Mobile phones when they've been nicked - you learn somert new everyday

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  1. Caz

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    I was always under the impression that if you notified your phone provider as soon as it was stolen then the phone got cancelled out immediately so that no-one else can use it.

    Obviously that's not the case according to todays radio announcement that mobile telephone companies are now aiming to block stolen phones within 48 hours time.

    48 hours!! Chuff me!! A lot of talk time can be used within that time!!
     
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    Especially if...

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    No Cazi......

    I believe all modern phones are built with a special chip in them. This chip has a number (i forget what it is called now) But when you ring to report your phone stolen, if you quote this number (which is unique to your phone) then it can be blocked so nobody can ever use it again.</p>

    When your phone is immediately stolen though, if you ring your service provider ie o2 then they can bar the calls, probably within 48 hours. But as soon as you ring to report it stolen, then any calls made by that mobile AFTER it has been reported stolen, then you do not have to pay for the calls.</p>
     
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  4. Gue

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    I haven't read the reports in detail, but I think what this probably means . . .

    . . . is that they'll block the handset rather than the SIM. Your provider can block your SIM pretty much immediately (any delays are administrative rather than technical) but someone could still use the phone with a different SIM. So you wouldn't get charged for the calls even as it stands but they're now trying to stop people bashing you over the head and stealing your phone as well.
     
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  5. Gue

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    The IMEI number identifies the phone and the SIM identifies you.

    The networks have always had the facility to disable stolen phones but were reluctant to take on the responsibility and extra costs as they didn't see it as being their problem. If I'm not mistaken there have been recent government measures to force them to do it in order to cut the crime rate.













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    RE: No Cazi......

    Unfortunately blocking the IMEI number does nowt if the phone ise used abroad or on another network.</p>

    Or summat like that.</p>
     
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  7. Gue

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    Same IMEI, different network

    Aren't at least PAYG SIMs activated against an IMEI? So this can be blocked.
     
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