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You need to consider many factors before buying a used iPhone, and one of the factors that top up the list is the activation date. The activation date specifies when the iPhone was first activated or started. By knowing your iPhone’s activation date, you will be able to establish how old the iPhone is. The activation date differs from the official release date and is connected to a particular phone using identifiers like International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number and serial number. In this tutorial, you will be able to trace the date, month, and year your iPhone was turned on and set up for the first time. In brief, you will be in a position to check the iPhone activation date.
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Before you think of checking your iPhone’s activation date, you need to first find your IMEI and serial number. Here is how you can find both your IMEI and serial number on your iPhone;
- Method 1: Go to Settings > General > About and look for your device’s IMEI or Serial number.
- Method 2: Dail *#06#. This shortcode will show you your IMEI number.
- Method 3: The iPhone 5/5c/5s/6/6+ and the original iPhone have the IMEI number engraved on the back of the phone, near the bottom.
- Method 4: Check the iPhone Sim card tray.
- Method 5: Check the original packaging.
How to Check iPhone Activation Date using iUnlocker
Step 1: Open your browser and go to iunlocker.com.
Step 2: Click on “Check IMEI” from the menu bar on the home page.
Step 3: Enter your iPhone’s IMEI number or Serial number and click “Check.”
Step 4: Details of your iPhone will be displayed on the next page. Check for “Estimated Purchase Date.” You will be able to see the exact date, month, and year of your iPhone’s activation.
Note: On the same platform, you will be able to check warranty, storage capacity, model, size, color, serial number, coverage status, find my iPhone status, sim lock, and other information.
Is it possible to look up where and when an iPhone was purchased, based only on the serial number or other unique info inside the phone?
gosmond
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asked Feb 25, 2013 at 22:45
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I don't know of a public tool for looking this up. However, if you befriend an Apple Genius, I know that the system they use for creating tickets allows them to view the purchase date and sales channel it was purchased through. However, there is no way to tell direct location (i.e. Best Buy on Main Street in St. Paul), only the channel (i.e. Best Buy).
You can also deduce the purchase date yourself by going to Apple's Check Your Service and Support Coverage page. If you locate the expiration date for repair coverage, subtract a year from that to identify original purchase date. If AppleCare was purchased, subtract an extra year.
answered Mar 2, 2013 at 23:00
bispymusicbispymusic
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Not an exact answer but may help... this page has instructions that will let you determine the manufacture date of a refurbished phone (i.e. one for which you might not have a receipt).
Summary: If the serial number begins with 5, it's a refurbished phone. The third digit is the last digit of the year of manufacture (so if your serial number begins 5K3, this is a refurbished phone manufactured in 2013). The fourth and fifth digits are the week of manufacture, so 02 would be in January, 51 in December, etc.
//www.wikihow.com/Identify-a-Refurbished-Iphone
answered Nov 6, 2013 at 20:12
StephenStephen
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answered Feb 26, 2013 at 9:31
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If you have a Mac, you can download coconutID, which lets you check your Mac's serial number as well as any other Apple device's serial number.
answered Feb 26, 2013 at 20:51
Faiz SaleemFaiz Saleem
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You can check iPhone/iPad purchase date and contract status with this IMEI checker - www.iphoneox.com
It doesn't show where you purchased the phone, but it should show the original carrier which narrows things down substantially.
Also this checker shows whether a carrier lock is active against that device.
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answered Apr 15, 2014 at 12:20
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