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100% Believe you.
Makes sense.
At face value, I do not believe this; been around long enough to not be naïve. However, the key word of 'authorized users' makes the statement 'accurate'.
Unauthorized (by owner/service provider) parties, can be authorized users in extenuating circ*mstances
('security breach', 'social engineering', "hack", etc.)@R-T-B
Thank You for the input, and for not being so 'matter-of-fact' about it.This thread's been educational.
Now I know to not tell anyone if I ever find a blacklisted device, and to scrap it for parts, immediately (sans mainboard; which, gets @maxfly 's suggestion).Speaking of...
in the spirit of being 'constructive'
@bonehead123 could buy a non-blacklisted IMEI mainboard for the phone, and swap 'em.
I've done this 3x w/ LG V20s, due to branding/compatibility not IMEI-status.Did the same on my V20s. Sadly, (on my personal device) the display connector ignited itself. I got a 'banana phone' (read: bent) OnePlus 7T for cheap after that.
Not at all. Lots of people still are seeking and using those old phone for the features they offer.
Whenever a customer called in, they would need the pin or key word for me to be allowed to access the account. No pass, no account.
There are plenty of flags on accounts on who authorized users are. If someone somehow gets the account info and isn't authorized, then it's the service rep's fault for doing anything account changing. My local phone shops require ID when making changes now and I'm sure over the phone has gotten better for security.
This is just coming from being a rep for what was Sprint for a while. Had to turn a good amount of people away because they couldn't give me the proper info to get into the account.
It's in a company's best interest to keep security tight. I don't need four phones on my account for them to eat the bill. 
