How to know if your phone is original

While buying a new phone, your main concentrations are usually on how beautiful it is, the make of the phone, how long the battery lasts etc. But did you know that all these phones can actually be duplicated by other minor phone making companies and you could pay serious cash for a fake. If you want to always get the worth of your money and never get cheated, follow the steps below. Before paying for a new phone dial *#06# ,the phone will display the serial number or IMEI number on the screen which must be 15 digits and in majority of phones it begins with 35 except phones like Tecno, Gionee and a few others. Now, copy down the numbers, take out the battery and check in the space where your battery is meant to occupy , you will see "IMEI", check if the number displayed on the screen that you copied is the same with the number on the space your battery occupies. If it's original the numbers would be the same, if fake the numbers would be different. I advice you check your phone immediately to know whether you are using an original phone or fake phone. PRODUCTION CODE FOR NOKIA: IMEI number *#06# Software version *#0000# SIM lock info *#92702689# Enhanced full rate *3370# Enhanced half rate *4720# OFF #3370# To know the manufactring date dial *#0000# PRODUCTION CODE FOR ALCATEL: IMEI number *#06# Net monitor *#0000# PRODUCTION CODE FOR BOSCH: IMEI number *#06# Default language *#0000# Net monitor *3262255*8378# PRODUCTION CODE FOR MOTOROLA: IMEI number *#06# Net monitor ON ***113*1* Net monitor OFF ***113*2* To know manufacturing date dial #02# . Dont send. Only available on C117,C115,C116,C118,C119,C126. PRODUCTION CODE FOR PHILIPS: IMEI number *#06# SIM lock info *#8377# Security code *#1234# OR *#7489# PRODUCTION CODE FOR SAMSUNG: IMEI number *#06# Software version *#9999# OR *#0837# SIM lock info *0324# Changing LCD contrast #0523# Memory information *0377# Reset memory (SIM lock revovery) *2767*3855# Battery state *9998*228# Alarm beeper *998*289# Vibra test *#9987*842# PRODUCTION CODE FOR SIEMENS, LG, SAGEM, TRIUM, NEC: IMEI number *06# Software version #6276421#. If someone somewhere has been calling you day and night, disturbing your privacy, here is a solution: Dial *35*0000*THE PERSON'S NUMBER#SEND. From then on the person will not be able to call you again with that number. Dial *35*0000# to cancel it. NOTE: if you have barred more than one person when you dial *35*0000# it will cancel everybody you barred. ENJOY!!!......