Password Problem

<losttheplot@tesco.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:45:59 -0600, "Drew" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote this
> with the utmost thought:
>
>>They are alot of numbers under there. How many digits should it be? Should
>>it
>>start/end with anything?
>>
>>
>>
>>> Have a look under the battery for the IMEI and email that to Verizon and
>>> see
>>> what response you get.
>>>
>>
>
> Strangely enough, the 'phones I've just looked at all start IMEI : and
> then
> the number of 15 or 16 digits. I'd be suspicious if that numbers missing
> though there are genuine reasons for it not being there.
>
And the phones you've looked at include CDMA (or Japanese JDC or US TDMA)
phones? Surely all have some sort of a serial number but not all have an
IMEI.

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:01:19 GMT, "Me" <no@net.org> wrote this with the
utmost thought:

><losttheplot@tesco.net> wrote in message
>news:le6km2dmge42flbfrnipr2a0g2nk625gjk@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:45:59 -0600, "Drew" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote this
>> with the utmost thought:
>>
>>>They are alot of numbers under there. How many digits should it be? Should
>>>it
>>>start/end with anything?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Have a look under the battery for the IMEI and email that to Verizon and
>>>> see
>>>> what response you get.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> Strangely enough, the 'phones I've just looked at all start IMEI : and
>> then
>> the number of 15 or 16 digits. I'd be suspicious if that numbers missing
>> though there are genuine reasons for it not being there.
>>
>And the phones you've looked at include CDMA (or Japanese JDC or US TDMA)
>phones? Surely all have some sort of a serial number but not all have an
>IMEI.
>
Okay I should have added ESN as it's a US 'phone and not GSM. Presumably
the ESN prefixes the number. At least I've tried to give the guy a pointer
as why his 'phone might not work.