iphone possibly blocked

[Anonymous]

Hi iv just bought an iphone and think it might have been blocked after i bought it and its on o2 can someone tell me what to do to find out if it is blocked or not thanks

[Anonymous]

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@perksie wrote:

I think you missed the point there of what jonsie meant!

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Hi. 

Not at all I'm aware what point was being made. 

My point was to further expand the practice of dodgy dealers who belong to gangs who sell on things like cellphones to fuel harder crime such as drugs, tobacco trade etc. 

albiet slightly off topic so my apologies for that. 

Take care.  

[perksie]

You must live in a very dodgy area!

[Anonymous]

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@perksie wrote:

You must live in a very dodgy area!

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Cheeky !!

lol. 

[Anonymous]

Yeah you don't really know what your getting until you got it, sounds like an eBay sale again

[Anonymous]

i purchased it off ebay iv done an imei check and its not imei blocked iv put a couple of different sims in it and still keep getting no signal so maybe its networked blocked 

[jonsie]

Try to return the phone or dispute through the Paypal policy depending how long you have had the phone. I strongly urge people not to buy phones vis eBay.

[Anonymous]

The network uses the imei number to block the phone unless I'm missing something.

What network was it originally on and have you tried that particular networks sim.

Start to look at the small print left by the e bay seller to see how they listed it. .

[Anonymous]

its on o2 and iv tryed a couple of 02 sims in it and still getting no signal

[MI5]

If you are certain it is an O2 phone the call CS and ask them to check the IMEI for you....

[Anonymous]

Could be a phone thats locked to a different network (t mobile, vodafone, orange etc). eBay sellers commonly claim phones to be "factory unlocked" etc to boost the price.