No, I'm curious. Can you explain why it's illegal please? Could it be used to spend money on someone else's sim card? are imei numbers linked to sim cards or to phones?
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No, I'm curious. Can you explain why it's illegal please? Could it be used to spend money on someone else's sim card? are imei numbers linked to sim cards or to phones?
The imei number is one avenue that protects the phone.
As per the networks blacklisting phones via this method if lost or stolen.
Hence Circumventing this via attempting to change the imei number is illegal.
As per the networks blacklisting phones via this method if lost or stolen.
Hence Circumventing this via attempting to change the imei number is illegal.
We're talking about a stolen device here. Now go back hunting your free domain names.
Quite obviously. You should read up about how a mobile terminal is identified by a cellular network.
Not curious but lazy and incompetent. It takes 3 seconds with Google. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/31/contents
There is a victim out there without their device. It is not a matter of being an "angel" but doing the right, ethical, moral and legal thing. In this case reporting the device to the police and cooperate as much as possible.
But be sure to have a lawyer (solicator in the UK) with you. Not sure about UK standards but in the USA it is just prudent to protect yourself even when you are not guilty.
Back in the mid-1980's I purchased photographic equipment from a man who worked as a photographer at the same state agency my wife did. When he turned in an inventory she recognized some of the items. Handed me the list with serial numbers and yes, they matched.
We reported it quickly, cooperated with the investigators and I lost over $800 (lot of money in those days) of equipment. He had assured me he was selling from his own collection of equipment but it turns out he had been selling state property.
But be sure to have a lawyer (solicator in the UK) with you. Not sure about UK standards but in the USA it is just prudent to protect yourself even when you are not guilty.
Back in the mid-1980's I purchased photographic equipment from a man who worked as a photographer at the same state agency my wife did. When he turned in an inventory she recognized some of the items. Handed me the list with serial numbers and yes, they matched.
We reported it quickly, cooperated with the investigators and I lost over $800 (lot of money in those days) of equipment. He had assured me he was selling from his own collection of equipment but it turns out he had been selling state property.