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v600v600v600
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
V600
Service Provider:
Rogers ATT |
 
Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:47 pm |
this dude on ebay is trying to sell me a lost phone that he found in UK.. apperantly this phone has been blocked by all the service provider within the UK. Will this phone still work in canada? if not will changing the IMEI number work? thanks in advance!
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:13 am |
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I'd advise against it. Changing the phones IMEI is illegal and the only thing I can think of is unlocking the phone somehow. But I'd say look past that one if unless theres no other options.
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v600v600v600
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
V600
Service Provider:
Rogers ATT |
Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:58 am |
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ok can you explain to me how can the entire uk's network banned this cell? do they lock it at the service provider end? or the user's cell phone? I am not talking about the sim card lock..
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jdwme
Posts: 165
Phone Model:
G1
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:47 am |
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in the uk they have an imei black list. once a phone is reported lost it's added to this black list so that imei can't be activated unless the owner of the phone takes it off the black list, much like how with spring over here in the u.s. can block the esn on a phone if it's reported stolen or lost, only the person who reported it can reactivate it. The UK companies work together on that all the companies can access that black list database
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v600v600v600
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
V600
Service Provider:
Rogers ATT |
Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:02 am |
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so does that mean a UK blocked fone will definitly work in canada?
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Old_Fool
Posts: 2196
Phone Model:
If it's locked, ican unlock it. If you brick it, I can fix it
Service Provider:
ATT |
Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:05 am |
| v600v600v600 wrote: | | so does that mean a UK blocked fone will definitly work in canada? |
Smart man  yes
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Lydon
Posts: 163
Phone Model:
Samsung XGH-X600, Motorola V500, Sharp 902 & Nokia N70
Service Provider:
Vodacom |
Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:09 am |
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Say now the phone for some reason doesn't work or there is something wrong with it? What will you do then?"[/u]
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Old_Fool
Posts: 2196
Phone Model:
If it's locked, ican unlock it. If you brick it, I can fix it
Service Provider:
ATT |
Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:53 am |
| Lydon wrote: | | Say now the phone for some reason doesn't work or there is something wrong with it? What will you do then?"[/u] |
That the risk people take when they are willing to buy stuff on ebay 
but inreturn they hope to get the fone cheap. If it doesn't work the flash it to work. I just help a guy two days ago with the V3 raz he bought on ebay, he waited 2 week and by the time the he got the fone seller is long gone, phone has problem , no sound, when talk peole can hear him but he can not hear them, so flash the hec out of it and it's work fine.
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:20 pm |
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LoL seems the flash flexing will fix anything, o btw if im not wrong when you bring a UK phone here you may or may not have to OPCODE the bandwith.
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Lydon
Posts: 163
Phone Model:
Samsung XGH-X600, Motorola V500, Sharp 902 & Nokia N70
Service Provider:
Vodacom |
Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:24 pm |
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Isn't there a world-wide blacklist database in order to stop illegal shipments of Blacklisted cellphones overseas?
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