Will IMEI Ban by dot Work In India?

Release Date 2 Dec, 2009 in Techie Buzz

 
   

Own a Blocked Chinese Phone? Legalize it

Techtree.com - 2 Dec, 2009
Unbranded, IMEI-less Chinese handsets in India went offline two days ago after mobile operators decided to block access to all such handsets to their ...

Handsets without unique IDs go dead

Times of India - 2 Dec, 2009
NEW DELHI: After the government banned the use of handsets without unique identity numbers for security reasons, around 17 to 25 million mobile subscribers ...

Editorial: Cheap mobiles

Arab News - 2 Dec, 2009
AT midnight Monday, tens of million of mobile telephone users in India suddenly found their devices cut off. The authorities had demanded the network ...

Millions of mobiles blocked by Indian authorities

Register - Austin Modine - 2 Dec, 2009
India has blocked service to an estimated 25 million mobile phones lacking valid identity codes over concerns ...

Mobiles with false IMEI numbers stop ringing

Business Standard - Krishna Das - 2 Dec, 2009
About 30000 Chinese mobile handsets across Chhattisgarh today stopped ringing as the service providers blocked the phones that did not had valid unique ...

Ban on illegal handsets disconnects millions

Hindu Business Line - Thomas K Thomas - 2 Dec, 2009
Subscribers queue up to get the 15-digit IMEI number embedded in their mobile handsets through a software at a retail outlet in Mumbai on Monday. ...

India blocks service to millions of handsets

ZDNet UK - Tom Espiner - 2 Dec, 2009
India has blocked service to all mobile phones without a valid identity code, as part of anti-terrorist measures being implemented by the Indian government. ...

Millions of Cell Phones Shut Down in India

Voice of America - 2 Dec, 2009
India has blocked services to at least 20 million cell phones because of concerns about security. Photo: AP India has blocked services to at least 20 ...

Indian Government blocks millions of mobile phones in security crackdown

Scottish Daily Record - 2 Dec, 2009
MILLIONS of mobile phones in India have been disconnected in a bid to crack down on the security threats in the country. All phones without a 15-digit ...

India blocks 25 mln Chinese-made phones: ministry

AFP - ‎Dec 1, 2009‎
NEW DELHI â€" Indian authorities on Tuesday blocked 25 million Chinese-made mobile phones that lack an identification number needed to trace calls after a ...

India cuts off 25 million cellphones

Toronto Star - Lesley Ciarula Taylor - ‎Dec 1, 2009‎
In a sweeping move designed to combat terrorism and fraud, India said it plans to disconnect 25 million mobile phones on Tuesday. ...

India blocks millions of mobiles

BBC News - ‎Dec 1, 2009‎
Millions of Indian mobile phones with no valid unique identification code have been blocked for security reasons. The International Mobile Equipment ...

20 mn handsets without IMEI go inactive

Rediff - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
About 20 million mobile phones without International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) will be non-functional from Tuesday (December 1) as the government's ...

Chinese-made cellphones to go off grid from Nov 30

Moneycontrol.com - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
An estimated 25 million low-end Chinese made cellphones that lack the unique 15-digit International Mobile Equipment Identification number will fall off the ...

Mobile stores crowded for IMEI registrations on deadline day

Indian Express - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
With just a day left for the government ban on illegal cell phones to come into effect, cell phone stores in the city found themselves handling large crowds ...

Mobiles without valid IMEI nos go dead

Times of India - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
NAGPUR: Even as hundreds of people flock to mobile phone sellers to buy phones with valid International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers, ...

Chinese mobile handsets to get Indian identity

Times of India - Rachna Singh - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
JAIPUR: An International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, unique to each mobile handset, would be the last thing that you checked before buying your ...

Buyers throng outlets in the city to implant IMEI

Times of India - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
CHENNAI: There was a concerted rush at select cell phone outlets in the city on Monday, the deadline set by the government for installa-tion of the ...

Non-IMEI Chinese handsets pushed to no-network zone

Economic Times - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
NEW DELHI: About 15-million cellular handsets, most of which are cheap imports from China, will go off air from Tuesday after the government on Monday ...

24 mn phone disconnections likely

Daily News & Analysis - Nivedita Mookerji - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
New Delhi: The wireless phone subscriber base is likely to have shrunk by at least 24 million late on Monday, the last day for mobile handset users to ...

Phones without IMEI to stop ringing from Dec 1

NDTV.com - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
Some phones may look fancy and come for a much lower price. But they lack one very critical feature, which can prove to be costlyâ€"the International Mobile ...

Phones without IMEI numbers to be disconnected from tomorrow

Daily News & Analysis - Mayank Tewari - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
Every phone manufactured in India or outside comes with aa unique 15-digit code that identifies a mobile. This code is known as the IMEI number. ...

mobile phones without IMEI will go useless

Economic Times - ‎Nov 30, 2009‎
29 Nov 2009, 1927 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Millions of mobile phones without unique identification numbers will stop ringing tomorrow, as the deadline by the ...

Ban on illegal handsets: 20 m mobile users to go off air tomorrow

Hindu Business Line - ‎Nov 29, 2009‎
With just a day left for the Government-imposed ban on illegal handsets to come into effect, the mobile operators have sought a two-month extension of the ...

Chinese mobiles sans IMEI won't buzz from Monday

Times of India - ‎Nov 28, 2009‎
BANGALORE: It's the end of days for those cheap Chinese mobile handsets which do not have a genuine International Mobile Equipment Identity number. ...

Genuine IMEI Implant May Legalize Blocked DoT Phones in India

Techie Buzz - Keith Dsouza - 2 Dec, 2009
We have been covering news where DoT (Department of Telecom) India has blocked over 24 million users using fake Chinese ...

Mobile Store offers 'IMEI implant service' to blocked subscribers

TelecomTiger - 2 Dec, 2009
Essar Group's The Mobile Store is offering help to all those subscribers whose mobile connection has been deactivated over continued use of phones without ...

Indian Government finally bans millions of mobile phones

The First Reporter - 2 Dec, 2009
In a latest development, Indian Government has finally banned millions of mobiles handsets across the country, which is running presently with false IMEI ...

Genuine IMEI Implant by service providers

Ub News - Hema Manchanda - 2 Dec, 2009
Fake IMEI has dead your phone. As per the government directives the handset with non â€"genuine IMEI has stopped working on all the networks since yesterday ...

25 million Indians have phones blocked

Fudzilla - Nick Farrell - 2 Dec, 2009
More than 25 million Indian phone users have had their gear blocked in a bid to tighten security in the continent. The Chinese-made mobile phones do not ...

 

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