Is it possible to unlock a barred phone

Can you offer advice one way or the other? But I do want it to work in all other aspects ie, connect to wifi, stream videos, listen to music, use apps, etc.

Hello Dustin, I bought a t mobile samsung galaxy note 3 from a guy in a mall. But it stopped working after two days I bought it. Plz Dustin if u can help me out. How do I open that usage up?

I bought a note 2 a month ago and just last thursday i cannot use the phone anymore. I checked with the third party repair man and told me that the phone is reported stolen. How can it be stolen if the phone is with the box and everything sealed like brand new when I got it.

The same IMEI on the box. Found out that bell mobility here canada offers insurance to customers. The phone is in the National Blacklist of Canada. Do you think it will stil be fixed? Any advice? Can I use it on another country like the philippines when I am going to go on a vacation? The phone is unlocked to work on all the carriers here in canada and abroad. Anyway, all you care to add to this discussion is about spelling? What a loser! My phone was blocked by tmobile after I switched to metro.

I would rather throw my phone in a bonfire than ever pay tmobile another penny. There are plenty of services out there who can unblock it in a matter of hours. But I thought the person that put it on the blacklist where the only ones who could take it off. Apple was supposed to notify me if it became active. I agree. Who the heck spends so much on a phone…. I have to try before throwing my hands in the air and giving up…. I recently bought 2 iPhone 5s Sprint and an ATT its says it has a bad esn and the ATT is bad imei now i live in the caribbean and i was wondering wether i am aboe to unlock those devices for use here in the caribbean.

I bought a galaxy note 2 today from a guy I literally met in walmart parking lot. I looked it uo and it says it has a bad esn. Their required by law because of the spectrum they use to have the phone unlocked. That is possible. In summary, yes you can use a blacklisted IMEI phone in another country if you can get it unlocked.

You might have to try calling into tmobile a few times if they say no initially until you get rep who will make an exception to their standard policy. Unfortunately, having such a policy crosses over to those long term good value clients that pay their bull on time and actually have a legitimate use case for unlocking the phone for personal use and after returning, will still be a paying tmobile customer. The above suggestion is for current tmobile clients and free if you can get them to make an exception.

Provided the phone you purchased is not on a lost or stolen list and the IMEI is clean, you could get a friend or colleague to submit for you under their account for free.

I bought a tmobile iphone on craigslist with out knowing that the imei have been blacklisted…. Dustin I had a phone I paid for in cash.

What can I do. I have the recipt. Note 3. You can unlock the phones. You could ask the customer while there with you to call the carrier and request that their phone be unlocked. Each carrier is fairly lenient after six months of service when it comes to unlocking the device if the account is current and in good standing. If the phone ended up becoming blacklisted after you bought it, you could at the very least already have it unlocked and it could be used on other pre-paid carriers or used internationally and for free.

You can still unlock the bad IMEI phone through many of the unlock providers out there without a guarantee that you could reuse it through the main domestic USA carriers. Our retail store close to Miami had a lot of customers from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

We would unlock these bad IMEI phones and keep them aside for customers that wanted to bring back unlocked phones to use in their home country. We would of course ask if they planned to use it in the USA before selling them the phone. Just make sure to post the phone accurately, making sure to disclose it has a bad IMEI or ESN, and offer no guarantees or returns for any activation issues. Blacklisted and bad IMEI numbers can sometimes be a big headache. Knowing that you can unlock them with certain restrictions of use in the US still gives you many selling options domestically for international customers.

It is a crime to knowingly buy back stolen product. Ask your customer how they got the phone in a polite way if you find it on a blocked IMEI list before buying it back. Never buy back a known bad IMEI phone. Make sure to ask your unlock supplier if their service covers blocked IMEI devices. The following two tabs change content below. Bio Latest Posts. Enjoy the mobile industry with specialization in buybacks for used mobile phones and broken LCD screens. Latest posts by Dustin Jones see all.

Comments can my s7 active be taking off the blacklist? If not then contact T-Mobile to discuss your options. Hello, I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy S2 tablet through a reputable seller on ebay. I have blacklisted iphone7 rose gold still in the box is there anyway I can get it sorted plz x. Contact the police and file a report. Then do a claim on your car insurance or homeowners claim.

Then its on. Does this work in Canada? I bought an iphone that turned out to have a blocked IMEI. Would also be interested in this. Let me know how you got on. You have 2 options: 1 Pay to remove the bad ESN status. It might be the one that was stolen from me, lol. Where in Miami are you located, I have a few that I need to unlock before going to Haiti.

Few things I would suggest. Hi, I am in a similar situation. Did you get it removed off of the blacklist? The phone was flashed. It will tell you everything about it. Hello, what carrier is it branded to?

This is the hardest concept for consumers. Buying a used phone is recycling — Nothing wrong with that. I feel sorry for you, your callous attitude, and the people you interact with, daily. What model iPhone was it? I want to use it in my country not in USA thanks in advance. Your a loser like someone is just going to give away bucks.. Hi, I bought a note 2 a month ago and just last thursday i cannot use the phone anymore.

I hope to get a response. Not everyone who receives or has a phone that has an imei block stole the phone. Your smartphone can also get blacklisted due to other reasons such as false information, change of address, or phone insurance fraud. If you want more details, then you can check my guide on this topic, where I have explained everything in great detail. If you want to unlock your Blacklisted Phone for free, then the only way to do it is by contacting the Carrier.

In this way, you can easily unlock your blacklisted phone for free. There are paid services as well, but there is no need to spend your money when you can unlock it for free. This involves flashing your device, wiping it of all its contents, and starting anew.

Check out how to do so here. However, you will have to use a carrier of the same type. With that said, if by any chance your phone can switch to either carrier type, there's no need to worry. If none of the above solutions work, you can forfeit carrier services and instead choose to use your phone with a WiFi connection.

When all is said and done, and you just can't get your mobile phone out of blacklisted status, it might be time to bid it goodbye, and maybe good riddance too.

There are some companies that buy blacklisted iPhones at a good price. Repair shops will also offer a pretty good pay for your phone for parts. In some cases, they might even report you to the authorities. This is due to Apple's no-hands policy on lost or stolen devices. Android manufacturers normally don't blacklist phones either. They report lost or stolen devices in place of the manufacturers. A Phone that is reported Blacklisted and appears on the National Blacklist will not work on any other Network even if Factory Unlocked.

By law no carrier is allowed to accept this phone on their Network however some countries do not abide by this rule. Once we have network unlocked your phone you will only be able to use it in those countries which do not have this IMEI blacklisted in their database. It is advised to check with the Network Carrier before hand to avoid any regrets later.

It may However work in Asia or Africa and sometimes in Europe. Please Check with your Carrier before ordering this service. If a phone is blacklisted , it means that the device was reported lost or stolen. If you have a device with a blacklisted number, your carrier may block services. The network unlock service will remove the network unlock only and not the blacklist.