"Mike" <m*150@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bvTDb.4858$FN.402@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> How can you trust ANY company offering this type of service in the group
> then? How do you know who or what is behind any web page - the Data
> Protection Act protects most criminals!
But these are publicly viewable and therefore a ready list for any would be
criminals who want to clone your
IMEI. Obviously you can trust someone who
has got good feedback in the past, phone unlocking seems to still be a
little legal grey area.
You can do Whois lookup to see who owns a website/is responsible for
registering it and the details they gave.
E.G. In this case
Domain Name:
mobiletech2000.co.uk
Registrant:
MobileTech 2000
Registrant's Address:
11 Thornton Place
Immingham
A1 1AA
GB
Registrant's Agent:
Fasthosts Internet Limited [Tag = FASTHOSTS]
URL:
http://www.fasthosts.co.uk
Relevant Dates:
Registered on: 10-Jun-2003
Renewal Date: 10-Jun-2005
Last updated: 09-Jul-2003
Registration Status:
Registered until renewal date.
Name servers listed in order:
ns1.livedns.co.uk 213.171.192.250
ns2.livedns.co.uk 213.171.193.250
WHOIS database last updated at 12:54:54 17-Dec-2003