Almost anyone use a mobile phone these days. Say you buy a new mobile phone and 5 of your friends buy the same model phone. I will collect everyone's set, remove the simcard, change the appearance setting of all to match a unique theme and show you all to pick your set. How can you identify your mobile phone?
No way? No, you can actually identify your phone with a specific identity number called International Mobile Equipment Identify -
IMEI.
IMEI number is unique for every mobile equipment and its very difficult to change. Also changing IMEI number is illegal according to law. If you are a mobile owner, its your responsibility to write down your IMEI number and keep it in safe place. With this number, you can identify your phone among thousands of other phones.
IMEI number is not that's it, it is unique and provide more information about the handset. You can also use it to block the mobile phone in case it is lost making the phone useless under any network. If you lost your phone, report your IMEI number to your service provider (like Vodafone, T-mobile etc).
How to find IMEI number?
Its very simple, you just need to dial
*#06# on your mobile and your phone will automatically display the IMEI number which is unique for every phone.
