[alfaevo111]

I have just bought a iPhone 3G off a chap in the pub and have found that it is barred due to it being reported lost or stolen.
All the apps work ok and the 3G works for the internet as well I just cant seem to make or receive calls as the is no network bars in the top left corner. I have put a o2 pay and go sim in.
I spoke to O2 and they said the only way to unbar the phone is to get the original owner of it to get it unbarred.
Can anyone help me i have just spend £200 on this phone :-(

[alfaevo111]

is it possible?

[se23]

I am 99.9% sure u can not do this, which I think is good considering my iPhone cost me loads. The 3g won't work, u must be talking about wifi. Basically all u will have is an iPod touch.

[Darksecrets]

Well you can get it fixed. You have to have the orginal ower take it in and proved he found/recovered his phone. Then he'll have to send it or take it to apple and they can reprogram the chip. It cost about 125 usd. That's what it cost my brother in the states.
Now, I work partime with a security company and the iPhone is one of the biggest item being stole. Any help for a thief isn't cool.