I cannot use my original e-mail to activate iPhone

Dear Gurus,

I just restore my iPhone5, but in the step to activate iPhone.

It inform me I cannot activate with this apple ID . But I can access this apple via "https://appleid.apple.com/" .

I absolutely sure that this is the old e-mail of my apple ID.

Anybody can help me ?

iPhone 5, iOS 9.2

Posted on Jan 12, 2016 12:55 AM

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Jan 13, 2016 8:48 AM in response to TNW_Thanawut

Hello there, TNW_Thanawut.


It sounds like you're having issues with activating your iPhone 5 after performing a restore. The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great recommendations for troubleshooting:



If you can‘t activate your iPhone


Before you begin

  • If your iPhone uses a SIM card, make sure that the card is in your iPhone. Even without an active contract, your iPhone might still need the SIM card to activate.
  • If you see a No SIM card error, follow these steps. No SIM or Invalid SIM alerts appear when a SIM card is damaged, locked, or missing.
  • If a message says to sign in with an Apple ID to activate, learn about Activation Lock.

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Follow these steps

  1. Find the list on the system status page. If the box next to iOS Device Activation isn't green, try activating your iPhone later.
  2. If asked for a password, enter it. A password prompt means Activation Lock might be enabled in Find my iPhone.
  3. Restart your iPhone.
  4. If you're using a cellular data connection, try connecting to a reliable Wi-Fi network instead. If a Wi-Fi connection doesn't work, try connecting to iTunes.
  5. If you're using iTunes to activate your iPhone, make sure that iTunes is updated to the latest version.


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Get more help

  1. Contact your carrier to check for network or activation issues, or if necessary, to replace your SIM card.
  2. Use recovery mode to restore your iPhone.
  3. If restoring your iPhone still doesn't work because of an activation error, contact Apple Support.


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.


Cheers.

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