I think I've been ripped off
 

Guys, I just bought a PPC6800 off eBay, the guy said it was a clear esn and only 2 months old. I get the phone and it looks great but when I call Alltel to activate it I find he still has an outstanding balance on the phone and they won't activate the esn until he clears up the bill. Am I screwed or is there some way I can get around this. I did a search on here and I didn't see anything relating to this, so I started this post. Any help would be greatly appreciated folks and thanks in advance.

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

Well you could go through ebay.Explain what happened and demand a refund....paypal protection should cover it....Also you maybe able to unlock it and go through sprint with it...

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Thanks KAOS, I left the seller a voice mail and waiting for his response back. I would consider Sprint but their coverage sucks where I live which is in the NW corner of Iowa and I am tied in to a 2 yr contract with Alltel I am unable to figure out how to get out of without paying a $ 200 early termination fee

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

so why not use your old mdn and msid...try it it may work...

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Ok, I am dumb here, but what do you mean? Or how would I do that?

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if you have a existing phone with them.....use the phone number from that....all you need for the new one is the mrl.....look under ppc6800 section in stickys..there is a program on how to obtain those...

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I have a Blackberry Pearl right now activated under my number and i want to deactivate the Pearl and activate the HTC, so you're saying I may be able to do that if I look up mrl and that might show me how to do it?

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

ya could very well work.....

mdn is your number

msid is sometime your number sometimes different...

mrl is the unlock code to get to those.....

worth a try..

you may even be able to hack the phone and change the esn...see if dash pipes in on that....

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

Thanks alot buddy, this site is f*ing awesome, you guys rock

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or wait the standard 3 months so the owner of the phone goes thru the collection agency..and the esn number will be back in the pool or like kaos said unlock the phone and go with another carrier....

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

No no what he is saying is that if you get the msl 'master subsidy lock code' then you might be able to just put your mdn 'phone number', and msid 'Mobile Subscriber Identification' into the programming of the ppc6800 and use it on your account, rather then your pearl...

and an easy way to get that lock code is to use the program listed in the 'sticky thread' thats under the ppc6800 section...

Lemme know if that helps you any?

***UPDATE***

But also, this goes for anyone else that might be reading this and is thinking about buying off of EBAY, make sure that you get the esn from the seller, and check with the mobile company before purchasing the phone!! Cause just think, if there weren't resources like this web-site then you would have been ripped off!!

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KAOS, I d/l the program and ran it and I entered my esn and i ended up with a 6 digit number in the output section. Is this what I need and what do I do with it?

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

in the 6800 area of the help desk you will see how to change the esn and all and you could take the esn off of your current alltel phone and add it/change it to your mogul.

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

yes thats what you need.

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thats what you needed....from the phone dial pad type in ##those 6 digits then another # then tell me what you have on your screen..

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Thanks Dash, I'll do a search and see what I can figure out. You guys are awesome man.

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I did that but do I hit the send/talk button to dail when i enter that info?

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ummmm you might have to not sure on alltel

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I don't think that worked, I dialed the ## the 6 numbers and then # again and nothing came up on the screen and then i hit dial and it took me to a recording about calling alltel

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

try
##786#
##data#

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that worked, it says reverse logistics support

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i see the msid number and a lot of other info also

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

Dash, I searched and found ESN change method for the Touch but not the Mogul. What should I type in search to find it for the Mogul? I'm sorry for acting stupid, but I have no clue how to get this phone active. I found the phones mobile number and MSID number.

Re: I think I've been ripped off
 

Sorry Dash, I think I just found it. Thanks anyway buddy.