I cannot sign in to my icloud with my old account it is saying maximum number of free accounts

i am not tring to recreate an icloud. my iphone had to be reset by ntelos and clear all my data off my phone. so now when i try to sign in to my icloud it will not let me sign in with my account that i used before my phone was reset. it is saying it has the maximum number of icloud accounts. but im not trying to make a new one . in am simply tring to sign in with the one i already have.

You can't delete an account, you can only stop using it.  If you're getting that error message you won't be able to create a new account on your device.  Your only options are to re-use one of the accounts previously created, or create a new account on a different iOS device or Mac (running OS X Lion or higher), if you have one.

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  • ICloud - when I try to login it says " maximum number of free accounts given for this iPhone ". What should I do now?

    Can someone pls help me?

    Each device can only create a maximum of three iCloud accounts.  Once those have been create and you try to create another you get this message.  You cannot delete one of the previous accounts in order to create another one.  All you can do is either re-use one of the accounts previously created, or create a new account to use on another iOS device (running iOS 5 or higher) or Mac (running OS X 10.7.2 or higher) and sign into the account on your phone.

  • Iv tried setting icloud and it says maximum number of free accounts on this iphone

    iv tried setting icloud and it says maximum number of free accounts what do i need to do now to set up and icloud account

    That means you won't be able to create a new iCloud account on your phone (and you can't delete an existing account to do so).  Your only options are to either re-use one of the accounts previously created, or create a new account to use on a different iOS device or Mac (running OS X Lion or Mountain Lion), if you have one.

  • HT4528 icloud says maximum number of free accounts for this iphone  how can i make it work?

    icloud says maximum number of free accounts for this iphone  how can i make it work?

    You have created too many accounts. There's no way to get around this.

  • I changed my AppleID/Password and now am locked out of iCloud. iCloud says maximum number of free accounts have been activated. tried Settings, Mail etc but iCloud does not appear. I was going to delete it and start again.

    Had to change Apple ID/Password recently now cannot access iCloud. In settings when tapping iC, log in screen appears with old ID and request for (old) password.
    In Settings  Mail, Contacts etc iCloud does not appear. I was going to delete account.
    Trying new ID/Password message appears "maximum no. of free accounts have been activated".
    Using old ID/Password message apperas "you can,t sign in because account was disabled for security reasons ......reset password at iforgot.apple.com which i did.
    Can anybody help please??

    Hi,
    I tried to log in to iCloud but a message appears telling me I "can't sign in because my account was disabled for security reasons....reset password at iforgot.apple.com". I don't know why this happened.
    I reset both my Apple ID and password.
    When I tap Settings iCloud is listed on the left side between General and Mail, Contacts etc.
    Tapping iCloud brings up a log in screen for iCloud which shows my old Apple ID and requests the password. If I put the password in I get the message as above.
    If I use the new Apple ID/Password I get the message "the maximum number of free accounts have been activated....
    In settings there is no option to "Delete Account"
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  • Icloud: The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone.

    HI, I just bought a used (second hand) iphone 3gs recently.  I have activated my apple id it's working for app-store well, but when i try to use it for icloud it gives me the error that
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    What I must do to sign in to icloud please help me.
    I suppose the previous owner has already activate an icloud account from this iphone and the IMEI number of the phone is registered to icloud. Is there a way to erase it, or just make a second account from this iphone?

    You need to sign in to your iCloud on another device before you can use iCloud on your iPhone 3GS.

  • HT204053 I have an iPhone 4S and when I try to add an iCloud account is gives me an error "Cannot Sign In, The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone." Is there any way to deactivate an account?

    I have an iPhone 4S and when I try to add an iCloud account is gives me an error "Cannot Sign In, The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone." Is there any way to deactivate an account? I have one for myself, one for my family and one for my work. I had all three on my iphone and then I deleted my work. I wanted to get my own person @me.com account. It wouldn't let me create it from my iphone, so I created it from my Macbook Pro. I am trying to add it to my iphone, but it keeps giving me that error. If there is a way I can deactivate my work one so I can use my @me.com personal account?

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    Unfortunately once all the 3 iCloud accounts have been created on your mobile device, you cannot create any more regardless of what you do. You will need to re-use one of the accounts that you have already created or create your new account on another device or computer.
    You should however be able to add existing accounts to your device, are you sure you aren't trying to create on rather than simply use an existing one.

  • I cannot sign in to my icloud i reached the maximum number of free accounts for my phone. how will i log in now? it is an i phone 5 and was used for work before and now i want to use it for personal use

    I cannot sign in to my icloud. I have reached the maximum number of free accounts on my phone.
    I am not sure what to do next.. i need to set up an icloud but i cant now.

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    Unfortunately once all the 3 iCloud accounts have been created on your mobile device, you cannot create any more regardless of what you do. You will need to re-use one of the accounts that you have already created or create your new account on another device or computer.
    You should however be able to add existing accounts to your device, are you sure you aren't trying to create on rather than simply use an existing one.

  • HT204053 I cannot sign in to icloud..the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad..what can I do ?

    I cannot sign into icloud.. It says that the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad. What can I do ?

    You'll have to use a different device to setup iCloud, and then sign in using that account.
    Is it a second hand iPad, or have you created multiple accounts on it already for some reason?

  • When i try to sign in icloud with different id it says max number of free accounts reached for this device what shall i do

    PLease help me.....i wanna sign in icloud with different account but it says max number of free acconts reached

    Somehow your Apple ID/iCloud account has been used on multiple iOS devices and exceeded the maximum. We have no way of knowing which devices. We are users like you on this forum.

  • Can not sign in to Icloud  it keeps coming up the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad 1st generation

    can not sign in to Icloud  it keeps coming up the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad 1st generation

    Error Message: "Cannot sign in.  The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad/iphone"
    I encountered the same problem when I purchased a used iPad for my elderly father and couldn't set it up for him. I called Apple Support...
    Apple support could NOT help me. I was told there is no way to circumvent the 3 icloud setup limit on iOS devices at their end. I was told to use a different mac or iOS device that hadn't met the 3 x limit.
    So, using MY iPad I tried to do that. At first I went to Settings/iCloud. But that is your PRIMARY iCloud account    (and this was MY iPad and I didn't want to screw up my own settings!) which you don't want to trash.
    After some online research (iMore to be exact) I discovered you can setup a secondary iCloud account using:
    Settings/Mail,Contact,Calendars --> Add Acount... -->iCloud --> Get A Free AppleID --> Birthday Q then Security Question - then Name - then Get a free iCloud email address....
    After you get to the new iCloud settings page at the end of the signup process - I deselected all the tabs which made the new account "inactive" on my iPad.
    Next I went to the used iPad that had the initial problems, and tapped on Settings/iCloud. I signed in with the iCloud account that was newly created and was able to then get an iCloud account to work!
    I left the new iCloud account showing on my own iPad (under Mail,Contacts,Calendars) as it is inactive. I am not sure what would happen if I deleted it - it may stop working on my father's iPad then.

  • HT204053 What do you do when you get the message when trying to sign into iCloud.. The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad.. ? Not allowing me to sign in.

    Can someone please tell me. When trying to sign into icloud. i get the message.. Cannot sign in . The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad. What do I do ? Hope someone can help.

    Use one of the previous accounts that you activated in this iPad or use another iOS device to activate the new one.

  • ICloud sign in problem! -maximum number of free accounts have been activated

    I want to sign in to iCloude account on my iPhone but it shows that the maximum number of free accounts have been activated in this iPhone. what should i do now? I am trying to sign in with the same id I tried previously!

    Keith Kizer wrote:
    but how can we access iClous if always telling that the maximum number of free accounts on this iPhone is activated already..???
    It should only do that if you go down the "create a new account" path, not the "enter an eisting Apple ID and password path.
    i tried to restore my iphone also but still it always appearring the same thing when i want to sign in on iCloud.
    Each device only gets to create so many free accounts, Restoring it doesn't change that.
    For my suggestion only Apple should look for solution to it.
    Apple wants it that way. I'm sure they could "solve" it if they saw it as a problem.
    One of my apps also is not working properly
    You should start a separate thread for that issue. Please give more details.

  • I have an apple id but when i want regester with icloud on my iphone  I get the message "THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FREE ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED ON THIS IPHONE."

    I have an apple id but when i want regester with icloud on my iphone  I get the message "THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FREE ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED ON THIS IPHONE."
    On the web of icloud when i try to sign in with apple ID i get the Message "THIS APPLE ID IS VALID BUT IS NOT AN ICLOUD ACCOUNT"
    Hence i cant create Icloud account.
    please let me know how i can resolve the above mentioned issue
    Thanks.

    Apple limits iOS devices to three free iCloud accounts, & once that limit is reached on an iOS device you can no longer create a new account on that device. The solution is to create the account on a computer or another iOS device, then set that account up on your present iOS device.

  • When I try to sign in the iCloud it says " the maximum number of free accounts has been used" or something to that affect. Any suggestions ?

    When I try to sign in the iCloud it says " the maximum number of free accounts has been used" or something to that affect. Any suggestions ?

    Sure. You can do it on a Mac at the following website: https://appleid.apple.com/account

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