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Blacklist iPhone Check and Unlocking for The Benefit of The User

Author: Bappaditta Jana
by Bappaditta Jana
Posted: May 11, 2017

When is an iPhone blacklisted and how to check it?

To know about how to check iPhone blacklisted there are important things to know about the blacklisting process. Many times it happens that iPhones and other phones are may be stolen and re-sold in the black market and the buyer is certainly not aware that the handset they've just bought used to belong to someone else. Carriers and developers allowed buyers to check their IMEI numbers and then block this unique 15-digit code if the device got stolen in an attempt to protect them since this problem had become so prevalent.

The iPhone will be blacklisted when the device gets stolen and the owner blocks the IMEI number. Another reason is if the iPhone is barred from accessing the carrier network for one reason or another; an iPhone can be blacklisted. It is possible that the iPhone cannot be used in any local carrier as most of the mobile operators share a database and if the device has been blacklisted by one carrier in the country.

By doing an IMEI check is the best way to check if your phone's IMEI number has been blacklisted. Getting this information for free can be done by lots of websites related to iPhone blacklist checking.

Suppose you are in the UK and your iPhone is blacklisted by the local carrier but factory officially unlocked, resell your iOS smartphone. You can sell it to students, tourists and other people who are going to leave the UK. Don’t worry that it is blacklisted. Foreign customers in their home countries can use the blacklisted iPhone because it is blocked in the UK only. Just tell your customers the truth about the gadget.

For the verification purpose of official iPhone unlocking, you need to follow these simple steps the device is unlocked:

Open Settings.

  • Tap Mobile Data> Mobile Data Options. (In older versions of iOS you will just have to tap Mobile - or Cellular if the device is set to American English.)
  • Check for an option named Mobile Data Network (or Cellular Data Network).
  • Your iPhone is most likely unlocked if there is an option for Mobile Data Network then. This option should not appear on locked iPhones.

Unlocking a blacklisted iPhone is absolutely legal in the UK. But to get it done requires a lot of steps and procedures to follow. For a person who is travelling to the UK, the above steps and proper care for the iPhone should be checked otherwise the cost you have to pay may rise high.

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