HT201303 Stolen iPhone w/out an security password has locked me all my password protected account.

I've been waiting to re-activate my old cell (via Assurion Insurance/Verizon) as I expected there would be usage & I'd be responsible. However, tomorrow I plan to notify the insurer for Verizon as no calls have appeared as charges. Not "IT" savy, however; I suspect that whomever has my former cell; replaced my sims card & activated it under their personal #. My basis for that contention is I regularly used a minimum of 7 e-mail accounts in addition to approximately 100+ miscellaneous password associated accounts and I am bounced & locked out of each & every one. However, yesterday & today I found two exceptions to accessing "iTunes" & iCloud, albeit I've yet to be able to use iCloud except to see several messages from former email accounts sending me multiple notifications that my email account passwords were changed. Problem is I tried to respond regarding comprimised password & found that despite including that address as an alternate contact; the email bounced back stating something to the effect that since I'm not using the ios from whence same email address originated; messages cannot be sent? Any simple sequential steps anyone can suggest to retrieve all the data I've accumulated since 2001 when I switched to a Verizon Cell would be greatly appreciated. FYI: Beware & exercise caution w/ respect to using security features; backup everything regularly...I didn't. Now, I'm paying the price for it cuz my Calendar, approximately 35 folders, emails, contact info, applications, gps, etc. are gone...hopefully, I can figure out some backdoor means of retrieving them cuz FYI e-mail Accounts aren't responsive to either phone calls re: this matter or responsive to emails requesting assistance. Anyone have any ideas; or perhaps found themselves in the same lock down? Thx, dasqm PS Formerly synced iPhone w/ either my MacBook 10.5.8 OSX or MacBook Pro Mountain Lion or Gateway 2000; however, the Town's water pressure was set too high & water leaked thru the ceiling frying them after my phone was stolen. Therefore, no repository of old material aside from accessing iPhone data if even retrievable. Just purchased an ASUS Windows 8 the day before yesterday, so there's nothing on any computers.

You wouldn't want to use a Panther Disc to try to change the PW or even to repair the HD.
It sounds like your HD is dead, bit...
OK, restart your computer, hold down Command-s and type in the following:
/sbin/fsck -fy Enter
/sbin/mount -uaw Enter
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone Enter
reboot Enter
Once you've done that the computer reboots and it's like the first time you used the machine. Your old accounts are all safe. From there you just change all other account passwords in the account preferences!! (if it works at all)

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Reboot the iphone to install a program and has been left all the time with the apple on the screen

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Reset your phone , you wont lose anything. Hold the home and off button down until the apple symbol comes up.

HT201303 I need help on my security questions. I have reset my password and added an email to verify my identity, but I can not remember my security questions.

How can I reset my security questions?

Hello Cutty35loca,
Try answering them at least once to see if you can get them right, even if you are not sure you remember the answers to your security questions.
If you are confident you can't remember them, try one of the following:
If you have three security questions and a rescue email address
sign in to My Apple ID and select the Password and Security tab to send an email to your rescue email address to reset your security questions and answers.
If you have one security question and you know your Apple ID password sign in to My Apple ID and select the Password and Security tab to reset your security question.
If you have one security question, but don't remember your Apple ID password
contact Apple Support for assistance. Learn more about creating a temporary support PIN to help Apple confirm your identity when you contact Apple Support.
Note: If you have forgotten your password and answer your security questions incorrectly too many times in a row, you will be unable to try to answer your security questions for a period of time. During that time you will not be able to reset your password and will not have access to your account.
Also find the below link :
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5312
Hope this helps you

I recently got an iPhone 4 out of nowhere it has decided to go to connect to iTunes screen/emergency calls only when I plug into iTunes it states we are unable to continue with your activation at this time please try again later, or contact customer care

I have recently got an iPhone 4 out of no where it has decided to think that my headphones are in and they are not but does work with headphones in.
Then later on within the same day it after turning my phone on and putting it on charge it comes to the screen stating to connect to iTunes/emergency calls only/no service so I connect it iTunes and it says we are unavailable to continue with your activation at this time. Please try again later, or contact customer care.
HELP!

the same problem but i used it already for 3 years my iphone 4, when i update to ios 6.1.3 version, now is failure like said.
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any help please. i am here in saudi arabia city of jeddah.
thank you very much in advance
pabs

Safari Passwords. Urgent! All my passwords are in it!

Help! Forum,
I recently damaged my internal hdd for my macbook and when to order a new one, then my service centre loaned me a internal hdd for the time being, then on the first day, i signed in to my paypal, facebook, hotmail, google etc, then i forgot to reset safari, i forgotten if did i click remember my password. So next day, i when to school, switch on my mac, the blinking question mark sign appears, thus, the repair man took it back. And i left my mac there. Ok, i wanna ask is that will my password in my safari be gone? Or when the disk is repaired and the next loaner who use it will see my passwords?
I need help!
Thank you.
Ala.

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HT201303 how to find out your security answers if youve forgotten

please help

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Click Send.
You should get a response within 24 hours by email.
Presently there appears to be problems on Apple's end, so it may be quite some time before they respond.

HT201303 How to find out your security answer

I need to remember my security question but I cant so I need to know how to recover them

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Why would my iTunes password not work for my iCloud password if I am using the same account?

I recently redownloaded "find my friends" to my iPhone, and tried to log in and couldn't. Now I use my iTunes account with the iCloud also, and I can't access my iCloud account either. My password has never changed for either services, my account ID was not changed or misspelled, and I shouldn't have any other accounts either. Silly me decided that I should to log out of my iCloud and log back in but it won't accept my password. Am I missing something some where along the way? I can still download apps with the password but why can't I log in to my iCloud account anymore? Can I have different passwords with the same account? If so how do I change one with out changing the other also?

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How Can I change all User Passwords Within a Directory Instance

Hi Experts,
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HT201303 Stolen iPhone w/out an security password has locked me all my password protected account.

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