HT201407: If you can't activate your iPhone

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habzi786

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Q: hya i have bort a motherboard from ebay and it is asking me the apple ID,but the owner dont have it as it came from a joblot,so how can i get it running again thankz

hya i bort a mother board from ebay and it is asking me for apple id but the person i bort it off he has forgotton all details so how can i get it running again thank you

iPhone 4S, Other OS

Posted on Feb 1, 2014 7:23 AM

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by Allan Sampson,

Allan Sampson Feb 1, 2014 7:24 AM in response to habzi786
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Feb 1, 2014 7:24 AM in response to habzi786

You can't.

Return it.
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by Allan Eckert,

Allan Eckert Feb 1, 2014 7:25 AM in response to habzi786
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Feb 1, 2014 7:25 AM in response to habzi786

You can't

Return it for a refund

Allan
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by Lawrence Finch,

Lawrence Finch Feb 1, 2014 7:26 AM in response to habzi786
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Feb 1, 2014 7:26 AM in response to habzi786

The board is useless to you. The previous owner did not release Activation Lock before selling it. If you cannot get the previous owner to do the steps here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5661 you will never be able to activate the phone. This may mean that the logic board was removed from a stolen phone.
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HT201407: If you can't activate your iPhone

Q: hya i have bort a motherboard from ebay and it is asking me the apple ID,but the owner dont have it as it came from a joblot,so how can i get it running again thankz

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