I am posting this for anyone else who finds themselves in a similar situation.
- I lost my phone on Tuesday so reported it lost to o2 and claimed on external insurance
- Wednesday morning new sim arrived in the post
- Wednesday afternoon phone was miraculously found so I immediately informed o2 and insurance company
- Thursday handset is with courier for delivery, but insurance company mange to cancel the delivery and cancel my claim.
- Friday contact o2 as sim still not connecting. They reactivate my sim and will ring back in 1 hour. I try my sim in my friend’s handset and it works, proving it’s actually the phone that is the issue. I go into phone settings (general, about, network) and indeed it says “phone not allowed” indicating the IMEI has been blacklisted. When o2 call back in an hour as promised, the advisor puts in a request to remove blacklisting and I’m told to wait 24 hrs
- Saturday still no network on phone so I ring o2 again. Again they submit a request to remove blacklist and tell me to wait 24 hrs
- Sunday phone is STILL not working. I look on CheckMend and phone is still blacklisted. I email the insurance company to ask if there is anything they can do from their end
- Tuesday my phone is now working. I do not know if it is something the insurance company did or whether the “24 hours” needs to be business hours (therefore Fri afternoon & Saturday calls would have a delay)
I hope someone finds this helpful.
