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Help Motoblur Used phone!!

I just got a used atrix 4g but it says when i boot up.. "sim card is removed or changed. log in to your motoblur account.. um yeah i aint got one what do i do ??

Try this,
http://www.technipages.com/2-ways-to-factory-hard-reset-motorola-atrix.html

It doesn't give you an option to create a new one? All it requires is a working email address.
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lauterm said:
It doesn't give you an option to create a new one? All it requires is a working email address.
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Yeah I know. It sucks. But unless you have better luck finding a way to reset blur than I did, I am afraid that is what it is.
I am amazed that someone sold a phone and didn't reset it theirselves. And you probly don't want their crap on your phone anyway. Not to mention, a nice reset will give you that new out of the box experience. So unless you are concerned about keeping the contents of the old user, (sayWHAT?!?) don't sweat it. Takes maybe 5 minutes tops for the reset. And you are in business.

cant u just flash the SBF ?

Go into recovery and I have the option to factory reset from there
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Call me whatever you want, but are we sure this is a purchased phone and not a stolen phone?
Maybe I don't trust people, or whatever, but I just don't see someone selling an atrix, without at least performing a wipe.
For the record, I am not saying the op stole it, just saying it could be.
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I tried the two steps worked like a charm
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DarrellRaines said:
Call me whatever you want, but are we sure this is a purchased phone and not a stolen phone?
Maybe I don't trust people, or whatever, but I just don't see someone selling an atrix, without at least performing a wipe.
For the record, I am not saying the op stole it, just saying it could be.
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not saying it is either way, but the original owner could have wiped, booted up the phone and logged in with their motoblur account to check, and then handed off the phone.

DarrellRaines said:
Call me whatever you want, but are we sure this is a purchased phone and not a stolen phone?
Maybe I don't trust people, or whatever, but I just don't see someone selling an atrix, without at least performing a wipe.
For the record, I am not saying the op stole it, just saying it could be.
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My thoughts exactly.

I actually traded for my iconia tablet. One complaint att added data plan when I called cheapest they said was 45 wth
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l3giticonia said:
I actually traded for my iconia tablet. One complaint att added data plan when I called cheapest they said was 45 wth
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Uhh..no
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/data-plans.jsp

I kept telling the stupid lady that my brother had same.phone on 2gb for 25 and she said I was incorrect no matter how much I told her. She said 4g absolutely requires and that it was the only one availible. And I told her on the site I saw it and she said I was misinformed. And went ahead and added the stupid package
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Call back and talk to someone else.

She asked two people I kept teling her. I just went to my manage features and switched to 2gb 25 plan
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Asurion replacememts

What phone(s) does Asurion give out as a replacement for the Incredible? I thought I read that they ran out of Dincs.
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Anybody?
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DInc2. A quick search would have provided the answer much faster.

Not a fact.....they the inctedibles in stock. Best way to tell is to file a claim and see what they offer. Mine was. Dinc 2 for 5 days now its an original. Bottom line if they have a incredible that's what you'll get. Changes day to day. Good luck.
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rosser725 said:
What phone(s) does Asurion give out as a replacement for the Incredible? I thought I read that they ran out of Dincs.
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What the guy above said. Most are getting The Dinc2 but sometimes you'll get lucky and get the Dinc1 since they seem to be in and out of stock.

Yeah my gf got a Dinc1 not too long ago from them... It could also be a regional thing too. I'm sure she'll be more than happy to trade someone for a Dinc2 though

POQbum said:
What the guy above said. Most are getting The Dinc2 but sometimes you'll get lucky and get the Dinc1 since they seem to be in and out of stock.
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Not sure I'd really call getting a dinc1 instead of a dInc2 lucky!

Phone trading on sprint.

How wuld I go about this. I want a nexus 4g and found someone willing to trade even for my epic on craigslist. How would I go about doing this? Would I be able to keep my tep? Would I even be able to trade while its on contract? Treading new waters here.. help a bortha out lol
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RushAOZ said:
How wuld I go about this. I want a nexus 4g and found someone willing to trade even for my epic on craigslist. How would I go about doing this? Would I be able to keep my tep? Would I even be able to trade while its on contract? Treading new waters here.. help a bortha out lol
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Just meet the guy that you re trading with at a sprint store, tell them what's going on and thy should do it for you. That's what I did and yes I kept my tep and everything was fine
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RushAOZ said:
How wuld I go about this. I want a nexus 4g and found someone willing to trade even for my epic on craigslist. How would I go about doing this? Would I be able to keep my tep? Would I even be able to trade while its on contract? Treading new waters here.. help a bortha out lol
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1. If you have TEP you can keep it.
2. Yes you can, as long as both of you are in good standing with your accounts.
sryans2004 said:
Just meet the guy that you re trading with at a sprint store, tell them what's going on and thy should do it for you. That's what I did and yes I kept my tep and everything was fine
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Also good advice, trade at a sprint store, make sure you're unrooted.
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sryans2004 said:
Just meet the guy that you re trading with at a sprint store, tell them what's going on and thy should do it for you. That's what I did
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So... I would walk into a store with said seller. Tell them we traded phones. They verify that both accounts are active and the esns are clean I assume? If everythings good then thy would just switch phones on the account for you? Would I be able to keep equipment protection?
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What if the sellers phone was never activated? Post says looking to trade brand new ns4g. Not sure if he means never activated or just activated.
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RushAOZ said:
What if the sellers phone was never activated? Post says looking to trade brand new ns4g. Not sure if he means never activated or just activated.
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Call sprint from a separate phone and do an esn swap from your phone to nexus then have him activate or whatever he wants to do with the phone you give him. of course you will both have to be together when you do this. Just make sure you can activate the nexus on your account and have sprint clear your old esn before you give him your phone. Sprint customer service can swap phones very easily over the phone, as long as you're not calling from ths phones you are dealing with.
I personally would feel weird going into a sprint store and take up their time when doing a phone trade like that. That's just me though.
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smark72 said:
Call sprint from a separate phone and do an esn swap from your phone to nexus then have him activate or whatever he wants to do with the phone you give him. of course you will both have to be together when you do this. Just make sure you can activate the nexus on your account and have sprint clear your old esn before you give him your phone. Sprint customer service can swap phones very easily over the phone, as long as you're not calling from ths phones you are dealing with.
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I have purchased several phones on craigslist and this is the option i chose.... Yes u can keep ur tep..... The esn swap doesn't effect ur insurance.
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Cool. alot simpler than I originally thought. Sweet! Nexus s for me pretty soon hopefully! Love my epic but I'm one of those nerds that get bored of their gadgets and always wants something new.
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RushAOZ said:
Cool. alot simpler than I originally thought. Sweet! Nexus s for me pretty soon hopefully! Love my epic but I'm one of those nerds that get bored of their gadgets and always wants something new.
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Nexus s is a great phone. I had an epic and went to the nexus and I am happy with it.
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Esteway.619 said:
Nexus s is a great phone. I had an epic and went to the nexus and I am happy with it.
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It may sound stupid but my buddy got one and bought a case for it. The looks and feel of the nexus s with a case are PERFECT for me. Feels amazing in the hand with a case. Holding it reminds me of when I had my iPhone 3g. As much as I hated it it felt great in the hand. I could type one handed and type with very high accuracy with my eyes closed.
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RushAOZ said:
It may sound stupid but my buddy got one and bought a case for it. The looks and feel of the nexus s with a case are PERFECT for me. Feels amazing in the hand with a case. Holding it reminds me of when I had my iPhone 3g. As much as I hated it it felt great in the hand. I could type one handed and type with very high accuracy with my eyes closed.
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I agree with the typing fast with one hand I love this phone right now.
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smark72 said:
I personally would feel weird going into a sprint store and take up their time when doing a phone trade like that. That's just me though.
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You would feel weird having an employee do his/her job?

I recently did the same trade, question about insurance. If I have the nexus now, will they give me another nexus under the insurance or an epic? Been wondering this.
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corythug said:
I recently did the same trade, question about insurance. If I have the nexus now, will they give me another nexus under the insurance or an epic? Been wondering this.
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Good question..
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corythug said:
I recently did the same trade, question about insurance. If I have the nexus now, will they give me another nexus under the insurance or an epic? Been wondering this.
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Whatever phone is currently active on the account when u make the claim is what u will receive.
EDIT so yes u will receive another nexus
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lballer69 said:
Whatever phone is currently active on the account when u make the claim is what u will receive.
EDIT so yes u will receive another nexus
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Awesome******* sauce.
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RushAOZ said:
Awesome******* sauce.
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Agreed!
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RushAOZ said:
Awesome******* sauce.
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Lol y'all is crazy
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i have traded phones alot and always when i make a claim they just ask me "did you buy this phone at a sprint store" i just say yes.

beatstork said:
i have traded phones alot and always when i make a claim they just ask me "did you buy this phone at a sprint store" i just say yes.
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From what I've been told by a Sprint employee, it doesn't matter where you bought the phone. TEP covers any phone on your line. I have even told them that I bought the phone from someone on Craigslist.
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DEC Number

So I found a guy that will swap me a brand new Nexus S 4G for my Epic.
Any harm in providing him the DEC?
Also, is there anything in particular I should look for on his Nexus? I have never done a swap like this before.

Xiutehcuhtli said:
So I found a guy that will swap me a brand new Nexus S 4G for my Epic.
Any harm in providing him the DEC?
Also, is there anything in particular I should look for on his Nexus? I have never done a swap like this before.
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Hmmmm, why did he say that he wanted it?
EDIT: Ohhhh I'm an idiot. I believe he wants to check your ESN.
And the most important of all else is his ESN clean? If it isn't you're in trouble.

Yeah, he did mention that he wanted to check the ESN. How do I check his?

If you can, preform the swap at a sprint store to check the ESN. His ESN.
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ac16313 said:
If you can, preform the swap at a sprint store to check the ESN. His ESN.
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This and only this.
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Xiutehcuhtli said:
Yeah, he did mention that he wanted to check the ESN. How do I check his?
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Before anything else, AC is right, you should meet up at a Sprint door with the guy to validate everything. But here is a site to check.
http://www.checkesnfree.com/multicheck.html
I would have used it to be make sure it's legit but I'm in the middle of a phone call. -___-' Sorry man.

Cool, thanks guys!
This is pretty much what I thought, but hadn't done it previously.

Xiutehcuhtli said:
Cool, thanks guys!
This is pretty much what I thought, but hadn't done it previously.
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LMFAO I'm going to act like I didn't say meet at a Sprint Door hahahaha.
But I wish you the best man, enjoy the Nexus bro.

AproSamurai said:
LMFAO I'm going to act like I didn't say meet at a Sprint Door hahahaha.
But I wish you the best man, enjoy the Nexus bro.
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I was going to ask if a Sprint window would be close enough
You know, to stay out of the way of store traffic...
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So what I have also learned today is that Sprint will check the ESN for you via the customer service line. Just call and give it to them.

Sure they can check it over the phone, but like others have said it is best to perform any purchases/trades at a physical Sprint store location. That way they can update the ESN right there.
I've heard of people purchasing a cell phone from CL and by the time they get home the "seller" claims to have lost it so they end up with a phone with a Bad ESN- in fact someone here on XDA had that happen to them.

Yeah, I ended up not doing it. Too many things that didn't click for me so I backed off. Not worth screwing myself over.
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phdeez said:
Sure they can check it over the phone, but like others have said it is best to perform any purchases/trades at a physical Sprint store location. That way they can update the ESN right there.
I've heard of people purchasing a cell phone from CL and by the time they get home the "seller" claims to have lost it so they end up with a phone with a Bad ESN- in fact someone here on XDA had that happen to them.
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I recommend the in store option for this reason. Most of the reps at my store would be happy to do it.
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You can do it right on the spot just call sprint rep and ask to check that number for you if legit no need to go home first.
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Found

Found one of these doesn't have a sum card, from sprint, is there a way unlock phone for use on another provider?
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This is a CDMA handset, so we don't have a sim slot.
As for flashing to another provided, you can flash this over to MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile, and possibly Straight Talk?
Edit: OR you can do the RIGHT thing and return it as everyone has been saying
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Or you can do the god damn decent thing, call Sprint, let them know you found the phone and give them the ESN, and let them get it returned to the owner who's probably not looking forward to having to pay a $100 deductable.
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Pay for your phone. Do not steal. Chances are it is blacklisted and useless. Might as well report it and be nice. The only thing you will get out of it is scrap.
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marcusant said:
Pay for your phone. Do not steal. Chances are it is blacklisted and useless. Might as well report it and be nice. The only thing you will get out of it is scrap.
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1-10$ if he/she decides to recycle it
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CDMA so if the owner calls sprint that he or she lost it, it will be blacklisted.
The phone won't be able to be activated over Sprint.
However, you could have it work on other carrier.
Best thing to do is, call the owner and ask for decent 30 ish dollar for doing a good deed.

mtwow789 said:
CDMA so if the owner calls sprint that he or she lost it, it will be blacklisted.
The phone won't be able to be activated over Sprint.
However, you could have it work on other carrier.
Best thing to do is, call the owner and ask for decent 30 ish dollar for doing a good deed.
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Just wow. I wouldn't ask for anything. Just sayin.
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Zeinzu said:
Just wow. I wouldn't ask for anything. Just sayin.
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I agree, there shouldn't be a bounty for finding a phone. The honorable and wise thing to do would be call Sprint and return it to the original owner.
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thomasskull666 said:
I agree, there shouldn't be a bounty for finding a phone. The honorable and wise thing to do would be call Sprint and return it to the original owner.
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AH, but the question is if the original owner already paid his $100 to get a new phone, is Sprint honest and diligent enough to offer that phone back to the owner with a clear ESN?

kennyglass123 said:
AH, but the question is if the original owner already paid his $100 to get a new phone, is Sprint honest and diligent enough to offer that phone back to the owner with a clear ESN?
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This..
Most likely the person who "lost" the phone has already coughed up the cash for a replacement, thus the blacklisted ESN. Would Sprint clear the esn and give it back to the owner? I'd say probably not if they've already got the money from them for a replacement.

so, i lost my phone yesterday...
ill send you a self addressed stamped envelope to send it back in.

pvtjoker42 said:
This..
Most likely the person who "lost" the phone has already coughed up the cash for a replacement, thus the blacklisted ESN. Would Sprint clear the esn and give it back to the owner? I'd say probably not if they've already got the money from them for a replacement.
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Sprint shoud care less. It's an assurion issue and doesn't affect sprint. If you call them and tell them someone returned the phone to you, they should reinstate the esn. I actually had that happen. Of course the guy returned it all dinged up. Probably threw it when he found out he couldn't use it. But they did reinstate it.
The op just sounds like a drain on society.
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