Hi everybody, I've bought an iPhone 6 on gumtree. It was supposed to be ereased (screen saying 'hello.."). But when I'm trying to register (on my Apple account) the device says: This iPhone has been ereased and to register you need to contact the previous user... or sth with similar meaning... The thing is that I cannot contact with the previous user, coz his email i "dotted"... Can anyone say whether I've bought a brick, ot sth can be done to fix it? Thanks a million for any reply. Regards
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iPhone brick or not....
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Checked it and it says: activation code is on, get in touch with the previous owner and ask them to remove the device.... obut I don't have email details to this person... It seems that I was f>>>>>.... Any chance to find the previous owner?
You've bought a brick, can't you contact the person you bought the phone off? Unless they stole it they should be the pervious owner.
Unfortunately you have a brick. Of course if you could find the seller and hope he isn't a thief, you may have a chance.
Gumtree is a free advertising site like FreeAds. It's also a magnet for scammers and time wasters.
