Mac or For Windows PC as appropriate
5. Follow the instructions to create an ICloud ID
6. Now go to your iPhone and log in with the ID you just created.

Note that this is only one of several ways to do it. All of them have been posted in this thread.

You can only create an iCloud account on a Mac or an iOS device (the 'For Windows' section on the page linked to tells you to go to a Mac or iOS device first to create the account)..

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.

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) ; ) .

I have been using around 10 icloud accounts and i broke loss and ma ipad said me the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad..the only way to overcome this problem is use ur old icloud accounts or sign into ur old account through itunes and follow this steps

1.Open iTunes.

2.Sign in to your Apple ID by choosing Store > Sign In from the iTunes menu.

3.Choose Store > View My Account from the iTunes menu.

4.From the Account Information screen, click Manage Devices.

Next to each device or computer name, you will be able to see when each was associated to your Apple ID. You will also be able to track how many days are remaining before your associated devices or computers can be associated to a different Apple ID.

Sorry if u don't have ur old account itz impossible to use icloud through a new account! It would be better if u contact the customer care.

Hi I have the answer

It's not going to work if you only have the 1 device that is second hand and used all the accounts.

I have 3GS / I4/ ipad1

I had same problem with my secondhand iPad.

But my 3GS I brought new.

So all you have to do is setup iCloud on any iPhone or iPad that has not been setup to iCloud or has remaining setup for iCloud and then sign in on blocked device.

And hay presto it will let you in.

I've done this with all my devices and all work fine.

Good luck

So you are dating sign in from another device, and this will some how by bypass the 3 free account restriction on a completely related device? Or are you trying to say that signing in from device will cause the ID to be seen as a non free ID? Hard to swallow.

I've got an idea.

Instead of dismissing the answer to the problem you have been having and trying the advice you have been given then your reply would be different.

The answer I wrote was not some thing I just typed out and hope for the best. I HAVE DONE THIS IN REAL WORLD AND IF WORKS 100%.

People like you make other people who are trying to help stop helping.

I was looking for some reason why this would work. I have signed into iCloud from another device before & after, yet the affected iDevices still warn that the three free limit has been reached. The worst part is how Apple chooses to handle this matter, refusing to acknowledge it.

thanks dear this is realy helpfull . but only for those have another apple device. otherwise you can do 1 thing go to your friend who have any apple product and loggin from there and then logg in to ur iphone.