Way of making stolen Mobiles Useless

Here is something worth knowing about Mobile Phone security if you
have a mobile phone .... If you have ever lost, or had one stolen,
and mobile company done nothing to help you.. Have you ever wondered
why phone companies don't seem interested in trying to prevent the
theft of mobile phones? becoz if u have lost your moile  and if
you are on a plan, you still have to pay the plan approximately up
to 24 months, and you have to buy another handset and enter into
another contract. This is more revenue for the phone company.Do
you know u can make your  stolen mobiles useless
There is a simple way of making lost or stolen mobiles useless to
thieves even if the thief changes the sim card, your phone will
be totally useless. and the phone companies know about it, but keep
it quiet  The way is following
check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following on
your phone: star-hash-zero-six-hash ( * # 0 6 # ) and a fifteen
digit code will appear on the screen. This is unique to your
handset. Write it down and keep it safe. Should your mobile phone
get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them
this code. They will then be able to block your handset
You probably won't get your phone back, but at lease you know
that whoever stole it can't use / sell it either If everybody
did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones.
Entering
the sequence * # 0 6 # on your cell phone's keypad may produce
a display showing a unique fifteen-digit International Mobile
Equipment Identity string.  However, this only works with phones
that use the Global System Mobile Communications (GSM) standard,
as these phones contain a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card
that holds users' subscription information and phonebook
information.  Not all cellular phone service carriers use GSM
technology, so entering the  * # 0 6 # sequence will not work
with every cell phone.

Should your cell phone be stolen, you may be able to report
its IMEI to your service provider and have the phone flagged
as invalid to prevent the thief from using it with a different
wireless number or carrier, but again, the availability of
this option varies depending upon which cellular provider is
ainvolved.  If your cell phone is stolen or lost, the far more
important action for you to undertake is to contact your
cellular provider to have your account disabled so that nobody
else can apply charges to it, and to make such a report you
need not know your phone's IMEI.