[FoundaBBin06]

Hey all,

I'm new at this forum stuff so please bear with me.
I found a 7290 in a cab back in 2006 and couldn't use it since the owner obviously locked the phone with their own pin#. So in disgust I put it in a box of junk in the closet and left it there. Now I just found it after cleaning out said closet and I'd like to give it another try. The only problem is that I have no idea what to do. I'd like to open the phone and perhaps get it back to the original owner. I know how it is to lose a phone, I was devastated...
All the BB owners I know have their lives on these devices...

So to make a long story short, what can I do? It's on it's final try to unlock before it erases all the info...

Thanks in advance for your advice.

[dc/dc]

There is nothing you can do. It will wipe.

IMO, you should have tried to find the owner back when you found it.

[akosnitzky]

Originally Posted by dc/dc

There is nothing you can do. It will wipe.

IMO, you should have tried to find the owner back when you found it.

Agreed

[teczilla]

I also agree. The phone will wipe itself after the maximum number of tries (usually 10). There is nothing else you can do.

[ndub33]

Does it have a carrier logo on it ? (Verizon, ATT, etc.) If so, contact that carrier. they may be able to find a way for you to return it to it's rightful owner.

[deathwish]

you should be able to wipe it from the desktop manager

[teczilla]

FoundaBBin06 said this is a BB 7290, and it should be from either AT&T or T-Mobile. Unlike the CDMA counterpart, GSM carriers keep track the user by SIM card, not the handset itself.

[CO_BBTechie]

Originally Posted by FoundaBBin06

I found a 7290 in a cab back in 2006 and couldn't use it since the owner obviously locked the phone with their own pin#. So in disgust I put it in a box of junk in the closet and left it there.

Originally Posted by FoundaBBin06

I'd like to open the phone and perhaps get it back to the original owner. I know how it is to lose a phone, I was devastated...

Which is it? At first you were disgusted you couldn't use someone else's device for yourself, yet you know how devastating it is to lose a phone.

If you found my phone and didn't try to return it for such a long time after finding it, I'd say thanks for nothin'.

[dc/dc]

Originally Posted by teczilla

FoundaBBin06 said this is a BB 7290, and it should be from either AT&T or T-Mobile. Unlike the CDMA counterpart, GSM carriers keep track the user by SIM card, not the handset itself.

True, but they will have a record of who originally purchased the phone by the IMEI.

[teczilla]

Originally Posted by dc/dc

True, but they will have a record of who originally purchased the phone by the IMEI.

Somewhat true, only if the BB is originally purchased through the carrier, the carrier may have a record of the first-hand user.

[dc/dc]

Originally Posted by teczilla

Somewhat true, only if the BB is originally purchased through the carrier, the carrier may have a record of the first-hand user.

They will also have records of subsequent SIM cards that were inserted into the phone.

[rachamphetamine]

Keep in mind this post is from almost a month ago, and the OP has not posted since.