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sim phone info

gerky · 2006-10-12 23:26:51

What information do mobile networks get from phones as in do the know what kind of phone you have or your imei number

12-10-2006 11:26pm

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What information do mobile networks get from phones as in do the know what kind of phone you have or your imei number

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#2 12-10-2006 11:38pm

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they know your imei number definitely. i think that can be matched to a phone manufacturer and maybe the model. why?

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#3 12-10-2006 11:47pm

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Yes it is possible to tell what phone you have from the IMEI number, but I'm betting that the networks here (I'm talking the customer service center ppl) don't check this.

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#4 13-10-2006 2:28pm

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Thanks for the info just trying to win a discussion with a friend and I did thanks

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#5 13-10-2006 6:03pm

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Commander Vimes wrote:

they know your imei number definitely. i think that can be matched to a phone manufacturer and maybe the model. why?

You can generally match IMEIs up to phone model pretty easy using something like this: http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr

Obviously, if the handset was issued by the network they'll have the info anyway.

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