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Almost all cell phones are attached to a carrier and so can only be reactivated with that carrier. But if the phone was reported lost or stolen, the carrier won't reactivate it for you. A little investigation is in order. First try to determine the mobile carrier the cell phone was registered to. The name of a carrier--such as T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, or Verizon--might be printed on the phone or may come up on the opening screen when the phone is powered up. Now look up that carrier's toll-free phone number. Now, with the phone off, remove the phone back and battery and look for the phone's serial number, or ESN (Electronic Serial Number). Next call the carrier and work through the menu until you get a live person. (Often if you select the "cancel my service" option, you'll be connected to a real person.) Explain that you've found a phone and give them the serial number. The carrier can tell you if the phone has been reported lost or stolen or not reported at all. From there you can decide what to do with the phone.

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