How can I remove the 90 day wait until I can use a new Apple ID on iTunes?

I don't understand the reason for this policy and think it *****. I have been using the same Apple ID for 10+ years, it's associated to my iPhone, MacBookPro, iPad and iPod. I spend a lot of money on Mac/Apple products, both hardware and digital.

In getting organized and consolidating our digital libraries, my partner and I decided to use my MacBook Pro for all iTunes/digital media and he downloaded his few purchases from UK iTunes using his AppleID and signed out. I am now unable to download from US iTunes for 90 days, despite a MUCH larger and older library, including newly posted episodes of a tv show's seasons pass. This is SO wrong, families should be able to use multiple Apple IDs on the same computer!!! #FAIL APPLE ID#

You can get a "one time reprieve" from the timer if you contact iTunes support and explain your problem.

Altia2017 wrote:

It seems to me that they are pushing you to rw-purchase what you had before.

It seems you are incorrect.

I have had my apple ID for many many years, I moved to another country, and now apple won't take my debit card from a different country, nor let's me use PayPal.

The payment option needs to have a billing address in the same country as the store you are using.

I used to be able to go back and forth to purchase on the same device.

Purchasing is no the issue. You can still go back and forth to purchase on the same device.

Now it is giving me this stupid 90 day warning if I want to download past purchases.

Correct. Redownloading past purchase sis not the same as making an initial purchase.

APPLE, IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS, THEN LET US USE PAYPAL FOR THE INTERNATIONALS!

There is no international purchasing in iTunes.

Per the iTunes store Terms & Conditions, "Services are available for your use in your country of residence (“Home Country”)."

-> http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

What if I log out and log back in with the SAME Apple ID?? Will it allow me to do this to try and solve the problem of continuously being asked for a PW and being able to download anything (that has already been purchased from the cloud).

I'm afraid to log out and risk not being able to log back in again.

It seems to me that they are pushing you to rw-purchase what you had before.

I have had my apple ID for many many years, I moved to another country, and now apple won't take my debit card from a different country, nor let's me use PayPal. So I had to open a different account, but I still keep my US account as my main one. I used to be able to go back and forth to purchase on the same device. Now it is giving me this stupid 90 day warning if I want to download past purchases. THIS IS SOO WRONG, SO RIDICULOUS!

APPLE, IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS, THEN LET US USE PAYPAL FOR THE INTERNATIONALS! YOU ARE HURTING YOUR CLIENTS!

Doball13 wrote:

AM I then to understand that the device, which has to wait 90 days, will, at the end of the period be associated with my Apple ID?

No.

You will need to redownload something (meaning download something you have already purchased) to associate the 90 day limit to your account.

But if you want to make initial purchases, just make them now with whichever account you want.

I had the same issue but I was resolved by the apple team. I had switch from one Apple ID to another and that caused me to locked out and not allowing me to download music for 90 days. I then called the apple care team who had dealt with the issue and wavered the 90 days.

If the device is telling you that you have to wait XX number of days before you can:

Sign into Apple Music

Sign into iTunes Match

Turn on Automatic Downloads

Join a Family

Download Past Purchases

Then you are going to have to wait that XX number of days before you can do any of those things. You can sign into the device and use it, you also can make new purchases from the device. You can sync the device to the computer it has sync'd with previously (if you want to keep the content - if you don't, then you can sync with any computer running iTunes). You can play music, you can make phone and FaceTime calls, you can use email, you can back your device up to iTunes or to iCloud. You just can't do the thinks in the list above during that waiting period.

GB

So I started a new job and got macbook, iPad and iPhone. I started a new Apple ID just for work but then decided it was silly to try to manage two apple id's. I want to switch the three back to my original ID and if I need to add apps for work, i will just switch the billing info first.
I went to switch the apple ID and it gave me a 90 day warning. I dont want that hassle!!! I read above that someone mentioned something about resetting to factory above. If I reset the iPhone and iPad to factory and then start over with my original ID, will that get rid of this 90 day waiting period of ridiculousness?

Hello?

Krumped: One reason nobody is answering is this topic is already marked as solved by the original poster (OP).

Thanks bro, new to the forum and didn't know that was even an option. I will post it new then.

So let me get this right, if I want to sell a second hand iPhone that belongs to me I must return it to Factory Settings before sale so that it can be associated with a new iTunes account without the 90 day wait period.

I have both problems as I bought a new second hand iPhone and it is now counting down from 90 days as I associated it with my iTunes account. I take it this means I cannot load any purchases from iTunes store until the 90 days are up? The new iPhone has the previous owners iCloud music backup list still on it, I can download her music at the moment (I just tried one track) but I imagine it will dissapear after 90 days?

The whole thing seems unnecessary and confusing really and why is there no info out there about this? I looked at a number of web sites for preparation of an iPhone for resale and no one mentions returning the phone to Factory Settings.

Cheers, Rod