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Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers by medo-bear on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @06:22PM (#40217146)
> Made phone theft drop to pretty much zero

Use a nuke to kill a fly?

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Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers by 6th on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @07:41PM (#40217823)
It was the only way to be certain.
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Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers by _heimdall on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @12:40AM (#40219565)
The ends always justify the means.
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Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers by sambazi on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @04:16AM (#40220785)
i imagine that phone theft is more common in poorer regions
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Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers by medo-bear on Thursday May 02, 2024 @02:45AM (#40233378)
Stupid assumption. Phone theft including being robbed for your phone, was more common in London, Sydney, Melbourne than in any place in Eastern Europe I lived in.
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Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers by sambazi on Thursday May 02, 2024 @02:57AM (#40233441)
i guess you haven't been living in a crowded place in eastern europe then
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