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- 09-07-2003, 04:22 PM #1m.johnsonGuest
Is there a way to change the imea on a dct4 phone???
I heard you can do it by changing a chip but which chip!!
Thanks in advance
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- 09-07-2003, 04:35 PM #2Ben PopeGuest
Re: imea mods
m.johnson wrote:
> Is there a way to change the imea on a dct4 phone???
> I heard you can do it by changing a chip but which chip!!
Whats an imea?
Ben
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- 09-07-2003, 05:35 PM #3SebbyGuest
Re: imea mods
m.johnson wrote:
> Is there a way to change the imea on a dct4 phone???
> I heard you can do it by changing a chip but which chip!!
I don't know the answer to your question, but I do not understand why anyone
would want to do so unless they have committed a theft or have bought a
barred phone (in which case they should be more careful in future). In the
UK, IMEI changing is certainly illegal and *could* (although in reality
probably wouldn't) land you in prison.
- 09-08-2003, 01:13 PM #4tuned by RÄZOGuest
Re: imea mods
not many things in life is worth 5 yrs in a cell
IMEI changing certainly isnt...
"Sebby" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| m.johnson wrote:
|
| > Is there a way to change the imea on a dct4 phone???
| > I heard you can do it by changing a chip but which chip!!
|
| I don't know the answer to your question, but I do not understand why
anyone
| would want to do so unless they have committed a theft or have bought a
| barred phone (in which case they should be more careful in future). In the
| UK, IMEI changing is certainly illegal and *could* (although in reality
| probably wouldn't) land you in prison.
|
|
- 09-09-2003, 03:47 AM #5Ben PopeGuest
Re: imea mods
Sebby wrote:
> m.johnson wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to change the imea on a dct4 phone???
>> I heard you can do it by changing a chip but which chip!!
>
> I don't know the answer to your question, but I do not understand why
> anyone would want to do so unless they have committed a theft or have
> bought a barred phone (in which case they should be more careful in
> future). In the UK, IMEI changing is certainly illegal and *could*
> (although in reality probably wouldn't) land you in prison.
Yep - if you're gonna change the imei, you might as well find a gun and use
that to steal the damned phone off of somebody, I believe the carry a
similar sentance but using the gun gives you a bit more cred in prison. :-P
Ben
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- 09-15-2003, 10:11 AM #6Sy/\\/apZGuest
Re: imea mods
> Yep - if you're gonna change the imei, you might as well find a gun and
use
> that to steal the damned phone off of somebody, I believe the carry a
> similar sentance but using the gun gives you a bit more cred in prison.
:-P
I can quite easily cite many instances of people receiving prison sentences
for gun-related crime. How many links can you post to legitimate news
articles regarding people receiving similar-severity sentences for IMEI
changing?
Anyone weighing up the pros and cons of changing an IMEI vs owning/using an
illegal handgun may also wish to consider the likely category of prison that
they would end up in given the worst-case scenario - the white collar
criminal seldom tends to receive a higher standard of accomodation from her
majesty, not to mention a more lenient sentence from the judge.
GYAFC all of you 'changing IMEI will land you in the nick for 5 years'
idiots. Your motives may be honourable but your comments are childish in
the extreme. If people are asking for info, by all means try to dissuade
them from commiting crimes, but please grow up while you're at it as
scaremongering is unproductive.
rant over
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- 09-15-2003, 10:14 AM #7Sy/\\/apZGuest
Re: imea mods
> the white collar criminal seldom tends to receive a higher standard of
accomodation from her
> majesty, not to mention a more lenient sentence from the judge.
Doh! In all my ranting I mixed up my point... the white collar criminal
most definitely >regularly< recieves a better standard of accomodation.
Continue flaming ;-)
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- 09-15-2003, 12:34 PM #8Richard ColtonGuest
Re: imea mods
"Sy/\/apZ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > the white collar criminal seldom tends to receive a higher standard of
> accomodation from her
> > majesty, not to mention a more lenient sentence from the judge.
>
> Doh! In all my ranting I mixed up my point... the white collar criminal
> most definitely >regularly< recieves a better standard of accomodation.
>
> Continue flaming ;-)
What's the point matey, you obviously know *so* much more than any of us!
;-)
As far as your other points, as far as they go, you are quite correct, and
comparing IMEI tampering to gun crime is a little on the foolish side.
As for prosecutions, as the offence is still relatively new, and this
Country's "fast track" Criminal Justice Joke..... sorry meant System usually
means approximately 18 months to two years to even bring a case to trial, I
imagine it'll be some time until we see successful prosecutions where the
maximum penalties are handed down.
However, IMEI changing is illegal, and the potential maximum penalties have
been quoted here quite correctly any number of times. It is only a matter
of time until someone does receive the maximum prison time, and as for a
fine, seeing as the maximum penalty is an unlimited amount, use your own
imagination.
As with any new law, I would imagine that the first few successful
convictions will result in the heavier end of the tariffs being used, purely
to "send a message".
Just my 2p.
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