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 $100 deductable.
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Pay for your phone. Do not steal. Chances are it is blacklisted and useless. Might as well report it and be nice. The only thing you will get out of it is scrap.
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Pay for your phone. Do not steal. Chances are it is blacklisted and useless. Might as well report it and be nice. The only thing you will get out of it is scrap.
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1-10$ 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.
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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.
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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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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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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what can i do with a evo with bad esn number? can i offer it to sprint for the buy back program to get evo 3d or will i get in trouble?
You might just be screwed. That's why you always meet at a sprint/verizon store when purchasing local because they can check if the esn is good it bad.
Wait for more input though, I have never dealt with a cdma device except for a razr that I once flashed from sprint to verizon.
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Well, a friend of mines found a phone for verizon and took it to verizon to activate it. The reps told him the esn was used. He told them he bought it off of craigslist and had no clue so they activated on his line feeling sorry for him. Now this was Verizon and maybe he got lucky but, hopefully this story helps you out. I hate it when people screw other people over.
I know you can flash Sprint phones to metro pcs. Not sure if it can be done for a phone with a bad esn?
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Your best bet is to sell it on Craigslist I know it can be flash to Boost mobile even with a bad esn... hope that helps
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Take it to radio shack u could get 158 dollars store credit. Towards another phone. They dont check esns
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Lu1387 said:
Take it to radio shack u could get 158 dollars store credit. Towards another phone. They dont check esns
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Yes they do. They, and every other store that buys back phones, are required to check the esn.
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Your best bet is to sell it on Craigslist I know it can be flash to Boost mobile even with a bad esn... hope that helps
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No you cant flash a sprint phone to Boost with a bad esn. Its all the same network.
Your best bet would list on Ebay and craigslist. Specifically state that it has a bad esn. Tell them that you CAN flash and change things to work on metro or cricket and you can make your money back. I had the same problem and actually made money.
Or you can pay what they owe to Sprint.....right???
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what can i do with a evo with bad esn number? can i offer it to sprint for the buy back program to get evo 3d or will i get in trouble?
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Thanks 4 the responses
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you can check if the ESN is reported lost/stolen here: http://www.checkesnfree.com/
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you can check if the ESN is reported lost/stolen here: http://www.checkesnfree.com/
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What a great site!
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You can easily sell it on ebay for $150+. Just state it has a bad esn. I sold my friends phone on there for $156 2 weeks ago.
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wow that site just told me my bad ESN evo i've been using on Cricket for a year actually has a clean esn....lol
anyway, even if it has a bad ESN it can be used on Cricket or MetroPCS. $55 a month for unlimited everything (well no 4g) isn't a bad deal for an Evo.....
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No you cant flash a sprint phone to Boost with a bad esn. Its all the same network.
Your best bet would list on Ebay and craigslist. Specifically state that it has a bad esn. Tell them that you CAN flash and change things to work on metro or cricket and you can make your money back. I had the same problem and actually made money.
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U must be new to this cause when its flash to Boost they don't use the esn genius read up on it before commenting on my post
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you can check if the ESN is reported lost/stolen here: http://www.checkesnfree.com/
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Is there information genuine? I just tried it on a Samsung A900 I bought off ebay a while ago with a bad ESN... Well I guess it was supposed to be bad... And this site says its clear??? Weird...
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I bought a bad esn evo and verified it was lost/stolen using that site. Haven't used it other than that.
I think the best option would be to "flash" the phone to boost mobile. Then you can either sell it or keep it on boost for yourself. The reason I think this would be your best option (besides just reselling it to someone who wants it perhaps) is because putting the phone on boost requires changing the esn, so it doesn't matter if the phone has a bad esn.
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Yes they do. They, and every other store that buys back phones, are required to check the esn.
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Their program isn't a buy back program, it's a recycling program. Doesn't matter if the ESN is bad or not, they take it for store credit. I know this, because I used to work at a Radio Shack.
No you cant flash a sprint phone to Boost with a bad esn. Its all the same network.
Your best bet would list on Ebay and craigslist. Specifically state that it has a bad esn. Tell them that you CAN flash and change things to work on metro or cricket and you can make your money back. I had the same problem and actually made money.
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Yeah you can, you just clone the esn from a boost device to the Evo.
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Yeah you can, you just clone the esn from a boost device to the Evo.
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Which is illegal.
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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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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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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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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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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I got my epic before the nexus s 4g came out so I just looked up here one day and bam. There of was perfect directions on how to root and do everything. Everyone has been so helpful especially the ACS team. If you wanna know how to get a free nexus through sprint pm me and ill tell ya how I did it. PS. Hope you get gingerbread soon.
All I can say is thanx this workefd in like 15 mins
Imma try tonite. When y'all called, did you mention the nexus by name, or just tiptoe around until they offered it?
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All I did was I called Sprint *****ed about the epic and said that I wanna get on a new phone the lady said that's OK and she gave me a few to choose from and the nexus s 4g was one. I am using it right now rooted and all ****s amazing.
That's what I did sorry I can't respond to all to everyone I did not exspect to get over 200 inbox messages. Hahahaha. I did have 3 people that it worked for already
Was the photon n option?
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nom303 said:
Was the photon n option?
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No nexus evo shift and some other ****y phone
What's the secret here??? Call and ***** about the phone being a pile.
Did u had to return the epic?
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Why not just post how this is accomplished??
Hypnotic2010 said:
Why not just post how this is accomplished??
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Did u even read all the post?? Seriously????
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lol i guess its a secret
Well I just tried and they told me I have to go to repair center to diagnose the phone. Now I'm not sure if I wanna go there because that means I'll have to put my phone back to stock but if this really works I'll definetely do it.
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lepapirriky said:
Well I just tried and they told me I have to go to repair center to diagnose the phone. Now I'm not sure if I wanna go there because that means I'll have to put my phone back to stock but if this really works I'll definetely do it.
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OOOoooo, sounds shady and unethical.
Craigslist, (still shady but more ethical ) , ftw
Here's the Secret,
1. Sign up for TEP
2. Use the phone for two calls
3. Brick your phone on purpose by erasing the bootloader
4. send it in for TEP and request a Nexus S
lynyrd65 said:
OOOoooo, sounds shady and unethical.
Craigslist, (still shady but more ethical ) , ftw
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Like you never done anything shady and unethical
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Hypnotic2010 said:
Why not just post how this is accomplished??
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He wants the attention
Just got shot down. Said I had I power button issue and ****ty service. They said I needed to have my epic replaced 3 times before I wo9uld qualify for a nexus. I'm pretty slick. I've gotten replacements for nothing before, and I didn't mention the nexus until she did. Instead, she made me a service ticket and told me to take it to a corperate service center, since I told her I had been told to call the hotline by a 3rd party store.
I guess ill try again another day.
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Just got shot down. Said I had I power button issue and ****ty service. They said I needed to have my epic replaced 3 times before I wo9uld qualify for a nexus. I'm pretty slick. I've gotten replacements for nothing before, and I didn't mention the nexus until she did. Instead, she made me a service ticket and told me to take it to a corperate service center, since I told her I had been told to call the hotline by a 3rd party store.
I guess ill try again another day.
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Got the same answer, I'm wondering if the op been thru repair center before and that's why they gave the ns4g but oh well..I'm still thinking if I wanna go thru all this trouble :S
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Im sure it wasnt as easy as it sounded , any phone company giving you a free phone there will be a catch to it ..ohh well at least some ppl got their nexus 4g
well im already on my second replacement epic. so im gonna try and hopefully have some success ... eeeeek
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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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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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.
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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.
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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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lucky me! They sent me TWO phones! They got my order right, and sent me one that belongs to "Brian"
So, if anyone in the Medford OR area ordered an X and is missing one hit me up!
I called motorola and they were like WHA??? I guess their going to send me a shipping label to get it back to them. Part of me wishes I never called them!
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matt99017d said:
lucky me! They sent me TWO phones! They got my order right, and sent me one that belongs to "Brian"
So, if anyone in the Medford OR area ordered an X and is missing one hit me up!
I called motorola and they were like WHA??? I guess their going to send me a shipping label to get it back to them. Part of me wishes I never called them!
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did you get an email saying that yours had shipped?
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did you get an email saying that yours had shipped?
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Yep! They just sent me two of them. Mine and someone else's!
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lol I'd keep it. Motorolla will do just fine by sending a new one to Brian
I know a Brian! Why don't you just send it to me and I'll make sure he gets it.
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lol I'd keep it. Motorolla will do just fine by sending a new one to Brian
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I am sure that they would blacklist the imei and then track the sim number to see who is using it.
I'm sure they would. BOO! I'll just wait till they send me a return label.
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matt99017d said:
I'm sure they would. BOO! I'll just wait till they send me a return label.
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I think that legally you are under no obligation to return the device. They mailed it to you, it is now yours.
Of course, its absolutely not the right thing to do...especially with a pair of companies you are in an ongoing relationship with (who you have alerted to the problem). Would probably just get the IMEI locked out or something and be left with a useless brick and bad karma.
ottothecow said:
I think that legally you are under no obligation to return the device. They mailed it to you, it is now yours.
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I have heard this before but I have never seen anyone back it up with any case law.
ottothecow said:
I think that legally you are under no obligation to return the device. They mailed it to you, it is now yours.
Of course, its absolutely not the right thing to do...especially with a pair of companies you are in an ongoing relationship with (who you have alerted to the problem).
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legally obligated? how about not being an asshole and be certain Brian gets the phone he is no doubt longing for.
anotherdroid said:
legally obligated? how about not being an asshole and be certain Brian gets the phone he is no doubt longing for.
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Yeah that's why I'm doing it....sigh. I'd be pissed as hell if someone kept mine. Patiently waiting.
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matt99017d said:
Yeah that's why I'm doing it....sigh. I'd be pissed as hell if someone kept mine. Patiently waiting.
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You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
gammite said:
I have heard this before but I have never seen anyone back it up with any case law.
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0181-unordered-merchandise
The rules exist more to stop companies form sending something you didn't order and then billing you for it (or sending a collections agency after you). It is designed to stop scams and fraud, but it still applies to honest mistakes and accidental shipments. Basically if you receive something in the mail that you didn't order, it is considered a gift and is yours to keep.
I'm not saying he should keep it (he absolutely shouldn't), but just pointing out the rules.
Interestingly enough, while this applies to physical goods, it is not really true for money. If your employer accidentally cuts you an extra paycheck, or your bank makes an error that leaves an extra $100 in your account, that money is not yours to keep. Your employer has a number of rights enabling them to recover the money (varying by state) and banks have a very long time to figure out that they made a mistake and take it back from your account (and come after you if there's not enough left in the account).
If you do the right thing in either situation, you can't really be harmed. I saw a story once where some woman ordered an ipad from best buy, accidentally got 5 ipads, reported it, and they opted to let her keep them all in the spirit of the holidays!
ottothecow said:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0181-unordered-merchandise
The rules exist more to stop companies form sending something you didn't order and then billing you for it (or sending a collections agency after you). It is designed to stop scams and fraud, but it still applies to honest mistakes and accidental shipments. Basically if you receive something in the mail that you didn't order, it is considered a gift and is yours to keep.
I'm not saying he should keep it (he absolutely shouldn't), but just pointing out the rules.
Interestingly enough, while this applies to physical goods, it is not really true for money. If your employer accidentally cuts you an extra paycheck, or your bank makes an error that leaves an extra $100 in your account, that money is not yours to keep. Your employer has a number of rights enabling them to recover the money (varying by state) and banks have a very long time to figure out that they made a mistake and take it back from your account (and come after you if there's not enough left in the account).
If you do the right thing in either situation, you can't really be harmed. I saw a story once where some woman ordered an ipad from best buy, accidentally got 5 ipads, reported it, and they opted to let her keep them all in the spirit of the holidays!
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thanks for the info.
gammite said:
thanks for the info.
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If I don't get a shipping label, its mine! All I can say is I tried. Maybe I'll donate it to Dan R for hacking!!!????!!!
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Green one is mine!
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Lol
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That'd be free game to me, but that's just me.
Sell it on eBay, keep half, donate the other half to some charity in your area.
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