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Sammy_boy's broken P900 thread! |
Sammy_boy
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Here's a sight to make all P900 owners cry:
Bit of a mess, aint it! I've just bought this with the intention of restoring it. I need some bits (see my thread in the 'accessories wanted' section:)
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=63074
My first question is - what buttons do I press to get it to the standby screen? With my P800, you press the power button, it then asks me if I want to turn the phone on, or go into flight mode etc. Is it the same for the P900? Also, is there a website or a way of checking a phone's IMEI to see if it's been blocked at all?
I'll try to keep updating this with my progress, and more silly questions no doubt 
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@sammy_boy -  I guess there is no such website where you can find all celfones in the world which has their IMEIs blocked  Unless, there is the so-called imei.com site I guess in this case you'll have to browse it by - country, which I'm sure is a painstaking endeavor to do  Good luck mate!
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Sammy_boy
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Just phoned Orange and gave them the P9's IMEI, guess what.... the damn things BLOCKED!!!! 
Doh. Such is life.
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@sammy_boy - You just cannot have it all mate . . . . you just cannot have it all  |
Superluminova
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sell it on ebay mate someone will buy it
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Sammy_boy
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just put a new screen in the phone (which I thought I'd cancelled the order for..... evidently not!!) and confirmed it is blocked - it constantly says 'searching' when trying to find a network.
Oh well, does anyone have a P900 (NOT blocked) with a broken screen they're willing to part with?
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Elrond
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Or you can change the IMEI, but that's illegal, so do NOT do it.
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wapchimp
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Sell it as faulty and for parts only! Then buy a new battery cover for ur t610 ;-)
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Happen
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How much did you pay for the handset?
and the screen costs around £100 ouch! |
Merovingian
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@sammy boy: how much do you want for it? 
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Sammy_boy
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I got the phone for £85, and the screen for £76. Ouch indeed!! 
I'm working out what to do with it - the person who I got it off genuinely didn't realise it was blocked, and is going to try to get it unblocked (if possible). I may try to get another P9 with a broken screen and put the good screen into that, not sure yet!
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@sammy_boy - Here in my place, the only solution re: your problem is to have the IMEI changed - last recourse I suppose Instead of selling the item to another guy who will eventually 'carry' the problem is a no-no here 'might as well fix the problem on your own rather than passing it to another person - might just result to a 'bad' karma  Now, what's the latest plan, have you seen a P9 replacement screen
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Sammy_boy
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@jojo: It now has a new screen:
I'm now debating whether to sell the phone as it is now, or keep the new screen to put in another broken P900 and sell the rest for spares, or what!! I don't think I'll change the IMEI, I haven't got a data cable for this phone or anything nor the skills in the software department  One or two people here on esato have shown an interest in it too, despite it's condition
I may hang fire for a little while, as I say, there's a tiny chance the guy who sold it to me may be able to get Orange to reverse the block, as I think he sold it in good spirit and sounds quite guilty about the whole scenario!
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wapchimp
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hmm how do you un-blacklist a phone
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Sammy_boy
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@orangeman - I phone up Orange, and they said that the original owner (i.e. the person that originally 'blacklisted' the phone, could ring Orange up, and get this lifted - although this depended on why the phone was blacklisted in the first place. If it was stolen, then I guess there'd be no chance!
Would that sound about right to you, or is it a load of rubbish? 
I'm not sure if the lady I spoke to thought that I'd stolen it or something! 
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