ok so i have lost my phone but i blocked it ,turns out a FRIENDLY 
guy found it ,is there anyway i can unblock it?
guy found it ,is there anyway i can unblock it?
can you unblock a phone?
Originally Posted by Miles2004:
“ok so i have lost my phone but i blocked it ,turns out a FRIENDLY guy found it ,is there anyway i can unblock it?”
“ok so i have lost my phone but i blocked it ,turns out a FRIENDLY
guy found it ,is there anyway i can unblock it?”
Its illegal to unblock a phone, unless you are the network that placed the original bar, in which case they remove it from the blacklist database.
Originally Posted by steve007:
“Its illegal to unblock a phone, unless you are the network that placed the original bar, in which case they remove it from the blacklist database.”
“Its illegal to unblock a phone, unless you are the network that placed the original bar, in which case they remove it from the blacklist database.”
In other words, call up your network customer services, and tell them you've found it!
Originally Posted by Miles2004:
“What is it you need to know before ringing? like information puk code?”
“What is it you need to know before ringing? like information puk code?”
The imei number of the phone. This can be found by pressing *#06# on the phone. You must be the original owner of the phone.....
Originally Posted by Miles2004:
“huh! well if the phones BLocked how u ment to get that?”
“huh! well if the phones BLocked how u ment to get that?”
If you bought the phone, it'll be on the side of the retail box/packaging that the phone was in.
Otherwise, you can't find it out.
Originally Posted by Miles2004:
“huh! well if the phones BLocked how u ment to get that?”
“huh! well if the phones BLocked how u ment to get that?”
Blocked or not wont affect the ability to retrieve the IMEI number.
With sim removed from blocked handset, press *#06#. Number that comes up is IMEI.
hi i work in cs for orange your phone will still give you a imei if its blacklisted.then call your network to re-move the bar on the account 
*#06#
*#06#
I'm suprised nobody's mentioned that just about anyone could phone up a network provider and say "hi, I found my phone, can you unblock it again?"
Expect to have to prove you are the legit owner of the phone.
Expect to have to prove you are the legit owner of the phone.
Originally Posted by CDS:
“I'm suprised nobody's mentioned that just about anyone could phone up a network provider and say "hi, I found my phone, can you unblock it again?"
Expect to have to prove you are the legit owner of the phone.”
“I'm suprised nobody's mentioned that just about anyone could phone up a network provider and say "hi, I found my phone, can you unblock it again?"
Expect to have to prove you are the legit owner of the phone.”
At the risk of stating the obvious. When you phone any operator you have to go through security to prove who you are. Even if you only want to change something minor on the account.
Originally Posted by prking:
“At the risk of stating the obvious. When you phone any operator you have to go through security to prove who you are. Even if you only want to change something minor on the account.”
“At the risk of stating the obvious. When you phone any operator you have to go through security to prove who you are. Even if you only want to change something minor on the account.”
Yeah, but I can see the security being even higher if you want to unblock the phone, though.
I had the same thing happen to me over the New Year.
When I called O2 to have my phone unblocked I was asked a few questions about my account and other security stuff but I wasn't asked for the IMEI number. In any case it can be found under the battery. The whole thing took just a couple of minutes for my phone to be back online.
When I called O2 to have my phone unblocked I was asked a few questions about my account and other security stuff but I wasn't asked for the IMEI number. In any case it can be found under the battery. The whole thing took just a couple of minutes for my phone to be back online.
