INQ7.Net: SIM registration not guarantee vs phone theft--group
SIM registration not guarantee vs phone theft--group - INQ7.net:
The group issuing the statement here are sellers of "second-hand" cellphone units. These people know their way around cellphones and they even have the technology and facility to change the IMEI of units that they "fix". I am not generalizing here but where else would a stolen cellphone end up with? Will they be bought back by the telcos? Will they be "repaired" by Nokia Care or Authorized SonyEricsson Service Centers? It is a well-known fact that stolen cellphones are being dumped on their laps every single day -- either to sell or to "fix".
A cellphone with blocked IMEI will no longer work. Bring one to any of these technicians and they'll "fix" it for more or less 500 pesos. To make these shops/kiosks as a "blotter" station is like having wolves guard a flock of sheep.
An appeal to the task force against phone theft: Please have the political will to enforce the registration of cellphones and prepaid SIMs. You have the power to prevent further loss of property and lives with this initiative.
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Last updated 11:15pm (Mla time) 08/22/2006
Even if government forces the registration of mobile phone SIM (subscriber identification module) cards, it is not an assured method of preventing stolen phones from being traded, according to a group of mobile phone technicians.
The All-Pinoy GSM Organization, Inc. (TAPGSM) said in a statement that the process is tedious and pre-paid subscribers may decide not to register their SIMs.
The group issuing the statement here are sellers of "second-hand" cellphone units. These people know their way around cellphones and they even have the technology and facility to change the IMEI of units that they "fix". I am not generalizing here but where else would a stolen cellphone end up with? Will they be bought back by the telcos? Will they be "repaired" by Nokia Care or Authorized SonyEricsson Service Centers? It is a well-known fact that stolen cellphones are being dumped on their laps every single day -- either to sell or to "fix".
A cellphone with blocked IMEI will no longer work. Bring one to any of these technicians and they'll "fix" it for more or less 500 pesos. To make these shops/kiosks as a "blotter" station is like having wolves guard a flock of sheep.
An appeal to the task force against phone theft: Please have the political will to enforce the registration of cellphones and prepaid SIMs. You have the power to prevent further loss of property and lives with this initiative.
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I actually have an idea for SIM registration and it may work out all the better in the end.
Incentives! What would be the incentive of a SIM card owner to register? Some ideas:
1. Free Load - instead of telcos giving this automatically, they can twist it a bit. Or even increase the free text.
2. Freebies from Ad companies - Not the spam that we get from ringtone sellers. It may be a discount coupon (or better electronic!) or even a raffle stub.
3. I'm not sure about this one.. If SIM cards still expire after x number of days of zero load, registering would extend this (or even make it infinite) so they can still receive messages and calls.
4. Also, getting a no-expiry may be used by telcos for ads.
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