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I wonder why the Chinese government doesn't force carriers to block stolen EMEIs.
by DangitBobby 4y ago
I wonder why the Chinese government doesn't force carriers to block stolen EMEIs.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoI don't know if they do, but that's not the point. The point is I'm reasonably sure that there isn't a global database of stolen phones.
- from 4y agoThere is and it is called the GSMA blacklist but as you would expect none of the countries these phones end up in participate in that database.
- from 4y agoWhy would they? This is just one of the many ways they take advantage of everyone else. Most phone snatchings aren’t happening in China so this is an easy way to reduce their import bill for phones.
- robjan 4y agoThe final destination is unlikely China. Usually these phones are then transported to Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong or Guangzhou and from there flown back in a suitcase to various countries in Africa. https://www.ft.com/content/4609e212-eb64-11dd-bb6e-0000779fd2ac https://www.ft.com/content/4609e212-eb64-11dd-bb6e-0000779fd...