Lost/Stolen phone?????

[cellROM7]

Hey,
I just bought this phone off some guy that found it on the floor at a gas station. I tired doing an ESN exchange at a cell phone place, but it popped a message saying that the ESN was invalid, to re-type it or call SprintPCS custom. Solutions. I Already have a sprint account. I called sprint to see if the ESN is cleared, and it is, but they won't let me do an ESN swap. WHY? WHY? WHY?!! :confused: What can i do about this??? This phone is in MINT conditions. Some one plz help me out. :rant:

[cellROM7]

....one of the reps told me that the phone was already in an account, and that the customer would have to cancell her account. Now, it's a discount line( Iguess that person works for sprint or something) anyway, the phone hasn't been used since June 2004.

[Draggar]

The phone was most likely reported as lost or stolen, which would kill the ESN in the system.

You bought a paperweight off that person.

[Dan]

The phone was most likely reported as lost or stolen, which would kill the ESN in the system.

You bought a paperweight off that person.


I agree, your 2 best "options would be to see if it qualifies for the recycle program and cut your "losses" or just drop it into a bin at one of those places that give "911 phones" to battered women.

[madsexy]

I agree, your 2 best "options would be to see if it qualifies for the recycle program and cut your "losses" or just drop it into a bin at one of those places that give "911 phones" to battered women.

T-Mobile is taking used phones to benefit the Tsunami victims... (any phone, not just T-Mo...) BUT how about trying to return the phone to the original owner... I'm sure you can drop it off at a Sprint store...