Rumor Mill
is it really dead?
Cleaning up and found the box w/ Z6M in it, along w/ 1/6/08 ticket. About a week later daughter left in jacket. It was found when washer finished. There it was vibrating as I opened the door! ARRGGHHH!!! Turned it off, pulled battery, set it in front of house return vent to central heater while I looked online. Might have been next day I did the alcohol soak and dry. Can't remember what screen looked like when tried to start it up. I just remember we called it missing in action and got another one.
How can I find out if it's really dead? When it powers up doesn't it automatically connect to tower and the cell specifics get recorded by the cell co. so they would know the phone was not MIA? Could I get close to a cell signal scramb...
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If you just simply bought a new phone, and this one still works, you can use it. Other than minor interference with your existing phone (delayed message reciept and possible call deflection to voicemail), there is really nothing to worry about from your carrier. They are not the SS, only a business.