Help for lost and stolen phones

Mobile phone owners in the UK are being urged to register their phones with a national database of handset ID numbers, reports the BBC

"Backed by the police the Mobile Equipment National Database is intended to get phones back to phone owners if their handset is lost or stolen.

The database has been created as crime statistics show that more than 50% of street crime involves a mobile phone.

And a survey reveals that more than half of all mobile phone users have lost a phone in the last three years.

[...] Those signing up to use the free database should register the IMEI or equipment number of their handset, said Mr Lindsay.

Most phones will show this IMEI number if users punch in *#06#.

emily | 11:26 AM | News, Buzz |
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