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  • parsnips
    parsnips Posts: 582 Forumite
    how do i explain the missing sim.
    kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    a blocked handset should work abroad, but i would try and get it back to the owner asap.

    if it makes 3 bleeps when you call out, its blocked
  • ellybelly89
    ellybelly89 Posts: 1,107 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    well you could be honest and say your daughter was going to keep the phone and threw away the owners sim.
  • ellybelly89
    ellybelly89 Posts: 1,107 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    i feel really sorry for the owner if she hasnt got a back up of her phone's sim memory. most people value their sims most. it's full of numerous numbers some possibly irreplaceable.
  • parsnips
    parsnips Posts: 582 Forumite
    your right, honesty is the best policy
    i was heading down there tomorrow anyway to pick up an attack alarm, so i will explain all then and hand it in
  • avfc4life
    avfc4life Posts: 1,201 Forumite
    Im sorry for judging you it just sounded from your original post that you wanted help to unblock the phone so you daughter could use it. I jumped to the wrong conclusions:o
    i feel really sorry for the owner if she hasnt got a back up of her phone's sim memory. most people value their sims most. it's full of numerous numbers some possibly irreplaceable

    If it was a virgin phone they have all the details in a database so if the person rings up they can get all their credit & numbers back. I know this as it happened to a mate of mine. He had his sim stolen (his phone was rubbish) and had about £10 credit on it. He went home that night and rung Virgin who said they had blocked the sim and yes some credit (about £3 had been used) they said they would send him a new sim with all his data on and the full £10 credit. I thought that was good of Virgin they didnt have to do that at all:T
    Offical MSE Fantasy League Member:beer:
  • ellybelly89
    ellybelly89 Posts: 1,107 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    serious? I would think they could only do that if she had actually backed up all her data with virgin via the phones internet or instore.

    if they can magically recover numbers from sims well then thats brilliant and all the phone companies should implement it.
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