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GSM SImplicity?
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Re: GSM SImplicity?
The problem is also compounded by telcos happy to reap the boon of this form of crime, a stolen GSM handset with a new sim card + another GSM phone for the victim of the theft = 2 subscribers where once there was one = double profit from one original subscription and handset purchase. Estimating the annual overall profit increase for a telco is left as an exercise for the reader. There would also be a new board of directors next monday morning if they turned the billing addresses of thousands of paying users (with stolen handsets) over to police for investigation.
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