Originally Posted by ok.:
“As explained already, that would breach the data protection act. If it's been reported / blocked then it's been blocked.
You bought a stolen or un-paid for phone. End of, it's you that has to deal with that. They wouldn't just do that for 'fun', it would have not been paid for, or reported stolen by the owner, insurance company etc.
The real person you should be angry with is the seller, they are the one who has acted illegally, paypal should refund you and charge back from the seller.”
I realise you said this before, but this is one of those things where just because you said it doesn't make it true. To be clear i'm not disagreeing with you because i don't understand what you're saying it's that i think you're wrong.
If three were to contact him and say that Mr Smith of 14 Acacia avenue stopped paying his bill then that would violate data protection laws.
If they were to say the phone has been marked as stolen becuse the customer failed to pay his bill that wouldn't. If they were to say it was part of a shipment of phones stolen from a warehouse in janurary that wouldn't.
further, if it was a non bill payer then they should report it as a crime in order to backlist it. then the OP can see what he can get out of the police.
'They wouldn't just do that for 'fun', it would have not been paid for, or reported stolen by the owner, insurance company etc.'
You've never dealt with three have you? Like I said the burden of proof is with them regardless of your interpretation of the data protection act. What if because of an administrative error three blocked your phone or my phone. You can't just say no no they wouldn't do that. a typo maybe.
I understand that if you buy solen property you have no more legal right to it than the person that sold it to you but if say you bought a stolen car then you'd clearly have to give it up to the orgiginal owner or the insurance company that paid out on it. But you wouldn't just take their word for it. you would want to see police reports etc. if the insurance company said actually that's our car, you wouldn't just hand over the keys saying to yourself well they wouldn't just do it for 'fun' would they......?
I don't understand why you don't understand that.