On Tue, 06 May 2008 18:39:10 GMT, Tin Man Alley
<nowhere@wouldntyouliketoknow.com> wrote:

>Has he any recourse or is this old phone pretty much a paper weight
>now? I doubt she (the ex) will make nice and recall the stolen report
>which is now about 2 years old.

He is SOL. Try getting a used one off eBay. Get the ESN from the
seller prior to bidding/buying and check it with VZW to make sure it
can be activated.