For Security reason millions of china mobile phones without IMEI are blocked from December 2009.Majority of china mobiles are very cheap and they dont have International Mobile Equipment Identification (IMEI) numbers.IMEI number is a 15 digit unique
number associated with all the GSM,CDMA, WCDMA and iDEN mobile phones. The IMEI number can be check easily by pressing #06# in majority of mobile phones.
The number is used to identify a handset on a mobile operators network, that
allows to trace the calls.The mobile phones which don’t have a valid IMEI number have been disconnected
as of Dec 1st.
If you want to reactivate these phones you need to implant an
IMEI number into your phone so that it can be reused.The Certain well known Mobile Store is offering a simple IMEI
implant for Rs 213/-, the phone will reactivated with new IMEI number.
The
Mobile Store is pan Indian telecom retail store,they implanted IMEI numbers for first time. The Mobile Store Chief claims that they already did 35000 IMEI implants in various
major cites. If you are effected with the
recent IMEI ban visit nearer well known Mobile Store. or you can call the 24×7 customer care at 600006363 for assistance or to find the
nearest mobile store.
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