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iPhone 8/Plus Could not create apple id
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You are not allowed to create a certain number of new ID's within 1 calendar year. When you try to make a new Apple ID, it's grabs the serial number of the device you are trying to create the Apple ID on. In your case, it appears Apple has the iphone's serial numbers already in their system and is doing it's usual checks against the iphone's serial numbers and is reporting back that too many Apple ID's have been created using those iphone's.
You need to look at it this way. If you are the owner of multiple Apple devices, you only use your Apple ID to log into each device. Thus, if you've never had an Apple device before it stands to reason that you would create an Apple ID on the device that you just purchased. Now, you've created your Apple ID and now you can start using your device. Now look at it from Apple's point of view. If you've just created an Apple ID on a purchased iphone, why would you then try to create a new ID on that same device? you wouldn't unless you sold the iphone and the new owner was trying to create a new Apple ID so they can use the device. So in your case, according to Apple, your iphones have been handled by multiple people in one year who have all tried to create a new Apple ID. It is a good security feature because your iphones could have been stolen and passed onto multiple people within a year who all tried to create an Apple ID.
You will need to contact Apple support to get the issue resolved.
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You are not allowed to create a certain number of new ID's within 1 calendar year. When you try to make a new Apple ID, it's grabs the serial number of the device you are trying to create the Apple ID on. In your case, it appears Apple has the iphone's serial numbers already in their system and is doing it's usual checks against the iphone's serial numbers and is reporting back that too many Apple ID's have been created using those iphone's.
You need to look at it this way. If you are the owner of multiple Apple devices, you only use your Apple ID to log into each device. Thus, if you've never had an Apple device before it stands to reason that you would create an Apple ID on the device that you just purchased. Now, you've created your Apple ID and now you can start using your device. Now look at it from Apple's point of view. If you've just created an Apple ID on a purchased iphone, why would you then try to create a new ID on that same device? you wouldn't unless you sold the iphone and the new owner was trying to create a new Apple ID so they can use the device. So in your case, according to Apple, your iphones have been handled by multiple people in one year who have all tried to create a new Apple ID. It is a good security feature because your iphones could have been stolen and passed onto multiple people within a year who all tried to create an Apple ID.
You will need to contact Apple support to get the issue resolved.
It won't allow you too because of Apple's servers already having the iphone serial numbers logged as having too many create ID tries. There system would block you even if you tried logging in with an already registered Apple ID because it will see the serial number and flag it up again on their system. This is why you will need to talk to Apple support who will probably clear out the log entries on the serial numbers of the iphones allowing you to log into them with your own registered Apple ID.
If that is the case then you could face another problem if Apple support ask you for proof of purchase (a receipt of some kind) because to them, you could be a thief who has stolen the iphones and is trying to get them cleared so they can be used again. But as i said, contact Apple support because there is nothing anyone in here can do to help you.
Seems from your post history you ask for help concerning disabled or damaged devices often. Nobody on this forum can help get past activation locks or how to get past Apple's security measures. Contact Apple if you have legitimate devices and can prove ownership. If you can't prove ownership NOBODY can help you..