It has always worked this way, well before the smartphone era.
The only way to overcome is to find a country the phone works with and has carriers not part of the blacklisting networks. Doesn’t make for a very practical resale market…
So, now that’s out of the way, what control is Google actually trying to sneak in then?
Call your carrier to blacklist the IMEI. Done.
It has always worked this way, well before the smartphone era.
The only way to overcome is to find a country the phone works with and has carriers not part of the blacklisting networks. Doesn’t make for a very practical resale market…
So, now that’s out of the way, what control is Google actually trying to sneak in then?
I wonder how few people do this these days
Apparently most
Some carriers/MVNOs won’t allow that request (Fi, Orange, US Cellular, etc.)
Same as Apple: total platform control. Like HP and printer ink.
That assumes it’s attached to a carrier. I had a phone stolen out of the mail.
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