[rohit330]

Hi friends,
In many places(blogs, email forwards, etc..) it has been found that 7th and 8th digit in the imei is about the phone quality and all. When i checked, its written in wikipedia that its all about final assembly code. So is there any truth in this, i mean about device quality?

Regards all..

_rohit

[rahulvala]

IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity,,

Want to know more about IMEI..
Then read this article about IMEI.

Best regards,

[rohit330]

Originally Posted by rahulvala

IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity,,

Want to know more about IMEI..
Then read this article about IMEI.

Best regards,

I was asked about this.

In some email forwards, blogs etc...

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality 

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality 

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good 

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality 

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health 


And something regarding batter power too!

Hidden Battery power 
 Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important call 
and you don't have a charger.. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve 
battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with 
this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This 
reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time. 
AND

I hope these all were just imaginations of the author..! Just wanted to clarify it from experts here.

[Nokia Ron]

Originally Posted by rohit330

Hi friends,
In many places(blogs, email forwards, etc..) it has been found that 7th and 8th digit in the imei is about the phone quality and all.

You should ask this in the products discussion group. I think you might find a more open audience. Forum Nokia is only for developers and we do not have any of this information. Once you verify it is false you can post that to us here.

Ron