semid+:

Hmm. . .I seriously doubt it but what of those who pushed zain internet settings into their phone from the dmc wap page?

After all, phone no was one of the info required and given for the phone to be activated?

Woke4all:

Sure!

Even some sites detects the model of phone/PC you're browsing with with

aieromon:

If they do,how come CC always ask for the type of handset you are using whenever you have internet issues?
They can track your location from the nearest base station feeding signals to your phone but not the model except you give it to them.

aieromon:

Get my point,the system will recognise the OS of the phone after running compatibility checks but not the exact model.They still need the model details from you.

aieromon:

Get my point,the system will recognise the OS of the phone after running compatibility checks but not the exact model.They still need the model details from you.

Dclique:

But if they can, Then why do they always ask for our Phone Make and Model

You are saying Partial Detection* We are saying Total OR Non.


Oga Semid abeg put up A Poll

4llerbuntu:

mese gini? poll for what?

they can simple. whether u agree or not.

or rather, let me qualify my statement, they can if your using a smartphone. everyone of dem has and broadcasts a UA id. if u can hack the internals to get at the UA, u can change it. i can do dat on my samsung, i just dont know the proper c3 UA else i would have changed it to dat and enjoyed the c3 package.


i also asked my MtN pals, he confirmed it. i have called cc b4 and lied abt my fone model number and the chap caught me out.

they ask to verify identity, location etc. u could be a tiff, its standard practice, just as they ask u to bring your mom bec u wan buy anything from their shops

e.o.d

lynxnoon:

simply put:
YES

Of course they have access to the database but it's not what they use.
They can easily look up from their own records what IMEIs have been used
with your SIM card.

Every call you make on a GSM network is logged for time of call, duration of
call, number dialled, SIM number dialled from (this should never change) and
the IMEI of the handset used to make the call. This is how the networks can
tell the IMEI number of a handset you have reported stolen if this was the
handset your SIM was last used in to make a call before it was stolen. The
chances of the networks caring enough to check whether or not you used a
phone that they had provided a 'replacement' for are very slim (providing
this was just a straight forward GOGW handset and not an insurance claim
etc).

4llerbuntu:

mese gini? poll for what?

they can simple. whether u agree or not.

or rather, let me qualify my statement, they can if your using a smartphone. everyone of dem has and broadcasts a UA id. if u can hack the internals to get at the UA, u can change it. i can do dat on my samsung, i just dont know the proper c3 UA else i would have changed it to dat and enjoyed the c3 package.


i also asked my MtN pals, he confirmed it. i have called cc b4 and lied abt my fone model number and the chap caught me out.

4llerbuntu link=topic=585437.msg7531089#msg7531089 date=1295005227:

mese gini? poll for what?

they can simple. whether u agree or not.

or rather, let me qualify my statement, they can if your using a smartphone. everyone of dem has and broadcasts a UA id. if u can hack the internals to get at the UA, u can change it. i can do dat on my samsung, i just dont know the proper c3 UA else i would have changed it to dat and enjoyed the c3 package.


i also asked my MtN pals, he confirmed it. i have called cc b4 and lied abt my fone model number and the chap caught me out.

they ask to verify identity, location etc. u could be a tiff, its standard practice, just as they ask u to bring your mom bec u wan buy anything from their shops

e.o.d

they ask to verify identity, location etc. u could be a tiff, its standard practice, just as they ask u to bring your mom bec u wan buy anything from their shops

e.o.d

Dclique:

That should only concern GSM users abroad not here in 9ja. Who the hell cares about the former owner(s) and what they did with the phone, as long as the thing is working perfectly, its marketable. Thats what an igbo man will tell you. Lol

Dclique:

@mobinga, i disagree, When i was registering for my BB service for the 1st time. The zain c.care rep asked for my BB IMEI number, why didn't he just look it up on the system. . .

The level of technology use by Service Providers in the country is Low. Thats what am trying to point out.

I am sure MTN South Africa cc would be able to detect Everytime a SIM is changed and inserted into a new phone.