Re: ebay cell phone can't be activated
From: mike appenzeller (michael.w.appenzeller_at_lmco.com)
Date: 11/16/04
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Date: 15 Nov 2004 16:12:06 -0800
"Jerry G." <jerryg50@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<2vpatjF2oanlbU1@uni-berlin.de>...
> The answer can be involved. Basically, if the contract from the previous
> owner was not fully paid off, the phone will not be permitted to be
> re-activated. The ID code of the phone is suspended by their system, until
> someone goes in to their system and clears it.
>
> The second main thing that stops a phone from being activated, is that its
> firmware code set has to be compatible to the service provider's system.
> This code set has to do with the type of encryptions, and frequency
> allocation groups. This category is the main part that allows to have many
> phone providers working in the same areas, and the user phones do not cross
> over to other services or interfere with each other. The 611, 0, and 911
> services however, are universally compatible, and this is one reason why the
> phone can dial these.
>
> This is the reason why you must only purchase a used or new phone that is
> intended for the service provider that you are going to be activated with.
> Before purchasing the phone, it is best to get the ID, and serial numbers
> for the phone, and call the service provider to ask if they can and will
> activate that phone.
>
> Now you have the task to get back to the seller of the phone, explain your
> problem, and fight to get your money back, if the will return it to you.
>
> For all this trouble is it really worth to buy a used phone like this? With
> many of the providers they have basic contract plans where you can have a
> phone that is included, and at the same time, you get a full one year
> warranty with the phone. Even with a used phone, you still have to buy a
> basic plan to use it. The phone that they give with the plan will be a
> current model, where you can buy options for it like the carrying case, and
> the earpiece for it. Once the model is more than a year out of production,
> the options are usually very difficult to find.
>
> --
>
> Jerry G.
> ======
One reason for buying a used phone is to replace one that got lost or damaged.
If you're currently under contract with a provider, you don't get the deals
on phones they offer to new subscribers, and you have to pay full retail price
for a replacement phone. In order to get the deal on a new phone, you'd have
to sign up with a different provider to get the cheap/free phone, and then pay
both bills until the contract on the dead phone expires.
Mike
WB2MEP
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