So long story short, bought a NEW EPIC 4G from someone after being on the phone with SPRINT and verifying the ESN was "CLEAN & CLEAR" for activation. 5 minutes later I call Sprint back to swap the phone onto my account and was told "The phone is currently active on an account". Ok WTF is up with that? Anyone had a similar experience? I have tried to search for ways to get in and change the MSID and phone number but I have had no luck. The MSID & Phone Number show up as 000-000-0508 if that isnt weird enough.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Any way to get in and change the MSID to mine? Any way to repair this ESN?
Thanks for any and all help, this isn't a stolen phone, fresh out the box, as told it was good and now being told it was bad. I wish Sprint would hold themselves accountable for their screw ups.
Mike
The signs that tell me it has never been active as far as my knowledge is:
Phone number:
000-000-0508
MSID:
000-000-0508
Username:
<Not set>
Im 100% sure if it has been used before that this info would be filled in no matter how many times you reset it.
There isn't anything that can be done about the ESN.
Try contacting whoever you purchased it from to make sure they put a different phone on the line, it won't be usable until it is removed from whatever line it was attached.
I understand all of that, my phone is a Sprint rep told me the phone was good, few minutes later it was no longer good. The phone number, msid, username do not make any sense at all. It was brand new out of the box, never been activated before.
ssconceptz said:
I understand all of that, my phone is a Sprint rep told me the phone was good, few minutes later it was no longer good. The phone number, msid, username do not make any sense at all. It was brand new out of the box, never been activated before.
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It had to have been activated at some point for the ESN to be attached to a line.
Thats the point, either sprint screwed up somewhere but I have no clue. Do you have information on changing the MSID? This is not my first rodeo at buying or even rooting phones (not that I have even attempted to root this thing) but I have never had an issue with what I was told from sprint and now I feel I can no longer trust what sprint even says.
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It had to have been activated at some point for the ESN to be attached to a line.
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The phone would reflect the last used phone number as well as last username.
The phone keeps trying to complete hands free activation as well.
I don't have an explanation as to how it became activated on a line, I can only say that until it is removed from that line it will not be usable with Sprint. All I can recommend is that you contact whoever you bought it from and try to sort this mess out.
The phone has never been activated. Sprint zone says "This Device is not currently active on a Sprint Account"
I can help you out tomorrow when I go to work. PM me and I'll give you my number at the store.
Not trying to be an ass at all, hopefully you understand how frustrating this is. I went in and manually changed the MSID & Phone number but not that it will matter much. Cant figure out how to change username though.
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I can help you out tomorrow when I go to work. PM me and I'll give you my number at the store.
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Thank you very much!
qpst will work to change the msid username and whatever else you want to change. I do advise you understand the program fully cause you can cause some real damage if programmed incorrectly. I would wait for whodaman to be honest probably your best bet.
Yea i will wait for him. I was just curious. Thanks
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I can help you out tomorrow when I go to work. PM me and I'll give you my number at the store.
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Now that's service and a very nice fellow.
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ssconceptz said:
The MSID & Phone Number show up as 000-000-0508 if that isnt weird enough.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Any way to get in and change the MSID to mine? Any way to repair this ESN?
MSID:
000-000-0508
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Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks to me as if someone (previous owner) was attempting to modify the ESN/MEID on your epic (possibly cloning another phone, for good or bad, last you'll hear from me on the topic). Should be repairable but not discussable here. Whosdaman should be able to help you out though.
If you just bought it why not return it?
Something smells fishy
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If you just bought it why not return it?
Something smells fishy
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I think the OP bought it from a person rather than a store.
to the OP: Make sure the MEID under the battery matches what's on the box AND go to menu > settings > about phne and make sure THAT MEID matches the other 2 if it doesn't, then it's likely it was tampered with or changed for some reason...
Post back after you check these numbers (if they all match, then wait for whosdaman to help u out)
let us know how it goes.
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I think the OP bought it from a person rather than a store.
to the OP: Make sure the MEID under the battery matches what's on the box AND go to menu > settings > about phne and make sure THAT MEID matches the other 2 if it doesn't, then it's likely it was tampered with or changed for some reason...
Post back after you check these numbers (if they all match, then wait for whosdaman to help u out)
let us know how it goes.
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Yes they all match I made sure of this. The phone in settings matches the outside as well.
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These "pattern lockout please help" threads are the worst attempt at recovering stolen phones. Its obvious thw thieves create multiple accounts on xda, Then reply with things like "this is happening to me too" It supposed to build their credibility by creating small layers of trust. Its to make you think "Oh, well if multiple people are having an issue, maybe this is just another failure in the long list of problems."
I wouldnt be suprised if they start pm'ing people who attempt to help.
The bottom line is, this is a weak attempt to socially engineer you to break the law by helping them break the law. We all know that if you forget your pattern its easy enough to recover from it. My son locks my phone once a week from incorrect pattern entry. With my G1 it was married to one google account so i was forced to recover via gmail. Therefore if they are the true owners they will have no problem recovering.
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Word.
Well said.
Need to sticky this.
I'd pay for an app that locks down the recovery and download mode with a password - can't remember your pass - tough ****.
Hey people, I forgot my....
oh... I guess I have to ask androidforums...
+1
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Hey people, I forgot my....
oh... I guess I have to ask androidforums...
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Definitely agree though!!!
Bump. Sticky this.
I agree with the OP, theres alot of phones on ebay and craigslist of the locked android phones. I sent a message to an ebay seller and his response was the phone was as is, but fully working. Would not go into detail when I asked him was it user error or stolen. My initial Vibrant I bought was stolen and I had no security installed. That mistake wont happen again but Please dont help the theives.
what if the person is being honest, and they are really pattern locked out, and they don't know anything about android? LOL that would suck, but I agree, lets not help thieves.
Yeah pretty much a big f you. I am a legit owner who was locked out the day I got my phone. Gmail did not unlock it so I called tmo. They walked me through a master unlock which made things worse, as now all my gmail info was deleted. Thank goodness there were people willing to help and I was able to get my phone back up and running. Its people like you who really make it hard for someone to get the help they need here on xda.
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what if the person is being honest, and they are really pattern locked out, and they don't know anything about android? LOL that would suck, but I agree, lets not help thieves.
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it happens, but tough ****, we can't determine the real idiots from the thieves so it's best to help no one get past the unlock screen.
(although on stock vibrant there is a known issue that the pattern unlock does not go away even if you do the right thing)
While I do agree we shouldn't help thieves, we shouldn't make such a blanket statement. Just because you get locked out of your phone doesn't mean you stole it. I've had customers whose friends tried to unlock their phone and locked them out.
But I can see it now all the unhelpful vultures on here as soon as someone asks about being locked out of their phone. "ZOMG THIEVE CALL THE POLICE, TELL THE MODS, TRACK THEIR IP, THEIR WORSE THAN HITLER!!!!"
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While I do agree we shouldn't help thieves, we shouldn't make such a blanket statement. Just because you get locked out of your phone doesn't mean you stole it. I've had customers whose friends tried to unlock their phone and locked them out.
But I can see it now all the unhelpful vultures on here as soon as someone asks about being locked out of their phone. "ZOMG THIEVE CALL THE POLICE, TELL THE MODS, TRACK THEIR IP, THEIR WORSE THAN HITLER!!!!"
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i am not saying that if a customer brings their phone into my store i am not going to help then(i would get reprimanded for that) but online i have no way of knowing if they are telling the truth or not. when people bring their phone into the store you can usually tell if they are telling the truth or not, or you have a hundred tools at your disposal as a rep that will tell you whether or not they bought the phone and/or it is theirs
I am not suggesting there are not circumstances where everything goes wrong and you are unable to sign in using your gmail account to unlock. Wait... yes i am. If you are in this situation it is 100% your fault.
Take ownership of your phone and whats on it.
If it were so easy to circumvent 2 layers of secuirty on a locked android device... then why even have it on there.
Most if not all people looking to get around the pattern unlock are in possesion of a phone they dont own.
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or they are completely retarded like 90% of my customers, there are thousands of people out there that have an android device and have no clue what their gmail password is because the sales rep set all that up for them and made sure that when they walked out the door they would have no problems. at least once a week i get customers that come in and tell me that they locked themselves out of their phone and i know they did because A) i sold it to them and set it up B) a co-worker sold it to them and i set it up C) they are old. most people don't bother to remember passwords just like they don't remember phone numbers, because technology has the ability to remember stuff for us then why the hell should we have to use our brain at all?
i am not saying that we should walk people through how to get past it, i am just stating that some people really are that stupid and can't remember unlock patterns or passwords, or phone numbers or whatever else. frankly i think even i have locked myself out of my old G1 because i changed my pattern and then forgot what is was(i changed mine once a week) just because i changed the pattern doesn't mean i stole it, it means i'm an idiot
i have also seen phones that will not let you use the gmail credentials even though you can use those same credentials to log in via computer. just because someone is stupid does not make them a thief, although being a thief makes them stupid
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I am not suggesting there are not circumstances where everything goes wrong and you are unable to sign in using your gmail account to unlock. Wait... yes i am. If you are in this situation it is 100% your fault.
Take ownership of your phone and whats on it.
If it were so easy to circumvent 2 layers of secuirty on a locked android device... then why even have it on there.
Most if not all people looking to get around the pattern unlock are in possesion of a phone they dont own.
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Just because you have not run into a situation in which all systems failed does not mean it doesn't happen. Don't be do short sighted and pig headed that you under mind the purpose of help forums. I consider myself a semi intelligent person but somehow found myself completely locked out of my first vibrant. With the help of a few good people I was back up and running the next day. And this was on my day old stock vibrant. And yes the gmail auth failed even with the correct login info.
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Just because you have not run into a situation in which all systems failed does not mean it doesn't happen. Don't be do short sighted and pig headed that you under mind the purpose of help forums. I consider myself a semi intelligent person but somehow found myself completely locked out of my first vibrant. With the help of a few good people I was back up and running the next day. And this was on my day old stock vibrant. And yes the gmail auth failed even with the correct login info.
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As I pointed out already(and I'm agreeing with you) this is a known issue, and t-mo has said many times that they plan on a fix but I doubt it will be soon
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or they are completely retarded like 90% of my customers, there are thousands of people out there that have an android device and have no clue what their gmail password is because the sales rep set all that up for them and made sure that when they walked out the door they would have no problems. at least once a week i get customers that come in and tell me that they locked themselves out of their phone and i know they did because A) i sold it to them and set it up B) a co-worker sold it to them and i set it up C) they are old. most people don't bother to remember passwords just like they don't remember phone numbers, because technology has the ability to remember stuff for us then why the hell should we have to use our brain at all?
i am not saying that we should walk people through how to get past it, i am just stating that some people really are that stupid and can't remember unlock patterns or passwords, or phone numbers or whatever else. frankly i think even i have locked myself out of my old G1 because i changed my pattern and then forgot what is was(i changed mine once a week) just because i changed the pattern doesn't mean i stole it, it means i'm an idiot
i have also seen phones that will not let you use the gmail credentials even though you can use those same credentials to log in via computer. just because someone is stupid does not make them a thief, although being a thief makes them stupid
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Overall you are correct. I deal with people all the time that dont know tech at all. The only thing I see wrong with your logic is that those type of people would not be on this forum. If the people bought the phone through a legit source they can go back to that store and get it unlocked or replaced.
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As I pointed out already(and I'm agreeing with you) this is a known issue, and t-mo has said many times that they plan on a fix but I doubt it will be soon
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Got to love the xda app lol, I meant to quote the post above. But appreciate your response
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Listen, there is a flaw with the fail safe of the patern lock. Its supposed to verify your google account info. It completely failed for me. First I was told I had to do it using 3G and not wi-fi. But neither worked. T mo actually replaced my phone because I got licked out
locked. They saw the error when I showed them I could log on with a computer but not with the phone which I had a receipt for.
Try it for yourself. Enter the wrong code until it asks for google verification.
Before you get your panties in a wad, why not see if there's a bug here after all.
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Been using Google voice (not religiously due to family not the most tech savvy). This morning, I wake up, and I find a total of 8 messages from starting from 10:30 at night, to 07:59 this AM. There are a total of 3 reply backs, all having personal information attached to them).
Researching the number back shows an area code of 734 (Ann Arbor), which is ironically the prefix I chose since I previously worked there at U of M.
The really interesting part is that I have a bit of a "stalker" at work, whose number I've blacklisted courtesy of Verizon wireless, and have not had any issues in say 1.5 months. 2 nights ago while at work she asked about setting up a google voice account after just purchasing a Samsung S, stating "I don't have any clue how to set this up". Was a bit busy at the time (patient going bad, honestly didn't really care", and opened up the app and told her to browse through it to get an idea.
How can I track this number (really think it's her) and verify it. I have a harassment case pending in HR regarding her, and would like to have it as material to provide it it really is her. Second, how the hell can my phone respond back? I have "Unknown sources" checked as I use Ti backup.
Any help more than appreciated. Thanks in advance!
LOL Holy christ no. One of the "you can take the girl from the trailer...." She's done this before to others at work, with the last moving to Canada (I **** you not) with his wife and 2 daughters. Been getting worse, hence my interaction with my manager and HR.
google voice also can use your email to reply back to texts..is your email compromised? Change your passwords..and do a hard reset..if you are using TI..just wipe and reinstall ROM...
It's hard to say what/if she did something...but yeah, thats weird.
edit: I live in Ann Arbor, but I wasn't the one...haha.
pretend how u have this treasure in nigeria, and ask her to "help" you bring it here.
Christ, I never thought of that, and I do have that option checked.
Sigh... I just did a complete backup 8 days ago, only difference is 2 games, and I can re-download those.
Google voice already uninstalled. After that I'm going to get number changed, and see if I can get it "unlisted" by Verizon.
What else, any other suggestions are more than welcome and appreciated!
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pretend how u have this treasure in nigeria, and ask her to "help" you bring it here.
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Somali pirates would probably ship her back, and the waters over there are dirty enough. No need to have Green Peace involved.... or maybe so... thoughts to ponder
Any way I can trace that number back to her original phone number?
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Somali pirates would probably ship her back, and the waters over there are dirty enough. No need to have Green Peace involved.... or maybe so... thoughts to ponder
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actually what i was getting at was scamming her so that she would get the message.
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Any way I can trace that number back to her original phone number?
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do a reverse number lookup and google voice numbers are listed as grandcentral in their service provider. that will tell u at the very least that its a GV number.
Well, after logging into Google voice, somehow her number (which is and has been blocked by Verizon) is listed as a secondary phone, receive text messages on this phone has been checked, PIN not required checked, and never ring. Multiple sign-in is enabled as well.
Just outstanding. Changed email to some bs address. Will verify and forget, as has password to something ridiculous. Any other suggestions?
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Any other suggestions?
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Document everything that has happened, as thoroughly as possible. Get whatever confirmation you can from Google that shows that your account was somehow compromised.
This chica sounds like she is serious business and doesn't mind playing these games long term. If she compromised your communications you can be sure that it was not just some isolated fun. She most likely mined your account for whatever info she could, and it's possible that she sent things 'on your behalf' that she can later use to accuse you of something.
Change all of your passwords immediately: banking, paypal, email, etc. If she was able to compromise one, it's likely she got into another.
It sounds like worrying about Google Voice or your phone is the least of your concerns: the symptom rather than the disease.
Seriously consider retaining a lawyer for whatever may come of all this insanity.
Maybe it sounds like I'm overreacting but I've seen the havoc that can come from such a situation and from your description, this sounds like it could go all sorts of awful ways.
I dunno... I think you like her.
i think you should talk to the police about this... not XDA... or maybe springer... he always gets the truth out
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...and opened up the app and told her to browse through it to get an idea.
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Is it possible she changed your google voice setup when you handed her your phone?
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If she's that much of a nut case, why did you give her your phone? It doesn't sound like she's dumb at all, if she mined your phone that quick.
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Who gives their phone to a known stalker nutcase?
I suspect there is more to this story.
Was she any good?
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OK wait one second here... a woman is "stalking" you and you are having issues with this?? Are you another woman? You can't be a guy because it is impossible to 1. rape a guy and 2. stalk a guy.
This is so much BS. if you were really bothered by this person why do you talk to her? why do you bother with her? I think you are her stalker, thats more believable.
I have been stalked by a chick. Its creepy. You get stalked when they're fat and scary looking. So it is possible.
Didn't know that they controlled how fast you post on here if your a new user. That is insane. But understandable.
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OK wait one second here... a woman is "stalking" you and you are having issues with this?? Are you another woman? You can't be a guy because it is impossible to 1. rape a guy and 2. stalk a guy.
This is so much BS. if you were really bothered by this person why do you talk to her? why do you bother with her? I think you are her stalker, thats more believable.
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Aside from just simply changing your passwords, change your security questions to the accounts as well.
Document everything and hand it over to HR
There's also an option to change your google voice number, if you dont mind choosing a new one.
Somewhere in the settings on the desktop site.
I did. I lucked out because mine is a very easy number to remember.
herbthehammer said:
I did. I lucked out because mine is a very easy number to remember.
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I hate to sound stupid but I'll just ask my stupid question, why is it important to get your mirrored server link?
Mirrored server link????? MSL. Mobile Subscriber lock. Allows you to mess with things most folks shouldn't mess with.
I didn't ask, I'm very familiar with CDMA workshop and grabbed it from there.
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Mirrored server link????? MSL. Mobile Subscriber lock. Allows you to much with things most folks shouldn't much with.
I didn't ask, I'm very familiar with CDMA workshop and grabbed it from there.
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See this is why sometimes google searching a term before asking about it does not help. Found a link to MSL relating to linux. <.<
If you're rooted you can just download the msl app from the market. That's what I did. And actually I don't remember if u have to be rooted or not.
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MSL Reader requires root according to its info.
why is sprint so hesitant on giving us the MSL code? what damage can we do with it?
i was going to to try reseting the data profile and see if there is improvement in 3G speeds, but they try to avoid the subject when you ask for it
edit: yay for temp root just used MSL reader :-D
edit 2: so they wouldn't give up the MSL code but he waived the $18 activation fee :-D
Best Buy routinely prints MSL on documentation
The Best Buy printout lists a security lock code, which is your MSL.
You can use z4root to gain temp root to use the MSL app from the market if you need it find it. Just be sure to grab the superuser app too.
Sprint flat out refused to give me my MSL after 7 calls, so I just cheated.
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You can use z4root to gain temp root to use the MSL app from the market if you need it find it. Just be sure to grab the superuser app too.
Sprint flat out refused to give me my MSL after 7 calls, so I just cheated.
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lol 7 phone calls? i used msl reader while i was on the phone with them the first time, they said no so i fired up the market and installed MSL reader.
I don't think they've ever flat out refused to give me my phone's number. I've never activated a new phone on the phone, always in person. I think it's easier to say no on the phone than it is in person. I've had some couple of times where the employee seemed leery to give it to me. I might have said that there's many ways to get it, I just figured since you're activating the phone now that you already know the msl. I generally tell them if they are hesitant that it's something I like to keep in my records. For the most part, nobody has flat out refused yet. Is it possible they see how long I've been a customer with them so they just tell me what it is?
I don't know how many of you are old sprint timers but my first phone was a Sony candybar that the earpiece slid up to answer and hang up.
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I don't know how many of you are old sprint timers but my first phone was a Sony candybar that the earpiece slid up to answer and hang up.
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I dont know what our first sprint phone was, but it did have the sliding earpiece and it was on the sprint charter member plan.
HAA HAA! This was the first phone I owned. AFTER the motorola bravo beeper
Yea i work for a sprint call center and they all say refer to master subsidy lock as "six digit number" haha me i dont mind giving it out...and some reps might give u the one time unlock so watch out...just tell them incase u need to reprog ur device or that ur on the phone and dont have any call back number...they shuld give it out...
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HAA HAA! This was the first phone I owned. AFTER the motorola bravo beeper
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Omg, there she is in all her glory!
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HAA HAA! This was the first phone I owned. AFTER the motorola bravo beeper
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LOL It even has the red logo xD
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I've never had a problem getting my MSL from a sprint rep. I've always just said "I need my MSL to program my phone". No questions, no hassle, they've always just given it to me and asked if they could help with anything else.
I asked for both mine and my wife's when I activated our phones. The woman had to go ask her supervisor since she said they aren't suppose to give them out. She said he approved it and gave me the numbers.
This is my first smart phone so not even sure if I will ever need it but saw a post in another forum about a hard data reset using the number so figured I would try to get it just in case it comes in handy if/when I get into rooting my phone.
I dial *228 and if I remember if it doesn't recognize my keystrokes I am supposed to change some setting, but I can't remember which one...
Touch tones I think is what its called, don't remember where in settings it is, but I believe its under call settings. Change it from short to long.
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Blah12543 said:
Touch tones I think is what its called, don't remember where in settings it is, but I believe its under call settings. Change it from short to long.
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Yea did that. Unfortunatly it isn't working. They send me to a rep and there are no reps right now. Will try later on...
Huh, interesting. I don't know what else would help ya out :/ sorry. I hope someone else will chime in and offer some information to help.
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You should check the MEID with Verizon. I got an incredible off ebay and couldn't activate it as it was still attached to the sellers account and they wouldn't release it from his account until the next billing cycle. Same thing where it wouldn't let me activate it and sent me to a Verizon rep. Had to send it back and get another..
It's fixed now. I guess a phone with a similar MEID was reported stolen. It's all fixed now and I got an account credit out of it... If they only knew that wasn't my only phone... ha ha.
While there r so many threads here telling they lost their sexy phone , well i just got one . found laying on side of the road ( it is nice leather case so phone is in same condition )
Having evil ideas about the phone.
So tell me guys what to do.......
Btw i have already one
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While there r so many threads here telling they lost their sexy phone , well i just got one . found laying on side of the road ( it is nice leather case so phone is in same condition )
Having evil ideas about the phone.
So tell me guys what to do.......
Btw i have already one
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Try and trace the owner or hand it in would be a good start.
Trace the owner, and if you cannot find them, hand it in to the nearest police station to where you found it.
Alternatively contact the carrier who can trace the sim number or mobile number of the phone and find the owner.
keep it, if you drop yours you have a spare one ,
unless the owner calls the phone. than you can give it back >.>
If you dont hand it in you will probably find the IMEI gets blocked by the carrier when it gets reported missing, so wont be of much use as a phone anyway.
Hand it in, if it was your phone I am sure you would wish for the same.
shouldn't be too hard to trace the owner, so do it.
If you can turn WiFi and gps on and leave the phone powered on (Samsung dive) else turn it in.
Step 1: Check the call log and call one of the numbers the person dials often. That's sure to be a friend/family member of the person.
Step 2: Tell them you found the phone and let them put you in touch with the owner.
Step 3: Return the phone to its rightful owner.
Step 4: Enjoy the boost in Karma.
The owner uses Samsung Dive and is tracking you right now. It's a guy, he's 6'4," 250lbs, and read this thread on XDA. Now what are you going to do
I don't understand the question. Is that just me?
There's only 1 thing to do, and that's ring someone (as suggested above) and return it to its rightful owner.
Edit: Alternatively, check the email address of the owner and get in touch with them that way.
BarryH_GEG said:
The owner uses Samsung Dive and is tracking you right now. It's a guy, he's 6'4," 250lbs, and read this thread on XDA. Now what are you going to do
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give me the phone and ill deal with this guy
What ever you do, never hand it to the police. it will end with them. This should be the last option If all the others don't work. Better it ends with the rightful owner as first option or you as last but one option.
What would you do if you found 5000 dollars on the floor? Hand it to the police? If you can't trace it, they can't.
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a67543210 said:
What ever you do, never hand it to the police. it will end with them. This should be the last option If all the others don't work. Better it ends with the rightful owner as first option or you as last but one option.
What would you do if you found 5000 dollars on the floor? Hand it to the police? If you can't trace it, they can't.
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i agree..
Handing it over to the cops should be your last option.
if u do anything but hand it in or try to find the owner you are a common thief.....why even ask the question,
Not really...
OrionCarl said:
if u do anything but hand it in or try to find the owner you are a common thief.....why even ask the question,
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I dont think you can call the guy a thief, he found the phone, did not steal it from anybody.
Now morally, thats a different matter.
I would try and trace the rightfull owner and return his phone.
ATB
OrionCarl said:
if u do anything but hand it in or try to find the owner you are a common thief.....why even ask the question,
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el.motar said:
I dont think you can call the guy a thief, he found the phone, did not steal it from anybody.
Now morally, thats a different matter.
I would try and trace the rightfull owner and return his phone.
ATB
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I agree with OrionCarl in this case. Just because you find something doesn't mean it doesn't belong to someone else. Keeping it when you know that it does is the equivalent of stealing it.
Cool story bro!
if you can access the phone check for a HOME number, alternatively check the phones own number and contact the provider and report it...
soraxd said:
pshhhh 1. change that imei and use it as a spare
2. sell it overseas where it wont be imei locked
3. sell it to mee!! i want to buy this phone for someone, and i wont use it as a phone, only as a wifi toy
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or sell it back to the person who lost it....