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V
Posts: 4 |
 
Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:11 am |
so i have a question....if a cingular phone is stolen in the United States will they be able to track it for me?....cuz i asked and they only prompted me to purchase a new one cuz they said they couldnt do anything about it?
can anyone help me?
thx 
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Malibu21
Posts: 1002
Phone Model:
V3xx Lightly Modded, V6 Maxx Tweaked nicely.
Service Provider:
The New AT&T |
Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:37 am |
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Nope, you can report it lost or stolen, but other than that they can't track it.
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V
Posts: 4 |
Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:13 am |
so could i just cancel the sim? or plan?....but will the thief still be able to use my phone? 
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elmo01
Posts: 2198
Phone Model:
Samsung SPH-M510
Service Provider:
Bell Canada |
Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:03 am |
when the phone is reported stolen... the sim is suspended (in case the customer retrieves the device)... when the customer calls back to activate the replacement phone and sim the original sim (that was in the device that was lost) is disabled and that sim serial number can NEVER be used again... but the device will work with a different sim,....
afaik the UK is the only country that tracks IMEI's (the phone serial number)
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V
Posts: 4 |
Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:40 pm |
so even though i lost it the only real loss is the phone then....well thanks for ur help..... 
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V
Posts: 4 |
Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:40 pm |
so they cant track the imei number in the U.S.  ?
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Malibu21
Posts: 1002
Phone Model:
V3xx Lightly Modded, V6 Maxx Tweaked nicely.
Service Provider:
The New AT&T |
Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:38 am |
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nope but I believe you can have your IMEI blocked so the phone can't be used. If the imei is on file or you know it
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