AT&T to Launch Stolen Phone Blocking Service Next Week

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Posted July 6, 2012 at 6:50pm by iClarified

AT&T has confirmed that it plans to launch a database of stolen phones next week, according to a statement received by MacRumors.

As announced in April, AT&T is creating a stolen phone database to prevent devices reported stolen from accessing wireless networks. We will install this availability next week for AT&T phones on our network and are working toward a cross-carrier solution later this year.

More information is forthcoming but for now you can check out the leaked internal screenshot below...

AT&T to Launch Stolen Phone Blocking Service Next Week

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Tames - July 8, 2012 at 9:57pm

I think this is cool cause it's different. Yea

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Russell - July 7, 2012 at 5:28pm

An activated sim card still won't work. The phone's IMEI will be in their system as being stolen.

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Jon - July 7, 2012 at 1:11pm

Don't be stupid......just get the stolen phone.....get an activated sim card and put it in....this it.....of course if you are gsm....

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Gwyneth - July 7, 2012 at 7:44am

Should have been done long time ago by all the providers for all phones possible in collaboration with the makers of the phones, somehow making stolen phones useless in and out of country. Bad ESN is not always a stolen phone, sometimes it is because of bills not paid.

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Iclarifieds - July 7, 2012 at 6:02am

Iclarified get your facts straight you guys put it wont be usable by any carrier in the picture it say's only applies to at&t!

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Dude - July 7, 2012 at 3:41am

Overseas they go...

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tdtran1025 - July 7, 2012 at 2:12am

No kidding. I have seen many Verizon iPhone 4S with dirt ESN for sale.

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Ben - July 7, 2012 at 12:27am

No more eBay / Craigslist .. I won't even trust the owner to sell me one he could just report it

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Vang - July 6, 2012 at 11:05pm

Well I didn't steal it. I found it on the ground at the supermarket. Figure I'll give it to my kid for YouTube shit. Guess I'm screwed now. But guess what??? JAILBREAK!!!!

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DacksMac - July 6, 2012 at 11:27pm

It will go off the serial so jailbreak won't work

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SuperNerd - July 7, 2012 at 3:57am

Im working on a way to spoof the serial number right now. By the time AT&T launches their blocking service, i will have instructions over youtube. And then you can steal all the phones you want. Just try not to yank anybodys finger off. You could get 25 years. Which equals no apple products for you.

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justabrake - July 6, 2012 at 8:45pm

What happens if someone sells you a phone then later reports it stolen

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Alex - July 6, 2012 at 6:56pm

All for only $4.99 a month

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