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Montoya2005
Posts: 11
Phone Model:
Samsung E715/E710
Service Provider:
Orange - UK |
 
Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:33 am |
Hi, Im looking at buying a Motorola Ve Razor on ebay, does anyone know what happens if someone reports the phone stolen after a month of me buying it and it gets blocked. Can I use my ebay as a reciept or claim through pay pal ?? or do I call the networks ?
Just dont want to spend so much money and get ripped off !!
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duceduc
Posts: 2122
Phone Model:
iPhone Unlocked
Service Provider:
Cingular - Extended |
Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:52 am |
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If you are buying through ebay, there is no telling how trustworthy this company or person who is selling the phone are. You might want to get some form of fraud protection as well. Either through ebay or paypal for example.
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Montoya2005
Posts: 11
Phone Model:
Samsung E715/E710
Service Provider:
Orange - UK |
Sat Nov 13, 2004 9:21 pm |
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How do I do that and will they offer protection even a month down the line ??? Can I report it to the police if it happens and get the phone unblocked ??
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duceduc
Posts: 2122
Phone Model:
iPhone Unlocked
Service Provider:
Cingular - Extended |
Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:42 pm |
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You will need to look at ebay and or paypal's protection policy.
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Old_Fool
Posts: 2125
Phone Model:
If it's locked, ican unlock it. If you brick it, I can fix it
Service Provider:
ATT |
Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:33 pm |
| Montoya2005 wrote: | Hi, Im looking at buying a Motorola Ve Razor on ebay, does anyone know what happens if someone reports the phone stolen after a month of me buying it and it gets blocked. Can I use my ebay as a reciept or claim through pay pal ?? or do I call the networks ?
Just dont want to spend so much money and get ripped off !! |
I would not buy it unless you knew some one can unlock it and try to unlock it as soon as you get it. As far as i know it is too new and no unlock service or mart clip are availble for this modle yet.
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:18 am |
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It's a big risk buying anything off e-bay for fear of it being stolen or being frauded into buying the phone itself now-days. But like duce and old_fool said check your security policy and make sure you can unlock it if it does get locked up. I personnaly have not seen to much of a price drop on e-bay phones and retail from the carrier so I'd actually perfer to spend like 20 - 30 dollars extra and by the phone factory from your carrier.
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je5853
Posts: 2
Phone Model:
v3
Service Provider:
cingular |
Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:42 pm |
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this phone is a exclusive phone for cingular. It is unlocked and can be used with any other gsm carrier. the problem is the applications such as internet, IM, text messaging features will not work. So unless you have cingular service I don't recommend buying this phone. If you have cingular and have a sim card already you just need to put the sim in the phone. If you don't have a sim just go to a company store and have them switch your service to gsm and buy the sim chip($25.00). Ciongular doesn't check to see if the phone is stolen.
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indianenvasion
Posts: 71
Phone Model:
Moto V80 Unlocked, Samsung E105, Nokia 8890 Unlocked
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:18 pm |
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i know for a fact as long as the phone is unlocked that you can use IM text msg ect. All you have to do it talk to your cariers tech support. Trust me i have a v80 with Tmobile in the US and i have had no problems. As for a banned phone EVERY company by US LAW has to check if the phone is lost/stolen/ect they all hook up to a national database, now if the phone was stolen in another country then it should be ok, the best way i have found to buy phones on ebay was to ask for the phones S/N and then call the company who made the phone they are required to keep an on going list of banned ID's - they will tell ya yes or no on the phone.
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:00 am |
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Yes it its law to check the phone. Also you don't have any worries about getting away with stolen phones, if the person calls it in as stolen with the IMEI # the company can wirelessly lock the phone so its useless. Unless you unlock it somehow with the subsidy code.
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lorac
Posts: 1
Phone Model:
V3 Razor
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:46 pm |
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Before you buy a Razor on ebay, ask for the IME number -- it is the electronic serial number for the phone and is on a label under the battery. Then call cingular at 800 331 0500 and ask them to check to see if that phone has been reported stolen.
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