GSM Phone blocking policy in the UK?

Someone here in Australia has been allegedly caught out selling blocked
UK phones here. He claims they are blocked because of non-payment of
bills. Can anyone in the UK confirm or deny if this happens as here in
Australia phones are only blocked if lost or stolen.


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Simon Templar wrote:
> Someone here in Australia has been allegedly caught out selling blocked
> UK phones here. He claims they are blocked because of non-payment of
> bills. Can anyone in the UK confirm or deny if this happens as here in
> Australia phones are only blocked if lost or stolen.
>
>


I don't think they do block if the bill isnt paid, i mean when you take
out a contract the phone is your property from day 1 you are just paying
for the calls and sim card, i think its more likely in the event of
unpaid bills the provider would just block the sim card, the only reason
i know of blocking here in the uk is on lost or stolen phones as you said.


Lee

"Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Someone here in Australia has been allegedly caught out selling blocked
> UK phones here. He claims they are blocked because of non-payment of
> bills. Can anyone in the UK confirm or deny if this happens as here in
> Australia phones are only blocked if lost or stolen.
>

Normally happens as you say if lost or stolen. Once the IMEI is blocked, the
phones can be shipped outside of Europe and be operational - it's quite a
lucrative business.

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On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, at 18:10:27 [GMT +1000] (18:10:27 Monday, 11 October
2004 where I live) "Simon Templar" wrote:

> Someone here in Australia has been allegedly caught out selling blocked
> UK phones here. He claims they are blocked because of non-payment of
> bills. Can anyone in the UK confirm or deny if this happens as here in
> Australia phones are only blocked if lost or stolen.


Might be better posted at uk.telecom.mobile

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