Checking if a phone is stolen?

Colin_da_Killer · 12 Apr 2006 at 15:22

My friend jsut bought a new razor v3 phone from a vender in the highstreet and wants to check if it is stolen so he can take it back. Is there a website for this where u can put in the imei number and see if it has been reported stolen???

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gib786 · 12 Apr 2006 at 17:13

there are some but they charge

Strikeforce · 12 Apr 2006 at 17:20

Just tell him to ring his service provider they will do it free of charge.

Colin_da_Killer · 12 Apr 2006 at 20:24

Strikeforce said:
Just tell him to ring his service provider they will do it free of charge.

It didnt have a sim card, we dont know what network it is on.

ajm · 12 Apr 2006 at 20:53

/\/\ Look on the phone for some branding mark or logo

lozza · 12 Apr 2006 at 21:00

Colin_da_Killer said:
My friend jsut bought a new razor v3 phone from a vender in the highstreet and wants to check if it is stolen so he can take it back. Is there a website for this where u can put in the imei number and see if it has been reported stolen???

Am i the only one that this sounds dodgy too???

Firstly a vendor in the high street? Do you mean market stall?

Secondly so he can take it back - take it back if it's stolen? they wouldn't refund you if it was stolen, think about it if they are dodgy enough to be selling stolen phones they aren't likely to refund your money.

fireblade900 · 12 Apr 2006 at 21:28

Harib0 said:
Am i the only one that this sounds dodgy too???

Firstly a vendor in the high street? Do you mean market stall?

Secondly so he can take it back - take it back if it's stolen? they wouldn't refund you if it was stolen, think about it if they are dodgy enough to be selling stolen phones they aren't likely to refund your money.

I brought a D500 last year from a company on the internet based in London. I couldn;t get the phone to work at all and sent it back. Turned out the phone was stolen and they refunded my money. Not all companies who sell used mobiles are dodgey.

JonC · 12 Apr 2006 at 22:21

Colin_da_Killer said:
It didnt have a sim card, we dont know what network it is on.

IMEI isn't provider specific, but specific to the phone.

jonc

smokey · 12 Apr 2006 at 23:09

JonC said:
IMEI isn't provider specific, but specific to the phone.

jonc

True. if you just ring the service provider whose sim youre trying to use in this new phone, they should be able to check and find out for you.

Besides, what makes you think it was stolen?

Colin_da_Killer · 13 Apr 2006 at 00:05

Harib0 said:
Am i the only one that this sounds dodgy too???

Firstly a vendor in the high street? Do you mean market stall?

Secondly so he can take it back - take it back if it's stolen? they wouldn't refund you if it was stolen, think about it if they are dodgy enough to be selling stolen phones they aren't likely to refund your money.

I donno if that was meant as a stab at me in some way?!? But I don't think it was nessasery altogether either way.

Market stall whatever, I'm not English so if I say the wrong phrase that is why.

triggerthat · 13 Apr 2006 at 01:02

I remember that there was a number you can call and it will tell you if it barred however, I don't know it unfortunately.

lozza · 13 Apr 2006 at 12:23

Colin_da_Killer said:
I donno if that was meant as a stab at me in some way?!? But I don't think it was nessasery altogether either way.

Market stall whatever, I'm not English so if I say the wrong phrase that is why.

Not really a stab at you at all mate, i just don't get your op.

Having read fireblade900s post:

fireblade900 said:
I brought a D500 last year from a company on the internet based in London. I couldn;t get the phone to work at all and sent it back. Turned out the phone was stolen and they refunded my money. Not all companies who sell used mobiles are dodgey.

I can understand that if the phone was reported stolen it would be blocked to all networks, however, your op doesn't state that you can't get the phone to work therefore you think you've been sold a stolen phone and want to check.

With that aside if I couldn't get the phone to work for whatever reason then of course i'd be returning it coming up stolen or not.

Colin_da_Killer said:
wants to check if it is stolen so he can take it back.

Thats the bit that confuses me.