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Buying a Phone on Marketplace? How to Avoid Blacklisted Devices in NZ

Symptoms of Stolen, Blacklisted, or IMEI-Blocked Phones (And How Overseas Reports Affect NZ) Wi-Fi works, but calls, texts, and mobile data stay dead. Many of these devices aren’t broken — they’re blocked at the IMEI level, often from another country. Each week we see customers whose phones suddenly switch to SOS Only or No Service. […]