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I got an email from a very disturbed fan a few weeks back. He was the laughing stock of his friends because he’d bought a fake Tecno phone. A few days later, I found myself in the company of some guy bragging about how customized his Tecno M3 was. I happen to own a Tecno M3 (which I nick-named “Lazarus” because it died many times but somehow rose each time) so I decided to take a look at this Mystery phone. Yes, he’d changed the fonts and UI (I really wonder why this is most people’s definition of “Customized”) but aside from those, it felt like a regular Tecno M3. Something I couldn’t put a finger on felt off….and then I figured it out…it was a cloned (fake) Tecno M3.

Are the IMEI and VC code a true test to check if a Tecno phone is original?

My first encounter with a fake (cloned) Tecno phone was with a forum member whose Tecno M3 proved mighty stubborn. I had to employ some dev tactics to get it to work but couldn’t explain why it defied traditional fixes, not until I encountered a fake one myself.

Just like you reading this post, I Googled “How to check if a Tecno phone is original or fake” and I came across many posts but all said essentially the same thing in many ways which – in summary – was for you to go to http://gc.tecno-mobile.com/ , enter your IMEI and VC code then select click Submit (as shown in the image below) .

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2776605_hovatebloghowtocheckifatecnophoneisoriginalorfake_jpegffcd289116e1f2eff9d75ce41ff0a45a

As a Tech. enthusiast, I was very disappointed to see many well respected Nigerian Tech. blogs put up fancy tutorials around this and feel justified. The above IMEI-VC method of checking if a Tecno phone is original is just like:

Q: Please, where is the Tecno office?
A: Just look for any building with Tecno written anywhere on it and you’re there!

As ridiculous as that sounds, that’s essentially what the above method is.
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Then how the fvck are Tecno Fanboys supposed to know how to identify a Tecno phone? Cos you haven't stated any way here.

OP, we need a proof.

How to identify fake tecno phones? I beg wetin be tecno phones b4...... No be fake?

Dygeasy:
Then how the fvck are Tecno Fanboys supposed to know how to identify a Tecno phone? Cos you haven't stated any way here.

The full article is at the source link. the Nairaland bot wouldnt allow me post the complete article

Fatalveli:
OP, we need a proof.

The full article is at the source link. the Nairaland bot wouldnt allow me post the complete article

Aren't all tecno fake?

Sotey fake tecno dey. Hian!

I don't think you know the meaning of fake. Dry joke *yawn*

acenazt:
Aren't all tecno fake?

hokaamoy:
I don't think you know the meaning of fake. Dry joke *yawn*

i dont blame u. Wen we dey max Xperias una dey rock Tecno how e no go be original to you

deanoffaculty:
How to identify fake tecno phones? I beg wetin be tecno phones b4...... No be fake?

the tin tire me o

which kain weird thread be this


just like sayin how to know if a sick man is sick

bobo65:
the tin tire me o

which kain weird thread be this


just like sayin how to know if a sick man is sick

deanoffaculty:
How to identify fake tecno phones? I beg wetin be tecno phones b4...... No be fake?

I wonder oooh..any smart phone that does not comply with gpl licence is fake

wow, so there are fake Tecnos?

Na wa o, why you go dey talk like this?

bobo65:
the tin tire me o

which kain weird thread be this


just like sayin how to know if a sick man is sick