Originally Posted by
Yaatri
I had read that phones without a valid/unique IMEI number, i.e. Chinese phones were banned in India around December 2009. One could however use those phones by having an INEI number assigned to the phone on payment of a feel. IS this facility still available?
There used to be a list of locations in India that could legitimately provide such service, but I haven't run into any that do that any longer.
Can the government easily tell if an IMEI number is faked/cloned or not? [That's a question touching upon the utility of locking the barn door after the animals have escaped.]