Can you activate a phone you found?

Can you activate a phone you found?

Contact the provider you had service with, and tell them you found your phone previously reported as stollen and ask them to remove any block on it. Verify the phone is ready for new activation and find a buyer.

Can I keep a phone I found?

Unless your state follows common law, it may have its own laws regarding lost and found property. If the owner of the property does not claim it within 90 days, then the finder can keep it. If your state has similar laws, you likely can keep the phone you found as long as you turn it in to the police first.

What to do if you find a locked phone?

Do Return the Lost Phone You Found! If you find a lost phone, returning it is easy. If you have the IMEI or ESN number, simply contact your cellular service provider and leave your contact info with them. If you don’t have the IMEI, either wait until they call your phone or you can attempt to bypass the lock pattern.

What happens when you report a phone stolen Sprint?

A customer’s whose phone is stolen is advised to suspend service as soon as possible by calling Sprint’s customer service at 888-211-4727. Service is not restored until the account holder contacts Sprint and request the reactivation of the line. Monthly charges are still billed while the service is suspended.

Can a stolen cell phone be activated?

A stolen phone can not typically be activated.

Is it illegal to sell a found phone?

You can’t sell a phone you just find in the street. And, uh, you can’t steal a phone and then sell it to a recycler. It’s illegal to sell a lost or stolen phone, so recyclers are duty-bound to cooperate with law enforcement here. Only ever sell a gadget that is truly yours to sell.

Can a stolen phone be unlocked?

Can my stolen Android phone be unlocked? – Quora. Unfortnately, if you lost your phone, the person who fnds it, if doesn’t return your phone, will be able to unlock it and later on use it. All that person needs to do is a factory reset and bypass Google’s account veryfication.

Does a factory reset unlock a phone?

Performing a factory reset on a phone returns it to its out-of-box state. If a third party reset the phone, the codes that changed the phone from locked to unlocked are removed. If you purchased the phone as unlocked before you went through setup, then the unlock should remain even if you reset the phone.

Can you unlock a phone that was reported stolen?

If you check your device as mentioned above only to discover that your iPhone has been blacklisted, you can still unlock your phone, regardless of the carrier you use. Most people who discover that they possess blacklisted devices choose to contact their carrier, as it’s absolutely free.

Can Sprint lock a lost phone?

Report my device lost or stolen Sign in to MySprint. Click on the tile of the device you want to report. Click on Options.

How do I activate a new Sprint phone?

Top questions about activating a new device. Sign in to My Sprint and select the phone number you want to activate the device on. You can then select Manage this device, followed by More Options and then Activate a device. Make sure the device shown in the New Device to Activate section is the device you want and tap Yes to continue.

Can a lost Sprint phone still be activated?

When a cdma phone is reported lost/stolen/negative file, it CAN be flashed to a different carrier. In this case, a sprint phone was reported lost/stolen but you cannot activate it with sprint anymore, but a 3rd party dealer can flash it to verizon/cricket/alltel/boost or other CDMA carrier.

How do I swap out my Sprint phone?

Sign in to My Sprint with a valid username and password. In the My Account area, scroll down to the About my devices section and find the phone you would like to swap out. Select Activate a new phone from the drop down menu located to the right of the phone (shows Manage this device)

Can you switch devices with another sprint account?

No, you can’t switch devices with someone on another account while the lines are active. This is only available if you have two devices on the same account. You can switch devices with someone on a different account if both of the devices are deactivated.