HT201441 sir my iphone 4s is second hand and i forgot this cell apple id and password
sir my iphone 4s is second hand and i forgot this cell apple id and password id and password sent on
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Are you saying that the phone is locked because the previous owner left his ID on it? If this is the case only he can unlock it, either by giving you the ID and password, or by removing it from his list of devices (see the page you came here from). If you cannot contact him and get him to do this you will be unable to use the phone.
Or are you saying that you locked it and have forgotten the ID? In that case please see
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
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I have the same question here, cheged my password over iforgot.com and it still the same.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3424
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