Buyers Guide to Used iPhones and iPads
There has been an increase in the number of support calls I receive from people purchasing second hand iPhones and iPads who find themselves unable to use their new devices. Apple's iCloud Activation System is requesting the password from the previous owner in order to activate the device and the new owner is completely unaware of this information and unable to get help from the seller. To give you a bit of background on the new security measures that were put in place by device makers like Apple and associations like the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) in Canada. These new measures help ensure that devices that are lost or stolen can find their way back to their original owner or become unusable by the party who finds the lost device. In the case of the Apple devices like the iPhones and iPads, it is now easy to protect your device by simply turning on the "Find My iPhone" setting under the iCloud setting panel. ...