Exchanging SIM cards between PAYG and Contract

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:43:57 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I disagree. It will stop the little scrote who nicked it using it.

No, he'll sell it anyway, and it will be unblocked or scrapped

> Most
>opportunist thieves don't export the phones they nick to Afghanistan or
>wherever, they use 'em.

So what? You've lost it. At lease if they can use it they won't need
to nick another to get one to use.

>If you find a lost phone it can be unbarred again.

In theory, but it is not easy in practice.

>
>So why do Orange insist on it..?

Good question. None of the other networks do. I can't think if any
reason why Orange do.

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> On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:43:57 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I disagree. It will stop the little scrote who nicked
> > it using it.
>
> No, he'll sell it anyway, and it will be unblocked or
> scrapped

Possibly.

> > Most
> > opportunist thieves don't export the phones they nick
> > to Afghanistan or wherever, they use 'em.
>
> So what? You've lost it. At lease if they can use it they
> won't need to nick another to get one to use.

I don't care, I want to make it as difficult as possible for anyone to get
any use at all out of *my* phone.

> > If you find a lost phone it can be unbarred again.
>
> In theory, but it is not easy in practice.

Depends on the network, some are easier to deal with than others..!


> > So why do Orange insist on it..?
>
> Good question. None of the other networks do. I can't
> think if any reason why Orange do.

Nor can I, given that the IMEI of every handset you've ever used on an
account is stored on their systems.

Ivor