• Alchemy@lemmy.team
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    1 year ago

    Even if they’re blocked I think that only applies to certain countries too. So they likely just get sent abroad and used there!

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      1 year ago

      My info on IMEI blacklisting is probably out of date, but it used to be that different regions operated their own lists (since phones were normally sold for a specific region).

      That meant that stolen phones would often just get shipped abroad, even with a bar in place for the UK.