CJ Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 A friend of my son has offered me his second hand Iphone 4s for a very good price. It is currently locked to Orange on a contract and I am led to believe he is in arrears with the account. My question is, if I buy the phone, can they bar it (as in IMEI) or will they just bar the SIM card and number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I'm sure they kill the device fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 I think you may be right. I wonder if a phone call to orange will confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I used to work for Vodafone (a long time ago now) in their Security & Fraud Department!!! Pretty sure they will not touch the handset, just bar the SIM. At the end of the day they want their cash and are not bothered about the handset. Once they get their cash the handset subsidy is paid in full anyway. I also beleive the grey and black lists for IMEI numbers relate only to lost and stolen phones, so as long as the phone is not reported lost or stolen you should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Just got hold of Surj and he reckons there's a good chance they might bar it. I guess it's true what they say, if a deal seems too good to be true then it probably is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I'm sure some friendly phone shop could unlock it for you. Its worth asking anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 I used to work for Vodafone (a long time ago now) in their Security & Fraud Department!!! Pretty sure they will not touch the handset, just bar the SIM. At the end of the day they want their cash and are not bothered about the handset. Once they get their cash the handset subsidy is paid in full anyway. I also beleive the grey and black lists for IMEI numbers relate only to lost and stolen phones, so as long as the phone is not reported lost or stolen you should be ok. That's interesting. Maybe I can use this as negotiating tool to get it cheaper. At the end of the day there is always means to bypass any barring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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