Is there anything I can do with iPhone?

fattymuatty

I've just move house and before moving I found an iPhone 4 that I thought I'd lost a few years ago It was in my sons room lodged behind a desk. Anyway back when I thought I lost it I got the imei(maybe I'm not up on the correct terms) blocked by three and I claimed on my insurance for another. Anyway is there anything I can do to reinstate the phone or would I be best off just giving it to my 5 year old to play games on and save him taking mine?

Jimdagym

fattymuatty wrote: »

I've just move house and before moving I found an iPhone 4 that I thought I'd lost a few years ago It was in my sons room lodged behind a desk. Anyway back when I thought I lost it I got the imei(maybe I'm not up on the correct terms) blocked by three and I claimed on my insurance for another. Anyway is there anything I can do to reinstate the phone or would I be best off just giving it to my 5 year old to play games on and save him taking mine?

Not getting on the high horse or anything, but you do know that technically that phone belongs to the insurance company, don't you?

naasrd

Jimdagym wrote: »

Not getting on the high horse or anything, but you do know that technically that phone belongs to the insurance company, don't you?

Yes, you are getting on your high horse, technically.

Tora Bora

fattymuatty wrote: »

I've just move house and before moving I found an iPhone 4 that I thought I'd lost a few years ago It was in my sons room lodged behind a desk. Anyway back when I thought I lost it I got the imei(maybe I'm not up on the correct terms) blocked by three and I claimed on my insurance for another. Anyway is there anything I can do to reinstate the phone or would I be best off just giving it to my 5 year old to play games on and save him taking mine?

iPhone 4 was launched less than two years ago. July 2010. Yet you lost it a few years ago Must have bought it and lost it same day:rolleyes:

whiterebel

naasrd wrote: »

Yes, you are getting on your high horse, technically.

He's not, he's giving the OP a reality check.

coylemj

If you contact the insurance company and tell them you found the phone they may offer to sell it back to you in which case you could get it taken off the blacklist.

On the other hand they may ask for their money back, not sure what happens in your situation. You did genuinely lose it so the insurance claim was bona fide and you were entitled to be paid so I would expect that they will offer to sell it back to you.

fattymuatty

Wow talk about being pedantic. I bought it the day it was launched and lost it that October so I lost it around 18months ago.
Thanks coylemj that's helpful. I never knew t was possible to do that.

Jimdagym

naasrd wrote: »

Yes, you are getting on your high horse, technically.

I don't know what your problem is. It doesnt bother me whatever the OP decides to do with it, but if he didn't already know, then its something that he should.

Jesus Shaves

fattymuatty wrote: »

Wow talk about being pedantic. I bought it the day it was launched and lost it that October so I lost it around 18months ago.
Thanks coylemj that's helpful. I never knew t was possible to do that.

don't do that, they'll look for their money back, have you checked to see if it was blocked?

whiterebel

darokane wrote: »

don't do that, they'll look for their money back, have you checked to see if it was blocked?

What "money"? They would have replaced his phone, so the thing to do is give them back the original.

Jesus Shaves

whiterebel wrote: »

What "money"? They would have replaced his phone, so the thing to do is give them back the original.

Why would the OP want to give back the original when they clearly want to keep it and use the older phone

Tora Bora

fattymuatty wrote: »

Wow talk about being pedantic. I bought it the day it was launched and lost it that October so I lost it around 18months ago.
Thanks coylemj that's helpful. I never knew t was possible to do that.

So a whole 18 months have gone by, during which you didn't look down the back of the desk even once:eek:
What else crawled out of there, when you did evenually move it:D

whiterebel

darokane wrote: »

Why would the OP want to give back the original when they clearly want to keep it and use the older phone

What the OP wants doesn't matter. Its blocked and he's looking for a way to defraud the insurance.