Bad esn droid x and wifi?

[PensHockey]

Iam looking at getting another droid x with a bad esn and use it to hook up to my tv using Real HDMI and then get a bluetooth mouse and use it like that, not as a phone. I just want to know if the wifi will still work and can still download apps, everything but as a phone.
Thanks

 

[wildman]

The device should function like normal but I am unsure about the Market working, if it just uses the gmail account but not the phone number it may work.

Now as for installing apps if it doesn't allow you to download anything the device should allows you to sideload apps without being online at all, so basically it sounds like it should work for you but this is just a guess.

 

[Smitty_82]

You should be OK, if the Android Market doesn't work, you could prob use Amazon. You can bypass the activation screen by tapping the 4 corners of the screen starting top left and going clockwise.

 

[jdbower]

Of course, if it has a bad ESN it's probably been stolen. Legally that means you'd need to turn it into the police (at least in the US), ethically it means you should probably check WHY the ESN is bad, and practically you should worry about your credit card information, address, any personal details you give the fence, what malware is on the phone, etc...

Obviously it's your choice, but bad ESN phones and the people who sell them are way too shady for my taste.

Edit: There are two other ways I know of to have a bad ESN, a phone that was claimed as lost to insurance will have a bad ESN, this is insurance fraud and, while it *may* not count as stolen you should certainly check on the legal implications. Or the person may be a deadbeat and owe Verizon enough money they cut off his service. In that case it is more of an ethical question (this guy stole a few grand from all of us), he may be trying to make ends meet or he may be gaming the system. Safe money it there's something seriously wrong with the guy selling the phone given the number of them out there.

 

[PensHockey]

Thanks alot guys. Side loading shouldnt be a problem. I only need a few apps. Mvideo, Real HDMI, Dolphin HD and a few games.

Just with the talk about the xoom and having to pay for data to get the wifi activated I wanted to make sure they couldn't cut off the wifi to the droid.