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30th April 2006, 05:23 PM
This really works (done it myself)
Mobile Phone security - worth doing.
Here is something worth knowing if you have a mobile phone ....
Have you ever wondered why phone companies don't seem interested
in trying to prevent the theft of mobile phones? If you have ever
lost, or had one stolen, and if you are on a plan, you still
have to pay the plan approximately up to 24 months, and you have to
buy another handset and enter into another contract. This is more
revenue for the phone company.
There is a simple way of making lost or stolen mobiles useless
to thieves and the phone companies know about it, but keep it
quiet.
To check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following on
your phone:
star-hash-zero-six-hash ( * # 0 6 #)
and a fifteen digit code will appear on the screen.
This is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it safe.
Should your mobile phone get stolen, you can phone your service
provider and give them this code. They will then be able to
block
your handset, so even if the thief changes the sim card, your
phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get
your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it
can't use / sell it either.
If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing
mobile
phones.
Mobile Phone security - worth doing.
Here is something worth knowing if you have a mobile phone ....
Have you ever wondered why phone companies don't seem interested
in trying to prevent the theft of mobile phones? If you have ever
lost, or had one stolen, and if you are on a plan, you still
have to pay the plan approximately up to 24 months, and you have to
buy another handset and enter into another contract. This is more
revenue for the phone company.
There is a simple way of making lost or stolen mobiles useless
to thieves and the phone companies know about it, but keep it
quiet.
To check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following on
your phone:
star-hash-zero-six-hash ( * # 0 6 #)
and a fifteen digit code will appear on the screen.
This is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it safe.
Should your mobile phone get stolen, you can phone your service
provider and give them this code. They will then be able to
block
your handset, so even if the thief changes the sim card, your
phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get
your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it
can't use / sell it either.
If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing
mobile
phones.