UK effectively blocking stolen phones

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Pete @ Apr 15th 2007 3:22AM

The CDMA carriers do blacklist ESNs, but they also blacklist ESNs for other reasons like nonpayment of bills. Its kind of convenient that any T-Mobile phone you buy today (from really old phones like the 8290) will work on the network, while with CDMA phones it is a hassle to make sure it is e911 capable and that the ESN is clear.

All in all, I'm in favor of ESN/IMEI blacklisting, but ONLY for theft.

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