Orbit locked by O2 - long story

[Marty_Orbit]

Hey guys,
Im a bit of a newb here so dunno if this'll make sense or or anyone could help me.

Bout 2 weeks ago i lost my xda Orbit, next day i phoned O2 and they put a block on the phone (which i originally thought meant they'd just blocked the sim card). Anyway, i claimed on my insurance and got a new one sent through the post. All comes through the next day and all is good.

Bout 3 days ago, i found the 'lost' Orbit round a friends house. Tried putting my ism card in the old phone and it wont connect to the network. It switches on fine and i can use all the programs but cannot make any outgoing or recieve incoming calls/texts.

Anyone have any idea about how i can unlock this phone? or do i need to ring O2 and get the to do it?

Any help would be extremely appreciated.



Sorry if this has already been posted before, but i couldnt find a topic with the same problem im having

[Woody_XDA]

Call O2 but your phone is black listed could take several days to remove the listing had a similar issue

[twisted-pixel]

you should also consider that since you claimed on the insurance, the phone now belongs to the insurance company.

[arvind09]

Either you can contact O2 or wait for a free unlocker and use the phone with another provider,in case they have'nt blacklisted your imei number.

[sgadd32]

No offence but did you really think that you could ask such a loaded question without sounding any alarm bells.

You should already know how it works, even if it's just by using common sense; if it's lost it's lost - you can't just accept your insurance funded replacement and then magically have two Orbits.

Why do you think they blacklist and bar IMEI's in the first place?

Either declare the find and send the replacement back and wait many days for normal service to resume, forget you found it and move on or waste your life trying to get the 'PDA', to function as a phone again... or, If your trying to screw a free mobile for nothing, just come out with it.

The truth is; by the time you are able to reuse the 'lost' Orbit it will be worth more as an antique. If you want a second Orbit buy one off ebay and stop wasting time.

Apologies if you're just young and daft.

Ste.

[Marty_Orbit]

Sorry mate, im 23, young and daft I think not. The story is 100% genuine. I have a new Orbit now, was just curious as my brother has my old XDA MINI S and I just said to him if I could get the old Orbit working then he could have it.

Ive never lost a phone before in my life, so didnt realise the bar the IMEI number or whatever.

Just asked a simple question, just needed a simple answer. Not to be told that I was young and daft.

Anyway ive since spoken to 02, and I can have the phone unlocked in-store for £30


(will a mod please lock this thread as all questions were answered, ta very much!)

[hanmin]

You declare your phone lost, made an insurance claim, get a new phone, unlock the old phone for £30. So, you got a new phone for £30 ? Is that a loophole to be exploited? :)

[Philip]

Sorry mate, im 23, young and daft I think not.Nope, just young and a criminal.

Your insurance company paid for a replacement - therefore the original handset (which you just "found") is their property. By trying to use it yourself, you are a thief. In fact, you steal from all of us here on the forum, as the losses which the insurance and phone companies sustain are passed on to us as increased tariffs and costs.

The forum rules (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=221545) forbid Piracy. Perhaps they should also forbid blatantly illegal acts such as what you are proposing.

[bdangol]

Yeah so basically as everyone else as just stated you really want to get a stolen phone unbarred.

Come clean no matter how you dress it up that is what you want.

who is your insurance with because I think that you will find that if they did unlock the phone at o2 they would probably inform the insurance firm.

so you could end up with your old phone back and the shiny replacement 'lost' forever

[Bedok]

Posting on a legendary thread :cool: