Important: What is Your iPhones IMEI and ESN?

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How to Check Your Phones ESN and IMEI

If you want to sell or trade-in your old device, or you’re looking to buy a used phone, you’ll want to first perform an ESN or IMEI check to determine the device’s status. Knowing the phone’s status helps make sure you get a device that’s ready for use or sell for the highest possible value.

Using an ESN/IMEI checker to determine your phone’s status is a great way to ensure you know everything you need to know about the device. Protect yourself against purchasing an unusable phone.

So how do you find your phone ESN and IMEI number and use an ESN/IMEI checker? Let us walk you through it!

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What is the difference between an ESN and an IMEI?

The Global Systems for Mobiles (GSM), and the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) are the two major mobile service provider technologies used by manufacturers of smartphones worldwide. When a new phone is made, it’s assigned a unique identification number. Phones supported by CDMA use an ESN number, and GSM supported devices use an IMEI number. The IMEI is associated with specific mobile devices, and GSM uses SIM cards to identify the phone owner. Instead, the ESN is associated with both the device and the owner. Most ESN/IMEI checkers are able to determine the status of a phone whether it has an ESN or an IMEI.

What are ESN and IMEI numbers?

An ESN is an Electronic Serial Number associated with your phone. The ESN number can help consumers identify if the device is ready to activate with a new carrier. A ‘clean’ ESN means that the phone doesn’t have any payments due on its past contract, it hasn’t been reported or stolen, and it’s ready to be used by a new owner.

Your International Mobile Equipment Identity, or IMEI number, will show the status of your phone with its current carrier. It’s a unique 15 digit number assigned to each new device and helps make sure that stolen or lost devices aren’t used by others.

When a device comes back with a bad ESN or IMEI number, it can be for a number of reasons:

The phone has been reported lost by a previous owner
The phone owner has a past balance that was not paid to the phone’s carrier
The phone was reported as stolen
The device is still active on another account
An insurance claim has been made against this device

If you buy a phone with a bad ESN or IMEI number for any of the reasons above, your phone cannot be activated on a new network until the issues have been resolved.

Gizmogo Can Help You Check Your IMEI Number

We have an IMEI checker and explain how to locate your number on your device and when you should be checking it.

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