The problem with those kinds of ideas is thieves will know ahead of time, and they'll be prepared. They'll pull the battery, or isolate it, take the sim. They

The problem with those kinds of ideas is thieves will know ahead of time, and they'll be prepared. They'll pull the battery, or isolate it, take the sim. They'll take it to "this guy I know" who has figured a way around the security feature. The people who are really going to be in a bind are the totally unprepared legitimate owners who've been hacked.