Lost your Phone?? Lose No Hope, It Can Be Traced With its Unique IMEI Number
Have you lost your phone and drowning in despair? Shed all your worries as there is still hope left for, as stolen or lost phones can be traced and returned to their owners with a unique IMEI number of the phone.
Every phone has a unique identification number assigned to it. This number is called the IMEI-International Mobile Equipment Identity number. It can be used to track a handset anywhere in the world and at anytime. The mobile phone users need to access their IMEI by dialing*#06# on their phones and they will receive the IMEI number instantly. It is best advised to write down this number and keep it safe somewhere for future reference in case your mobile is lost or stolen, it is traceable with this number.
Here is what you should do when you lose your phone. First things first, you need to launch an FIR with the police. You need to give a copy of this FIR along with your handset’s IMEI number to the user’s service provider. Then the service provider can trace the phone based on its unique ID number. Your lost or stolen phone can be traced even when a different Sim card is in use or even when the Sim card is not activated n the phone. It can be easily tracked since the IMEI is identified across platforms and areas.
Once your phone is traced, the police will do the rest to retrieve it. Users can even request the service provider to block the phone so that nobody apart from you can use it.
As a precautionary measure, it is suggested that users source out IMEI number of their phone as soon as possible after they buy their phone and write down the number and keep it somewhere.
A mobile’s unique IMEI number is the best hope for a user to retrieve their lost or stolen mobile.
Prevention is always better than cure!!
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