Several 9to5Mac readers noticed a slightly peculiar phenomenon this last week — their freshly-ordered Verizon iPad 2 units shipped each of the way from China just fine, only to boomerang back to sender right before delivery time. Now, Reuters has the official word: Apple’s recalling an “extremely small number ” of Verizon iPad 2s that have been flashed with a reproduction MEID code. Should they’ve been delivered, users would probably have found themselves unable to hook up with 3G, or booted off before long, as Verizon reportedly can only have one device with that unique identifier at the network straight away. We are not sure whether to applaud, but you must see manufacturers taking responsibility for his or her hardware before it hits shelves.
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