meruxiao OP t1_j4nqq60 wrote on January 17, 2023 at 12:27 AM

Reply to comment by floorguy81 in iphone 13 got stolen does an imei black list work? by meruxiao

Yes but I read what you said. I wanted to confirm if this also applied to iPhones marked officially as stolen and considered blacklisted and not just iPhones with past bills.

floorguy81 t1_j4nqxsl wrote on January 17, 2023 at 12:29 AM

Imei unlock is what it is. Doesn’t matter of it’s stolen, past due bill or crazy ex girlfriend. It sucks that there are services like that but there are

denytheflesh t1_j4ohmzq wrote on January 17, 2023 at 3:38 AM

There is a difference between the GSMA global blacklist and carrier blocks (not to be confused with SIM locks).

Past due bills are carrier blocks. Lost/stolen are global blacklist.

floorguy81 t1_j4ohv54 wrote on January 17, 2023 at 3:40 AM

Imei unlock does both. It only takes a couple minutes to find on EBay.