Since the source is a rep trying to sell insurance, I'd tend to agree that the rep's claims of blacklisting is B.S.
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ATT will now blacklist your imei on your stolen/lost iPhone
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Since the source is a rep trying to sell insurance, I'd tend to agree that the rep's claims of blacklisting is B.S.
Even if I called and talked to a rep who said:
"Yeah you want Insurance? Sure, yeah we will blacklist the IMEI if it ever gets stolen"
I STILL wouldn't believe it, you know why? Reps lie their asses off about stuff they don't know in order to help the companies (and their own) bottom line.
Unless there is a source I can read/print off of the company website then I will look like a crazy person if I get the insurance and if my phone gets stolen later on and I say "so a rep from a long time ago told me your going to blacklist the imei right?"
Exactly.
"Yeah you want Insurance? Sure, yeah we will blacklist the IMEI if it ever gets stolen"
I STILL wouldn't believe it, you know why? Reps lie their asses off about stuff they don't know in order to help the companies (and their own) bottom line.
Unless there is a source I can read/print off of the company website then I will look like a crazy person if I get the insurance and if my phone gets stolen later on and I say "so a rep from a long time ago told me your going to blacklist the imei right?"
Exactly.
Even if I called and talked to a rep who said:
"Yeah you want Insurance? Sure, yeah we will blacklist the IMEI if it ever gets stolen"
I STILL wouldn't believe it, you know why? Reps lie their asses off about stuff they don't know in order to help the companies (and their own) bottom line.
Unless there is a source I can read/print off of the company website then I will look like a crazy person if I get the insurance and if my phone gets stolen later on and I say "so a rep from a long time ago told me your going to blacklist the imei right?"
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Bingo.
Op don't take it personal.
AT&T reps make things up as they go all the time.
I didnt take anything personal, But the guy seemed to know a lot about the insurance and applecare+ and was telling me about the differences between the two.
If anyone has some extra time to waste call att and see if its true.
1-800-331-0500
If att contracts a company for their insurance, the insurance company has the IMEI of the phone. If the phone gets stolen/lost and a claim is filed, isn't it considered fraud if att reactivates a stolen/lost phone that a claim has been filed on?
Yes it is possible. Various jurisdictions in Europe have been doing it for years. In fact, in some countries all the carriers have allied to form an industry-wide national registry of blacklisted IMEIs, so you can't just steal the phone from a customer on one carrier and then unlock it for re-activation on a different network.
nobody should pay for this service. It is free in Europe. They can even track it down if you have the police report or phone gets a text msg about it's being stolen etc. And look at here, just blocking and even for that we need to pay a premium!!!
My first iPhone4 was stolen in a UA flight, I reported IMEI to Apple, At&T and the police. Guess what, nothing happened, most likely phone ended up in craigslist...
My first iPhone4 was stolen in a UA flight, I reported IMEI to Apple, At&T and the police. Guess what, nothing happened, most likely phone ended up in craigslist...
Seeing as how none of the carriers have done this in the recent past, I find it hard to believe that AT&T will be implementing it now. MAYBE they'll do it for people who bought insurance since they don't to be scammed. I've heard of tons of people reporting their phone lost/stolen just so they can get another phone @ contract pricing basically. For the regular consumers who didn't get insurance and report their phone stolen, AT&T will definitely do nothing.
Crime prevention > Crime punishment.
If a thief knows the iPhone he is going to steal is semi-worthless to him on the open market he is less likely to swipe it.
You both failed to notice that this thread has been dead for more than a year. Things change. Next time, check the date of the last post in a thread before you reply.