Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers
by vegetablepotpie on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @09:55AM
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> Can't buy a gsm module for your arduiono
What do you mean by that? Ostensibly I can.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/2687
Note: it’s on back order, but in theory I would be able to buy a GSM module for my Arduino.
Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers
by AceyMan on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @11:19AM
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as a native English speaker I transparently read that as,"there's no point in buying a GSM module [...]", but I can see how others might possibly be tripped up by that construction.
Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers
by eknkc on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @11:30AM
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Oh this is interesting. I’d think it is implied enough that there would be no confusion.
My native Turkish might be seeping through though. Thanks for the heads up.
Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers
by meeby on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @10:25AM
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They mean you can buy the adapter, but it won’t work in Turkey as the EMEI isn’t on the official allowed list and isn’t registered.
Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers
by circuit10 on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @10:07AM
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From reading the message, it wouldn't work in Turkey because the IMEI is blocked
Re:Answering Every Question You Have About IMEI Numbers
by anticensor on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @04:56PM
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it is a whitelist, not a blacklist
If you happen to buy one from another country, it will be locked after 60 days of use and no carrier will connect it after that. You can use your passport to to prove that it was not imported commercially but you brought it with you and register it. For $1000 (yeah). And it is locked to your ID. Can't transfer it to someone else.
IMEI cloning from an already registered donor phone was a thing and maybe it still is but as far as I can tell, high end phones pretty much lock it tightly.
BTW, this also affects a lot of other stuff. Can't buy a gps dog tracker from amazon. Can't buy a gsm module for your arduiono etc...
My car has a connectivity system where it provides internet to the in car infotainment system and also allows me to open doors etc remotely. It only recently became operational when the distributor finally managed to register the IMEI numbers. A lot of companies do not bother (Mercedes, BMW etc are equipped with similar systems, not operational)