HT5622 Why I can't activate my Iphone, which is purchased second-hand, with my Apple ID?

I can't activate my Iphone, which is purchased second-hand, with my Apple ID. The owner has deleted his account and has reset the phone. What should I do?

What happens, exactly, when you try...the error message?

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If the phone was previously owned and is locked to that owner's Apple ID the ONLY way you can activate it is to get that person to release Activation Lock. This is an antitheft feature of the phone; stolen phones are useless.
If you purchased the phone new you created the Apple ID, and will have to remember it. If it is only the password you have forgotten go to https://iforgot.apple.com

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You can’t, and Apple won’t do it for you; the activation lock is an anti-theft measure. Try getting a refund for it.
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"Find my iPhone" in a purchased second hand iPhone

Thanks for reading.
I just purchased a second hand iPhone and after all the setup and I was wondering if the previous
owner use the "Find my iPhone" feature, it would locate my device?
I had sell a few iPhones before and I always delete them on iTunes/My Accound/Manage Devices,
but I can't know for sure if the previous owner had done that.
There's somebody with knowledge about this issue? (if it is an issue at all).
Thanks for your time.

diego.caraballo wrote:
I just purchased a second hand iPhone and after all the setup
How did you initially set this phone up? If the previous owner didn't, you should have either first restored it as a "New" device in iTunes or on the phone itself: Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings. If you have not done this or the previous owner didn't, you need to do so. This will return the phone to a state just like it was when first taken out of the box. You can then name it what you want & sync whatever you like to it. All traces of the previous owner will be gone.

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(Your iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable.Try connecting your iphone to itunes to activate it, or try again in a couple of minutes).
I TRIED ALL BUT DIDN'T WORK??? ANYONE FROM TECHNICAL SUPPORT CAN SOLVED THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU...
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This is because your phone was previously jailbroken.
You will never get the phone to activate.

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That is really for your protection - a lot of the content you will be downloading from the apple store cost $$, and will be billed to your account. Even a lot of free programs and games have in app purchases. They (and you) dont want other people running up your bill. This is how apple makes sure you are you.
Once you sign in for a purchase, it stays live for a default 15 min - so you can download other stuff without signing in again.
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why i can't activate my phone with my sim card

Impossible to say without more details. Is the iPhone locked to a carrier, and if so are you using a SIM from that carrier? If you believe that the iPhone is not carrier-locked, where did you purchase the iPhone and was it sold unlocked or did you get a previous carrier to unlock it? And are you using a SIM from a carrier that officially supports the iPhone?
People will need much more specific information about your issue before anyone can offer suggestions.
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