IMEI Number - How to read.....???

IMEI Number is one important thing while you bought a cell phone. It’s always noted in your bill. How do you know about this numbers...??? Now, we try to read it.....

IMEI : stands for "International Mobile Equipment Identity"

Generally the IMEI number is of 14 to 17 digits. The IMEI is a number unique to every GSM and UMTS mobile phone. It is usually found printed on the phone underneath the battery and can also be found by dialing the sequence *#06# into the phone.(=NOKIA)

IMEI format:

XXXXXX XX XXXXXX X

TAC FAC SNR SP

* TAC = Type approval code
* FAC = Final assembly code
* SNR = Serial number
* SP = Spare

For example, the IMEI code 35-209900-176148-1 or IMEISV code 35-209900-176148-23 tells us the following:

TAC: 352099 so it was issued by the BABT and has the allocation number 2099
FAC: 00 so it was numbered during the transition phase from the old format to the new format (described below)
SNR: 176148 - uniquely identifying a unit of this model
CD: 1 so it is a GSM Phase 2 or higher
SVN: 23 - The "software version number" identifying the revision of the software installed on the phone. 99 is reserved.

The format changed as of April 1, 2004, when the Final Assembly Code ceased to exist and the Type Approval Code increased to eight digits in length and became known as the Type Allocation Code. From January 1, 2003 until that time the FAC for all phones was 00.

There is a frequent use of reading IMEI in mobile phone development. People generally use IMEI for license/full version support of an application.

If your mobile phone gets misplaced, lost, or stolen - you can inform the the network provider who can then put the serial number (the IMEI number for the phone) on a shared database. This list stops this particular phone from registering on any network and will be useless for anyone even if the mobile phone’s SIM card is changed!

This IMEI number is also useful to unlock mobile phones and get them working once they are found. So find and write down your IMEI number right now, with growing incidence of stolen or lost mobile phones, you never know when it might be useful!

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