“ Originally Posted by wcked 
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to be honest there's nothing much you can do..with my experience it'll take about 3 to 4 months for the esn to be clear so it can be re-used again.I do this all the time when my friends failed to pay there bills and the carrier cut there services and in return i buy there phones, and the esn will stay active till the bill is payed if full. I think There's been changes, but that i don't know.
The only thing you can do is buy a new one under you name...and illuminate all that drama...or just wait till the esn be clear for re-use.
i have been reading about esn swapping and stuff like that. whats that all about?