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MACKabiVIPer42
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Q: Why does Apple deactivate their phone when they are just iPods

I had iPhone 4 32 GB it was iPod for two years Apple company told me connect it to iTunes on my PC I did after 31/2 hours connete to iTunes Apple said they couldn't fi the phone now I lost over 32K photos and all the info on my iPhone 4 all iPhone is cellular phone and iPod put together when you disconnect cellular phone you got regular ipod just like you sell at the stores

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Posted on Jun 30, 2016 3:54 PM

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Q: Why does Apple deactivate their phone when they are just iPods

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  • by roaminggnome,Helpful

    roaminggnome roaminggnome Jun 30, 2016 4:32 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42
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    Jun 30, 2016 4:32 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42

    Apple didn't deactivate it.

     

    Why do you think this?

  • by MACKabiVIPer42,

    MACKabiVIPer42 MACKabiVIPer42 Jun 30, 2016 4:50 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42
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    Jun 30, 2016 4:50 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42

    If my iPhone 4 32 GB not deactivated by Apple why can I not use it or turn it on no more since 2015 I still can use my Samsung Galaxy S3 and it is just iPod since 2014  but I can not use the iPhone 4

  • by Lawrence Finch,Helpful

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Jun 30, 2016 7:06 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42
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    Jun 30, 2016 7:06 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42

    To restore a phone it must have a SIM it in. The SIM does not have to be active; most often it is the SIM that was in it when the carrier account was deactivated. If I had 32K photos on any digital camera I would be sure to back them up; if you didn't (and Apple provides 5 ways to back up photos) they are gone.

  • by MACKabiVIPer42,

    MACKabiVIPer42 MACKabiVIPer42 Jun 30, 2016 7:22 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42
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    Jun 30, 2016 7:22 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42

    I bought Samsung Galaxy S3 in 2013 of February my iphone 4 32 GB was STILL WORKING and I was STILL USING IT till 2015 of August as iPod now tell me why isn't it not working now after Apple iTunes told me to plug it in on iPhone it showed photo of iTunes and plug which means to plug in to iTunes on my PC I did for 31/2 Hours on August of 2015 after that the iphone will not turn on at all. Now why could I use iPhone for two years as iPod till Apple told me plug it in to iTunes then it did not work since then that is the questio. In 2014 I got another Android phone my S3 became iPod it is still working as iPod still got apps on it i still use it for photos apps and YOU TUBE since 2014

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Jun 30, 2016 7:25 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42
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    Jun 30, 2016 7:25 PM in response to MACKabiVIPer42

    Sounds to me like you have a hardware problem if it won't turn on at a all...