We thought the cheap pay-as-you-go phones could be used as
replacements but that is apparently not the case. What a racket. Pay
several hundred dollars for a replacement phone, or if you want a new
"free" phone you have to rewrite your contract for additional years.
All we want to do is use up the present contract and get out.
So... my friend has a used LG. It will work fine with the service.
However, this used unit was one he purchased for his "ex" girlfriend
to stay in touch. He bought it, and paid for it, but it was
registered for service in her name.
So time marches on, they split up after a couple of years, and he
takes the phone back.
She decides to get even and tells Verizon the phone is stolen. So now
it cannot be used.
He no longer has the box or receipts used to purchase it. He often
paid cash on the bill at a Verizon store or kiosk.
In fact he didn't even know it was listed as stolen. It sat in a
drawer for several months then when he went to give it to us is when
he discovered the stolen listing.
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.
Tin Man Alley wrote:
> So here is the problem at hand.
>
> My wife's phone was stolen.
>
> It's expensive to replace it.
>
> We thought the cheap pay-as-you-go phones could be used as
> replacements but that is apparently not the case. What a racket. Pay
> several hundred dollars for a replacement phone, or if you want a new
> "free" phone you have to rewrite your contract for additional years.
>
> All we want to do is use up the present contract and get out.
>
> So... my friend has a used LG. It will work fine with the service.
>
> However, this used unit was one he purchased for his "ex" girlfriend
> to stay in touch. He bought it, and paid for it, but it was
> registered for service in her name.
>
> So time marches on, they split up after a couple of years, and he
> takes the phone back.
>
> She decides to get even and tells Verizon the phone is stolen. So now
> it cannot be used.
>
> He no longer has the box or receipts used to purchase it. He often
> paid cash on the bill at a Verizon store or kiosk.
>
> In fact he didn't even know it was listed as stolen. It sat in a
> drawer for several months then when he went to give it to us is when
> he discovered the stolen listing.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Tim
>
Sorry, I apologize for being unempathetic, but I pay $6/month to 'insure' my
phone. It gets replaced whether I drop it in the toilet, lose it, or it gets
stolen. I may have to pay 50 bucks, I may not, under certain conditions. You
chose not to pay, and now you're whining.
I really don't understand your anti-Verizon slant here. The story does sound
a little like you and your friends create some of their own problems.Take
some responsibility. Verizon isn't your mommy and daddy.
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.
Tin Man Alley schrieb:
> So here is the problem at hand.
>
> My wife's phone was stolen.
>
> It's expensive to replace it.
>
> We thought the cheap pay-as-you-go phones could be used as
> replacements but that is apparently not the case. What a racket. Pay
> several hundred dollars for a replacement phone, or if you want a new
> "free" phone you have to rewrite your contract for additional years.
> [...]
Yeah, what a racket. Ever got your car stolen? Did you get a free
replacement? I mean, from your dealer of course, not from your insurance...
> So here is the problem at hand.
>
> My wife's phone was stolen.
>
> It's expensive to replace it.
>
> We thought the cheap pay-as-you-go phones could be used as
> replacements but that is apparently not the case. What a racket. Pay
> several hundred dollars for a replacement phone, or if you want a new
> "free" phone you have to rewrite your contract for additional years.
>
> All we want to do is use up the present contract and get out.
>
> So... my friend has a used LG. It will work fine with the service.
>
> However, this used unit was one he purchased for his "ex" girlfriend
> to stay in touch. He bought it, and paid for it, but it was
> registered for service in her name.
>
> So time marches on, they split up after a couple of years, and he
> takes the phone back.
>
> She decides to get even and tells Verizon the phone is stolen. So now
> it cannot be used.
>
> He no longer has the box or receipts used to purchase it. He often
> paid cash on the bill at a Verizon store or kiosk.
>
> In fact he didn't even know it was listed as stolen. It sat in a
> drawer for several months then when he went to give it to us is when
> he discovered the stolen listing.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Tim
--
Diving is life! The rest is just details.
W.W.W.I.
"Tin Man Alley" <nowhere@wouldntyouliketoknow.com> wrote in message
news:nowhere-5BCFB7.14390906052008@news.verizon.net...
> So here is the problem at hand.
>
> My wife's phone was stolen.
>
> It's expensive to replace it.
>
> We thought the cheap pay-as-you-go phones could be used as
> replacements but that is apparently not the case. What a racket. Pay
> several hundred dollars for a replacement phone, or if you want a new
> "free" phone you have to rewrite your contract for additional years.
>
> All we want to do is use up the present contract and get out.
>
> So... my friend has a used LG. It will work fine with the service.
>
> However, this used unit was one he purchased for his "ex" girlfriend
> to stay in touch. He bought it, and paid for it, but it was
> registered for service in her name.
>
> So time marches on, they split up after a couple of years, and he
> takes the phone back.
>
> She decides to get even and tells Verizon the phone is stolen. So now
> it cannot be used.
>
> He no longer has the box or receipts used to purchase it. He often
> paid cash on the bill at a Verizon store or kiosk.
>
> In fact he didn't even know it was listed as stolen. It sat in a
> drawer for several months then when he went to give it to us is when
> he discovered the stolen listing.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Tim
Learn to be concise so you don't waste all this bandwidth-- and our time to
read your tale or irrelevant woe.
Your question is: where can I get a cheap replacement phone-- and the answer
is eBay. Confirm the ESN before you pay bid though.
Tin Man Alley <nowhere@wouldntyouliketoknow.com> wrote:
> I doubt she (the ex) will make nice and recall the stolen report
> which is now about 2 years old.
Is your friend's ex angry with you and your wife? Why not call her and
tell her your tale and ask her to kill the report? Tell her she'd be
doing your wife a favor.
--
XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org
eBay---I've bought a dozen used cheapies ($35 or less) with no problems.
There are thousands of them on there.
Deal only with sellers with feedback numbers greater than 50 or so, ratings
over 95%, and membership going back at least a year or two, read the ads
CAREFULLY, and you should be good to go. I have almost 200 transactions
there, split buying/selling, and never a problem.
HTH,
Dean
"Tin Man Alley" <nowhere@wouldntyouliketoknow.com> wrote in message
news:nowhere-5BCFB7.14390906052008@news.verizon.net...
> So here is the problem at hand.
>
> My wife's phone was stolen.
>
> It's expensive to replace it.
>
SNIP
In article <Xns9A96B0EA63C24xs11emailinatorcom@85.214.90.236> ,
XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote:
>
> Is your friend's ex angry with you and your wife? Why not call her and
> tell her your tale and ask her to kill the report? Tell her she'd be
> doing your wife a favor.
>
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