retrieving numbers from a barred handset

[Guest spark-x]

Hi, one of my friends reported his handset stolen (he was convinced someone had taken the handset from his pocket) last week and so they barred the IME number of the phone. Today he found the phone under his car seat and is desperate to get some of the numbers off the phone (that weren't stored on the SIM).

He is worried that if he puts his sim in the phone and turns it on it will somehow report to the provider that his phone has been switched on with his SIM - is this the case?:) Obviously he doesn't want to get in trouble for a false insurance claim (which they actually rejected anyway, before he found the handset, so he is having to use an old one).

any comments welcome !

sx

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[Guest ranzz]

1. Tell him to just call in and report he found it.

2. Opening the phone with the sim in it won't report anything to anyone, it just won't log on to the network as the IMEI is banned.

3. He can open the phone without a sim and and quickly tap on the shutdown button in order to open the profile menu and choose airplane mode (or radio off), this is possible although might take a few tries.

[Guest spark-x]

I think the best thing for him to do might be to hand it in to a local police station saying he found it, they will then post it back to the provider and all should be ok,

sx

[Guest spark-x]

ranzz --> is that possible on the 7210? my friend can't get it to work - ill tell him to keep trying,

cheers

[Guest ranzz]

Huh?! I don't see ANY connection to the police station!!! if he should hand it over to ANYONE it should be his carrier. and no, the Nokia series 40 OS can't operate without a working sim card inside the phone, it can't get to the menus before it can log on to the network.

[Guest Will]

certainly he should ring the carrier and tell them, ask them for permission to put his 'current sim in' (idealling in writing/fax) and retrieve numbers, then arrange to return phone to them.

Will