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I'm wondering whether anyone else has encountered or considered this issue: because Verizon doesn't use SIM cards to associate a device with a paying account, their method of shutting off service to nonpaying customers is to block the device from accessing the network.

I'll spare some of the details of my personal experience with this for simplicity: I just bought a used Verizon iPad from a Pawn Shop. It was in pristine condition, but the original owner is in some trouble with Verizon. As a result, the iPad is prohibited from accessing the Verizon network. I can wipe the device, set it up with my own details, etc. But the device's MEID (device identifier) stays the same, and that's what Ver