Everything you should know about the IMEI number

What is IMEI Number?

IMEI in Motorola Iden Phones

On the dialing screen, press [#][*][menu][right arrow] and confirm.

• If your phone has a SIM card, scroll down to "IMEI / SIM ID" section and press Enter. Here you see 14-digit phone's IMEI. To get the full 15-digit number you must add at the end of the digit 0.

• If your phone does not have a SIM card should continue pressing the [arrow right] key until you see "IMEI [0]" The screen will display the first 7 digits to see another 7 scrolls down. To get the full 15-digit number you must added at the end of the digit 0.  

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The Structure of an IMEI Number

IMEI numbers either come in a 17 digit or 15 digit sequences of numbers. The IMEI format currently utilized is AA-BBBBBB-CCCCCC-D:

• AA: These two digits are for the Reporting Body Identifier, indicating the GSMA approved group that allocated the TAC (Type Allocation Code).
• BBBBBB: The remainder of the TAC (FAC)
• CCCCCC: Serial sequence of the Model (SNR)
• D: Luhn check digit of the entire model or 0 (This is an algorithm that validates the ID number) (CD)