iPhone 4 "NO SERVICE GPRS "

[Anonymous]

Hi, I have a problem with an iPhone I have recently bought. I bought it off an x friend. Anyway, the problem is that when I try putting a SIM card into it, it starts searching for reception then comes up at the top of the screen saying "NO SERVICE GPRS ". I've tried clearing network settings, I've tried switching it off and back on. I've tried airplane mode switching with no success. I've done a lot of searching online to try find some information about fixing it but found nothing. I've checked its imei number and all seems ok. I have no idea how to get this phone working. I would love to get it working as my iPhone 5 battery is now nackerd and has to stay on charge 24/7 to receive calls. This isn't very practical tho as I can not take my iPhone 5 outside with me and cannot be contacted unless I'm at home. Any info on how I can get the iPhone 4 working would be brilliant, cheers 🍺😜👍

[MI5]

In order to get the phone blocked the original owner would have reported it lost or stolen.
Either way now, you are stuffed unless you can get your money back somehow.

[Bambino]

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@MI5 wrote:
In order to get the phone blocked the original owner would have reported it lost or stolen.
Either way now, you are stuffed unless you can get your money back somehow.

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That makes it even sneakier, if the ex-friend sold the phone and then reported it. I can understand why they're an ex-friend.

[MI5]

I'd be sending "the boys" round for a chat.......

[Anonymous]

It's my understanding that CEX book in the handset for approx 1 hour to check it connects to the network, and is not listed as lost or stolen.

They don't buy imei locked phones.

You also have to be a member to sell to them.

[Anonymous]

I was tempted to go round myself. I know where he lives. I've not saw him for a long time now. He has been outcasted in the town. His car has been scratched many times, his door has been vandalised. That's what happens when you abuse a puppy in a small town full of dog lovers. If only I kept his number I might of been able to get it fixed. I'm tempted to call O2 again to see if he's done an insurance job on me. I'm not a grass but I'm the one that's out of pocket now

[Cleoriff]

Yes it was a concern in my first post that the EX friend had pulled a very sneaky trick. I have no doubt he thought you were involved in reporting him for animal cruelty.

Sounds like despicable type of payback to me. (allegedly)

[MI5]

If it is an insurance job it would be classed as fraud and I'm sure the Police would be interested to hear about it.....?

[Anonymous]

O2 really should change the way they ban iPhones. Every web site I can check the imei number on says the iPhone is ok and working ( not barred or blacklisted) what's to stop me from continuing this viscous cycle and selling the phone on as a working-clean iPhone? All I'd need to do is tell them to check the imei number on the net and they would see a legit iPhone. I'm not that evil tho.

[Anonymous]

Hi

Ones integrity should stop a person doing such practices.

Unfortunately in today's world people do this and pass on the issue.

[MI5]

I suspect the other databases haven't caught up yet.... but they will eventually.