bought a used phone and its now been blocked

I know its not a good idea to be recommending changing the IMEI but sometimes i wonder if getting shafted is always so nice u wonder if you should consider a slightly corrupted method to get what you paid for.

Everyones done it in some way or another. Do your googling OP it isn't so difficult iv lost mine before dirty flashing a rom :P
 
Energize said:
I think you'll find it is very common for phones to be free on 24month contracts.

http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/pay-monthly

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/pay-monthly/mobile-phones/
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Yes, thank you captain obvious, I think we all know how common it is for phones to be free on 24 month contracts. However you still haven't pointed out where it's the norm for ownership of the phone to be with the network until the contract is completed? I'm going to hazard a guess at that being because it isn't?

O2 for example:

"12.3 Any Equipment that we deliver to you or that you collect is your responsibility once it is collected by you or delivered to you. Once you've collected or received it and (if applicable) paid for it either in-store, online, on your first bill, or via a Hardware Plan, you own the Equipment. This does not affect our rights to carry out any of the actions set out in paragraph 7."
 
Haggisman said:
Yes, thank you captain obvious, I think we all know how common it is for phones to be free on 24 month contracts. However you still haven't pointed out where it's the norm for ownership of the phone to be with the network until the contract is completed? I'm going to hazard a guess at that being because it isn't?

O2 for example:

"12.3 Any Equipment that we deliver to you or that you collect is your responsibility once it is collected by you or delivered to you. Once you've collected or received it and (if applicable) paid for it either in-store, online, on your first bill, or via a Hardware Plan, you own the Equipment. This does not affect our rights to carry out any of the actions set out in paragraph 7."
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I thought it was owned by the network somewhat as if you cancelled the contract they would require the phone back?
 
Unicorn said:
I know its not a good idea to be recommending changing the IMEI but sometimes i wonder if getting shafted is always so nice u wonder if you should consider a slightly corrupted method to get what you paid for.

Everyones done it in some way or another. Do your googling OP it isn't so difficult iv lost mine before dirty flashing a rom :P
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It's fraud and can carry a 5 year prison sentence of caught with the software to do it.

Not worth the risk what so ever.
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Diagro said:
It's fraud and can carry a 5 year prison sentence of caught with the software to do it.

Not worth the risk what so ever.
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How are websites allowed to host it then? Iv googled and done digging and within afew moments found some websites which can link or host to sources of such software. Its even on youtube!
 
Could the OP use the service which is used in e phone selling subforum (check mend?) to at least be able to see an indication of what the status of the phones IMEI is (I.e. if it is just "lost" with an insurance claim or if it's been reported stolen etc).
 
Diagro said:
It's fraud and can carry a 5 year prison sentence of caught with the software to do it.

Not worth the risk what so ever.
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No it's not fraud but it can carry a maximum 5 year prison sentence. There is a specific offence under s1 of the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002.

Therefore, any further talk about reprogramming IMEIs will result in suspensions.
 
Caged said:
You can't cancel the contract outside of the cooling off period
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You can cancel a contract outside the cooling off period. However you have to pay the associated termination fee, usually the line rental times however many months are left on the contract.
 
tbyeah said:
I thought it was owned by the network somewhat as if you cancelled the contract they would require the phone back?
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Nope - they'll just chase you for the outstanding monthly payments.

The O2 refresh tariff may be slightly different however, as effectively you are entering 2 separate contracts - a normal one for the call plan and a credit agreement for the handset, so in this case, they may still own the phone (I can't see anything in their T&Cs about ownership, but there is a clause about not disposing of the phone until the credit is repaid).
 
OK then, you can cancel outside the cooling off period but it will cost you the same as if you didn't, the difference being you won't have any of the service that you paid for.

Happier? They won't ask for the handset back, that's yours no matter what.
 
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