Page 1 of 5 1 23 Last »
Reply
Thread Tools
archimonde is offline archimonde
2010-04-26 , 21:43
Posts: 20 | Thanked: 1 time | Joined on Apr 2010
#1
hello,

i wonder what is an imei number used for? Any importance with OS or phone. if i change it is there any problem? Can i change it from N900 . i think it must be.

thanks.
 
wmarone is offline wmarone
2010-04-26 , 21:45
Posts: 1,746 | Thanked: 2,100 times | Joined on Sep 2009
#2
IMEI are numbers used in the routing of calls on a cellular network, and they are unique to each handset.

You cannot legally change the IMEI of any phone, and this is backed by laws in both the USA and Europe.
 

The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to wmarone For This Useful Post:
noobmonkey's Avatar
noobmonkey is offline noobmonkey
2010-04-26 , 21:46
Posts: 3,203 | Thanked: 1,391 times | Joined on Nov 2009 @ Worthing, England
#3
it is the identifier for your phone, it's unique identifier.... a bit like every car having one, or your fingerprint on your fingers.....

It will be on your purchase document, so if it got stolen, you can prove it is yours.......

I would recommend not, even if you could......
__________________
----------- Follow me on Twitter here
----------- My Photography Website and Blog is here
----------- Author of the N900 Health Check Application ----------- New Version in Extras Devel (Dec 2010 - 2.9.10)
----------- Are you on the N900 World Map? - http://pininthemap.com/maemo - masterpin: shotgun
----------- What apps do you want to see on the n900 or in MeeGo in the future? -
 

The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to noobmonkey For This Useful Post:
archimonde is offline archimonde
2010-04-26 , 22:02
Posts: 20 | Thanked: 1 time | Joined on Apr 2010
#4
yes, i know about laws but i mean i have a mobile phone (nokia) and it doesnt work. So can i use its imei number?

i m having an issue about registering my phone .in my country ( Turkey ) every phone which are coming from abroad needs registering with a passport and its imei number. So if i cant register it about 2 weeks , this imei number will be blocked by providers ( will be in blacklist) . After that the only way to use phone is changing imei number ( may be i m wrong but i know like that).

i dont wanna change the imei number but what if i have to?
 
abill_uk is offline abill_uk
2010-04-26 , 22:09
Banned | Posts: 3,412 | Thanked: 1,043 times | Joined on Feb 2010
#5
Originally Posted by archimonde View Post
yes, i know about laws but i mean i have a mobile phone (nokia) and it doesnt work. So can i use its imei number?

i m having an issue about registering my phone .in my country ( Turkey ) every phone which are coming from abroad needs registering with a passport and its imei number. So if i cant register it about 2 weeks , this imei number will be blocked by providers ( will be in blacklist) . After that the only way to use phone is changing imei number ( may be i m wrong but i know like that).

i dont wanna change the imei number but what if i have to?
I have never read so much rubbish in my life !
 
archimonde is offline archimonde
2010-04-26 , 22:17
Posts: 20 | Thanked: 1 time | Joined on Apr 2010
#6
@abill_uk

i totally agree. What about tourists come to Turkey. Will they have to register their phone to use? and pay its fee ( yes,yes you ll paying a fee about 3$).
 
abill_uk is offline abill_uk
2010-04-26 , 22:25
Banned | Posts: 3,412 | Thanked: 1,043 times | Joined on Feb 2010
#7
Originally Posted by archimonde View Post
@abill_uk

i totally agree. What about tourists come to Turkey. Will they have to register their phone to use? and pay its fee ( yes,yes you ll paying a fee about 3$).
There is only one possible reason you cannot register your N900 in Turkey and its the obvious, it is STOLEN !.
You know as well as i do you only have to register using your emei number and you also know this emei number is checked AND there is NO fee for this in turkey.
Now please dont push this issue on here because if you do i will provide ALL the information you need to register a LEGAL mobile in turkey.
 
archimonde is offline archimonde
2010-04-26 , 22:33
Posts: 20 | Thanked: 1 time | Joined on Apr 2010
#8
Nokia N900 doesnt come to Turkey ( or any other Nokia's Tablets like N8xx ,N770 etc.). So the only way to use them is find someone who can bring us from abroad . About this procedure ;

you can register 1 mobile phones in 2 years to your passport.

i cant buy it legally from turkey because this wont be sell in Turkey. So i buy it who bring this from abroad.

So this phone is not stolen.
Last edited by archimonde; 2010-04-27 at 16:21.
 
sebastian_ua96 is offline sebastian_ua96
2010-04-26 , 22:33
Posts: 9 | Thanked: 1 time | Joined on Mar 2010
#9
Originally Posted by abill_uk View Post
There is only one possible reason you cannot register your N900 in Turkey and its the obvious, it is STOLEN !.
You know as well as i do you only have to register using your emei number and you also know this emei number is checked AND there is NO fee for this in turkey.
Now please dont push this issue on here because if you do i will provide ALL the information you need to register a LEGAL mobile in turkey.
hey guys, stop!) this is not only about Turkey, the same happens in different countries. same in Ukraine. But likely we have 3 months to register it. Any phone bought outside of ukraine goes to grey list for three months. after that it will go to black and you would not be able to do any gsm stuff. Or, you can register it by sending email to the goverment org with the following info: imei itself, model rx51, reciept and the declaration from customs, if you have no declaration - you have to add copy of passport page which says you was outside when you bought the phone. This phone also has to be certified. It was not when I get my own so there was no chanse to register. No I can do that officially but must pay 20% tax. Agh, I can not. Since I had no my credit card when I was in US, had just cash so I gave cash to my friend and ordered from his card to his house. There is no my name in receipt. And this is impossible to register such device in our stupid law system anyway.
 
archimonde is offline archimonde
2010-04-26 , 22:38
Posts: 20 | Thanked: 1 time | Joined on Apr 2010
#10
Originally Posted by sebastian_ua96 View Post
hey guys, stop!) this is not only about Turkey, the same happens in different countries. same in Ukraine. But likely we have 3 months to register it. Any phone bought outside of ukraine goes to grey list for three months. after that it will go to black and you would not be able to do any gsm stuff. Or, you can register it by sending email to the goverment org with the following info: imei itself, model rx51, reciept and the declaration from customs, if you have no declaration - you have to add copy of passport page which says you was outside when you bought the phone. This phone also has to be certified. It was not when I get my own so there was no chanse to register. No I can do that officially but must pay 20% tax. Agh, I can not. Since I had no my credit card when I was in US, had just cash so I gave cash to my friend and ordered from his card to his house. There is no my name in receipt. And this is impossible to register such device in our stupid law system anyway.
your system is better then us. We have about 2 weeks and only way to register is go to an authorized phone seller ( every city there is one seller who can register imei's )and register it.

Anyway you are right , stupid law system and this cant be a solution about stolen phones too.
 
Reply
Page 1 of 5 1 23 Last »

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools

 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 08:03.

Contact Us - Home - Archive - Top