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inactive sim?

supersally
supersally Posts: 124 Forumite
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i recently bought a mobile phone (k850i )from ebay and have tried it with an orange sim (thats the network the phone is on) and it says inactive sim on the screen i have used the sim for a long time and is registered in my name aswell so dont know what the problem is have been told it could be blocked in the uk ? anyone please help
:cool:IF AT FIRST YOU DONT SUCCEED DESTROY ALL EVIDENCE THAT YOU TRIED:cool:

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  • mistysmoth
    mistysmoth Posts: 38 Forumite
    The phone is possibly blacklisted if the SIM works in other handsets and the phone is definately unlocked to all networks
  • spirit
    spirit Posts: 2,886 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Does the sim work ok in your normal phone and just not in the new one?

    Is the new one definitely an Orange network one?
    Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j
  • supersally
    supersally Posts: 124 Forumite
    yes it works fine with any other phone just not the new one
    :cool:IF AT FIRST YOU DONT SUCCEED DESTROY ALL EVIDENCE THAT YOU TRIED:cool:
  • supersally
    supersally Posts: 124 Forumite
    sorry yes its on orange
    :cool:IF AT FIRST YOU DONT SUCCEED DESTROY ALL EVIDENCE THAT YOU TRIED:cool:
  • mistysmoth
    mistysmoth Posts: 38 Forumite
    supersally wrote: »
    sorry yes its on orange
    It's likely to be blacklisted then :(

    Contact the seller, that's all I can advise, seek a refund
  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,461 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Newshound! Name Dropper
    The phone has probably been reported stolen by someone, blocked by the network and the seller has tried to profit out of it. It's unlikely you'll have any luck with the seller since they probably did it on purpose - one of the scams of ebay I'm afraid.
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    If the phone was described on eBay as 'working' then you should start the 'item significantly not as described' process. If you paid by Paypal you might have some chance of recovering your payment.
    Also worth reporting the seller to the police as handling stolen goods.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • supersally
    supersally Posts: 124 Forumite
    thanks you guys have opened a paypal claim for a refund
    :cool:IF AT FIRST YOU DONT SUCCEED DESTROY ALL EVIDENCE THAT YOU TRIED:cool:
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