If my IMEI is blocked, but i unlock my carrier can i activate my iphone?

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If my IMEI is blocked, but i unlock my carrier can i activate my iphone?

My iPhone is currently blacklisted because my dad decided to report my phone stolen to AT&T after we got into a argument (he was the one who bought and paid for the phone). So I checked my imei and it says my activation status is blocked and my iPhone is blocked by one carrier (AT&T). So I was wondering, if I unlock my iPhone through a third party company---so the carrier is no longer AT&T, will I be able to activate my phone? Even if the IMEI is blocked? If not, what should I do with this phone and what steps should I take next?

(I'm using my phone now, it works fine. My concern is just I won't be able to update my phone nor use it with cellular data)

Posted on Aug 30, 2017 1:07 PM

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KiltedTim

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Aug 30, 2017 1:10 PM in response to Shalataxaumwati

No. Only the carrier it's locked to can legally authorize unlocking it. Anything else is a hack, or outright fraud, both of which will, at some point, get reversed.

The only way to get it unblacklisted, and eventually unlocked, legitimately, would be for your father to contact AT&T and tell them he found the phone that he reported lost / stolen.

Give the phone back to your father, since he paid for it, and go buy one for yourself.

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Answer 2

KiltedTim

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Aug 30, 2017 1:18 PM in response to Shalataxaumwati

Shalataxaumwati wrote:

What if the bill isn't paid, is there still a way they could reverse this? I really need to use my phone

No. You need to take it up with your father. He owns the phone, not you. There is nothing you can do about this on your own. There is no way to legally unlock or un-blacklist the phone without AT&T's direct cooperation, and since it's on your father's account, he would be the one that has to take that up with them.

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Answer 3

Aug 30, 2017 1:09 PM in response to Shalataxaumwati

You need to talk to AT&T to find out what you need to do. You won't be able to activate it with any other carrier.

Best of luck,

GB

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Answer 4

Aug 30, 2017 1:13 PM in response to KiltedTim

I can't get another phone for myself through a carrier, I'm not 18. Plus I don't have the money to get a phone like the one I have now.

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Answer 5

Aug 30, 2017 1:13 PM in response to gail from maine

What if the bill isn't paid, is there still a way they could reverse this? I really need to use my phone

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Answer 6

Aug 30, 2017 1:14 PM in response to Shalataxaumwati

Again, you can only get this straightened out with the carrier. We can't help you here and we don't know the answers to your questions. Contact AT&T for help.

Best of luck,

GB

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