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The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPad
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<blockquote data-quote="[DT]" data-source="post: 1312557" data-attributes="member: 183332"><p>Figured I'd post this here too, it's on a couple of other sites, including the official Apple support forums. Been through 2 phones calls and a chat and I'm not getting any closer to anyone who can do anything about it.</p><p></p><p>I determined I want to use my old/orignial Apple ID (the wife and I both have our company email setup as IDs). We use hers as our "joint" accout for purchasing apps, and I want to use mine for my iCloud setup.</p><p> </p><p>I wound up using her's for my first iCloud setup, then, without realizing this "free account" limit, I setup two different @me.com accounts (I was just experimenting with the configuration, and different account names).</p><p> </p><p>Now I'm getting this error/dialog when I try to use my AppleID for iCloud:</p><p></p><p><strong>"The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPad".</strong></p><p></p><p>I don't really want or need the two @me.com accounts and I've removed them from the iPad, but from my research it sounds like the device gets registered upstream with Apple[?] I see the two accounts still have active AppleIDs (I'm still able to login to the ID manager and iCloud with both). I don't need another account, I simply want to use my old, existing Apple ID.</p><p></p><p>What appears to be happening is when I setup iCloud, the message is saying I already have existing iCloud(s) and that no more are allowed. I agree with this policy since Apple can't have people creating dozens of accounts and sucking up resources. However, there needs to be a way to purge them if there's some kind of limit. I also wonder what happens if you sell an iPad?</p><p> </p><p>Any solution beyond going back into the support black hole? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Would a full factory reset also reset this "counter"?</p><p> </p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="[DT], post: 1312557, member: 183332"] Figured I'd post this here too, it's on a couple of other sites, including the official Apple support forums. Been through 2 phones calls and a chat and I'm not getting any closer to anyone who can do anything about it. I determined I want to use my old/orignial Apple ID (the wife and I both have our company email setup as IDs). We use hers as our "joint" accout for purchasing apps, and I want to use mine for my iCloud setup. I wound up using her's for my first iCloud setup, then, without realizing this "free account" limit, I setup two different @me.com accounts (I was just experimenting with the configuration, and different account names). Now I'm getting this error/dialog when I try to use my AppleID for iCloud: [B]"The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPad".[/B] I don't really want or need the two @me.com accounts and I've removed them from the iPad, but from my research it sounds like the device gets registered upstream with Apple[?] I see the two accounts still have active AppleIDs (I'm still able to login to the ID manager and iCloud with both). I don't need another [email] account, I simply want to use my old, existing Apple ID. What appears to be happening is when I setup iCloud, the message is saying I already have existing iCloud(s) and that no more are allowed. I agree with this policy since Apple can't have people creating dozens of accounts and sucking up resources. However, there needs to be a way to purge them if there's some kind of limit. I also wonder what happens if you sell an iPad? Any solution beyond going back into the support black hole? :) Would a full factory reset also reset this "counter"? Thanks![/email] [/QUOTE]
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