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How to remove a phone from the blacklist
Hey, I was wondering why can't I get my phone Un-Blocked I have purchased the phone through a third party. The phone has been unlocked from at&t and yes I should have ran an imei check but for the price i couldnt turn it down and as a college student i cant afford to just go buy a new phone.
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sandblaster
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7 years ago
Those are the rules of the blacklist, only the person reporting it lost or stolen can remove it. There would be no point to having a blacklist if anyone could remove it.
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MR_SMiT
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Tippyrollaxk
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kdfederer
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7 years ago
Chances are, after you purchased the phone, the person that sold it to you, reported the phone lost or stolen, to defraud the insurance company. That is the only way for a phone to be blacklisted.
If the phone is locked, TFW is TracFone Wireless. It may need to be unlocked from TracFone.
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Tippyrollaxk
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Kardermc
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DWommack
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7 years ago
Okay so my fiancé paid 500 dollars for an iPhone from GameStop, I received the phone today and took my SIM card out of my current phone and put it in the new one, after about 45 minutes my phone said the device was blocked. I went to GameStop who told me to go to att and they told me it was blacklisted. If I go into att with a receipt and the phone will to show I purchased it from a retailer will they be able to remove it from the blacklist?
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formerlyknownas
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7 years ago
Nope. GameStop needs to refund your purchase. ATT will NOT remove it, it cannot be used.
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MR_SMiT
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7 years ago
Only person who had iphone “blacklisted” on AT&T can have it removed. Unless GameStop can back track who traded in “ blacklisted” iphone for something, it still will be too much hassles. Best to get money back.
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Pepper3d
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6 years ago
So I have an I phone that was lost but now I found it and they wont remove it off the blacklist. How do I get that done. I paid for the phone, they said they can tell its my phone but they wont remove it from the black list. They told me now I have a ipod.....
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