I'm looking at purchasing an iphone on eBay, but I have heard of people purchasing the phone only to find it is unusable due to bad esn. Is there a way to "clean" the bad esn? For T-Mobile USA? Thanks.
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iPhone Unlock Bad ESN?
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if it is unlocked and not blacklisted on tmobile, it should work fine. ask the seller before buying for the esn. it must be an iPhone 5 or newer for this to work, or if it's gsm. you can use a site to check the esn/imei. just google imei/esn check. is the phone a cdma, or a gsm phone? and what model?
I'm looking to get a t-mobile iphone 5s. In case the IMEI is blocked, I was wondering if there is an online service or way to unblock the IMEI...?
I did the same, just ask the seller for the number and call to t-mobile to check if it's clean.
there is not, but if its say, a verizon iPhone, it might not be blacklisted on tmobile. you would have to call. what version of the 5s is it? i mean what carrier?
If it's a tmobile phone and it's blacklisted you will never be able to use it on tmobile period.
And no you cannot "clean" the blacklisted status.
You will be stuck with a useless device.
And no you cannot "clean" the blacklisted status.
You will be stuck with a useless device.
I always love these threads... There's no reason why someone would have a blacklisted device unless:
- Unpaid bill: pay the bill
- Stolen phone: return the phone to the owner
- Insurance claim: you were already repaid for the phone
To ask people how to un-blacklist here is no different than asking how to steal apps or discussing illegal file sharing.
- Unpaid bill: pay the bill
- Stolen phone: return the phone to the owner
- Insurance claim: you were already repaid for the phone
To ask people how to un-blacklist here is no different than asking how to steal apps or discussing illegal file sharing.