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They should have either set a SIM lock or reported the SIM as lost once they stopped receiving signals from it. They presumably thought it may come online later

by llampx 8y ago

They should have either set a SIM lock or reported the SIM as lost once they stopped receiving signals from it. They presumably thought it may come online later or may have forgotten about it. Expensive mistake.

jwilk 8y ago
SIM lock is a restriction built into mobile phones, not into SIM cards. It does nothing to prevent SIM card abuse.
- wodenokoto 8y ago
  What? So if I "sim lock" my card, someone else can just insert it into their device and use my minutes?
- smileybarry 8y ago
  No, SIM locks (specifically the pin code kind) program the SIM card to refuse to initialise unless you enter the correct code. It's the actual card that asks for a code, the phone merely forwards the authentication request to the user.
  - krzyk 8y ago
    Popularly sim lock is something different see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock What you write is more of a PIN lock.
    - jwilk 8y ago
      Non-mobile link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock
toomanybeersies 8y ago
It wouldn't be unusual to lose signal for a while though. What if the stork has a layover on a desert island?