[woodruffw]

Seems a little silly.

Do any UK HNers have thoughts on why phone theft is so common there? It’s not really a thing in the US (or hasn’t been for years), so I’m curious why it’s such an issue over there.

[rozab]

'Carrier locked' phones are illegal here, and were uncommon before then. Much easier to reset these devices and move them on.

[luke-stanley]

That's interesting. But surely stolen ID's could be flagged and blocked from phone networks internationally if there was will to do so? I guess most people wouldn't know what their ID's are to get them blocked in the first place.

[woodruffw]

Thanks, I didn’t realize carrier locks were illegal in the UK.

[surfingdino]

High phone prices.