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*HELP* my mom bought a blacklisted iPhone
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Sure...take advantage of someone else in another country. Make it their problem. Maybe if it gets resold enough times it'll land on a network that it works on.
National blacklist DB's were setup in Canada and the US back in 2013. Mexico also subscribes to the CTIA DB maintained by the US carriers.
Not a bad article here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1877606-A-complete-guide-to-blacklisted-cell-phones
National blacklist DB's were setup in Canada and the US back in 2013. Mexico also subscribes to the CTIA DB maintained by the US carriers.
Not a bad article here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1877606-A-complete-guide-to-blacklisted-cell-phones
I don't know much about locked iPhone but I think in my country, people can make a locked iPhone become international version easily just cost about 10$ (Apple prevents this several times but you know attacker is more dynamic than defender).
So iPhone before 8 and X is very popular in my country even though a real international version iphone bought from Apple here can cost one average salary month or two.
PS: I don't use locked iPhones, I bought iPhones from Apple authorized resellers.
So iPhone before 8 and X is very popular in my country even though a real international version iphone bought from Apple here can cost one average salary month or two.
PS: I don't use locked iPhones, I bought iPhones from Apple authorized resellers.
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The thing is (I already mentioned this) ITS CLEAN ON AT&T
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of* if your going to preach your "morals" then please leave this thread
Then ask AT&T why their sim says “invalid sim” if the phone is ok to use on their network. Simple as.....
It says sim not supported, so my thought is to unlock it. because it is currently clean on at&t, but I need to figure out the original carrier
Wrong
They all blacklist unpaid phones...
The phone is unuseable with for of the 4 major providers. The phone is nothing more than a iPod at this point
There are 3rd party unlocking services available. If that’s what you think you need to do and it’s your want, then simply use a 3rd party service (for a fee).
Dude, blacklisting and carrier locks are 2 very different things. If the iPhone is blacklisted no amount of unlocking is going to fix it. You said you didn’t know what to do and asked for help. A lot of people here have been trying to help you but apparently you don’t want to hear what they are saying. So here’s the bottom line: You, or rather your mom, have been had. Cheated, scammed, bamboozled, defrauded and screwed. Put on your big boy pants and try to deal with it. Sorry if this seems harsh but this can be a learning experience. An expensive one but if you choose to learn from it you’ll never make this mistake again.
actually no, that is not true. it is not blacklisted on at&t which is the carrier i am going to use, but the phone is locked on a network. so i am going to unlock it.
Blacklisting goes across all carriers. If T Mobile blacklisted it then it’s game over. AT&T can do nothing with the phone (even if it’s unlocked on AT&T) until T Mobile delists it. That’s why the guys at att were less than helpful. They knew your situation immediately but were trying to be professional and spare your feelings.
If it's "clean" any current SIM card will work. If not, then it's not clean, it has been blacklisted in AT&T's system. If you truly believe the phone is "clean" in AT&T's system, then buy a new SIM and stick in.
Classic case of denial in here. Dude hears from 20 people he’s screwed, but replies to anyone who gives him hope.
My guess is the phone was sold at a too good to be true price, so he went for it.
My guess is the phone was sold at a too good to be true price, so he went for it.
Oh this is terrible tragedy. 
Good luck dude. I don’t know **** about blacklisting or locks but the replies are an overwhelming “you’ve been had”. So..I think you’ve been had.
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Question tho for everyone, can’t a credit card company jump in and help? seems like a good police report could possibly refund the cost?
Good luck dude. I don’t know **** about blacklisting or locks but the replies are an overwhelming “you’ve been had”. So..I think you’ve been had.
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Question tho for everyone, can’t a credit card company jump in and help? seems like a good police report could possibly refund the cost?
This thread is hilarious, thanks for the laughs @Nakiator. It's always hilarious when brand new users to the forum come up with a sob story to try to make a not working iPhone work...
I got some words of wisdom for you @Nakiator, take the advice that's given to you. There is not a damn thing you can do. This is a learning experience - you learned to only buy from reputable people in the future because otherwise things like this happen. Leave it at that. Thread should be closed. lol.
I got some words of wisdom for you @Nakiator, take the advice that's given to you. There is not a damn thing you can do. This is a learning experience - you learned to only buy from reputable people in the future because otherwise things like this happen
. Leave it at that. Thread should be closed. lol.
Honestly dont think he got it legitimately, maybe I'm just being meanThis thread is hilarious, thanks for the laughs @Nakiator. It's always hilarious when brand new users to the forum come up with a sob story to try to make a not working iPhone work...
I got some words of wisdom for you @Nakiator, take the advice that's given to you. There is not a damn thing you can do. This is a learning experience - you learned to only buy from reputable people in the future because otherwise things like this happen
This thread is hilarious, thanks for the laughs @Nakiator. It's always hilarious when brand new users to the forum come up with a sob story to try to make a not working iPhone work...
I got some words of wisdom for you @Nakiator, take the advice that's given to you. There is not a damn thing you can do. This is a learning experience - you learned to only buy from reputable people in the future because otherwise things like this happen
Pot meet kettle...
If this was legitimate, one wonders what the OP would have to lose by posting details about the seller, the CL listing, and other details.
Showing my ignorance here, so long as the seller is completely upfront about the situation, would it be possible to sell the phone without any trouble (like advertising that you're selling stolen property?) For instance, would the following listing be OK? "We got duped into buying a blacklisted phone, can't use it in my country, anyone interested this blacklisted phone so that I can recoup at least some of our money? Anyone interested in a working phone for parts?"
