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david.hicks is offline david.hicks
2010-05-04 , 12:12
Posts: 42 | Thanked: 20 times | Joined on Feb 2010 @ Perth, WA
#118
Originally Posted by UNderworld View Post
mobile phone thieves are "opportunists".... They see a phone, want it? grab it/nick it quietly. then walk/run away...

Do you think some thief will see your N900, and think "oh nice looking phone, but let me google first whether there is a good black market for this"....??
Which is exactly why making it unprofitable to steal any mobile phone at all is a good thing.

I'll say again, if the phone market in your country is bad enough that you don't know whether you're buying blocked/stolen goods, then insist on trying before you buy. It's your responsibility to make sure you are not part of the problem.