Would a Verizon Iphone 4 16gb that is factory sealed and has never been opened have a clean ESN? i know that they are worth more if they have clean esn's thats why im wondering. any responses appreciated. thanks
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Clean ESN??
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yes it would. unless a box of sealed iphones was stolen, then all of those iphones would have been reported as such, and have bad ESNs. but for the most part a factory sealed iphone is usually always has a clean ESN
Any way i can check this? online website that i could punch the ESN?...i can also buy factory sealed ATT, could the IMEI be no good if phone was stolen?
macingman
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Haven't bought it...guy on craigslist selling it. decent price so i feel like i can make money reselling.
Applejuiced
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Sorry to hijack the thread; but what does ESN stand for? I'm assuming it is something that is specific to CDMA phones and has to do with activation and service?
Thank You.
Thank You.
It does sound too good to be true but guy seems legit
ESN stands for electronic serial number and yes your assumption is correct.
ESN stands for electronic serial number and yes your assumption is correct.
dave006
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Yes, and a dirty ESN means that the phone is blacklisted and will not work on any CDMA carrier in that market.
AT&T does not blacklist IMEI which are on GSM phones so less risk of gettting stuck with a paperweight. 😱
Dave
