I bought an iphone 5s at auction new and sealed, but once i set it up it turns out its blacklisted :/
i bought an iphone 5s at auction new and sealed, but once i set it up it turns out its blacklisted is there anything Apple can do I still have the receipt for it
If you got it from eBay open up a case but review the details of the auction prior to doing so. Sometimes in the details it'll say in very small print what model or "will not work in the USA."
Another option you have is this: Find someone who will buy it from you for use overseas. Depending on the amount you paid, you may actually make money on it. Example, I do this for not for blacklisted phones. I have a contact in Bolivia and iPhones sell like hotcakes! Again, it's all on who you know.
Check on Craigslist or Ebay for unlocking or using a blacklisted phones in the US. Some hackers/CPU nerds can find a way to flash your phone to work. Not sure how that works but if returning it fails, that may be your only other option.
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hi..i just bought an iphone 5 yesterday 32GB..and now when i am trying to update the software..it says the following: unable to check for update/an error occurred while cheking for a software update...please help me..is it a problem in my new iphone??or it's just an temporary error in the apple software center???
Lyndsay237 wrote:
This device does not have a sim card in it. Could this be the reason or am I missing something when I am trying to update.
Yes. You can't update or restore any GSM iPhone without a valid sim card installed in the phone. The sim card need not be activated, but it must be valid & present. If you want to update, you need to get a sim card. -
I bought a Iphone 4S in Colombia two months ago, It never worked properly, I cant put turn it on. When I went to Movistar they told me that it was a problem with the software. Now, they have the Iphone for repair at Movistar. The questios is, If I bought a NEW Iphone why they gave me a Iphone with this problem. I asked about the warranty but they told me that Apple doesn't respond. Please tell me something. The IMEI is: 013071008363505 is a Iphone 4S 16GB. Black.
I would guess the fan is the cause of the noise. Suggest you take a look at it.
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Ok I bought my iPhone 4S 5 months ago and these recent weeks I have had problems with the battery dying at 50% like completely shutting off meanwhile it has 50% battery I don't know what to do please help
I couldn't find the edit button on my original post so I am posting an update here.
I have gone through more apps and have had good luck on all but one more. And it's not that the app doesn't work, I am talking about the Yahoo Weather app, It works fine, but when you swipe between cities the screen lags a bit and it sometimes doesn't move between pages the way it should. On iOS 7.1.2 it was smooth as butter but on iOS 8.0, not so much. I will post a note in the app store to let them know. I really like the Yahoo app better than the new stock app.
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Starbucks app works as it should.
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I bought my iphone 5s a week before and now its volume "up" button is not working when pressed.Does anybody know what to do to make it work?I have a one year warranty.Should i give it to apple retail shop or is there any way to solve this problem?
IF it is a manufacturing defect and you bought the device from Apple or an authorized Apple retailer, then take it into Apple.
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i bought an iphone 4 from my friend and he do not know his apple ID and we are trying to know the email attached to is apple ID so we can rest it cause he forgot them as well and the reset button in the 2 steps always says that the email is always sent ! ( even if you wrote a worng ID like ( asdasdasd ) it will say sent !! how come and now am trying to know or need a hint on that email so my freind could try to remember it !
to those who will think that this phone is stolen , no its not and i would love to go to apple store if there is 1 in jordan so they can help us ,
i have everything with this iphone the box the catalog its serial number , everything but the ID and the (and apple ID is everything as you know)
so please if anyone have any suggestion to help me , and even apple it self if the can help me to get a support from them cause i tried everything to contact them by mail or any other option since as i said there is no apple store in jordanhe knows his ID , if he did all whats in the link he can get his password back ?
how can i make him call applecare ? is there a way to speak to them from jordan ??
i have been trying to reach any1 in apple so they can communicate and help my friend (us) to make him remember it .
am not asking for the password or trying to get into the phone without using it , and i can take my money back though i need to help my friend as well since now he cant use it as well.
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My Iphone 5c was brand new and i got it for my birthday.After a week it began giving me blue screens.I searched online and restarted it ,retored it and etc.Now after 10 tries my Iphone5c does not turn on at all.Now I am freaking out.There is no Apple store close by so Im screwed....I really need help
Hi mgarcia3,
If you are having an issue with
As someone who uses my iPhone almost constantly I can certainly understand how you would be upset to have it not be able to even turn on. Let's see if we can get you back up and running.
I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
iOS: Not responding or does not turn on - Apple Support
Be sure to note the last step -
If the above steps do not resolve the issue, contact Apple.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L -
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3965
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i bought my iphone from a lady at the mall but she didnt remember her icloud password well now i keep getting pop ups about the icloud password but she doesnt remember it and whenever i try turning it off it asks me for the password but i dont know it?
That is the activation lock. Your iPad will be useless unless you can remove it.
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Inserting a SIM card does not lock a phone.
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I bought an iphone 5 in second hand and therefore performed a factory hard resert. When I tryed to turn it on again, after going trough all the steps, I was asked to fill in the Apple ID and password from the first owner who now doesnt pick up the phone… So now there's no way I can turn it on because I always get stuck in that part where I need to fill in the Apple ID and Password! Does anyone know how can I solve this problem?? Because I'm pretty sure the guy who sold it to me is not going to pick up the phone ever again...
So you are explaining a situation where a legitimate user needs help from Apple. Why wont Apple help? Apple knows everything about the iOS devices that are on its network. If the iOS device is attached to an Apple account then Apple knows about it and the owner. I have an Apple account so Apple also knows about me and the iOS devices that i own already. Apple even has my credit card info on file.
I dont expect you to know if an iOS device that i bought was stolen or not. But surely Apple knows cause they can send an email to the seller who has the iPhone still attached to their account and tell them that i have their phone. Then Apple can tell that seller they have a certain amount of time to respond or the iOS device will be removed from their account. Thats the best that Apple can do for their customers to protect their devices. Apple does the same whenever i buy something on the App Store or change anything with my iOS devices on iCloud. They send me an email telling me what happened and what i can do if that info is not correct. Why cant they do it with these second hand buyer activation issues? -
I bought my iphone 4 in the UK and I am trying to use a sim in the UAE and it doesn't work. It says that the sim is not valid, how can I get this unlocked?
You are saying the phone is locked, but then you are saying there is no provider. The two situations cannot peacefully coexist. Contact Apple and they can tell you if the phone is locked and if locked to which provider the phone is locked. People on this board are not Apple employees and cannot get you that information.
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Hello all,
I bought an iPhone 5 in the US and brought it back to Brasil. Now I'm trying to use Siri, but once I press the "home" button "voice control" appears and it only works for me to call my contacts. The manual guide tells me to go to Settings>General>Siri. At the General menu "Siri" doesn't appear. What should I do to set Siri up if it doesn't appear at settings>general?
Thank you,
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Error 1015: This error is typically caused by attempts to downgrade the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch's software. This can occur when you attempt to restore using an older .ipsw file. Downgrading to a previous version is not supported. To resolve this issue, attempt to restore with the latest iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software available from Apple. This error can also occur when an unauthorized modification of the iOS has occurred and you are now trying to restore to an authorized, default state.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error1015.
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