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etccarmageddon · 09-04-2004, 01:25

my phone has packed in tonight and I suspect the reason is that 3 have put it on the lost/stolen list because I purchased it on '3pay' via the carphonewarehouse but unlocked it and put in my orange sim! either that or it has become faulty!

when I turn it on I get no signal and if I try to manually select the operator it comes up with a list of operators but wont allow me to connect to any.

my sim works in another phone and I've tried another orange sim in this phone and it wont work. initially I thought the phone might be faulty but now I suspect '3' have bared/delisted my IEMI number! I contacted orange who checked the IEMI number and said it doesnt appear on their computer as a valid IEMI number and to contact '3' - that raised my suspicions.

if this is the case, I suspect there will be a LOT of people complaining to OFCOM about 3 in the coming weeks!

is this legal?

I dont think so, as firstly I own the phone because I bought it on pay as you go and therefore have not signed a contract for it. secondly at the time of time of purchase didnt agree to only use it on the '3' network - carphonewarehouse mearly offered me a phone which would work on the '3' network. also, I have checked and unlocking a phone to other networks isnt illegal.

Also (assuming it has been blocked) the 'block' was applied weeks after purchase probably makes it illegal. Restrictions on a product must be in place at the time of purchase.

anyone else had an experience of unblocking a phone and then finding the original network has put it's IEMI on the 'delisted/lost/barred' list?

09-04-2004, 01:25	#1
etccarmageddon Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 5,638	I suspect '3' have just blocked my phone my phone has packed in tonight and I suspect the reason is that 3 have put it on the lost/stolen list because I purchased it on '3pay' via the carphonewarehouse but unlocked it and put in my orange sim! either that or it has become faulty! when I turn it on I get no signal and if I try to manually select the operator it comes up with a list of operators but wont allow me to connect to any. my sim works in another phone and I've tried another orange sim in this phone and it wont work. initially I thought the phone might be faulty but now I suspect '3' have bared/delisted my IEMI number! I contacted orange who checked the IEMI number and said it doesnt appear on their computer as a valid IEMI number and to contact '3' - that raised my suspicions. if this is the case, I suspect there will be a LOT of people complaining to OFCOM about 3 in the coming weeks! is this legal? I dont think so, as firstly I own the phone because I bought it on pay as you go and therefore have not signed a contract for it. secondly at the time of time of purchase didnt agree to only use it on the '3' network - carphonewarehouse mearly offered me a phone which would work on the '3' network. also, I have checked and unlocking a phone to other networks isnt illegal. Also (assuming it has been blocked) the 'block' was applied weeks after purchase probably makes it illegal. Restrictions on a product must be in place at the time of purchase. anyone else had an experience of unblocking a phone and then finding the original network has put it's IEMI on the 'delisted/lost/barred' list?