Friday, April 14, 2006

Tips: Retrieve your IMEI

The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a 15-digit unique identification code used to identify a mobile phone on a GSM network. So, how else might an IMEI be useful? Some consumers use it as their little identification tag when handing their phones to service centers. Some developers use it as their licensing backbone when constructing a particular service or application for use on a phone. Whatever the case, the process of IMEI retrieval is uniform.

From a user perspective, you can choose from one of two easily accessible options:(1) Pull the battery out. Beneath it, on the compliance plate, there should be a label with the IEMI.(2) Open the dialing interface of your device and enter *#06#. This sequence allows you to retrieve the IMEI of most GSM devices without having to power them down.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This sequence doesn't work with the Verizon/UT Starcom XV6700.

Does anyone know how to retrieve the IMEI # on this device?

Linley Meslier said...

You can also view your IMEI by going to Start - Settings - System - System Information - Wireless Module - GSM/GPRS.