There are a lot of people all over the world whose mobile phone was stolen or lost. Because mobile phone is a device which has its own serial number called IMEI we can do something to increase possibility to find it or to prevent usage of it.
What to do if your phone is stolen or lost?
First of all the case should be reported to your mobile operator and to local police station. After this you can submit your phones IMEI number to global stolen phones database. A lot of people checks the database and can recognize your mobile before buying it from second hand (if it is submited in database). If you are not sure what phone model and manufacturer you have check here.
Tracing your mobile phone
Is it possible to trace your phone? Well, actualy it is possible, but it depends where your mobile is, how much will your operator care about your phone, what kind of software is instaled on your lost or stolen phone, what did new owner do to prevent finding it and few more things…
Tracing mobile – Software
The best way is to do something by yourself. There is a lot of software on the internet which allows you to get information about the current user of your phone, location (if your phone supports GPS), to delete your phonebook remotely, to lock your phone etc…
Check the program list for anti-theft, tracking, locating software for mobile phones which works on different platforms, some of them are FREE and some are commercial
Anti-theft, tracking, locating software
Can they change my IMEI number and prevent finding my phone?
Your phones IMEI number can be changed but not so easy as it was with old mobile phones. Now chips and electronic is not done the same way because it is not rewritable as you want. It is one time writable and not rewritable. Changing chips on mobile phones motherboard is harder and not everybody have a knowledge to change it… if they know how then they will do it but it could be very expensive because it is harder. The question is if the price is still acceptable.
Hi,
i have lost my cell. i m having its imei no. i have launched a FIR also. kindly guide me how can i trace who is using the cell.
Regards,
Amol hadkar.
Hi Amol,
only operator can trace your phone if you haven’t instal any tracking software.
Police can check it but also through operator/service provider.
Regards
can any service provider can trace it
if person is using airtel than vodafone can trace thorogh IMEI no or not ?
Service provide can search inside own network only. If it is used with other provider only police have access from all providers in country usually.
hi sir,
can you find my stolen mobile phone with the help of IMEI number
Hello,
we do not have equipment to trace stolen or lost phones.
Regards
if u are not able to find the mobile and the current user with the help of IMEI number , then what is the use of IMEI number for common people like us
There are people which recognize that their phone might be fake and not real. It is not the 100% information, but you could double check then.
yaaaaaaaa……..please sent yor mob. no. & imei no. also be calm……….
Hello Sir
I Lost My mobile phone recently, i am not having my IMEI number but when i tried to call my number it rang once, it is switched off now
please suggest me a way to find out my phone
If u r havinh the box of the phone please check it out there the imei should be there
call it once again and if it not work give me your no. and then i try ok and be calm……..
Well i lost my phone and am an engineer in telecommunication and i failed locate and recover it.
I have a lot of mobile phone programming devices, suggest if any can be bought independently i get to know that product and i buy either for commercial or personal safety use.
Hi can you suggest me the softwares which i can install for tracking
Hello Imran,
it is hard to say. It all depends on your needs and your operating system. We did not test all of listed software which you can find here http://imei-number.com/anti-theft-mobile-tracking-software/
Commercial software seems to be a little bit better with its functionalities but if you need only basic functionality also FREE software could be fine.
Check the list on the link, find all software that support your operating system and then decide and test one. I am sure that you will find one for your phone.
Regards
hi i lost my cell yesterday night in bus…i have IMEI number also can any one tel me how to find my cell….its very important to me all data is there and it is costly phone……pls help
No quick solution for this. Contact local police and operator. We can not help.
how u suppose o say like that to ur costumers… its not fair.. u have to tell them very politely..
please can you mention of your mobile model no.
Sorry, we could not understand your message. Could you explain more detailed?
Hi iam using an android phone any trackerzzz.??
A guy showed me a galaxy note and he’s selling it in 5000 inrhe’s having bill n box but i think all are fake i think its stolen any possible way to find its original owner ??!
Maybe you could ask operators if anybody reported this IMEI as stolen or lost. Usualy they have a list of such phones.
hello sir
some stolen my brand new htc desire x, i have my imei no. and i already inform the police and service provider but both can’t help me to find my phone can there is other way to find my phone
Please read other comments.
report any lost/found mobile at
http://www.stolen-phone.com
I lost my Samsung GT I-5500 Corby Android, before installing a Locator App on the device. Is there any way to locate it?
We are not aware of other way.
Good day, my son’s Blackberry bold was stolen, and we do not know the IMEI number. Is there any other way we can have our service provider shut it down? Thanks
If you bought it from this service provider, they could maybe have an IMEI sold to you. Other way is to check IMEI on the box of the phone if you still have the box. No other way on my mind in this moment.
ya imei no. can be found out, if some one has lost the phone
u have to register a ncr in local police station and from there u cn get ur somedays call details , dat includes ur imei no. (in every transmission from ur phone, call, msg).
can u suggest me on how to get into contact with the operator and help to trace my stolen mobile through my IMEI number. thank u, awaiting for ur kind response
Yours faithfully,
avi
Call operators customer support and ask about procedure which you explained here. If they support such tracking they will advise you, if not they will let you know.
Don’t expect the answer, give me your IMEI, I will check right now… as you are not the only one who is looking for its mobile phone and as there are high level of security issues it could last forever to find the phone.
Hi sir,i lost my samsung galaxy s2. I gav a report in d police station n i gav dem my IMEI no. But, they r takin a lot of time im afraid its not in any other country. Pls cud u help me find it as it is a very costly phone. My IMEI no. is 358490048940473. I await ur sincere reply.
We are not aware of any better way then to contact local police, operator and to submit the case to stolen phones database
how to find lost phone using IMEI no
Notify local police, operator, submit your loss in database of stolen phones on internet… This will increase the chances to find it.
Hello, I have found a phone. I would like to return it to the owner, but it had no battery nor sim, can you please help me out to return the phone.
Take the phone to local police or insert it in http://www.stolen-phone.com
Due to some problem in my handset, i have given it to mobile repairing center.
and that person changed the mobile chip. When i checked the IMEI, it was different. he gave me back only outer body and inner chip has been replaced. Can i trace the mobile number who is using that chip. or any other way, plaese suggest…
We are not aware of any easy way to track the mobile this way.
Sir, 15th 0f march 2012, I had an bike Accident at Konark,there long senselessness some one in medical or localpolice or some anti-social took my iphone4 from my pant-pocket.Now I’m unable to find my lostphone what can ido for trace the mobile soon, where i have to report… now how plz help me to trace…
Local police and operator.
kindly provide the details of yours mobile
and his imei,aswell as model no
i have a gps device in my phone and i want to check in its location. So can i trace it with the software by myself? The software that are mentioned above? Can i trace the location of my lost phone through my current phone or computer?
If you did not install anti-theft or tracking software before you want to trace it, then it is not possible. If you have your phone in hands you can install suitable software and trace it while it has GPS signal.
my phone’s already lost. It was a symbian (s 60) phone which has a pre-installed gps device so yet without having those software you’ve mentioned, is it not possible for me to trace the location of my phone? Please do help.
If you didn’t install any software, your chances are much smaller. Check with local police and operator.
How long does it take to track a phone once its IMEI is reported to both police and service provider?
In different countries operators checks this differently. Some of them do not check it at all. We do not have information how each operator search for stolen devices.
i hv lost my samsung mobile ,i hv imei no. , can i do something for searching my mobile
Report to police and operator.
this is a indian police .they can not do something for us to find our lost mobile,indian police is one of the worst police in the world.last week i have lost my SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 mobile . . .but what we do,FIR is a formality and nothing else.they use their mind not technology.
You are only one of the thousands people whose phone is stolen or lost. Do you know how many other things police has to do? I am sure that they don’t have enough time to do all things.
IF Police cannot do this, then there let a new body be formed where people can approach them. OR let carriers handle it. Police just want money that is it.
Unfortunately there is needed to have people assigned to do this in technical and operational area. Usually employees have a lot of other work.
Hell ….Police should do all the duty ……there is no priority in their duty …..They know how t o take money …give them money they will do evertything. Thats indian police.
sir , yesterday i have lost my samsung galaxy pop..is there any way to find the mobile phone.(android phones).it includes the net qin software which secures the anti theft ,,
Check with software support. We do not have any better way.
hello i had lost my phone on 7 th january.
i dont have the imei number but when i dial that number someone receieves and talks also
and someone has started giving missed calls too for some days , please help.
Try to speak with this person and ask for return. Otherwise you can contact local police.
i lost my nokia 5230 mobile n in dat mob tracking software is installed but eventhough still now i did’nt got any message…plz trace my mobile
You need to check with software support. There could also be that your phone is turned off.
Hi,
I am buying a used samsung s2 phone. The owners has given me a bill with matching imei no but how do I check whether the details given therein are correct ? As per the bill, the warranty is still valid but I want to be sure.. Can you help?
No, we do not have any special information about phones.
sir,i have lost my phone and its ringiong still when made a call .how to find its location,please help me……………
Maybe nobody found it till now. It is hard to know exact location if you don’t have GPS coordinates.
i hve found a mobile…and i would like to return it…….bt i dont know the owner of the mobile…can u plz sugest me what i do..
You can try with http://www.stolen-phone.com website. If you don’t find the owner, you can insert it and maybe owner will find you.
i have lost my mobile .how can i register the imei number in the imei database so that it can be locked
Nobody can lock your phone except your operator for their own network. In other networks it will work.
is the cell should be switched on to track using imei?
IF you have installed tracking software then answer is Yes, otherwise no tracking is possible (as far as we know).
hello
this is very bad u r showing that u can search a phone by using imei
but it couldnot be done using your website
so please close ur website
this is my sinceir suggession
-kundan
Dear Kundan,
we do not offer to search phone by IMEI, but we allow to find what brand and model are behind IMEI number. It is recognizing tool and not tracking and searching tool.
Sir,is there any possibity 2 get contact number through emei number which is stolen
If you had installed anti-theft application and if it is not uninstalled and if phone is switched on and if sim card has enough credit and if you correctly set up settings in the app, then it is maybe possible. If any of those answers is no or unknown, then it is possibly not possible unfortunately.
What police do to search lost or stolen phones? Police, Mobile operators and Service providers do nothing. If once phone is lost or stolen, we should just forget our lovely phone. Every procedure is useless. We will never get lost or stolen cell back.
Unfortunately there are thousands of stolen and lost phones each month in each country and it is mission impossible to look for all of them.
For this reason I am sure that police do nothing special to find each of them. You can register your phone in http://www.stolen-phone.com and maybe somebody will find your phone and get it back.
Is there any online register where stolen / lost phone details can be entered? this will be usefull for losers for tracing there mobiles, finders for returning back the found item or also for second hand buyers who can check if the phone they are buying is genuine or stolen!
There is a global website which will be renewed soon and will have much more languages supported in few months.
Check here http://www.stolen-phone.com
I have installed glimpse android for mobile tracking. But i dont how to track the phone if it is lost. Si please help me with respect to glimpse software
As this is not our software, we cannot provide support for software. You can try to find user manual or anything else on their website.
Can the IEMI number of Sansung Galaxy Y be changed/altered???
It is very hard with new phones. You need a specialist to do this as you need special equipment, knowledge and very high motivation for doing this. In any moment, you can destroy your phone. You need to resolder some chip which is very small and complicated to do this.
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hi, how can a network provider locate a stolen phone using the IMEI number.
I lost my phone recently and approached my network provider but i was told the phone cant be
located using the IMEI number alone. how true is this. i believe the network operator can locate which sim card is using the the phone with the said IMEI number. pls throw more light.
If phone is not used in their network, they can’t do anything. If it is in their network, they can find who is using your phone (SIM card or MSISDN).
I lost my galaxy s1 phone and there are a lot of data on the phone which could be used as cyber attack on me. how can i remotely erase the data on the phone using the imei number. i did not activate the anti theft software on the phone as at the time it was misplaced. i understand there are series of code which could be used to carry out such act, pls advise.
Sorry, if you didn’t install any tracking software, it will be hard for you. We are not aware of any tool.
hi sir,
can you find my stolen mobile phone with the help of IMEI number
Sorry, we cannot find your phone as we have no access to any network/database of service providers.
Hello
Is it possible to track my lost phone through Google Latitude?? Please help
It might be possible but not sure how exact location will you get. Also, if this person is in building with 100 flats, it will be hard. If user didn’t delete your user data then it might be possible.
Hi, my mobile Samsung Duos SCH-W-259 was stolen in Chennai & have lodged an FIR at there. Similarly one of my officemate in Pune has the same story. By his fortune he got all 3 handsets recovered with the help of Pune police. I have faith in Police but dont have much knowledge about how they prioritise the cases. Is there any online facility for checking the status if such FIR anywhere in India.
Pls guide.
We are not aware of such online websites with status reporting.
SIR,
My nokia 500 is lost on 06/10/2012. His IMEI No- 351680058214564. so please find out my mobile and contact me on 8603291057.
Sorry, we cannot find your phone as we have no access to any network/database of service providers/operators.
hi ,i lost my experia s recently ,n nw i m left only wit the box n imie no cn i track it ..ter ws no software install for it hapen jst a week i bought it ..anyone who cn help me plz help me
Sorry, we can do nothing about this.
If I send you the imei number, can you help me track the phone?
Sorry, but we do not have equipment to track your phone.
Admin, I am so happy that you are answering everyone’s questions even though they are the same. I just have this one question Should I really hope of getting back my phone? It was an optimus L 5 and i lost it on 9th October,2012. And I am still mourning over it. The authorities seem to be ignorant. And I want my phone back! Will registering and talking to service providers really help me get back my phone?
If I am honest, we mostly delete questions because we receive hundreds of the same questions eventhough we noticed that we cannot search for phones or provide any detailed informaiton which could help users. We do not have such equipment. Back to your question… all things you do, you will have more chances to get your phones back. Authorities are not ignorant because they want to be, but they also don’t always have enough details to find your phone and more important thing, they have much more important things to do. Submit your case to online databases and increase chances to be found by honest founder or possible buyer.
Does my mobile needs to have a tracking mobile software to find my phone ???
This would be of big help but also don’t provide 100% service.
hie sir
i hv lost my samsung galaxy y police dosn’t spport i dd’nt insttal any tracking & anti virus in my mobile ..can i trace my mobile plz give mw some suggesion i want my mobile back..
No, unfortunately.
i recently lost my blackberry and i do not have the IMEI number. unfortunately i have also lost the phone pack . can i get the IMEI no using my pin number ? your kind response is anticipated. thank you.
Unfortunately there is no way to find IMEI from PIN.
hi… i am vishveshwar and i lost my mobile micromax A 100 and i have IMEI number. can i get back my lost phone through IMEI Number. please suggest me.
I am sorry, but we cannot help in any way. You can submit your case on http://www.imeidetective.com but this is only informative website and nobody will be able to search your phone unfortunately.
I lost my blackberry 9800 imei no.357606.04.167608.4 on 14th Nov 2012.How can you help me recover it?
Network information: signal- 70dB
Pin – 27C1DD01
IMEI NO.-357606.04.167608.4
MODEL- RDG710W
BT MAC-70 D4 F2 B8 AE 90
WI-FI Information : WLAN MAC: – 70:D4:F2:B8:AE:9A
I am sorry but we cannot help in any way. You can submit your case on http://www.imeidetective.com but this is only informative website and nobody will be able to search your phone unfortunately.
Dear Sir,
I lost my new samsung s3 phone. I feel very sad. I bought this phone by saving money one month. Please give me any advice how i can find my phone. I’m waiting for your reply.
Kind regards,
Arli
Hello, unfortunately there is no way that you can find your phone by yourself or with help of us. All you can do is to submit report to police, notify your service provider (operator) and inform people who are searching online before buying second hand phone or other devices. One of such online services is http://www.imeidetective.com but please note that this page is only informative and nobody will be able to search anything for you.
hi sir,can u pls suggest ur any way and apps that can prevent us to lost our smart phone when we want to find it?thank you.
You should check http://www.imeidetective.com and you will find a lot of different apps.
Is it fair enough to believe that your service provider could possibly have stored the imei number in his database !?!?!???
Of course, when you make call or send SMS or use data transfer, CDRs has stored your IMEI.
If your phone is stolen and not have IMEI number can be found through gmail if you have open on your phone.
open gmail phone to your computer and click account then the product on the left and then on the right sing in to the Dashboard and look there android device (More data stored for this device) click and there is IMEI
i have lost my mobile and i din’t note its imei number.is there any way to know its imei number there by way to track my phone
Not really
I registered my IMEI to http://www.imeidetective.com which stolen last 12.4.12
how to block IMEI could someone help me?
can i change imei numbers for nokia or samsung mobiles.
You need to be profesionalist in soldering, you need profesional tools for this and you need to know what you are doing. Once you have all this, you can ask on forums how to change CHIP for IMEI and how to reprogram it.
i have lost my mobile but i dont know its imei no.
wt shud i do… ????
Actually you first need to find your IMEI number.
Hi sir, am losting my cell phone sonyericsson c510 in train,i dont have imei no of that phone.i give the complint in near by police station.what can i do now?how can trace my phone?
How do you imagine that we could have your IMEI?
Hi,
I lost my Samsung phone today while traveling in train (not sure if somebody picked it up). When I called back, a person took it up 3-4 times and after that he has switched it off. I have made a lost mobile police complaint in GRPP though, as it was quite late at night and the nearest GRPP official told I need to go to a distant GRPP post to lodge a stolen complaint. Also, he said even if the phone is not found, I need to appear for court summons after investigation to give my confirmation in case I lodge a stolen complaint.
Is that true??
One thing is true the attitude of the police officials look very reluctant!!
Funniest thing, he told me that even he has lost 2 phones but didn’t do anything.
The good part in my case is that the Mobile tracker had been kept on, hopefully there would be some response pretty soon.
Tracker is your only option. Maybe you should submit a complaint anyway.
This is bulshit what the wrote. It’s very easy to change imei. for example new phones like i9300 or n7100 you can change imei in few minutes. it depends only how quick you wrote on PC keyboard. Do You ask me about tool? NS Pro or z3x box. You need also only usb cable and 2 rj45 cables. for NS Pro it is called s7070 rj45 cable for z3x only micor usb rj45
Hi admin, as per the procedure of tracking location of mobile phone through IMEI we can track the location of the user. Kindly let me know can we identify which mobile number is using in the phone while tracking location?
If you have a solution for IMEI tracking, please let me know because I am sure that we can do good business together.
sir why this helpine or suggestion box is open when u cannot solve the problem of the lost mobile by the imei or other options
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