I'm wanting to buy an iPhone 6 or 5s from EB or CL for use abroad, and need help understanding the technical side of "Bad ESN".
I live in the Middle East and will be only using this phone outside of the US, so I'm thinking this may be a ticket to a cheaper phone. (Also, I'm aware that the phone cannot be associated with an iCloud account.)
Any advice appreciated.
Any personal testimonies also appreciated!
- Is "Bad ESN" only where the ESN (or IMEI) is black-listed as stolen/lost/account not paid with the provider, or does it include something more?
- If so, does this mean that using the phone outside of the US would have no problem?
- Is there any difference between a "Bad ESN" Sprint iPhone, Verizon iPhone, or T-Mobile iPhone??
I live in the Middle East and will be only using this phone outside of the US, so I'm thinking this may be a ticket to a cheaper phone. (Also, I'm aware that the phone cannot be associated with an iCloud account.)
Any advice appreciated.
Any personal testimonies also appreciated!