I'm trading in my iPhone to Amazon. Is it okay to leave my security passcode on? I am assuming they will restore the device on their own? I've deleted my personal data but do not have the time to restore and wipe data from settings
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Trading iPhone to Amazon. Okay to leave passcode on?
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Phone is jail broken, I have to restore it before wiping all the data but i do not have itunes at work to restore.
Also, Amazon said I have to ship by Sept 19th (today)
Why not just take it off? 
If your data's off it, then there's nothing to worry about.
You could press erase and then chuck it in an envelope, should be completed by the time Amazon get it
If your data's off it, then there's nothing to worry about.
You could press erase and then chuck it in an envelope, should be completed by the time Amazon get it
That's a different story. An iPhone with a passcode they may accept. An iPhone that's jailbroken they most likely will not.
Why not just take it off?
If your data's off it, then there's nothing to worry about.
You could press erase and then chuck it in an envelope, should be completed by the time Amazon get it
Phone is jail broken, I have to restore it before wiping all the data but i do not have itunes at work to restore.
I don't get it. You had 7 days to think about this.
Why wait till last day to figure this out? By day 5 u should already have a box with label all printed and ready to go
Another reason to NOT jailbreak.
No, another reason to plan in advance. OP could have wiped out the phone anytime in the last 7 days. He should have known that he wouldn't have the ability to do it at the last minute.
What takes longer, to post a thread or to go to password settings and remove it?
This is some seriously odd laziness. IF you give these Amazon trade in people any unnecessary issues then they could easily either drop the price on you by stating it is in a "lesser" condition, or they could simply send it back and by the time you receive it then trade in value has dropped another 20%. And all for what? because the OP doesn't want to take off the password? There's definitely something fishy here.
This is some seriously odd laziness. IF you give these Amazon trade in people any unnecessary issues then they could easily either drop the price on you by stating it is in a "lesser" condition, or they could simply send it back and by the time you receive it then trade in value has dropped another 20%. And all for what? because the OP doesn't want to take off the password? There's definitely something fishy here.
oh...so you will leave all your data on it when you send it off to Amazon? Why would you do that?
poor planning by me. I thought I would be able to just tap "erase all data" in settings but after doing so my phone was just a black screen. I did some research and the "erase all data" option doesn't work on a jailbroken device.
The phone has shipped in "like new" condition (original box, charger, headphones) for which they quoted me $430.
I've traded in my old iPad to them successfully in the past.
thanks for all the responses.
It might be sent back and I will be requoted a lower offer or I will sell it on eBay/at GameStop
Lets see what happens...
The phone has shipped in "like new" condition (original box, charger, headphones) for which they quoted me $430.
I've traded in my old iPad to them successfully in the past.
thanks for all the responses.
It might be sent back and I will be requoted a lower offer or I will sell it on eBay/at GameStop
Lets see what happens...
They Quoted me $455 for 32GB iPhone4s on the 10th. On the 12th the price dropped to $430 (I selected this and they give you 7 days to ship it). Now I believe they are offering less than $400 for a white 32GB iPhone 4s in "Like New" condition.