AT&T to block stolen phone use this week
Lose your smartphone? It happens to the best of us, but a new AT&T service allegedly set to debut on Tuesday is going to make life fairly difficult for anyone who picks up the device you lost - especially if they swiped it.According to recent reports, an anonymous but allegedly reliable source at AT&T maintains that a new AT&T stolen phone repository - launching Tuesday - will allow customers to kill the voice, data, and text messaging on any device they've reported as stolen.Instead of just issuing a full SIM block or otherwise forcing a phone theft victim to cancel his or her account and subscribe anew, AT&T will merely add the device to alleged "block list."Presumably, AT&T will use the phone's IMEI, or International Mobile Equipment Identity, to match the block with a unique device regardless of whatever SIM card gets used with the phone.Block listedShould the device eventually turn up, the owner will only need to contact AT&T to have the phone removed from the company's bl
AT&T to block stolen phone use this week
AT&T said Monday it was implementing a system to block the use of stolen mobile phones, as part of an effort by US carriers to crack down on theft of smartphones.
Mon 9 Jul 12 from Phys.org
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Mon 9 Jul 12 from Bits NY Times
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Lose your smartphone? It happens to the best of us, but a new AT&T service allegedly set to debut on Tuesday is going to make life fairly difficult for anyone who picks up the device you ...
Fri 6 Jul 12 from Techradar
AT&T Plans To Block Stolen Phones
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online One of the largest telecom carriers in the US is set to launch a new service for reporting and blocking stolen devices early next week, ...
Sat 7 Jul 12 from RedOrbit
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