It is announced that 27-09-2014 entered into force its decision National Telecommunications and Post Commission, in order to protection of citizens from the theft of mobile telephone devices.
In the aforementioned decision, mobile operators are required to disable (block), through the IMEI code, all mobile phone devices declared by their subscribers as stolen.
Specifically, in case of theft of a mobile phone device and in order to be deactivated, the owner of the device should initially declare the theft to the competent Greek Police Services, indicating the code ISMI, while receiving a theft statement .
Subsequently, he must submit to the provider a mobile telephone company to which he is a subscriber, written request to deactivate the device, attaching the theft statement.
It is noted that the International Mobile Equipment Identifier (IMEI) consists of 15 or 17 digits and is unique and is therefore used by mobile networks to identify the telephone when connecting.
Usually the IMEI number is written on the "socket" that hosts it battery of the phone. It is prominently printed on a white label which contains other data για τη συσκευή. Σε αρκετές περιπτώσεις ο αριθμός IMEI αναγράφεται στη συσκευασία, στα συνοδευτικά έγγραφα, στο manual, but also in the legal proof market of mobile phones, while from the majority of mobile telephony devices it can also be recovered electronically.
Please note that useful tips to prevent theft, robbery and loss of mobile devices have been posted on the Greek Police website under the category of "Citizen's Guide".
