by teri-chan Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:07 am
Blocked Stolen mobile phones Details:
"IMEI is a number which is unique to every GSM mobile phone. It is usually found printed on or underneath the phone's battery and warranty card. IMEI of any set can also be found by dialing the sequence *#06# into the phone. The IMEI number is used by the GSM network to identify valid devices and therefore can be used to stop a stolen phone from accessing the network.
For example, if a mobile phone is stolen, the owner can call Authorities and instruct them to "block" the phone using its IMEI number. This renders the phone useless, regardless of whether the phone's SIM is changed."
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"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."
source: http://eims.eimsnetwork.com