Bad imei/esn on the new AT&T S3 I just bought!!!!

[paulmagglios]

Is there a way to unblock these back to the original carrier yet?


Thanks!

 

[Photon4glover]

No.


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[rgarcia900]

Afraid you are SOL. Means the phone was reported stolen or did not finish the 2 year contract.
Either way, you wont be able to use it on any network.
I will file a police report on whoever sold it to you. May not do any good, but sometimes it works, specially if you can find that person.

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[H3aTeRzz]

Don't steal.

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[Aquila]

Generally it indicates that the device has been reported lost, damaged beyond repair or stolen to the manufacturer and/or carriers. Phones also make the blacklist if they have an unpaid balance on the account. It is highly recommended to avoid purchasing those devices.

 

[paulmagglios]

What about all these imei repair services that I see advertised all the time?


man, this sucks............

 

[Paul627g]

What about all these imei repair services that I see advertised all the time?


man, this sucks............

Again a blacklisted device (bad IMEI) is something we don't condone discussing. It's blacklisted by the carrier for a reason and any means of circumventing it, is wrong.


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[Aquila]

2nd time cleaning this thread. Discussion regarding methods for circumventing loss prevention protocols is not allowed.