Tips - Making phone stealer feel stupid

Has anyone of you have any experience of your precious cellphone been stolen away from you? Yeah its feel like sh*t. I myself feel that a few times before. Only if I know this tip before this.

Do you know that each cell phone have this what so called IMEI serial number that is unique for every cell phone. To display the phone IMEI serial number, just dial this number.

* # 0 6 #

Without spaces. (star hash zero six hash)

The number that shows on the display now is a 15 digits unique number acting as an ID number for wach phone produced all over the world. Write the numbers down and keep it safe where you can find it back afterwards.

My advice you can put some note somewhere inside the phone (behind battery cover) telling that you have the IMEI serial number and its no use to steal this phone. Funny buts it may save you from loosing your precious expensive phone.

Now even if you lost your phone, you can make a report to the phone line service provider. For example Maxis, Celcom or Digi. Give the the IMEI number to them so they can block the use of any communication in and out from the phone. Even if the stealer change the SIM Card, he wont be able to use it anyway.

Even though that you might never get your phone back, with making the phone useless to the stealer is enough. If every phone user know this tips and write down their IMEI serial number and do a report if the phone was stolen or lost, we might reduce such crime of phone stealing because the phone won’t be able to be used or sell. Well at least we can make the phone stealer feel stupid for stealing phone.

What are you waiting for? Do it now and please forward this message to others..

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Here are some more information on phone IMEI & Changing IMEI..

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070121095444AAlNdiB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI

it wont do the thief any good even if he change the phone IMEI..

1. eims(new comment) on July 8th, 2008 at 10:17 am
But if you change the imei in some sony ericsson the imei block should not work but it is illegal so dont try I AM NOT RESPONIBLE FOR WhAT YOU DOING

2. David(new comment) on July 6th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Good stuff! I also do something similar with my credit cards in that I never take off the Inactivated sticker - I figure if it’s found, people will think it doesn’t work and leave it alone. So far, that’s worked pretty good.

Barbara

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3. Barbara Ling(new comment) on May 26th, 2008 at 5:57 am
Aiyak..Hurmm..thats y la..Maxis services is not good enough nowadays..I also seldom u my maxis lately..

4. eims on April 20th, 2008 at 10:52 am
thx for your reply, its Maxis btw

5. neobita (3 comments.) on April 20th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Erk..? is ir true? which service provider is that?
Hurm…maybe some com service provider does not support blocking IMEI number..hurm..thats bad..

6. eims on April 20th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Actually, i’ve done the exact thing, write down my IMEI number when i first bought a phone for my wife. And when It got lost / stolen, I’ve tried contacting her network provider to block the use of the phone by means you stated above. Guess wut? the NP just stated “we do not offer the blocking IMEI number service”, sheesh… that truly sucked, just my luck I think,

7. neobita (3 comments.) on April 20th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Nombor tu ialah emergency call number..
sama macam dial 999 jugak la..
leh baca lagi kat wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number

8. eims on April 19th, 2008 at 5:46 am
Saya pun pernah dapat email jugak bagitau benda ni.lagi satu nak tamabah walaupun kita lock keypad tapi ada satu nombor boleh dail.Try dail 112.

Saya pun tak tahu nombor apa 112 tapi semua handset boleh dail.Pelik.huhu

9. starline (1 comments.) on April 17th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Heheh..itu pasal sebab henpon xpenah kne curik lg.. aku dah simpan IMEI number tu utk 3 phone ako..

Berimngat sebelum kne..

10. eims on April 12th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Penah dapat emel pasal ni
tapi tak try2 lagi

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11. zool (1 comments.) on April 12th, 2008 at 1:17 pm