[ubuntu-uk] non ubuntu related question! Buying a second hand phone, how can i avoid being scammed?

[Kris Douglas]

On 9 February 2012 10:51, Simon Greenwood <sfgreenwood at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would have thought that a locking signal would have to be passed through
> the SIM for a provider to disable it, so as long as the device is unlocked
> there shouldn't be a problem.


Sadly this is not the case, when the phone goes to register with any
network it's IMEI is checked with a nationwide blacklist. If a handset
is barred by any one network it is completely disabled on all other
networks.


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Regards, Kris Douglas.
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