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- 05-23-2007, 08:57 AM #1Guest
I've just been 'done' on ebay buying a phone that's been barred. Brand
new, but barred. (I believe there was some mess up with an insurance
claim but anyway I might not be able to get my money back). Now, if I
fail to get my money back, I would consider selling it abroad.
My question is: can a phone that has had its IMEI number blocked in
the UK still be used elsewhere in the world?
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- 05-23-2007, 11:11 AM #2Ivor JonesGuest
Re: IMEI numbers - blocked worldwide?
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've just been 'done' on ebay buying a phone that's been
> barred. Brand new, but barred. (I believe there was some
> mess up with an insurance claim but anyway I might not be
> able to get my money back). Now, if I fail to get my
> money back, I would consider selling it abroad.
>
> My question is: can a phone that has had its IMEI number
> blocked in the UK still be used elsewhere in the world?
Outside of the EU, very probably. The bar isn't worldwide.
Ivor
- 05-23-2007, 02:16 PM #3GarethGuest
Re: IMEI numbers - blocked worldwide?
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've just been 'done' on ebay buying a phone that's been barred. Brand
> new, but barred. (I believe there was some mess up with an insurance
> claim but anyway I might not be able to get my money back). Now, if I
> fail to get my money back, I would consider selling it abroad.
>
> My question is: can a phone that has had its IMEI number blocked in
> the UK still be used elsewhere in the world?
There isn't an authoritative answer for this.
One suggestion is that it tends to be a network issue: a T-Mobile barred
phone will be barred not just in the UK but probably on responsible T-Mobile
networks worldwide.
I reported a Virgin registered phone as "lost" and the IMEI was barred. The
phone, when I found it, did not work in the UK and it didn't work in the
US/Canada either. I was shocked that it didn't work in the US but it didn't.
A cheaper but completely illegal option would be to tweak the IMEI number
via a local car boot sale. A criminal conviction and a decent fine would
however be a well deserved punishment.
Sorry to hear you were screwed by an ebay seller. It must be frustrating to
know that you have a perfectly good yet perfectly useless phone.
Gareth.
- 05-24-2007, 07:04 AM #4RobGuest
Re: IMEI numbers - blocked worldwide?
On 23 May, 15:57, [email protected] wrote:
> I've just been 'done' on ebay buying a phone that's been barred. Brand
> new, but barred. (I believe there was some mess up with an insurance
> claim but anyway I might not be able to get my money back). Now, if I
> fail to get my money back, I would consider selling it abroad.
>
> My question is: can a phone that has had its IMEI number blocked in
> the UK still be used elsewhere in the world?
I believe that if you paid via paypal then you should be able to claim
via them? Or if you paid on your credit card - the card issuer should
cover the cost.
- 05-24-2007, 10:25 AM #5Peter LynchGuest
Re: IMEI numbers - blocked worldwide?
On 24 May 2007 06:04:23 -0700, Rob wrote:
> On 23 May, 15:57, [email protected] wrote:
>> I've just been 'done' on ebay buying a phone that's been barred. Brand
>> new, but barred. (I believe there was some mess up with an insurance
>> claim but anyway I might not be able to get my money back). Now, if I
>> fail to get my money back, I would consider selling it abroad.
>>
>> My question is: can a phone that has had its IMEI number blocked in
>> the UK still be used elsewhere in the world?
>
> I believe that if you paid via paypal then you should be able to claim
> via them? Or if you paid on your credit card - the card issuer should
> cover the cost.
>
notwithstanding what the vendor told you about a "mess up with an insurance
claim" the chances of a bona-fide mistake, compared with it being nicked
are quite small.
[IANAL] So if you did try to claim on your CC, you could get done for receiving
stolen goods .... or whatever the term is these days - it's a long time
since "Minder" was made.
Even if someone lost it and then had it barred, it's still their (or the
insurance company's) property.
[/IANAL]
tread carefully,
Pete
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