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[shiunn]

Hi there,
Quick question. I just got my iphone 4 delivered today and am intending to sell it for a quick profit. the buyer seems to be interested in my IMEI which he claims will tell him whether the phone is unlocked or not. i told him there won't be an IMEI on my invoice but there would be a serial number instead on the box and on the invoice, for which he seems satisfied as well.

does the IMEI or the serial number tell you this information?

thanks!

 

[ddoolin]

Bump. I'd like to see if this is true or not.

I don't think it is. But you can check info. about the phone online with that info. I think.

 

[nebo1ss]

Hi there,
Quick question. I just got my iphone 4 delivered today and am intending to sell it for a quick profit. the buyer seems to be interested in my IMEI which he claims will tell him whether the phone is unlocked or not. i told him there won't be an IMEI on my invoice but there would be a serial number instead on the box and on the invoice, for which he seems satisfied as well.

does the IMEI or the serial number tell you this information?

thanks!

Never give out your IMEI to someone you don't know. There are people out there who Clone IMEI to get around network blocking. Any phone that is stolen in Europe gets its IMEI blocked on multiple networks so the phone is useless. These phones are either sold on to other countries or have a new IMEI applied to them.

 

[shiunn]

what kind of info can you check with it?

surely, if I show the buyer the invoice, he'll know it is shipped by apple store, and apple store only sells unlocked phones no?

 

[CocoaPuffs]

are you in the States?

 

[shiunn]

in UK

 

[shiunn]

Never give out your IMEI to someone you don't know. There are people out there who Clone IMEI to get around network blocking. Any phone that is stolen in Europe gets its IMEI blocked on multiple networks so the phone is useless. These phones are either sold on to other countries or have a new IMEI applied to them.

what about serial number? what can they do with serial number?

 

[insidmal]

imei or serial number or no other number will tell them if it is unlocked or not