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Cellular Phone Forum / General / GSM / February 2004GSM SIM question
If a phone is found in the trash or anywhere else for that matter, and one takes the SIM from their phone and put it in the found phone would it work? What about linking of the trashed phone's ESN with the SIM's account. thanks Scott > If a phone is found in the trash or anywhere else for that matter, and > one takes the SIM from their phone and put it in the found phone would [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thanks > Scott It depends . If the original owner notified the phone company that the phone was trashed, lost or stolen, it shouldn't work. Otherwise, it should work. > If a phone is found in the trash or anywhere else for that matter, and > one takes the SIM from their phone and put it in the found phone would [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thanks > Scott It depends . If the original owner notified the phone company that the phone was trashed, lost or stolen, it shouldn't work. Otherwise, it should work. This is why you need to use access code to prevent this missuse. >>If a phone is found in the trash or anywhere else for that matter, and >>one takes the SIM from their phone and put it in the found phone would [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > was trashed, lost or stolen, it shouldn't work. Otherwise, it should work. > This is why you need to use access code to prevent this missuse. Correct me if I am wrong, but the access code is tied to the SIM card, not the phone. Some carriers *may* block the phone (based on IMEI [serial] number, if the phone is reported stolen. -- M2 >Correct me if I am wrong, but the access code is tied to the >SIM card, not the phone. Some carriers *may* block the >phone (based on IMEI [serial] number, if the phone is >reported stolen. There are two different security code sets. The SIM card "PIN" and the phone "Security Code". The PIN when turned on is asked for any time the phone is turned on. 3 wrong "guesses" and the SIM is locked and you need the PUK code, typically from the carrier. The phone can also be set up to recognize a different SIM and ask for the phones security code. This is a 5 digit code that prevents the phone from being used if another SIM is inserted. -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net >If a phone is found in the trash or anywhere else for that matter, and >one takes the SIM from their phone and put it in the found phone would >it work? What about linking of the trashed phone's ESN with the SIM's >account. GSM phones don't have an ESN they have an IMEI. You could try your SIM in the phone, but if the phone was lost or stolen and reported there's always the possibility that the phone's IMEI might be blacklisted and you wouldn't be able to use it. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply >If a phone is found in the trash or anywhere else for that matter, and >one takes the SIM from their phone and put it in the found phone would >it work? What about linking of the trashed phone's ESN with the SIM's >account. The beauty of the GSM system is that all the customers information is stored on the SIM. Now, if the phone is stolen they might report it and get the IMEI number blocked (similar to the ESN in a TDMA/AMPS phone). Although not an integral part of the SIM, this could prevent the phone from working. -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net |
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