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Old 07-06-2008, 07:45 PM   #1
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and a friend of mine told me that, even if i unlock it, after 1 or 2 months it will no longer receive signal from any network..

is it true?

cuz if it is i'm not gonna bother buying a charger and unlocking it..
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Old 07-06-2008, 07:54 PM   #2
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and a friend of mine told me that, even if i unlock it, after 1 or 2 months it will no longer receive signal from any network..

is it true?

cuz if it is i'm not gonna bother buying a charger and unlocking it..
Um, you might make an effort to return it first.
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Old 07-06-2008, 07:55 PM   #3
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Oh boy another I found this BB Thread.

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Old 07-06-2008, 07:56 PM   #4
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this will be interesting.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:00 AM   #5
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I couldn't make any effort to return it.

The thing is.. NOBODY called to ask for the phone.

I kept it for 4 days and NO ONE CALLED.

So...
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:02 AM   #6
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after 1-2 months it will self destruct.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:03 AM   #7
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Call someone on the the phone book if it has no pass code. Other then that i have no clue on how you would return it. I have a return number and will give reward on my screen lock screen.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:05 AM   #8
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there was a pass.. i couldn't access the numbers

it wasn't on the screen..

nobody called...



anyways..
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:06 AM   #9
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You could call the carrier... and give them the pin number or the serial number...
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:10 AM   #10
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hi zerog..

yeah i could do that

but having in mind that i'm NOT GOING TO DO SO.. can u answer if what i asked is true?
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:13 AM   #11
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to answer your question its not true. as long as its a GSM phone you can slide a new Sim card in it and it will work as a phone. Now as a blackberry it might not. Sometimes the address and Pin of the pass customer is still in RIM's system and it wont allow you to choose a new email or join under a new account.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:14 AM   #12
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hi zerog..

yeah i could do that

but having in mind that i'm NOT GOING TO DO SO.. can u answer if what i asked is true?
Nice. Geez.

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to answer your question its not true. as long as its a GSM phone you can slide a new Sim card in it and it will work as a phone. Now as a blackberry it might not. Sometimes the address and Pin of the pass customer is still in RIM's system and it wont allow you to choose a new email or join under a new account.
I wouldn't have given him any help.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:22 AM   #13
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hi zerog..

yeah i could do that

but having in mind that i'm NOT GOING TO DO SO.. can u answer if what i asked is true?
well with this attitude your outta luck here you wont get much help.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:23 AM   #14
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thank you.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:23 AM   #15
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try returning it. make an honest effort.

your moral character is definitely flawed

if you have no intention of even attempting to return it then....

AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED YOU ARE UNWELCOME HERE.
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Hopefully the PIN will get disabled somehow.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:27 AM   #17
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hi zerog..

yeah i could do that

but having in mind that i'm NOT GOING TO DO SO.. can u answer if what i asked is true?
Wow. No words. I hope it gets reported as lost/stolen by the owner and ends up bricked.

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Old 07-07-2008, 01:27 AM   #18
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It's never too late to return it... Good luck!
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:28 AM   #19
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try returning it. make an honest effort.

your moral character is definitely flawed

if you have no intention of even attempting to return it then....

AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED YOU ARE UNWELCOME HERE.

Agree he probably stole it anyway
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:29 AM   #20
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Man I hope karma comes around to people like you. How would you feel if you lost a $400 object, and someone found it, in tact, and had the means to find out how to get it back to you, but instead said "Finders keepers bud, your SOL."

So what are you going to do if the person who owns it has GPS tracking software installed and comes to collect and asks you why you didn't call the phone company to get it back to him?

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