Gf found a cell phone. cant find owner . can she now get it re started and use it?

she is all worried that someone will say she stole it. she just found it . the person cancelled the service the same day so we could not call them or one of there contacts to give the phone back . now i think she should be able to start a new acct. and use that phone what do you think she should do
Answers:
just get a new sim card and ifs fully functional...the phone must be able to support the network though.

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Actually, you need to go a step further. The owner may have canceled the service but you can indeed call the numbers on the phone. It's called a land line. You do not have to call from the cell phone. Just turn on and open address book to find the numbers and call from your house. It is the least you can do before claiming it as your own. If you honestly go though all the numbers and sincerely search those numbers for the owner and get no results then I would say it is your.
You always do what is best so that you can live in your own skin.

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Try to find the owner first. Check for saved numbers such as 'Home' , 'mom', etc. If you cannot access anything (in the event the phone has a sim card that has been deactivated) then put in your sim and anything that has been saved to the phone instead of the sim will appear. If you do not have a sim card of your own take the phone into the service provider (rogers, wireless wave, fido, bell mobility etc) and let them put in a sim from one of their courtesy phones. If all else fails, you could put an ad in your local paper. I really feel bad for the person who lost it as my cell cost $720 so I know they would appreciate getting it back if it's a high end phone.