Can I blacklist a phone?
To blacklist your phone, you need to know the serial number (IMEI) of your cellphone. If your phone has been stolen and you don`t know what the IMEI number is, call your service provider, quote your cellphone number and they should be able to provide your IMEI number.
How can I blacklist my phone using IMEI?
In order to block the IMEI number, you will need to register an FIR in a police station about your stolen/lost device. The police station will provide you with a copy of the FIR. Take the copy of the FIR to your service provider (Airtel, Vodafone etc) and show them the copy of the FIR.
What happens when you blacklisted your phone?
Any phone can be wiped and reused. If your phone is blacklisted and your IMEI number is included in the database of blacklisted phones then no one can use that phone in South Africa.
How long does it take to blacklist IMEI?
Users should report a stolen or lost cellphone to their service provider as soon as possible. Once the device has been reported stolen, the service provider will add the IMEI number to the blacklist; however, the CWTA cautions that it can take up to 48 hours for the IMEI number to be added.
Can a blacklisted phone still work?
A blacklisted phone will still work with WiFi, but will not not be able to make calls, send texts, or use mobile data. If a phone you found is on the cell phone blacklist, take it in to the original wireless carrier and they may be able to return the phone to it’s owner.
Are blacklisted phones tracked?
If your phone is blacklisted, then it could be due to the fact that it was lost or stolen.  And unlike the minister tweeted, the phone can’t be traced when it’s switched off. Anytime a device is stolen or lost, the phone IMEI can be traced through the database and thus, blocked the phone function.
How do you blacklist your phone?
Steps on how to blacklist a phone number. Login to merchant area. Click on Clients -> Blacklist -> Phone. Click on Add Blacklist button, and a window will be prompted for your entry. You may enter multiple phone number for blacklist, one phone number for each line.
What exactly is a blacklisted iPhone?
A blacklisted iPhone is the one that is reported stolen or lost. These are the two main reasons to put a certain iPhone’s IMEI on a black list. A blacklisted iPhone can also include the case when the device’s user has not paid for his/her gadget.
What does blacklisted mean iPhone?
An iPhone Blacklist is a database where lost, stolen or otherwise flagged iPhones are reported. When your iPhone gets blacklisted, the IMEI number (which is like your serial number) will be tagged accordingly. Usually, iPhones get blacklisted for one of the following reasons: lost, stolen, fraud, chimaera , and a few more.
Is my IMEI blacklisted?
Phone can be set as blacklist even if you not pay your bills. If you are going to buy a used phone, make sure that it has not been reported to the police as lost or stolen and the IMEI number is not blacklisted . Phone with barred IMEI number can be blocked by your mobile carrier.