How a Mobile With an IMEI Number Can Benefit You
An international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), is a unique number that can be found in all Global System for Mobile Communications, (GSM), and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System(UMTS) phones. The British Approvals Board of Telecommunications provides the IMEI number to phone manufacturers The IMEI number allows the service provider to track the mobile device.
It can identify the location, incoming call and contact information.
What's your IMEI number?
You will check IMEI number under your handset battery. To identify the number on your device, you can follow the steps below:
In a Nokia model, dial the sequence *#06#. In a Sony Ericsson model, press right,*. Left, left.*, left. *, left
To identify the unique number, use the Connect to ITunes or the Iphone's about icon. For a Motorola model, use the sequence # * menu right Arrow
It is a unique 15-digit number that denotes the orgin and model of the device
The number format structure is AA-BBBBBBCCCC-D
- AA refer to the Reporting Body Identifier This is an approved group that has been assigned the Type Allocation Code (TAC)
BBBBBB: The remainder of the TAC
- CCCCCC : This sequence of numbers is determined by the Manufacturer
D: This is the Luhn check digit that derived the total model number or 0.
Theft: No More a Profitable Business
The operator can track and block any mobile device that has the unique number if it is lost or stolen Local operators can include the IMEI number in an Equipment Identity Register (EIR), which will communicate the same information to the Central Equipment Identity Registers (CEIR)
The CEIR blacklists any device, and it will be unusable by any operator. This is done to protect the device from being used for illegal purposes. Which mobile device does not support unique numbers?
Mobile phones made in China are cheap and do not come with a unique number. Operators will route calls for these phones even if the device does not have an IMEI number This can pose a security risk for any country as it is not able to identify the device that initiated the call
The government can enforce any rule that bans these devices without unique numbers at anytime.
How can we solve the problem of cheap Chinese phones on the market?
China's Telecommunication Terminal Test & Approval forum has regulated a law that provides international mobile equipment identification numbers to Chinese TD–SCDMA and GSM phones These Chinese mobile phones can be updated with the IMEI numbers using the software available on the market.