Mobile phone drop into sea water

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pinkydot

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#78093 26-Feb-2011 23:07

Hi Geekzone,

my daughter accidentally dropped her iphone into the ocean near the beach today. I guess there is no hope to get it fix. I phoned my insurance company for a replace. they told me they need the mobile phone serial number. I wanna know what is the serial number are they loooking for. Is it the IMEI? I did gave the insurance for the IMEI number. but i though IMEI should be private n personal only. they just ask for serial number but didn't say it was IMEI but i just found the phone only had IMEI.
So why do they need the serial number?

Cheers.

johnr

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#443761 26-Feb-2011 23:16

It is the IMEI

richms

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#443763 26-Feb-2011 23:22

They need it so that they can check that you dont claim on that one again, and usually they will get it blacklisted so that if people make a false claim on a phone that it cant be used, but that only works on the network that it is done on, so lots of people will "lose" a phone in NZ and it goes over to the UK and vice versa.

Richard rich.ms

b0untypure1

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#443787 27-Feb-2011 02:08

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1267

incase you have trouble with the serial number, this will show you where to find it. some models have it on the back of the iphone eg: xx12345xx6

pinkydot

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Master Geek

#443845 27-Feb-2011 10:50

cool, thanks for the reply.

do i have to report to all 3 mobile company for the IMEI that they have to block it?
or the insurance company who got the IMEI will report to them?

johnr

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#443861 27-Feb-2011 12:37

That is up to the insurance company