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Yea, when i had my phone stolen they took my IMEI and they said they would block it, then i called O2 and got my sim blocked with my phone number.
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Posted: 2004-06-28 21:33:29
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k, always nice to know i can stuff the fool who nicks my mobile
unless of course i lose it
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Posted: 2004-06-28 21:34:49
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@Twista ....Or some gullible fool like me buys it off ebay from the thieving git who pinched your phone!
Despite my occasional frustration, it is a good deterrent I think. @masseur - I was under the impression that phones blocked in this country still work in other countries, at last as things stand at the moment?
To further the debate - could the phone that your sim card is in be blocked if they don't have your IMEI number? As I often have a sim in different phones testing them out - could they, for example 'know' what phone my sim card was in by logging the IMEI of the particular phone that the sim card was in just before it was stolen, then blocking that phone?
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Posted: 2004-06-28 23:56:09
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When you switch your phone on, the sim sends its signal to your operator. It also sends the phones IMEI number that the sim is being used with. Your phone cannot be used if your operator doesnt have access to your IMEI.
All IMEI numbers are stored in a database. Each time you turn on your phone or attempt to make a call the IMEI number is checked whether it is blocked or not.
From my own experience, even if you use your sim in a phone who's IMEI number is blocked your operator wont do a thing about it. Whether this is because they dont have any 'alarm bells' that ring whenever someone tries to use a blocked phone or they simply know the phone is useless, and therefore dont care im not sure of.
I do know however, that a phone with a blocked IMEI number can still make SOS emergency calls. Thieves or not, everyone is entitled to emergency relief.
Lastly, its possible to change a phones IMEI. Its involves cloning the IMEI number of a phone thats already in use. Normally if a back street shop says they can do this they'll require another IMEI number such as the one in your old phone. They then wave their electronical magic wand to create a cloned phone. Its kind of like car theft, with the cloning of the VIN plate. IMEI cloning is internationally illegal. Its better to just buy a phone from a reputable source.
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Posted: 2004-06-29 02:06:52
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