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i got an samsung galaxy s2 and it is blocked by the IMEI because i didnt pay the bill! It is there anyway to get over this issue so i can use my phone ?!
Thank you very much and im waiting for ur answers.
P.S. The phone is blocked on the satellite just in one country and in the others is working !
Maybe pay the bill?
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Or maybe not and maybe something else?
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Or maybe not and maybe something else?
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Why wouldn't you pay the bill?
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IMEI block + "not paid" = .... (go figure)
There is only one reason phones gets lockedout by IMEI, if it's just the bill for the contract that isn't paid they block outgoing (and eventually incomming) calls and all.
Hi
The only way a phone will get blocked is if the owner reports it being stolen/lost and not for unpaid bill.
You could be a victim of crime if bought on second hand market as the owner is probably doing insurance scam.
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Why wouldn't you pay the bill?
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because i didnt have with what to pay and now i will not ! simple !
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IMEI block + "not paid" = .... (go figure)
There is only one reason phones gets lockedout by IMEI, if it's just the bill for the contract that isn't paid they block outgoing (and eventually incomming) calls and all.
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first was this and after a few weeks the phone also !
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The only way a phone will get blocked is if the owner reports it being stolen/lost and not for unpaid bill.
You could be a victim of crime if bought on second hand market as the owner is probably doing insurance scam.
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NO! The phone is brand new and it was buyed from a dealer of a network (doesnt matter)
aliniulian23 said:
i got an samsung galaxy s2 and it is blocked by the IMEI because i didnt pay the bill! It is there anyway to get over this issue so i can use my phone ?!
Thank you very much and im waiting for ur answers.
P.S. The phone is blocked on the satellite just in one country and in the others is working !
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I don't think anyone here is going to help you unlock your stolen phone, no matter what kind of excuses you come up with. Perhaps you should have the decency of returning it to its rightful owner, the one that actually did pay for this phone.
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This smells fishy to me too. They dont block the imei...they block the service
Strappin on my LOLLERSKATES
The only reason an IMEI will be blocked is because you stole the phone from someone else. Or you reported it stolen. Full stop, nothing else to say about this, at all, ever.
It is called Blacklisting.
Therefore, if you come here to this very resourceful community who operates within the bounds of legal framework that we live in, looking for a way to change the IMEI, which is considered a Federal Offense in the USA, and in the United Kingdom, under the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act, changing the IMEI of a phone, or possessing equipment that can change it, is considered an offence, you will be dissapointed.
I would recommend you either contact your telecom company and explain you found your lost phone, or you return it to the rightful owner, or you use it as a wifi only device and feel guilty for robbing someone of their galaxy S2.
Ahaaaah u just dont get it a? Are u sure about what are u saying? U know that when u say something about someone it is good to be right because can go very bad for you with the law.
The phone is mine i got bills from this phone and i know what i am saying but i am not sure about YOU...and if u going to say something more about this ...not good.
So...anybody knows something helpfull?
thank you
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The only reason an IMEI will be blocked is because you stole the phone from someone else. Or you reported it stolen. Full stop, nothing else to say about this, at all, ever.
It is called Blacklisting.
Therefore, if you come here to this very resourceful community who operates within the bounds of legal framework that we live in, looking for a way to change the IMEI, which is considered a Federal Offense in the USA, and in the United Kingdom, under the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act, changing the IMEI of a phone, or possessing equipment that can change it, is considered an offence, you will be dissapointed.
I would recommend you either contact your telecom company and explain you found your lost phone, or you return it to the rightful owner, or you use it as a wifi only device and feel guilty for robbing someone of their galaxy S2.
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Damn it ! Just because i didnt pay the bill and they blocked the phone by imei and i come here doesnt say that i have stole the phone from somebody else!
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I have never ever heard of any mobile operator blocking the IMEI of someones phone because they have not paid the bill it simply does not happen period, therefore it had to have been blocked another way.
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I have never ever heard of any mobile operator blocking the IMEI of someones phone because they have not paid the bill it simply does not happen period, therefore it had to have been blocked another way.
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Well i just asked because it just happened and this is a new law for the phones that they bills havend been paid
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I would also urge people to excercise extreme caution when buying mobile phones (or indeed anything) on the Gumtree website,a scammers / crooks haven, a common theme is for someone to advertise a high end phone like the GS2 for slightly below the going rate, usually the seller will call you from another number other than their own,they will say the phone is unlocked,brand new,etc,etc it is only when you ask them to present a receipt they will try and fob you off with excuses like "i need this receipt for my records" basically what they do is, person buys the phone, it is a real phone and everything works, a week or so later they report the phone stolen and put in a claim for another one, meanwhile your left with a phone which doesn't work as the IMEI has been blocked and you've no comeback, you try and contact the seller but find the number is turned off so basically your fu***d.
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Well i just asked because it just happened and this is a new law for the phones that they bills havend been paid
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Can't happen, nowhere in the world phones are imei locked for not paying bills. That happens in some countries when owner of the phone reports it lost or stolen. By your username i assume you are romanian and just for the record phone providers in Romania don't use/need phones' imei , hence they can't lock it. So you might as well post what country and provider did that, but i guess if you do that everyone else will find out you lied, not that we wouldn't know that already
Quite easy actually.
Step 1: Buy the phone.
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Can't happen, nowhere in the world phones are imei locked for not paying bills. That happens in some countries when owner of the phone reports it lost or stolen. By your username i assume you are romanian and just for the record phone providers in Romania don't use/need phones' imei , hence they can't lock it. So you might as well post what country and provider did that, but i guess if you do that everyone else will find out you lied, not that we already know that
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I am from RO but im in another country now and in RO i didnt hear nothing about this at all. Even if u dont pay the bill there is nothing to do with the phone but in other countrys like ES people say that this happend and ...what can i do? Again : i didnt stole nobodys phone and i didnt buy from no one!
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Hi,
My brother died. Only 2 months left on his contract so I'd like to complete the contract for him then give his son the phone to use. However, the son cannot afford the $80 per month bill my brother had. Is there a pre-paid option I can get this Sprint phone running on that's a good deal? His usage would be light. If a data plan is available too that would be nice but not totally necessary.
Thanks,
CxP
Flash it over to Boost Mobile for him
A good option would be to have it flashed to Cricket. My understanding is that they will flash any CDMA phone to their network. There are other options of flashing to Boost, etc but they are kind of difficult process to do and illegal because another phones esn must be swapped to the Evo to work because Boost, Virgin, Metro will no longer activate a phone that they did not sell directly (even though many folks do this and get away with it....i sur wouldn't rick it because it is an FCC deemed federal crime).
What's the best stock software to be running on the phone for Cricket? The latest ICS or some version of GB?
Thanks,
CxP
ClockerXP said:
Hi,
My brother died.
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Did everyone miss that? Seriously though sorry for your loss
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Did everyone miss that? Seriously though sorry for your loss
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I was gonna say.
nice everyone helping out, but I truly sorry am sorry about your loss.
One option which you probably thought of. If you financially do it, pay for the last 2 months.
or
-Downgrade current plan
Best wishes to you & family.
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Thanks for your feedback. I am paying the plan for the next 2 months to get the phone off contract.
I would look at downgrading the plan but I didn't see anything less than the $80/month plan that has data with it. I will check the Sprint site again though.
Thanks for the sympathies guys and for the helpful feedback too.
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Where r u located? Check to c if ur in a cricket triband area. If u r I'd suggest flashing the phone to boost instead of cricket. I flashed a friend's og EVO recently to cricket in a triband area n his 3g is all screwed up...good luck.
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Have you tried caing Sprint and telling them about your brother? They could just end the contract for you. It's worth a try.
Plus even if the phone is on contract I think you can still use it on Cricket. I see lots of Bad ESN Sprint phones on ebay that can be used on Cricket but not Sprint.
Sorry about ur brother man.
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The phone will be in Berkley, MI. I'll have to check but I don't want to do anything illegal.
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Am truly sorry for your loss.
I am assuming its an evo 3d....
You are allowed to break a contract on grounds the person who signed the contract has passed. If it not under his name that is not an option Technically the contract expired when he passed but you have to notify Sprint. Now the problem is they will try to charge ( eventually to the estate) the full retail price of the phone since it was purchased at a discounted price on the assumption they were getting two years of service fees. You might be better off doing as youplanned and pay the remaining two months to own the phone. At that point you can flash to boost or virgin mobile. Virgin has more sprint towers than boost...
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What's the process to switch over to Virgin or Cricket? If going to Boost is illegal I want no part of that.
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What's the process to switch over to Virgin or Cricket? If going to Boost is illegal I want no part of that.
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Flashing your phone to cricket or boost isn't illegal
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Flashing your phone to cricket or boost isn't illegal
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Cricket will flash the phone in store (not illegal). Boost will not flash the phone.....The only way to flash to Boost is to do an esn swap from an already activated Boost phone and flash yourself.....which is very illegal. Please don't spread misinformation.
Also OP, my sincere condolences for your and your nephews loss.
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Cricket will flash the phone in store (not illegal). Boost will not flash the phone.....The only way to flash to Boost is to do an esn swap from an already activated Boost phone and flash yourself.....which is very illegal. Please don't spread misinformation.
Also OP, my sincere condolences for your and your nephews loss.
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How does one flash it to Virgin? since they do have Evo 3Ds? and are their any cricket stores in michigan? [in the kalamazoo area]
Were you in here a couple weeks ago trying to get past your brothers pass code to find his contacts? How did that work out?
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Yep that was me. I was able to get into his yahoo mail account and use that one to reset the password on the Gmail. So I ended up just factory resetting the phone.
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Can you used the EVO 3D on any of these pre-paid services w/o a data plan? Finding out the son may not be allowed internet access due to some previous poor behavior.
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U do not "flash" to cricket.... And "flashing" is not illegal. Spoofing esn's is. (But if ur spoofing it from a phone u own egos gonna catch u?)
Step 1 have cricket add ur esn to ur cricket android account.
Step 2 apply correct prl for cricket
U now have a working phone (talk/txt)
Mms is a whole different story. (Need correct apn)
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Cricket will flash the phone in store (not illegal). Boost will not flash the phone.....The only way to flash to Boost is to do an esn swap from an already activated Boost phone and flash yourself.....which is very illegal. Please don't spread misinformation.
Also OP, my sincere condolences for your and your nephews loss.
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"Very" is a little harsh.
Cloinging an ESN is a federal crime (regulated by the FCC), but the law is written to prevent cloning an ESN to steal service (i.e. creating a true clone - having 2 phones working off of one contract/service, and only paying for service for one phone).
The laws are a little bit behind on this one.
While techinically against the law, the fact is that if you only ever have one phone connected to the service using that ESN - and you are the contract holder for the service associated with that ESN, you are not "stealing the service" and are not committing an actual crime.
The government no longer recognizes non-criminal activity as innocent, however, and the act of cloning the ESN number is prohibited by law.
For a short break off topic, this is part of the problem with the "free people" in America - their government prohibits, they obey or lose their life, liberty, and/or property to their government.
The government can prosecute you for violating it's rules, even if you commit no crime (no tresspass upon another person's equal inherent rights). The limitations on normal people (the inability to bring a case to court without Standing - a distinct and palpable injury or loss caused by another person; Standing only allows you to bring a civil proceeding against the infringing party - no criminal (prison/fines/death penalty) sanctions may be imposed) do not apply to government. No crime must exist for the state to bring a criminal case against a person (trust me. I went to prison for violating a governmental licensing statute - without having committed an actual crime).
Government has no rights, and - Constitutionally - cannot bring charges against a person EXCEPT in the case where it is representing the rights of a victim of crime (i.e. a murder case), or cases of treason.
Government doesn't obey the rules any more.
So while intent is generally considered to be part of the crime (innocent intent to use service you are paying for should not be criminalized), the actual interpretation of the law may be different - if you are ever taken to court, and the state brings charges against you.
The likelihood of this happening is very, very small.
As long as you aren't selling phones with cloned ESN's, and don't make a habit out of doing this (and also destroy the phone with the ESN you clone - making there only be 1 phone with the ESN you are using), you shouldn't have any problems.
That being said, it is still, technically, against federal law.
Hi there, does anyone know if it's possible to unlock this phone yet? Since the phone is so new, I have absolutely no idea if these codes being sold through eBay will work.
Thanks
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They prob will. Just make sure you pay via paypal. Then if anything goes wrong, you have some comeback.
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I bought mine through O2 and oddly enough, it was unlocked so I didn't have to get a code. Before I realised it was unlocked though I did try 2 sites for a code, neither had it.
My current HTC Sensation was purchased first day it was released and I had to wait 2 weeks for the codes to become available. I would guess this would be similar.
HTC Sensation w/CMX JB 4.1.2
I do unlock phones for a price. I can run a check with your IMEI number and tell you if it can be unlocked or not and how much it'll cost. Shoot me a PM if you want me to check your IMEI number. I'm a dev and not some shady guy lol
I did try to buy one off eBay but the guy said the phone is on no system at the minute and refunded me. I'm just using a giffgaff sim now which suits me as I was considering paying off my contract early anyway. I'll probably try again in a month.
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RokkaMan said:
I did try to buy one off eBay but the guy said the phone is on no system at the minute and refunded me. I'm just using a giffgaff sim now which suits me as I was considering paying off my contract early anyway. I'll probably try again in a month.
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What I do is I have a list of IMEI numbers that I check on a regular basis to see when it can be unlocked and then ill notify you when it is possible.
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The question is I bought a sg3 phone for $400 on a market here in my country. But when I activated it with the same carrier the phone is from. It appears that the phone have been reported stolen and also the phone is unlocked for any gsm carrier. My question is since I will not be able to use it on at&t which is it original carrier will I be able to use it on t mobile network since its diferrent and they use a different network?
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maiquito said:
The question is I bought a sg3 phone for $400 on a market here in my country. But when I activated it with the same carrier the phone is from. It appears that the phone have been reported stolen and also the phone is unlocked for any gsm carrier. My question is since I will not be able to use it on at&t which is it original carrier will I be able to use it on t mobile network since its diferrent and they use a different network?
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if it is stolen, give it back...
It looks like it is. But the person sold it to me for $400 and he said it was new and he was the only owner. I just want to know if it will work unlocked on other network provider like t mobile.
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chrismast said:
if it is stolen, give it back...
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Although I agree that's totally the right thing to do SOME people need a phone and Some can't just eat $400!!!! He didn't know when he bought it. He should be getting the person he got it from in trouble!!!!!!! Return it if you are not dirt poor or you don't NEED a phone. Do all u can to right this wrong Cuz your involved now.just my tiny opinion
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I don't have the $$ to get another and the person who sold it to me doesnt answer the phone. I just want to know if is there any posibility of using it with another network?
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Any help? Please?
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Well , since you cant afford a new phone then just root it and unlock it .. But the right thing to do is returning it back and report the guys number to the police , good luck.
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KayKrate said:
Well , since you cant afford a new phone then just root it and unlock it .. But the right thing to do is returning it back and report the guys number to the police , good luck.
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It is allready unlocked. Will I still need to root it? (Also looks like the guy is being tracked down by police since I'm not the first person he fooled.) I'm very angry of this situation since I didnt spent $100 or $200 bucks, I spent $400 that is much money to throw it like in the thrash.
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I can feel the pain , bought a stolen phone before xD Your device ID or IMEI is reported as stolen , so you cant register on that carrier ... Maybe try another carrier ? Atleast thats what worked for me
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I can feel the pain , bought a stolen phone before xD Your device ID or IMEI is reported as stolen , so you cant register on that carrier ... Maybe try another carrier ? Atleast thats what worked for me
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What I know is that the phone is original from At&t and its reported there. So I will be able to use it with T-Mobile instead right? since the phone is unlocked.
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What I know is that the phone is original from At&t and its reported there. So I will be able to use it with T-Mobile instead right? since the phone is unlocked.
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Have a look at this from T-Mobile, AT&T were already doing it, IMIE blocking blocks the phone across all network in that country, you could probably use it abroad normally as its not on a US network but using in the US unlikely
http://www.beijingiphonerepair.com/news/t-mobile-usa-has-started-imei-blocking-stolen-iphones-and-other-devices/
IMIE blocking of stolen phones has been in the UK for a few years now
I'm in the US
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Have a look at this from T-Mobile, AT&T were already doing it, IMIE blocking blocks the phone across all network in that country, you could probably use it abroad normally as its not on a US network but using in the US unlikely
http://www.beijingiphonerepair.com/...ei-blocking-stolen-iphones-and-other-devices/
IMIE blocking of stolen phones has been in the UK for a few years now
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Is this true and its being made in the US?
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And if I change the phone IMEI. The problem will be solved right?
Yes but you get the far bigger problem of illegal imei changing which can get you intr real deep trouble.
Also, imei cannot be changed easily, only transplanted.
Note that most "stolen" devices are not stolen per se (they often come in original boxes) but are insurance claims.
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Idk what should I do.
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Well , just use the phone for apps and buy another cheap nokia phone. By the way talk to paypal or the place where you bought the phone from , explain what happened to u and hopefully theyll give you a refund.
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Should I consider selling it internationally?
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You could do that, but be sure to advertise that the phone wont work in the states, it would be unfair to con a potential buyer.
It would be unfair to sell a stolen phone :/
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I dropped my phone today and cracked the screen in several places. I just got it rooted/S-Off. Do I need to return it to stock before sending it to Asurion?
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I dropped my phone today and cracked the screen in several places. I just got it rooted/S-Off. Do I need to return it to stock before sending it to Asurion?
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No need to return to stock, they don't care.
Say you lost it and keep it.
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Say you lost it and keep it.
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they don't care just send it to them
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Thanks guys. That will make it much easier!
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booked said:
Say you lost it and keep it.
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That's called insurance fraud and is illegal. People like you are why all of our rates are higher.
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That's called insurance fraud and is illegal. People like you are why all of our rates are higher.
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No they are not. Corporate greed is what you should be looking at lol, not bogus insurance claims...
Fraud and greed are both bad. Didnt your mother teach you two wrongs dont make a right?
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Say you lost it and keep it.
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You won't be able to reactivate the old one anyway...as soon as you make a claim, it puts the old device on the negative list for activation, so the IMEI will be disabled by Verizon.
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You won't be able to reactivate the old one anyway...as soon as you make a claim, it puts the old device on the negative list for activation, so the IMEI will be disabled by Verizon.
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He could always fix the screen and use it as a mini tablet around the house.
Dedicated bathroom device??
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He could always fix the screen and use it as a mini tablet around the house.
Dedicated bathroom device??
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Or a gsm device, being blacklisted on vzw doesn't affect T-Mobile or any other gsm carrier.
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booked said:
Say you lost it and keep it.
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Most insurance plans require a police report to be filed for the lost phone, so you'd have to falsify that as well. Doesn't like a good idea in general.
I wonder how ensquared handles the software bit as well.
I told them I lost it and I know used that crack phone in GSM. Now I have someone that can fix your phone at a good prices?
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You won't be able to reactivate the old one anyway...as soon as you make a claim, it puts the old device on the negative list for activation, so the IMEI will be disabled by Verizon.
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You can get them off the blacklist and reactivated for like 70 or so
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You can get them off the blacklist and reactivated for like 70 or so
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Not on Verizon...that's how they keep stolen phones off the network.
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Not on Verizon...that's how they keep stolen phones off the network.
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Not tru I can't say who on here but look it up even 20% employee discount
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Not tru I can't say who on here but look it up even 20% employee discount
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If someone tells you they can get a phone off of the stolen phone negative list, they either work for Asurion (and they're acting illegally), work for a VERY specific team at Verizon (and puttng their job in jeopardy to make $70), or flashing a different IMEI to the phone (which is illegal and causes other problems down the line). All phones on Verizon are indexed, meaning that the company has a record of each phone's serial number, and that's what's allowed on the network. If a phone is in the "negative" index list, it can't be activated unless it's moved on to the regular list, and the only people that can do that are Verizon employees on the indexing/inventory team, or Asurion reps who have to go through a pretty long process to have it re-indexed.
On a GSM network, none of this is a problem, because the only thing the network cares about is the SIM/ICC number.
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If someone tells you they can get a phone off of the stolen phone negative list, they either work for Asurion (and they're acting illegally), work for a VERY specific team at Verizon (and puttng their job in jeopardy to make $70), or flashing a different IMEI to the phone (which is illegal and causes other problems down the line). All phones on Verizon are indexed, meaning that the company has a record of each phone's serial number, and that's what's allowed on the network. If a phone is in the "negative" index list, it can't be activated unless it's moved on to the regular list, and the only people that can do that are Verizon employees on the indexing/inventory team, or Asurion reps who have to go through a pretty long process to have it re-indexed.
On a GSM network, none of this is a problem, because the only thing the network cares about is the SIM/ICC number.
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You are incorrect I emailed a thunderbolt imei they emailed me a pay pal link I paid them they emailedme back saying it was clean I called Verizon have them the number and they conformed it was ok you should never assume Google is your friend the site states it's 100% legal
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You are incorrect I emailed a thunderbolt imei they emailed me a pay pal link I paid them they emailedme back saying it was clean I called Verizon have them the number and they conformed it was ok you should never assume Google is your friend the site states it's 100% legal
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Not if it was stolen and someone made a claim through Asurion.
Google has bad information too.
J.Max said:
Not if it was stolen and someone made a claim through Asurion.
Google has bad information too.
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Yes lost stone even if it's locked in a unpaid account
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