COAI Warns Mobile Users against IMEI Implant by Unauthorized Players
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today issued a cautionary notice by media ad to those GSM mobile subscribers who have their connections disconnected due to use of handsets with non-valid IMEI and who maybe tempted to approach local retailers and other players offering to implant valid IMEI onto such handsets.
COAI says “We have been informed that some unauthorized people are implanting IEMI numbers in Subscribers mobile handsets alleging that activitiy is being done upon the authorization of COAI. It may be noted that COAI has not authorized any person to carry out this activity”
The GSM lobby also said that while it had offered such a programs for Genuine IEMI Implants, some time back it has withdrawn the same following directive from the DoT.
The unauthorized players including some branded mobile shops are still offering the IEMI implant service for non- IMEI mobile phones to make quick money, such implants are now illegal as COAI said.
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@Prasath J
Hi! The GII (Genuine IMEI Implant) was initiated by MSAI (Mobile Standards Alliance of India) in which select partners known as GSP (Genuine Service Partner) had been registered. The GII program was initiated for customers with Invalid/Null/O IMEIs to implant a Genuine IMEI for Rs. 199.
The GII program was available only till the 30th of Nov 09. Post which MSAI has stopped issuing fresh IMEIs for Implants.
All implants post 30th Nov will be barred.
@JD
But this article is of the date of 2nd Dec.
http://telecomtalk.info/blocked-chinese-mobiles-can-now-be-re-activated/13872/
The Mobile Store also withdrawn the offer on same day.
I guess The Mobile Store realized that GII programm was stoped as DOT guidelines from Dec.1st then they withdrawn their offer immediately.
So now one can’t implant genuine IMEI. I guess such handsets which still have fake/null IMEI number wont work anyway.
Many people are realizing that their chinese handsets have invalid imei only after their phones stopped working, govt of india should extend the imei implant program for another 1 month to help these people
foolish govt guidelines.
on one hand, they dont allow non-imei phones from operating. but when the same phones r lost or stolen, the govt doesnt compel operators to hv the phones locked on the basis of imei no. then whats the drama of forcing imei to all customers.
if customers r using imei phones, they shud get the benefit of using imei also when their instrument is lost.
The Government feels good when poor public is in trouble, The GII progrmmme was not properly PUBLICISED nether any sms or any infomation was sent to the people using the Mobile Phone with wrong IMEI people were unaware what to do where to do it Most of the people realised that only after phone were blocked.It would have been better that phone would have been barred then GII programme would have been initiated.
I dont understand was governement sleeping while doing trade with chinese manufacturers it would have been made clear on initial stage of delaing with chinese companies that they should sent Phones with genuine IMEI.
It is pathetic that poor public is suffereing from such rules, or it could be our govt is illitrate that while trading with chinese manufacturers they dont follow the standards of trading and other legal processes, which are beneficial for public and security of the country. I am sure if that would have been foillowed today people would have not sufffered blocking the fake imei handsets should have been initiated while providing the licences to Mobile Operators on the initial stage no one would have bought such handsets. I request govt to initiate the GII programme for few more weeks so that people can get their handsets working genuinely.