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And now, for all of you who think that the IMEI is useless, read it here! |
rdnymllnsktr
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Now, we can use the IMEI to block our phones if they are stolen!!! You can check it out here.
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stuartdb87
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Old news. We have been doing that for ages
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masseur
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Australia has had a join carrier IMEI blocking scheme for a year or two now as well, not sure how long UK has been doing it, but if I understand that text then the GSM association sounds like it will take over a database which presumably will then be global?
Is that what I understand?
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Renall
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yip
i work for a mobile network and thee IMEI # is very very important
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stuartdb87
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Uk has been doing it for a good few years now. My 3210 got stolen in 2001 and it got blocked via the imei
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Renall
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 lol that is why, i just had to see what the other reason for its importance is
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rdnymllnsktr
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For the WAP'ers:
Further measures to reduce handset theft
The GSM Association (GSMA) and leading manufacturers including Alcatel, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, Sagem, Siemens and Sony Ericsson has jointly announced an agreement on measures to drastically reduce the theft of mobile phones in the world.
The GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile operators, together with the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers have established a series of comprehensive measures to enhance the integrity of handset identities (IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity). As a result, the effectiveness of Equipment Identity Registers (EIR) currently in use to disable further use of phones once reported stolen, will be greatly improved.
In parallel with today's announcement, the GSM Association is undertaking a concerted drive to extend and enhance the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), its global database register of stolen phones, so that GSM mobile operators can work together to prevent the reuse of stolen phones. Previous to this agreement, the potential impact of the Association's database was compromised by security weaknesses in some handsets.
"This commitment by manufacturers, together with the continued extension of the GSMA's handset database are critical elements in tackling the problem of handset theft, but they are only part of the overall solution," said Rob Conway, CEO of the GSM Association. "We would like to see a more comprehensive approach that includes additional government-led action, such as we have seen in the UK."
The international Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) was originally introduced, as a unique terminal identity, for type approval reasons, so that non-type approved terminals could be prevented from connecting to GSM networks. Nowadays, the IMEI is used to identify mobile station equipment on mobile networks in order to be able to take measures against the use of stolen equipment or equipment whose use can not be tolerated under Article 7 of the R&TTE directive (within Europe), or an appropriate regulatory requirement in other markets. Additionally, the IMEI can be used to allow infrastructure to load appropriate patches and adaptations to avoid inter-working issues.
The GSMA and manufacturers, working to achieve IMEI integrity, have agreed handset security principles to provide guidance to handset manufacturers and to provide operators with a set of criteria against which handset security can be assessed. It is expected that handsets available on the market during the next 18 months will be progressively compliant with the agreed principles.
In acknowledgement of the fact that security is not absolute, the GSMA and the manufacturers have agreed to establish a formal process to centralise the reporting of newly identified IMEI security weaknesses. The overall objective of this initiative is to improve handset security levels during the manufacturing life cycle of current and future products. The GSMA and the manufacturers involved have also committed to investigating additional technical means through which handsets will be rendered useless after theft.
Taken from Cellular News (Wednesday 25th February 2004)
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boto43
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Nothin' new. Hey buddy aren't u frm u.s.
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rdnymllnsktr
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Yes, I am, why? And besides, not everyone realized this.
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ac
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Apart from blocking of stolen phones, IMEI can uniquely identity the make and model of phone. Networks/service providers sometimes use this data to push products or services to specific phones that support such services...E.g. Push gprs to gprs enabled phones only
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folling182
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these kind of things make me piss myself,"drastically reduce mobile phone theft" LOL
the only thing that it does is stop the theif from using the phone, but the victim still has to buy a new one...
and to be honest, if i was to lose my phone (not have it stolen) i wouldnt bother blocking it, whats the point? its my loss, if someone finds it, good for them, and if that person is kind enough to contact me to give it me back (highly unlikely) better still.
I LOST a t300 a few months back, and all i did was disactivate the sim card, because i have a contract, but it wasnt all that much of a loss, hense i bought a t610 the day after..LOL
just my "50 motha f**kin cent" LOL
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snap-hiss
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The IMEI is important for equipment insurance purposes also.
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cdcjr
Joined: Feb 23, 2003
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Hi to all,
I'm so sorry to say that in the Philippines when your cellphone gets stolen and you reported to your carrier the imei # of your cellphone to have it blocked. It's still useless, Why? all I know that stolen cell phones which are already blocked are being unlocked in the Philippines for just 500 pesos ( around 9 US dollars ) even if the IMEI # those people who do this kind of unlocking service in the Philippines have ways and means to hack the IMEI completely by changing it and assigning it with a new IMEI # This is FYI  Anyone cares to comment?  |
porterg
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Would be nice. But, it requires that the rep for the gsm carriers enters it in to the database, as well as entering it correctly. No one is going to send a block request through the system unless the imei is there correctly to start with. Right now imies are stricktly for tracking |
znights
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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Recently, i went to a site that ask for my imei no. upon registration is this safe? what could happen if i share my imei no? if i got my phone blocked, can i unblock it if i still have proof of purchase and the packaging? i know i ask too much but please bear with me. |
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