@Gisho I will answer your question in the context of what was posted here originally. It is true that the MNOs know your IMEI. However, the 1555 shortcode was not set up for them but for the benefit of the clients. I followed the procedure as stated here and because of that I know my two (cheap) phones will not be 'switched off' come September! If another person does the check and it turns out that his/her Nokla or Samsang or SQNY is indeed 'china wuyi' with a reprogrammed IMEI, they won't be surprised when their device displays 'No network found' come September! However, THIS IS KENYA, do not be surprised when CCK postpones the deadline to September 2029 to allow for 'stakeholder discussions on way forward'. Better still, they could switch them off in September only to create a new market for people to get 'valid' IMEIs from River Road for a price that is pocket 'friendlier' than buying new phones. This is Kenya my friends... On 29 June 2012 13:12, gisho <gichuhie@gmail.com> wrote:
@mark, exactly! the telco knows all this stuff so i wonder why one has to type all these digits in an sms. they can tell even when you change a handset and can restrict you to just one handset.
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On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
But the telcos have this information already. They can tell what make of phone you use, the IMEI, the activity of your sim ETC. with collaboration with other telcos they can trace your phone wherever you decide to use it. How can a phone be fake anyway if it can make or receive calls? Are these IMEI's sold by a central organization or something?
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
@Wash - Not to a SIM card, but to a personal identity - Makes it easier if your phone was used in a murder scene and you have sold it, you will be in a better position to name who you sold it to. Look at what is happening right now, about thugs picking a used scratch card and throwing it at the scene of crime, then guest who the police call first, the person who loaded the card :-) There is a lot of security potential of having your personal details linked to an IMEI and SIM card.
./Ok3ch
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
I know they can, but that is based on the fact that they DON'T think:
1. I have multiple SIM cards, or I can even lend the phone to another person to use.. 2. I can sell the phone to someone else, who can sell it to someone else, who can also sell it to someone else, who then breaks it and it becomes junk in someone else's workshop
I am just saying it does not make sense to tie an IMEI to a SIM card! My opinion:-)
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
@Wash - What can stop CCK from associating your registered SIM card name with this associated IMEI? We have no idea what goes in the background on the short code so it may or may not happen. To me, this can have an advantage and a disadvantage.
./Ok3ch
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Odhiambo Washington <
odhiambo@gmail.com>
wrote:
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:47 AM, Kinpro Computers-All IT soutions <kinprocomputers@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think their more on security side than, authenticity. > > Registrering you IMEI number means you or someone else using your
phone
> can be tracked even if the SIM card is changed.So its all about > tracking(wether for your good,or governement good of the worse)
What do you mean by "registering your IMEI number"?
I see your statements as quite misleading!
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