unlocking i phones

[GALLARDOGUY]

to cut a long story short, i know a guy who can get iphones.

he's offered me some, but they are locked to orange pay as you go or o2, vodaphone etc etc.

of course i could get them unlocked easily enough, but i've been told that iphones are traceable despite being unlocked.

is that the case?

i dont want a phone that is going to be flagged up as dodgy and therefore unusable...

any answers would be much appreciated

[Boshly]

Simple answer, don't 'receive' "dodgy" iPhones.

O2 will unlock their own phones...

[marshalla]

All mobile phones have a unique hardware ID built into them. This is used by the network to identify the handset and be used to block the handset on any/all networks when it is reported lost/stolen.

[siscar]

Every phone has a unique number (IMEI number). So regardless of whether it is an iPhone or any other phone it's traceable.