Smartphone lock for not paying installments introduced by the next operator!

Another operator in Poland has decided to introduce IMEI blocking on smartphones, for which the installments are not paid.This may be a big problem for people who buy phones from the extension of the contract.

Have you ever bought a smartphone in installments in a store or from the operator or on one of the auction sites from the person who sold the phone from the extension of the contract?I can say in the dark that probably yes, because many Poles buy new devices in this way.

It has been dangerous for some time, because Plus and T-Mobile are blocking phones for which installments are not paid, not allowing them to connect to the network.

Another operator operating in Poland has already officially joined this group.

Orange will also block Imei

In the regulations of the sale of devices in installments refreshed by Orange, the following provisions appeared:

In short, if the customer stops paying installments for the equipment according to the schedule, Orange will block the IMEI of the smartphone, thus not allowing the use of telecommunications services and in every network.

If you want to buy a smartphone from Orange from someone, then before the fact it is better to make sure that everything is fine with it.You can check it on a special page prepared by Orange.

The first locks in the debt collection process will be implemented in the coming weeks.This is to apply only to equipment bought in installments from November 23, 2020.

Already three of the four operators are blocking smartphones

Now unpaid equipment is blocking plus, T-Mobile and Orange.From the so -called.The big four, only Play did not decide to introduce such a procedure, which is most likely associated with the fact that in this network the installment offer is not somehow specially promoted.

The introduced solution is a problem not only for customers of operators, but also people who prefer to buy smartphones from the extension of the contract, which often saves even a few hundred zlotys.

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