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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / October 2006Blacklisted phone
Hi, I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by O2. They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. If I get the phone unblocked so it can work on any network, will this bypass the blacklist thing so I'll be able to use it? Cheers > I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by O2. > They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. > > If I get the phone unblocked so it can work on any network, will this bypass > the blacklist thing so I'll be able to use it? Unlocked and Unblocked (you mean IMEI blacklist I think) are two different things. You will need to get O2 to remove it from the Blacklist - just provide them with what they want. >> I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by O2. >> They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >different things. You will need to get O2 to remove it from the >Blacklist - just provide them with what they want. So proof of purchase off e-bay gets a phone unblocked? That would be an incredible loophole! >>> I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by O2. >>> They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > So proof of purchase off e-bay gets a phone unblocked? That would be > an incredible loophole! Well it would - but the OP told us O2 simply wanted it to unblock the IMEI blacklist entry. More like they could pass the information to the Police? Many thanks to all, I have just called the guy who I bought it off. He seems quite genuine - he said that his current mobile was stolen when he was abroad last month and called to get his account locked. They must have blocked all IMEI numbers associated with his account. Cheers, Steve >>>> I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by >>>> O2. They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Well it would - but the OP told us O2 simply wanted it to unblock the IMEI > blacklist entry. More like they could pass the information to the Police? > Many thanks to all, > I have just called the guy who I bought it off. He seems quite genuine - > he said that his current mobile was stolen when he was abroad last month > and called to get his account locked. They must have blocked all IMEI > numbers associated with his account. A possible happy-ending in sight then Steve; good-luck! >>>> I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by >>>> O2. They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Well it would - but the OP told us O2 simply wanted it to unblock the IMEI > blacklist entry. More like they could pass the information to the Police? They should do that for the previous owner instead, not the buyer. >>> I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by O2. >>> They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > So proof of purchase off e-bay gets a phone unblocked? That would be > an incredible loophole! A bonus for the person that upgraded via the insurance policy after selling the phone and reporting it stolen. marvelus@blueyonder.co.uk declared for all the world to hear... > So proof of purchase off e-bay gets a phone unblocked? That would be > an incredible loophole! I think they would be looking for an actual purchase receipt from a shop.  SignatureRegards Jon > Hi, > I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by O2. > They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. > > If I get the phone unblocked so it can work on any network, will this > bypass the blacklist thing so I'll be able to use it? No, it won't work on any UK networks. I'm no expert, but if this happened to me I would contact the seller and threaten him with the police if he doesn't refund you. Then report him to the police as the phone is either stolen or he's defrauding his phone insurance company. Anyone else know any better? ask@guest.com declared for all the world to hear... > Hi, > I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by O2. > They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. > > If I get the phone unblocked so it can work on any network, will this bypass > the blacklist thing so I'll be able to use it? No. The blacklist is shared across all UK networks and a good deal of overseas networks aswell. SignatureRegards Jon They should accept a receipt off ebay, but also report the buyer to the police. > Hi, > I bought a fone off e-bay 6 months ago and it's been black-listed by O2. > They say I'll need proof of purchase to get it unblack-listed. > > If I get the phone unblocked so it can work on any network, will this > bypass the blacklist thing so I'll be able to use it? |
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