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Can a blacklisted phone still use home WIFi

Jordan_96
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‎28-08-2021 10:55 PM

Hello, plain and simple like the title suggests can blacklisted phones still use wifi. 

I recently had my other phone stolen and have black listed it however I’m worried about if they use home wifi with it. Will it make any difference, because I feel I’m more likely to get it back if they can’t use the phone what do ever. 

Much appreciated thank you 

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XRaySpeX
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‎28-08-2021 11:04 PM

Yes, any smart phone can use WiFi. It is blacklisted against using mobile networks only.

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EssexBoyEE
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‎28-08-2021 11:53 PM - edited ‎29-08-2021 12:07 AM

If someone is using your Stolen Phone  that's been IMEI Blacklisted over Internet via WiFi you could technically find the Phones location via the phones Mac Address, a good place to start here is using your Google Account that the phone was first registered with either via Playstore, Google Mail or other Google Account Services.

 

Google stores very specific information about the Phones and Devices you connect to there services and if successful, apart from your phone's location you maybe able to block or delete certain storage stuff or features of the Phone.

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