I agree with you. But i am a dealer and i can check the phone by the
IMEI/ESN if it is stolen or if its just unpaid balance. You can too, its
a little more time consuming, butyou can call the carrier (Sprint,
Verizon or ATT whatever the phone is on) ...
You are wrong, not entirely but wrong. Not only stolen/lost phones are
being flagged as BAD ESN/IMEI but also the ones sold by original owners
that do not want to settle the bill with Verizon
(600/month?>???????????????????????????) or ATT. Most of t...