Thanks CEmajr. Would a third party unlock site generally be able to unlock a phone even with a bad esn?? I couldn't find anything regarding this on their site. It's the first time I've tried a third party site, and I'm a bit nervous. Is this pretty risky?
(I'm looking at cellunlocker.net and stock unlocks.com - for example)
Some of them can and some can't. Usually it will say whether a clean ESN is required for the unlock to work.