My friend just bought a brand new unlocked razr v3i with itunes off ebay. At first he wasn't able to get any reception with cingular so he got a new sim card. After installing the new sim card he recieved service but can't make any calls. Even though it shows 5 bars it just says "call failed" every time. Please help
Last edited by ryanang7 on Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:49 pm, edited 1 time in total
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mikekay10 Posts: 2958
Service Provider: Vodafone
Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:15 am
The phone could have been IMEI blocked - ususally this happens if the phone has been reported lost or stolen
ryanang7 Posts: 5
Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:46 pm
oh, your saying that the phone could have been stolen and sold?? if this is the case is there anyway to unblock it?
mikekay10 Posts: 2958
Service Provider: Vodafone
Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:02 am
If it has been IMEI blocked the only way to unblock it would be to change the IMEI - which is illegal and cannot be discussed here
ryanang7 Posts: 5
Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:29 pm
will you please email me information regarding the topic...my email is -edited-
and also a quick question. I heard that sometimes imei numbers are blocked by accident and can be added to a list of exceptions. Does cingular have the power to do that??
mikekay10 Posts: 2958
Service Provider: Vodafone
Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:23 am
Cingular would add an IMEI to a blacklist only if a phone was reported lost or stolen.
I suppose the human factor would allow for errors - but I would consider this unlikely
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