International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)
The IMEI is a 15 digit Code, which you can mostly find on the label on the
back side of the hand-set under the battery.
On many hand-sets you can show out the IMEI by typing *#06#.
IMEI = International Mobile Equipment Identity
| . |
TTTTTT |
FF |
SSSSSS |
P |
| IMEI= |
TAC |
+ FAC |
+ SNR |
+ SP |
TAC = Type Approval Code
(T): a six digit number. The first two digits are
the country code of the approval-country, e.g.:
| 445200 |
UK |
(SONY) |
| 495000 |
GERMANY |
(Nokia) |
FAC = Final Assembly Code
= manufacturer-Code (F): two digit number, e.g.:
| 01, 02 |
AEG |
| 10 |
Nokia |
| 41, 44 |
SIEMENS |
| 51 |
SONY, SIEMENS, Ericsson |
Attention, some of these numbers can apply to more than one manufacturer,
just as one manufacturer can apply more than one number!
SNR = Serial Number
(S): six digit number
SP = Spare
(P): two digit number, until now always "0"!
Number of accesses since April `01 
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