This is not the original article that I saw on this, just the first one that I pulled up. I hope our good neighbor, Canada will join in on this. I would hope Mexico would also join in, but they have bigger problems that stolen cellphones. It would be nice if this were global.
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-wireless-disable-stolen.html
In April, Federal Communications Commission (US) announced that "the four leading carriers had agreed to set up their own databases of stolen phones within six months."
"The system announced Tuesday relies on a centralized database that officials hope to be operating within six months. The database will record smartphones' unique identifying numbers. That way, wireless carriers that receive a report of a stolen smartphone will be able to recognize the device and block it from being used again."
"Cellphone carriers covering roughly 90 percent of U.S. subscribers are participating, the FCC said."
Brent
On Jun 6, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Sanjaya Kanoria wrote:
Precisely. Unless the IMEI is blocked, the iPhone will be usable by a would be thief and the aps find friends and also find my phone wouldn't be useful if the thief is familiar with the modus operandi of the iPhone.
On 07-Jun-2012, at 1:55 AM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:
> The SIM card has nothing to do with whether or not iTunes will accept an iPhone. I believe it looks at the IMEI number. That is why cellular providers, at least in North America, are looking as using that number to brick or block stolen cell phones.
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> Brent
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> On Jun 6, 2012, at 11:32 AM, Sanjaya Kanoria wrote:
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> If you remove the sim from the iPhone and connect it to a computer with a new iTunes account won't it accept it all without a murmur of protest?
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