What to do with this phone?

mattyj1085 · 7 Apr 2009 at 12:12

I found a phone at the weekend but it wouldnt turn on. I charged it yesterday and it says inactive SIM. This therefore means its been reported lost and blocked.

On the phone was a few low quality pictures, a bit of porn and some music. I therefore couldnt send it back to anyone as it had no numbers (presumably on the sim that was blocked) and no address or anything written on it. I did a factory reset on the phone so it cleared the junk off it.

I am now stuck with a phone thats no use whatsoever. (Inactive SIM) Is there anything I can do with it?

Conscript · 7 Apr 2009 at 12:15

www.envirophone.com

Skidder · 7 Apr 2009 at 12:15

you could have a look at the sim for brand and drop it in to whatever shop is relevant if you want to get it back to the owner

If you're not bothered the alternatives are obvious I imagine.

mattyj1085 · 7 Apr 2009 at 12:19

Threw the sim away as its no use. How does that envirophone work if the phones been blocked?

Is there no way to get rid of the Inactive sim thing?

mattyj1085 · 7 Apr 2009 at 12:22

Conscript said:
www.envirophone.com

Nope - Not be barred or water damaged. Its been blocked reported lost

Smit · 7 Apr 2009 at 12:34

Hand it in to the police?

mattyj1085 · 7 Apr 2009 at 13:09

Smit said:
Hand it in to the police?

Travelling 80km to where i found it to then hand it in to police who have no idea of whos phone it is, is pretty pointless.

Scientific · 7 Apr 2009 at 13:32

then bin it...

Its no more then a piece of plastic now that its been blocked, you have tried to find the owners details but had no luck not much else to do really.

Ricochet J · 7 Apr 2009 at 13:59

Sell it on Internation eBay.

gort · 7 Apr 2009 at 21:37

mattyj1085 said:
Travelling 80km to where i found it to then hand it in to police who have no idea of whos phone it is, is pretty pointless.

Incorrect!
If handed in to police (at any police station) the IMEI can be checked on a national database and it may show the owner if it's been registered. So technically it's still theft by finding as you're still able to take reasonable steps in order to locate the owner (by nipping in to your local nick.)