"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.20843f401c2486a798a8a3@text.usenet.plus.n et...
> "Road_Hog®" <No Spam> declared for all the world to hear...
>> If so, wander down to your local independent mobile phone shup that does
>> unlocking and tell them it needs the IMEI repaired/written to the phone.
>> No
>> more difficult than unlocking it, which they can do at the same time.
>
> IMEI changing is illegal in the UK unless you are a licensed repairer,
> not many dealers will openly advertise this "service".
> --


What legislation licences you to change the IMEI in the UK?

Besides, we're talking about reparing/rewriting the IMEI to a phone.