Not necessarily.
Most European carriers sign up to an international blacklist, so it probably wouldn't work anywhere in Europe.
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iPhone 4: Blocked EMEI, is it now useless?
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Not necessarily.
Most European carriers sign up to an international blacklist, so it probably wouldn't work anywhere in Europe.
You'd need a time machine.
It puzzles me why anyone would want to even try and use a device that has been reported as stolen - unless it is theirs, in which case they could easily get it unblocked.
Asking about using it abroad is exceptionally strange.
Are you suggesting that the OP might coincidentally be going abroad and wanting to use their device?
Trying to use a stolen device could get your account blocked.
ya i know i was just using it as an example
i didn't know that.
ok and let's say he is. is there anything that you, or i, could say that would make him stop? no. so who cares and let him get caught.
I see, that's prob the case but you can find out what countries and what providers use and share the same blacklisted database.
And then get rid off it to someone outside those regions.
Most? I doubt it, have any proof this statement is correct?
As for your giant leap to conclusionville, I'm not convinced the OP is trying to do anything funny but I can certainly see how the question lends itself to suspicion.
I don't have any resources but to my knowledge there is a blacklist in Europe used by all carriers. Once your IMEI is barred, you can't use it in Europe, unless you get it unbarred. There are ways to change the IMEI however illegal and usually pointless.
Also to some of the recent replies; you did check the date of the OP, right?
EDIT: have a read through this.
Also to some of the recent replies; you did check the date of the OP, right?
EDIT: have a read through this.
This was last September I needed help. Could a mod please lock this to save me having to read more accusative statements.
Just to clarify.
I lost my phone and blocked the EMEI. I the phone was found and returned to me a few days later and o2 told me it couldn't be unblocked after calling them. I figured I'd sell it abroad where it could be used on another carrier, and use the money to buy me a new, unlocked phone - as it turns out, I spoke to someone else at o2 who knew what they were talking about and removed the EMEI block.
Nothing fishy, sorry to disappoint
If your handset was replaced by the insurance it is now their property.
If you had no insurance and no claim made ring your airtime provider and it will be unblocked there and then.
There is a very simple way to get a blocked iphone operational in the UK.
But due to the possibility of this info being used by dishonest people i wont be sharing it on here.......
Your sim number and IMEI number need to be registered every time you switch phone on. A very simple way to stop the check being made can be done on the handset. Just wont work on the 3 network....
If you had no insurance and no claim made ring your airtime provider and it will be unblocked there and then.
There is a very simple way to get a blocked iphone operational in the UK.
But due to the possibility of this info being used by dishonest people i wont be sharing it on here.......
Your sim number and IMEI number need to be registered every time you switch phone on. A very simple way to stop the check being made can be done on the handset. Just wont work on the 3 network....
Blocked iPhone
Hi guys, don't know if any of you are still active (this was 2 years ago), but I have a question similar to this one. I'll give it to you in bullet points:
- I thought I'd had my iPhone 4s stolen, so I claimed on the insurance.
- It turned out it was in my jacket lining.
- I haven't yet filled in the claims form, but they have now blocked the phone.
- I have a new SIM card in a temporary phone, so the number isn't an issue.
- Can they unblock the iPhone?
- How is it done? Remotely?
Hi guys, don't know if any of you are still active (this was 2 years ago), but I have a question similar to this one. I'll give it to you in bullet points:
- I thought I'd had my iPhone 4s stolen, so I claimed on the insurance.
- It turned out it was in my jacket lining.
- I haven't yet filled in the claims form, but they have now blocked the phone.
- I have a new SIM card in a temporary phone, so the number isn't an issue.
- Can they unblock the iPhone?
- How is it done? Remotely?
I believe that in the UK they have a nationwide IMEI ban, thus if an IMEI is banned on one network in the UK it is then banned on ALL networks in the UK. US carriers are working on something like this too. Not sure if they are working WITH networks overseas, or only with other networks in the US, but anyway, it IS in the works.
I don't have any resources but to my knowledge there is a blacklist in Europe used by all carriers. Once your IMEI is barred, you can't use it in Europe, unless you get it unbarred. There are ways to change the IMEI however illegal and usually pointless.
Also to some of the recent replies; you did check the date of the OP, right?
EDIT: have a read through this.
That would really suck if I buy your phone for usage in the US, travel to Europe hoping to roam, only to find it not working and wonder why. Be sure to tell the buyer abroad that it's blocked in Europe beforehand.
You would have to call the insurer, as it's really their phone now.
They might say you can keep it, that you have to return it or that you can buy it from them for a reduced price.
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The list isn't just used in the UK, it's used in a growing number of countries worldwide.
#$^@#%&@%$&
Why do people bring back two year old posts like this?
THIS IS OLD STUFF. LET IT GO.
Why do people bring back two year old posts like this?
THIS IS OLD STUFF. LET IT GO.