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dogbreath · 14-05-10, 02:05 PM

hi i bought a nokia 5800 about 6 months ago off ebay unlocked from orange but now using a vodafone sim everything fine untill this morning when i came to use it and i had the message sim registration failed. i have tried the sim card in another phone and it's ok ,now when i put any sim card in the phone i keeps saying sim card rejected any help appreciated

ratcatcher · 14-05-10, 03:18 PM

try diff sims from diff networks if it does it on them all then the phone is blocked m8ty and as u bought from ebay i bet its just past the date u can open a dispute gotta watch out for this m8

dogbreath · 14-05-10, 04:00 PM

tried it with orange sim still no joy ,best thing is the **** who sold it messed me about before we even got the phone the original listing was for n95 8gb over the course of a week the speakers didn't work then phone wouldn't turn on ,before finally offering me this one should have known then i'd been done !

alboking_uk · 14-05-10, 04:19 PM

dude i think the phone might be blocked and blacklisted, wot they have done is they have reported the phone maybe as lost or stolen

dogbreath · 14-05-10, 04:23 PM

reading around i think so to .aint even got the guys no. now . T O S S E R

alboking_uk · 14-05-10, 04:30 PM

dont worry just raise a despute on paypal and inform ebay as well

waqasahmed · 14-05-10, 07:07 PM

ebay and paypal wont care any more. Best just to get it unlocked

alboking_uk · 14-05-10, 07:10 PM

its blocked mate like barred from the networks and only way to do is to change imei but thats illegal to do and no will do it for u

waqasahmed · 14-05-10, 07:10 PM

ebay and paypal wont care any more. Best just to get it unlocked

If itcis blocked, Id go to small claims or more niftily purchase an item/more than one item from them that cover the market value of the phone

Give the phone back and buy another one after selling what you now own

14-05-10, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
dogbreath Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 88 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Sim Registration Failed hi i bought a nokia 5800 about 6 months ago off ebay unlocked from orange but now using a vodafone sim everything fine untill this morning when i came to use it and i had the message sim registration failed. i have tried the sim card in another phone and it's ok ,now when i put any sim card in the phone i keeps saying sim card rejected any help appreciated

14-05-10, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
ratcatcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 563 Thanks: 281 Thanked 93 Times in 85 Posts	Re: Sim Registration Failed try diff sims from diff networks if it does it on them all then the phone is blocked m8ty and as u bought from ebay i bet its just past the date u can open a dispute gotta watch out for this m8

14-05-10, 04:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
dogbreath Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 88 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Sim Registration Failed tried it with orange sim still no joy ,best thing is the **** who sold it messed me about before we even got the phone the original listing was for n95 8gb over the course of a week the speakers didn't work then phone wouldn't turn on ,before finally offering me this one should have known then i'd been done !

14-05-10, 04:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
alboking_uk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 465 Thanks: 40 Thanked 56 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Sim Registration Failed dude i think the phone might be blocked and blacklisted, wot they have done is they have reported the phone maybe as lost or stolen

14-05-10, 04:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
dogbreath Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 88 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Sim Registration Failed reading around i think so to .aint even got the guys no. now . T O S S E R

14-05-10, 04:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
alboking_uk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 465 Thanks: 40 Thanked 56 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Sim Registration Failed dont worry just raise a despute on paypal and inform ebay as well

14-05-10, 07:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,547 Thanks: 2,387 Thanked 938 Times in 693 Posts	Re: Sim Registration Failed ebay and paypal wont care any more. Best just to get it unlocked __________________ Sat set up: Openmedia 500CS Sky mini dish 1m orbital+dodgy Motek motor TG585 v7 bridged modem DIR-615 D2 DD-WRT router

14-05-10, 07:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
alboking_uk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 465 Thanks: 40 Thanked 56 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Sim Registration Failed its blocked mate like barred from the networks and only way to do is to change imei but thats illegal to do and no will do it for u

14-05-10, 07:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,547 Thanks: 2,387 Thanked 938 Times in 693 Posts	Re: Sim Registration Failed ebay and paypal wont care any more. Best just to get it unlocked If itcis blocked, Id go to small claims or more niftily purchase an item/more than one item from them that cover the market value of the phone Give the phone back and buy another one after selling what you now own __________________ Sat set up: Openmedia 500CS Sky mini dish 1m orbital+dodgy Motek motor TG585 v7 bridged modem DIR-615 D2 DD-WRT router

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