Carrier GSMA international IMEI blacklist question

[lazermonster]

Would a iphone with a blacklisted IMEI number from japan work if the phone was taken to australia?
Are all networks internationally linked through the imei blacklist?
thankyou

 

[seanwebb68]

no they are not linked

 

[dhlizard]

But if it's a SoftBank phone, you will never get it unlocked to use on another carrier.

 

[lazermonster]

But if it's a SoftBank phone, you will never get it unlocked to use on another carrier.

unlocked today actually

 

[TheAppleFairy]

unlocked today actually

Okay so it isn't a Softbank phone? Or some 3rd Party company did an unlock?

 

[lazermonster]

Okay so it isn't a Softbank phone? Or some 3rd Party company did an unlock?

softbank but yes your correct 3rd party unlock purchased online
just wondering if they ever re-lock them?

 

[TheAppleFairy]

softbank but yes your correct 3rd party unlock purchased online
just wondering if they ever re-lock them?

I don't think it's possible to re-lock them, I think it only Apple could and I don't think they would bother.

The 3rd party unlocks for softbank are expensive, it would almost be better to sell the phone and buy and unlocked one.

 

[lazermonster]

I don't think it's possible to re-lock them, I think it only Apple could and I don't think they would bother.

The 3rd party unlocks for softbank are expensive, it would almost be better to sell the phone and buy and unlocked one.

yeah i agree to be honest the ebay seller i got mine from no longer has any listings for softbank advertised though and i still need to get my wife's phone unlocked too, despite the price is there any trusted vendors you could recommend?