How can I reactivate a cell phone that's been reported stolen,almost 2 years ago

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Once stolen will always be stolen. The only person that can active the phone is the rightful owner.

No there is a permanant number in the phone and cant be changed

The cell phone company may have disabled the phone so nobody can use this cell phone.
Contact your cell phone company and tell them that it was reported stolen but you have found it (wasn't stolen) and can they remove then cell phone block.

Because the phone has been reported as stolen, it has been deactivated by the cell service provider. To get it reactivated, you will have to go in to provider's retail store and have the phone reactivated. You will need to take proper ID to prove you are who you say you are before they will reactivate the phone.
Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks.

Sorry to read about your problem, I hope this helps you out.

you have to contact the carrier, with you and the phone in front of them, not by phone

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call the old service provider for that phone .give them the esn or ime number and youll be fine

Your question is what if I found a phone that was reported lost...I would return it. That is why Verizon put's measures in place to block accounts from allowing people to activate phones that have been reported lost or stolen. Put yourself in the place of the person that rightfully purchased the phone and has either misplaced the phone or had it stolen. Would you want someone to return the phone or would you want them to try to work around the system to try to activate the phone that they already know is lost or stolen. By knowing the phone is lost and having the ability to return it and purposely not doing so, you are stealing the phone. Since Verizon has the MEID number on the back of the phone, they can return it to the rightful owner if you give it to them. If it were me, I would give it to Verizon and do the right thing.

This type of lock is called a Subsidy block. Carriers have placed these locks to keep phones that were lost or stolen from being reactivated. If you have your receipt, you can call the carrier for the unlock code. However, they will require information, such as the IMEI code and SIM card # to determine if this phone has ever been reported lost or stolen. That said, you will not get the unlock code until that carrier completes their research (48-72 hrs). That is only if the phone is not lost or stolen.