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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / June 2007Stolen phones
My Dopod 838Pro was stolen today. The number has already been transferred to another SIM card, but the bastard can still put in another SIM card and make phone calls. Who do I ring here in OZ to get the IMEI registered as a stolen phone? I rang Telstra and they didn't want to know about it, because they only deal with the I-Mate Jas-jams (same phone, rebadged). I already have a police report number, as the local Fone Zone shop said I'd need that to report it stolen, but they didn't know a phone to call either. I just want the bastard to have as little usage out of it as possible. I'd put out the IMEI number to all, if it's useful when it appears on E-Bay (where else would you advertise a phone nobody can use as a phone?) Argusy <SNIP> > Who do I ring here in OZ to get the IMEI registered as a stolen phone? > I rang Telstra and they didn't want to know about it, because they only > deal with the I-Mate Jas-jams (same phone, rebadged). <SNIP> Sounds like Tel$ra are being greedy again, hoping the person who stole it will use it on their network! I thought they were supposed to black list a phone when it was reported stolen, maybe the loophole is if the IMEI is not registered with them? Maybe you should contact the TIO and see what they suggest.  SignatureThe views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may belong to. 73 de Simon, VK3XEM. <http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/client_search.client_lookup?pCLIENT_NO=157452> > <SNIP> > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Maybe you should contact the TIO and see what they suggest. If I get that IMEI on a blacklist, not even Telstra will get anything out of it. Thanks, Simon. I'll try the TIO. Bastard... mumble, mumble.. I rang it continually for about twenty minutes, till the bugger worked out how to hang up. Then five minutes later, the thief either worked out how to turn it off, or removed the battery. That told me I wasn't getting it back. If I get a replacement from insurance, I can at least get everything back from the ActiveSync with my computer. I just hope with all the police and security contacts listed, they think it's belongs to one of the boys in blue, and makes an anonymous drop into the local police station. (More likely to dice it into a rubbish bin) All those contacts will know by Monday, so if any of them have a mysterious call, they may realise it's my phone - unless I get it blacklisted first. At the best it can only be used as a PDA, which is still a useful steal. sh.t, he gets a 1Gb removable memory card!! Ratzz. That cost me $90!! Bastard.... bugger... (and the rest) Argusy > If I get that IMEI on a blacklist, not even Telstra will get anything > out of it. > Thanks, Simon. I'll try the TIO. Good Luck! > Bastard... mumble, mumble.. > I rang it continually for about twenty minutes, till the bugger worked > out how to hang up. Then five minutes later, the thief either worked out > how to turn it off, or removed the battery. That told me I wasn't > getting it back. Unfortunately the average thief these days is smart enough to either reset the phone to factory or flog it off to someone who does. They won't probably give a sh.t what numbers are on it. Even if they do ring those numbers with another SIM it won't show your number even if CLI is turned on. Bloody phone companies piss me off when they refuse to back you up on this sort of thing. The greed for more subscribers, even if they are using stolen handsets is disgusting. Secondly the excess you pay for the insurance claim will more than likely cover the real cost of the handset so you are the only looser. :( SignatureThe views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may belong to. 73 de Simon, VK3XEM. <http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/client_search.client_lookup?pCLIENT_NO=157452> > <SNIP> >> Who do I ring here in OZ to get the IMEI registered as a stolen phone? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Sounds like Tel$ra are being greedy again, hoping the person who stole it > will use it on their network! Tin-hat time > I thought they were supposed to black list a phone when it was reported > stolen, maybe the loophole is if the IMEI is not registered with them? No, just a stupid CSR > Maybe you should contact the TIO and see what they suggest. Or just call 125111 and speak to a supervisor When you report your phone lost/stolen to your carrier. As long as the phone made the last call on that network before being stolen (which automatically transmits the IMEI). The carrier will automatically block the IMEI within 24hrs and advise all other carriers to do the same. Check the imei status date base after 48 hrs to check if it's locked. If not and the phone was recently used on that network, request your carrier to do a manual IMEI block, if they refuse refer the incident to the TIO. Australian IMEI status database is at http://www.amta.org.au/default.asp?id=210 > My Dopod 838Pro was stolen today. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Argusy > When you report your phone lost/stolen to your carrier. As long as the phone > made the last call on that network before being stolen (which automatically [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> >>Argusy Great lot of good the two phone agencies I asked. Fone Zone transferred to number to a new SIM, but couldn't tell me the Telstra number to ring. The other local told me to contact the company that I bought it from. All I had to do was ring Telstra on 125 111. All done now. I hope the f....ing sod chokes on the Dopod. He sure won't be making any phone calls on it. Argusy > When you report your phone lost/stolen to your carrier. As long as the > phone made the last call on that network before being stolen (which > automatically transmits the IMEI). The carrier will automatically block > the IMEI within 24hrs and advise all other carriers to do the same. No "automatic" about it > My Dopod 838Pro was stolen today. Commiserations > The number has already been transferred to another SIM card, but the > bastard can still put in another SIM card and make phone calls. Not if youve IMEI blocked it > Who do I ring here in OZ to get the IMEI registered as a stolen phone? Your phone company > I rang Telstra and they didn't want to know about it, because they only > deal with the I-Mate Jas-jams (same phone, rebadged). Just give them the IMEI and tell them to enter it MANUALLY. If you have any problems, let me know > I'd put out the IMEI number to all, if it's useful when it appears on > E-Bay > (where else would you advertise a phone nobody can use as a phone?) > > Argusy >> My Dopod 838Pro was stolen today. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > If you have any problems, let me know Good to see that Telstra's customer service is still so poor that even the simplest of requests like this require the intervention of the Ombudsman or unofficial support from Telstra staff on newsgroups. Telstra should be threatened with having their carrier licence revoked or restricted if they cannot improve on their poor record. Not a thing has changed since that Balding kid died. >> I'd put out the IMEI number to all, if it's useful when it appears on >> E-Bay >> (where else would you advertise a phone nobody can use as a phone?) >> >> Argusy SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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