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From: "Andrea Trasatti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Baden de Bari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Phone Make and model from Serial number - How?
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:00:09 +0100
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> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:10:14 -0600, Baden de Bari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> >
> >
> > I noticed that a few companies offer a service that identifies your cell
> > phone make and model by entering in the serial number of the
> > phone. How is this done? ie: is there some sort of algorithm or
> > web service that
> > can be used to get this information?
>
>
> If by "serial number" you mean the IMEI, that is possible because each
> manufacturer has a number assigned. IMEI is a long number made like
> this:
>
>
> So if you read the first part of the IMEI you will know the brand and model.
> I think I saw somewhere on internet a web repository of IMEI codes.
>
> - Andrea
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