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Can cell phones be transfered wout owner?
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| misterpink |
| I want to buy a phone, I'm told it was "found", but I'm not sure. I don't want any headaches. Is there a way to change a phone from someone else's name to mine with out having consent from the original owner? I thought once a phone was registered to a person that it couldn't be used by another without some tech support from the service provider. Any help would be appreciated. |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by misterpink
I want to buy a phone, I'm told it was "found", but I'm not sure. I don't want any headaches. Is there a way to change a phone from someone else's name to mine with out having consent from the original owner? I thought once a phone was registered to a person that it couldn't be used by another without some tech support from the service provider. Any help would be appreciated. |
Phones aren't registered to anyone. The SIM chips are. Switch out the SIM chip, and it might, might work. |
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| Azz3D |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Phones aren't registered to anyone. The SIM chips are. Switch out the SIM chip, and it might, might work. |
If it's unlocked, that is |
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| polkovnik86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Phones aren't registered to anyone. The SIM chips are. Switch out the SIM chip, and it might, might work. |
unless it's CDMA then if they blacklist the phone you're screwed. |
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| misterpink |
| It's a cdma, so I've passed on it. Thanks for the info. |
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