Can’t IMEI numbers on phones easily be changed which would make IMEI blocking useless?
It is not easy to modify IMEI numbers. It requires sophisticated equipment and technical skills in order to change IMEI numbers on modern mobile phones. The mobiles industry welcomes the government’s initiative to amend the criminal code to introduce a maximum two-year jail term for modifying IMEI numbers. It will be an offence to possess or control data or a device with the intention of it being used, by that person or another person, to illegally modify or change the IMEI of a mobile phone. It will also be an offence to produce, supply or obtain data or a device with the intention of it being used, by that person or another person, to illegally modify or change the IMEI of a mobile phone.
