when losing a cellphone

[LittleAsianGuy]

Im wondering if the person who finds a loss cellphone can have the number changed or unlocked?

 

[visiting]

Im wondering if the person who finds a loss cellphone can have the number changed or unlocked?

Yes, they can.

If you lost it, try calling it.... before the battery runs out!!!

Last year I lost mine it at the airport, and I realized 10-15 minutes later, the guy who had it, answered, and met me , and I gave him a 50$ and he was happy...

 

[tedsweettangv]

If it is a GSM cell you can just get a new sim card. $25 for a pay as you go, not sure about a contract. If the phone is network locked it is $10 to unlock it.

 

[IQof10]

Im wondering if the person who finds a loss cellphone can have the number changed or unlocked?

Unlocked yes (by a dealer), changed no, not if it was reported lost or stolen or without proper ID.

 

[HeMadeMeDoIt]

IF its GSM then yes a a prvious poser had noted if its pcs ie telus, bell or verizon then no. The main reason is that those are ESN (elecronic serial number) driven s opposed to SIM card driven. Once an ESN is reported stolen you can't have it operate aywhere else in N.America.

 

[tedsweettangv]

Unlocked yes (by a dealer), changed no, not if it was reported lost or stolen or without proper ID.

I meant the GSM phone can be unlocked. There is a place in Metrotown that does it. IF it is CDMA/TDMA/PCS etc. then the phone serial number is used to register with the network. GSM phones can be networked locked and providers offer them at lower cost.