[casual user]

If anyone can shed a bit of light on this I'd be more than grateful....
A few months back I got a SGH-U900 Samsung Soul with my contract, however a few weeks in I managed to lose it while at work.

Not knowing what happened to it, I got the phone 'blocked' and my provider supplied a replacement as part of cover against such events I'd took out when buying contract.

After assuming I'm not stupid enough to lose the phone and it had been 'nicked' imagine my suprise when I found it under the car seat!

Now, this phones blocked by the operator, I've contacted them to inform them I've got the lost phone, and assumed they'd want it back? WRONG!

They have absolutely no interest in recovering it, and told me to do what I like with it. I asked for it AND got it in writing dated 15/10/08 - O2's permission to dispose of phone as I see fit (feeling pleased with myself for thinking of getting that!).

I have ALL documentation concerning both original phone purchase and insurance paperwork concerning my replacement. My question is, however.....

Is there anything LEGALLY I can do to get phone working?
Is their any value in phone if not, if I sold it for spares and is that within the law?

If it's too much hassle I'll bin it, but thought someone may know?
Cheers

[BF1]

Firstly, did you report the phone as stolen to police? If so, you need to advise the police that the phone has been located and that a theft did not actually take place.

Secondly, if O2 have given you rights of ownership without conditions then I see no reason why you cannot ask O2 to unblock the phone leaving you do with it as you so wish.

In fact, if they agree to the latter and leave the phone locked to O2 you would actually do them a favour as the new buyer / user would have to use them as their service provider.

[casual user]

Originally Posted by BF1

Firstly, did you report the phone as stolen to police? If so, you need to advise the police that the phone has been located and that a theft did not actually take place.

Secondly, if O2 have given you rights of ownership without conditions then I see no reason why you cannot ask O2 to unblock the phone leaving you do with it as you so wish.

In fact, if they agree to the latter and leave the phone locked to O2 you would actually do them a favour as the new buyer / user would have to use them as their service provider.

Yes I had to report phone as to get crime no. for insurance purpose. I have informed them of fact I've found it.

I'd assumed rightly or wrongly that O2 wouldn't unblock phone as I've a replacement and my thinking was - if they did, I'd have got two phones for the price of one or they'd try to charge me for the handset if they did.

It's not causing me to lose sleep or anything, it's the fact it's virtually new, worth a few quid and I'm going to end up binning it.

If I clearly state it's condition concerning block, (everything else, camera etc EVEN web browsing works fine, just the outgoing incoming call and text bit doesn't, which I suppose for a 'phone' is pretty critical!) am I doing anything wrong by selling it for spares? I've all the paperwork to back the facts up?

[BT@HOME]

I doubt they will unblock it, never heard of anyone being successful in getting them unblocked after insurance have been involved.

[cashlessbond]

just flog it to someone going back to see family in N. Africa, it won't be blocked there (or anywhere outside the EU)

[BF1]

Originally Posted by casual user

am I doing anything wrong by selling it for spares? I've all the paperwork to back the facts up?

Its your phone and you are free to do what you wish.