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Should i give away the serial number?
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The only thing I can think is that the buyer wants to know the manufacture week or for warranty purposes (to check the applecare remaining on it.)
If is the later, then just provide him a screen shot and chop out the serial number. I wouldnt give out my serial, but what do I know.
If is the later, then just provide him a screen shot and chop out the serial number. I wouldnt give out my serial, but what do I know.
I've faced this question selling Apple products on Ebay as well. There really isn't anything 'bad' they can do with it. There is a serial number lookup on Apple's website that allows you to verify the specs and warranty info, and they could also use it to do a search of known stolen items.
Unlike the first few people in the thread, I would give it to the buyer. Otherwise you could come off looking a little shady.
Unlike the first few people in the thread, I would give it to the buyer. Otherwise you could come off looking a little shady.
this is exactly why buyers do it. they want to make sure what they are getting is legit.
he probably wants it to see what week phone it is, to know what type fo unlock is possible on it .. until friday;s 2.0 push atleast heh. Yes, they can all be unlocked right now, however, there are diffrent ways depending on the phone, some better then others imo..
i see no problem with giving it, but if it is for warranty and you prefer not to, just email him an edited screen shot.
same issue
my fiance has had his iphone for 2 years and just upgraded to the iphone 4. we wanted to jailbreak it now because i'm still under contract with tmobile and my phone has stopped working.
the 3rd 4th and 5th numbers in the serial number are 948...
does this still prevent me from jailbreaking the phone?
my fiance has had his iphone for 2 years and just upgraded to the iphone 4. we wanted to jailbreak it now because i'm still under contract with tmobile and my phone has stopped working.
the 3rd 4th and 5th numbers in the serial number are 948...
does this still prevent me from jailbreaking the phone?
The serial number now has no relevance to the unlockability/jailbreak of a phone, it's all down to the iOS firmware it's running and the Baseband (Modem Firmware).
Actually it does. With the iPhone 3GS 8gb if it was manufactured after week 30 (I've also seen week 28 and well 36 as the cutoff) it has a newer bootrom and can not be unlocked using the iPad baseband.