Find out about your used phone: Get a carrier check by IMEI

Get your IMEI carrier check: 3 simple steps

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  Locate IMEI number

  Type *#06# into the smartphone keypad. The device’s 15-digit IMEI number will appear on the screen.

  
  
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  Activate IMEI search

  Enter the device IMEI number into the search box above. Press ‘Check Now’.

  
  
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  Get your personalized report

  After running comprehensive checks against your mobile device, we’ll email your report in under 2 hours.

  View sample report

The benefits of an mobile network check by IMEI

What a difference a network makes! Whether it’s roaming charges, mobile signal, download speeds or price plans, the carrier a phone’s locked to impacts costs and usability.

If you’ve bought a phone that’s locked to a network it limits your choice. And it determines how you use your phone and what that will cost you; rather than it being the other way around. When you carry out a mobile network check by IMEI you take back control. Finding out the facts before you buy means you can make the right choice for you.

It’s worth remembering that a locked phone isn’t necessarily a bad purchase. Using our online service, we can remove the carrier lock on any phone, on any network. But knowing in advance whether or not there’s a lock in place can influence your decision over how much to pay for a device and what the next steps might be to get it up and running.

Why choose Mobile Unlocked for your carrier check by IMEI?

Our carrier check by IMEI takes seconds to submit and delivers detailed up-to-date results in a clear format, fast.

How our carrier check by IMEI works

An IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is at the heart of our carrier check. A unique code, this 15-digit number links up with detailed information about a specific device (including carrier info). Hard-coded, each IMEI is centrally recorded in a Type Allocation Code (TAC) database, which is managed by the GSM (Global System of Mobile Communications) Association.

With direct and authorized access to this database, our software works at speed to identify the relevant IMEI number and export all relevant device data associated with it.

To ensure the most accurate and up-to-date results, our software runs a daily database check before producing its reports.

How to find your IMEI

To check IMEI number look in the 'Settings', ‘About’ menu of the device, type *#06# into the keypad, look in the battery compartment under the battery, on the SIM card. Failing that, then look for the IMEI number printed or on the sticker on your phone box.