damn.. so i lost my new 8265. am i screwed?

[dowxp]

i think i left it at a study table.. i've been checking its logs and i think ther person has found it and turned it off, making no calls out. im assuming im not getting it back. is there a way for me to disable that ESN # ? anything i should do? where would i get a new 8265 cheap? dammnnnn i hate losing money. sighz

 

[hamburglar]

that sucks. call your service provider to turn it off.

 

[Kevin]

I lost my phone (3390) almost a year ago, fell out of my pocket on a windy day. I called then Voicestream immediately and they deactivated the SIM card so calls could not be made nor recieved. I then bought a new phone from BestBuy (I was extremely lucky, the phone was onsale for less than $50) and called Voicestream to put the new SIM on the account.

I'm sure AT&T (I'm assuming or whatever carrier you use) can do the same.

 

[bmacd]

you can call your provider and report the phone as stolen. The ESN is unable to be activated via the provider unless you call to report it un-stolen.

-=bmacd=-

 

[MrBond]

It's an 8265, so it's digital, and therefore locked to a specific providor, right? Can't you call them up, report it lost/stolen, and have them keep it flagged that way in their system so if someone tries to reconnect with it, they can get it back for you?

 

[ElFenix]

cell phone theft is only to annoy people... AFAIK you can't use a stolen phone... some bastards stole the face plate off a friend's clarion... just to be assholes... :|

 

[Kevin]

The problem is if most people see something of value, they immediately say "Wow, look what I found." instead of "Oh man, look what someone lost."

 

[dowxp]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
cell phone theft is only to annoy people... AFAIK you can't use a stolen phone... some bastards stole the face plate off a friend's clarion... just to be assholes... :|

yeah thats waht i figured... why cant they just turn it on, call anyone in my phone book and get it back to meeeeeee