[PATCH 0/3] PIN operations with UIM service for the MC7455

[Bjørn Mork]

Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> writes:

> They always ask for it, in my experience it is never IMEI locked, and
> I've never heard of the "large 4" carriers IMEI locking either.  They
> just want it to "know" if your phone is compatible with the network and
> make sure it's not a stolen phone or stuff like that.

Odd.  Wouldn't they figure that out once you put their SIM into the
phone anyway?  Seems much easier to let the network log such stuff than
doing some manual pre-registration of the IMEI.


Bjørn