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yorkie9668
Joined: Feb 03, 2004
Posts: 21
From: Yorkshire UK
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Will mobiles that have being blocked by all 5 UK service providers work here in Spain?
I have being looking on Ebay, there are quite a few blocked phones, they all say they will work abroad, but will they?
Please help me if you can, many thanks Yorkie |
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etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
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From: UK - South Yorkshire
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Possibly. Depends on whether the IMEI block is in effect in more than the country the phone was bought / used in.
Usually though, they work fine, but its better to buy a new phone than run the risk.. 
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batesie
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
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From: London, UK
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yes, as long as you use a spanish sim card ;-)
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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On 2004-07-30 00:21:44, yorkie9668 wrote:
Will mobiles that have being blocked by all 5 UK service providers work here in Spain?
I have being looking on Ebay, there are quite a few blocked phones, they all say they will work abroad, but will they?
Please help me if you can, many thanks Yorkie
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maybe, maybe not.. depends on if the providers are using the global EIR database on Ireland for checking blocked IMEI numbers... if they do that, the phone can't be used on any provider which uses this database.
just remember... they are blocked for a reason... why support people who really don't care about from where they got the phone, as long as they can sell it and get money for it? |
yorkie9668
Joined: Feb 03, 2004
Posts: 21
From: Yorkshire UK
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The chap who is selling the phone has given me proof from a Police Auction he bought a Job lot from, so yes I agree that if it was from someone who stole the phone is not right, but to buy from a buyer direct from a Police Aution is not the same, I have a Spanish Sim, seen as I live here, it is a chance to buy a cheap phone.
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Vlammetje
Joined: Mar 01, 2003
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From: Den Haag
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Can't the police unlock it as they legally sell it on? That would seem the logical thing to do
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Posted: 2004-07-30 00:21
