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Njunge		#1 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:58:00 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi		Two of my buddies were arguing on whether it's possible to change the IMEI of a handset........To the techies in the house,is this possible and if so,why do manufacturers go that extra mile for something that can easily be hacked? Yombo dhier....!! Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Spendthrift		#2 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:07:00 AM
Rank: Member Joined: 4/26/2008 Posts: 132		I don't consider myself a techie in GPRS and mobile phones but I don't think you can change it. It is possible though to get rid of it either deliberately or consequentially. For instance if you buy a simlocked phone on a Safcom or ZAin offer and you want it to be unblocked so that you can use either service,the unblocking rids the phone of it's IMEI. This identifier (IMEI) is manufacturer assigned,just like your laptop's MAC address and therefore you can't have another. My humble opinion Everyday!
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mjuaji		#3 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:14:00 PM
Rank: Member Joined: 9/11/2007 Posts: 10		Yes it is possible to change the IMEI of a phone. the IMEI is stored in a chip. Some phones (e.g old DCT3 nokia phones) can have this value changed using special software whereas for ALL phones changing this chip changes the IMEI. 'In the world there's three types of people: Those who can count and those who can't'
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Braza		#4 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:29:00 PM
Rank: Member Joined: 12/18/2007 Posts: 159 Location: Kenya		Its possible... Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago. Admin, Luckily; age will one day transform me into an Elder.
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Njunge		#5 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 1:59:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi		@mjuaji, .......and the new chip you put comes with a new IMEI...?? Yombo dhier....!! Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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The Real Shaft		#6 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:04:00 PM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/19/2008 Posts: 839		gukakenge,... kwani battery ya chip kwa kisogo... imeisha...??? I'm the real Massey F.....shut your mouth I'm the real Massey Fergu...... Shut your mouth....*
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Njunge		#7 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:16:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi		@Kalulu-kenge, Can you repeat that outside Impala?.....Buff...!!...-:) Yombo dhier....!! Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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kingfisher		#8 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:58:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 4/9/2008 Posts: 2,824		@guka.......what are your worries?? If you have money that you expect to start using in five years,it now belongs in stocks. When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart.
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Njunge		#9 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:07:00 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi		@Kingfisa, No worries......Just digging for a little bit more knowledge.......from those who know. Yombo dhier....!! Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Jaguar		#10 Posted : Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:19:00 PM
Rank: Member Joined: 6/7/2007 Posts: 263 Location: humu humu		Easy as 123 with the right software & cable
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subzero		#11 Posted : Friday, July 24, 2009 4:04:00 AM
Rank: Member Joined: 1/10/2008 Posts: 365		ALL phones can have their IMEIs changed! some easily,and some will involve some form of 'cracking' to achieve the same. so,we can say that for the time being,some of these latest phones in the market cannot have their IMEIs changed,(coz no one is able to at the moment). like for instance Nokia N-series phones cannot have their IMEIs changed
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mjuaji		#12 Posted : Friday, July 24, 2009 6:11:00 AM
Rank: Member Joined: 9/11/2007 Posts: 10		@Njunge Yes. New chip,new IMEI 'In the world there's three types of people: Those who can count and those who can't'
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