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brat19
Posts: 1 |
 
Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:25 pm |
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Hello was havin a debate with my coworker. The question was if i find a lost phone (Not a phone I lost) can i use that phone with my account.
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tampadelphian
Posts: 407 |
Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:21 pm |
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Depends if it is reported as lost/stolen. If it is, it will be put on a negative file and you won't be able to activate it.
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fightdirrty
Posts: 16
Phone Model:
Blackberry 8100
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:58 pm |
If he takes it in to Verizon will they mail it back to the right owner?
I've always been curious.
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tampadelphian
Posts: 407 |
Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:01 am |
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No they won't. they'll try to contact the owner but they won't mail it back without speaking with them first.
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neek
Posts: 117
Phone Model:
LG VX-8300
Service Provider:
Verizon |
Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:55 pm |
The standard courtesy is to bring it to a corporate store, the store'll contact the customer and ask them to pick them up. Rarely will they mail it out (though once a store in Coloroda sent this man's phone back who was in Rhode Island...)
If you have a lost phone, I'd first call into customer care, ask if this device you found is associated with an active wireless number--even with every security protocol, if you asked "Is this ESN eligible for activation?" should be answerable.
If the original device has been reported lost/stolen, then no, you can't get it activate. If it hasn't been reported and the original user just cut their losses and replaced it, then sure. It's not right to find a lost phone and instantly want to activate it, though. It's someone else's contract, someone else's money that went into that phone.
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