Guest Frankish Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Just wondering if a phone is sold as no signal do you think in all cases it is stolen and blocked? Is there a way to check before i bought it? Just as i could make a nice profit on this phone if i could fix it. It's only a Wildfire S but going really cheap locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) I assume you have already tried flashing new rom? Can you not flash a different radio/ril for HTC? Edited April 15, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I've not bought it yet. Don't want to pay for a phone i can make no profit on! I'm just asking for opinions...eh guy selling it just said put a sim card in and it shows no signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) Sounds like it could be a bit of a gamble. Like you said it could be a stolen contract phone and its been blocked. The only way you could check is if you got the IME number.There was a website(can't remember name) and you enter IME to find out if its stolen. Edited April 15, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tillaz Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 its ether stolen or the left over from an insurance clam (rang up and said lost phone, and gets a new one,old one gets black listed) my advice would be to try getting the IMIE number from the seller so you can check its not black listed, i doubt that he would give you it though lol, or even ask him to check... you can check here http://www.numbering...ysis&sub=imeinr also if a phone is blacklisted from the uk. it should still work outside the uk (overseas sales) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hugobosslives Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 as above. check the imei number against the stolen database. you can only get the block removed if you have proof of legitimate purchase (eg receipt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 On another note... Anyone got any idea how easy it is to fix a broken power button on a nexus one? Apparently it "fell off" and needs a new one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tillaz Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 On another note... Anyone got any idea how easy it is to fix a broken power button on a nexus one? Apparently it "fell off" and needs a new one! fixing it is the easy part, finding the replacement button is the hard part probably need to buy full new housing just to get the buttons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Voxpop2011 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Just wondering if a phone is sold as no signal do you think in all cases it is stolen and blocked? Is there a way to check before i bought it? Just as i could make a nice profit on this phone if i could fix it. It's only a Wildfire S but going really cheap locally. I wouldn't touch with a barge pole, mate. The Wildfire isn't a particularly good phone no matter how cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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