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SCORPIONKING1982
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When the network 'blacklists' a phone if its been reported stolen, what affect does this have on the phone? can you still access the menus etc but just not make a call or is the phone completely dead?
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Psykotik
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Depends on the network.
Orange, T mobile and Voda block the phone, whereas o2 simply block the sim (well, they did in my case anyway) |
wanny1
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The blacklisted phone will not accept any sim card.You will never be able to use the phone functions again unless you get the imei changed which is extremely difficult on the newer phones.You will be able to use all the other functions though.
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SCORPIONKING1982
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cheers guys.
if i ring customer services will they be able to tell me if the phones been blacklisted then?
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wanny1
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They might tell you if you give them the imei of the phone.Not too sure though
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SCORPIONKING1982
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groovy.
one last thing, does anyone know the o2 customer services number if u wanna ring from a landline. that the normal o2 one, not o2 online.
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Sir-SonyEricsson-man
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i have an blacklistet old T68mi. its blacklisted because i got a new one on insurance. but i can still acess the unit, but i cant call with it.
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soulframe
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O2 Customer Services: 08704443333 |
BonC
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Hmmm.... Blacklisted phone queries! dodgy!
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SCORPIONKING1982
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lol no comment
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BonC
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He he...
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fijbert
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might sound stupid
but how do they blacklist the phone?
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cstyle
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[ This Message was edited by: cstyle on 2003-07-29 09:34 ] |
wanny1
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The operator blocks the phone by the imei (serial number of the phone).Once this has been done the phone can never be used as a phone again as it will not accept any sim card (you will get such messages as 'sim card registration failed').All other functions of the 'phone' (if it can still be classed as one) will work.Hope that explains it. (if the imei of the 'blocked' phone is changed, phone will become functional once more) *evil* :)
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fijbert
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so it's blocked on all networks?
dammmn
I take it the operators can get ur IMEI then whenever they want
y wld a phone be blacklisted tho?
if it got stolen for instance?
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Posted: 2003-07-28 10:50
