Where do stolen phones go? To IMEI ‘changers’; Police busts gang in DelhiPolice in west Delhi have arrested three individuals for allegedly changing the IMEIs of stolen mobile phones. The gang reportedly aided sn...
Buying second-hand phone? Check IMEI number on govt database to protect yourselfOften times the price of a good quality second-hand mobile is so good that within minutes of it becoming available it gets sold. However be...
Registration of IMEI number for phones meant for exports not mandatory for now, says DoTMobile phone manufacturers will not need to register the IMEIs of units being manufactured in the country for export for now.
DoT mandates IMEI registry before 1st sale or import of mobilesIn a gazette notification, the DoT on Monday, amended the prevention of tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number, Rul...
Lost phones can be tampered with, tracking may be limitedThe central registry for stolen or lost mobiles may not be able to protect the tampering or untraceablity of the phones. The IMEI can also ...
Department of Telecom assigns mobile tracking project to C-DoTThe CEIR system will block all services on stolen or lost mobile phones on any network even if the SIM card is removed or IMEI number of th...
Tampering mobile IMEI number to attract up to 3 years jail, fineWhenever a user makes a call, the call record shows phone number of the caller and IMEI number of the handset from which the call has been ...
Why tracking your stolen mobile phone may be tougher than everMobile phone's IMEI number that could help police trace your stolen device can now be altered using tools available in the grey market.
IMEI-tampering: Conmen give cops tough time tracking stolen phonesDelhi Police is facing a tough time tracking the 3,700 cellphones that are reported stolen, snatched away or robbed everyday.
- Over 1,300 cases of IMEI number cloning reported in 2009-12
'The number of cases reported where the same IMEIs have been used in more than 100 cell phones during the last three years (2009, 2010, 201...
- 18,000 mobile phones using same IMEI number found
Two cases of more than 18,000 mobile phones having the same 15-digit unique code, IMEI, on telecom network have been detected.
- Trai to ask CommerceMin to ban import of phones with fake IMEI
Telecom regulator Trai is planning to approach the Commerce and Industry Ministry to ban imports of mobile phones carrying unauthentic uniq...
- IMEI No.: Govt plans crackdown
National security, consumer interests are being compromised with the government discovering poor compliance from telecom service providers ...
- COAI warns mobile users of unauthorised embedding of IMEI No
GSM operators lobby Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today said it has stopped its IMEI number embedding programme and advise...
- China mobiles: Beware of illegal IMEI implants
If you have a Chinese mobile handset and plan to get a genuine IMEI number implanted to make it work, beware. It may work initially, but wi...
- Fake IMEI numbers worry DoT, asks telcos not to carry calls
The government has asked mobile operators to comply with national security norms by not carrying calls from fake mobile equipment identific...
- DoT asks cellcos to cut off handsets without IMEI code
Concerned over terrorist attacks and other security threats, DoT has asked telcos to disconnect handsets that do not have IMEI number.