What is the meaning of my 1520 Lumia to start with not foresale?

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what is the meaning of my 1520 lumia to start with not foresale ?

i bought a second hand nokia lumia 1520 from olx online market ,,but it starts with a massage not for resale ,, should i know what it means ?

 

[gpobernardo]

Re: what is the meaning of my 1520 lumia to start with not foresale ?

Hello and welcome to Windows Central.

Based on a few minutes of research, the "Not for Resale" message seems to be for devices that could either be an "Engineering" or "Prototype" - these phones are normally bought through non-official online retailers.

You may want to check the product code of your L1520 by connecting to your PC and running the Lumia Software Recovery Tool - cross check the indicated product code with the online listing of product codes for the retail version of the L1520.

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[SoapBox3000]

I only see that on my Lumia 1520 when i am running Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview.

 

[gordonfink]

What firmware are you running? It is either a prototype, but more likely, it was updated through the developer's program somewhere along the way.

If it is on Denim, it might be that it was updated prior to the official Denim release, as many of us did (didn't want to wait another two weeks, but it was the same OS). Now that Denim has been officially released, you could go back and install that release version if the message bothers you.

If it is Windows 10, you will have that message, because WP10 has not been officially released yet.

Either that, or it has an FBI tracking device, and they will descend on your home at any moment.

 

[walmartous maiya]

Re: what is the meaning of my 1520 lumia to start with not foresale ?

what can i do to remove that not for resale word at the start / nokia lumia 1520 ?

 

[Pete]

This message always appears when you're running Windows 10 Mobile (Technical Preview).

It doesn't mean you have a special engineering/prototype phone.

Prototype phones have visible indications on the phone itself.

 

[Pete]

Re: what is the meaning of my 1520 lumia to start with not foresale ?

what can i do to remove that not for resale word at the start / nokia lumia 1520 ?

It'll disappear when you use the software recovery tool to go back to Windows Phone 8.1. It'll also disappear when Windows 10 Mobile is released publically and you upgrade to that version.

In the meantime, don't worry about it.

 

[michail71]

They just don't want people selling it with a preview installed. Most likely to prevent some vendors from marketing Windows 10 preview devices to unsuspecting consumers.