Iphone Locked and useless

oldernonethewiser

renegadefm wrote: »

oldernonethewiser yes I payed over the odds in hindsight, but that really doesnt prove it was a dodgy deal, or helps me in unlocking it. As I explained many tines I was blinded by the fact it was mint condition perhaps and easily parted with the cash.

But it doesn't suggest dodgy sellers.

There is no help in unlocking it - as you have been told.


A bit of research would have been of benefit and certainly paying what you did would have indicated to me that you were scammed.

Swipe

renegadefm wrote: »

Swipe, but if they used to unlock on proof of purchase, what method did they use to unlock it? What I mean is there must be a way to unlock it without the persons ID and password. Yet everyone is saying its impossible.

I don't believe this is done any longer. I think it was just done when find my phone first went live and if people were unable to reset their appleid password. Apple would have only done it by resetting the appleid password if they could prove proof of purchase and the ID matches the details registered against their Apple account. In your case it wouldn't have worked anyway as you are not the owner of the Appleid.

d123

renegadefm wrote: »

But I'm hoping this section might bring me some luck.
And thanks to Swipe it might have.

You were given the same advice as what Swipe has said in the other thread.

Pepperwood wrote: »

There's no way of getting around the activation lock feature unless the person that owns the Apple ID can login (they can do it online) and removes the phone from their iCloud account. If they're not willing to help then they've scammed you.

It's not Apple's fault, it's a security feature to protect consumers.

gingerbreadmen

renegadefm wrote: »

DCFC79, No that was the only phone they had for sale. I definetly cant find the original owner because it was a car boot far from home and no guarantee they would be there again.

Not sure if this helps. I but I bought a iphone 5 many years ago and it was locked to Vodafone. Took it to apple shop to get it unlocked and they took it out back then came back and said can you prove ownership they said we have the owner name and address on file. So is it worth popping into apple to see if they have there address on file and maybe they can contact them to ask them to unlink the phone from there account.

renegadefm

Thats a good idea mate.
Can they get their address from part of the ID?

Swipe

renegadefm wrote: »

Thats a good idea mate.
Can they get their address from part of the ID?

They'd have the seller's email address registered to the Apple ID but I'd be very surprised if Apple would be willing to contact the seller asking to remove the device on your behalf though. Either way, still worth a try.

[Deleted User]

oldernonethewiser wrote: »

As has been explained before.

....and, like so many of the OP's threads, on and on it goes covering the same ground over and over (and over) until he moves onto another such thread.

Do not feed.

Jonathan_Kelvin

renegadefm wrote: »

TadleyBaggie, you say and rightly so, but I faithfully bought a phone that is useless to me. How is that right?

The lock is there to make iPhones worth less to thieves, and so hopefully reduce the number of thefts of them.

As others have said, if there was a way around it then it’d not be doing it’s job, so I’m afraid that you are probably right out of luck.

The parts that make it up have a small amount of value, so you could get some of your money back by eBaying it with an honest description that it is being sold for parts.

[Deleted User]

d123 wrote: »

You were given the same advice as what Swipe has said in the other thread.

Even a cursory glance at the OP's posting history reveals that he's continually yanking the chain of everyone who responds to him. I refer you specifically to his thread about Sky decoders as a perfect example.

Do not feed.

almillar

DCFC79, No that was the only phone they had for sale. I definetly cant find the original owner because it was a car boot far from home and no guarantee they would be there again.

I told you in your other thread that going that long distance, in the hope they're there, IS your best hope. And it remains so. Now you've let slip that they have lots of phones for sale. That makes this sale (and the high price charged for your phone) look less innocent. One thing is still for sure though, this is NOT Apple's fault.

If they were selling a stolen phone how did they have the box and how was it in workable mode when I bought it?

They stole the box too. They bought the box off eBay. Did you get the box off them, or not bother? They can use it again if you didn't. Second part of your question? I don't know. But knowing won't help you. Hey, maybe they did a magic trick and swapped phones!

So is it worth popping into apple to see if they have there address on file and maybe they can contact them to ask them to unlink the phone from there account.

Yes, or maybe they'll get their stolen phone back.