Comments on: 80% of stolen handsets rendered useless in the UK within 48 hours http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vending Guy http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html/comment-page-1#comment-222011 Vending Guy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:10:15 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html#comment-222011 OK, that's good to know. Thanks for the link! OK, that’s good to know. Thanks for the link!

]]> By: Terence Eden http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html/comment-page-1#comment-222002 Terence Eden Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:16:45 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html#comment-222002 @Vending Guy. There is a Global Blacklist. It's called the EIR (Equipment Identity Register). Any GSM/UMTS provider who deploys it will not allow a stolen phone to work on their network. Full details at http://www.gsmworld.com/using/security/index.shtml @Vending Guy. There is a Global Blacklist. It’s called the EIR (Equipment Identity Register). Any GSM/UMTS provider who deploys it will not allow a stolen phone to work on their network.

Full details at http://www.gsmworld.com/using/security/index.shtml

]]> By: Vending Guy http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html/comment-page-1#comment-221977 Vending Guy Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:14:04 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html#comment-221977 You make an interesting point about sales on eBay Jeff. I see LOADS of cell phone for sale, I have trouble believing that those are all people who are upgrading to a new phone - they must be hot. Too bad they don;t have something like that for the US - or maybe even a global database. The only way to stop the thieves is to take away their financial incentive. One question though. It looks like you have to pay to see if your phone was stolen. How many people do you think will pay? The site should probably give the report for free (or a scaled down version) and find another way to monetize the site. Chuck You make an interesting point about sales on eBay Jeff. I see LOADS of cell phone for sale, I have trouble believing that those are all people who are upgrading to a new phone – they must be hot. Too bad they don;t have something like that for the US – or maybe even a global database. The only way to stop the thieves is to take away their financial incentive.

One question though. It looks like you have to pay to see if your phone was stolen. How many people do you think will pay? The site should probably give the report for free (or a scaled down version) and find another way to monetize the site.

Chuck

]]> By: Jeff http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html/comment-page-1#comment-42659 Jeff Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:53:46 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html#comment-42659 Sure enough this is true i have found a really cool site that you can check any IMEI number before you buy the handset. Its allready doing lots of business on ebay. You can check out http://www.recipero.com/recipero/products/checkmend/ Sure enough this is true i have found a really cool site that you can check any IMEI number before you buy the handset. Its allready doing lots of business on ebay. You can check out http://www.recipero.com/recipero/products/checkmend/

]]> By: ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html/comment-page-1#comment-42394 ewan Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:03:33 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html#comment-42394 If you buy a new handset directly from Nokia, surely that works fine on whatever network you choose? If you buy a new handset directly from Nokia, surely that works fine on whatever network you choose?

]]> By: steve procter http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html/comment-page-1#comment-42393 steve procter Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:58:17 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/04/80_of_stolen_handsets_rendered_useless_in_the_uk_within_48_hours.html#comment-42393 Am I right in thinking that the new law also stops genuine phone shops from unlocking handsets for use on other networks; thereby shutting down an entirely genuine and useful industry. I tend to buy handsets out right, as do millions of others. If this law is true then I am now forced to buy a new handset already on the network that I wish to use it on. And if I decide to switch networks well erm how do I do that without buying the handset again on a different network!? Surely this can't be true!? If so then yet again this cretinus government has imposed a law for genuine reasons but has implemented it about as well as tarmacking a road with chocolate icing. steve Am I right in thinking that the new law also stops genuine phone shops from unlocking handsets for use on other networks; thereby shutting down an entirely genuine and useful industry.

I tend to buy handsets out right, as do millions of others. If this law is true then I am now forced to buy a new handset already on the network that I wish to use it on. And if I decide to switch networks well erm how do I do that without buying the handset again on a different network!?

Surely this can’t be true!? If so then yet again this cretinus government has imposed a law for genuine reasons but has implemented it about as well as tarmacking a road with chocolate icing.

steve

]]>