Help imei

[DWFII]

On the Samsung Galaxy S6 with its sealed case, where do you find the imei? I looked under Settings> about Phone and while there are a lot of numbers there, I didn't see it...or any other serial # for that matter.

I need it to activate the phone.

 

[mikedt]

It should be on the carton the phone came in, assuming you've got that. Also you can do *#06# from the dialler, that will show the IMEI.

 

[DWFII]

It should be on the carton the phone came in, assuming you've got that. Also you can do *#06# from the dialler, that will show the IMEI.

No, that didn't work. And I don't have the carton...I bought the phone on Swappa.

 

[kate]

Settings -> About Phone -> Status

Did you go to the Status page in About Phone? That's the default location, and here's a video for the Galaxy S6:

 

[DWFII]

I found it!! and for others who are a new as I am...the IMEI on the S6 is in Settings>About Phone>Status.

FWIW

thanks anyway.

 

[DWFII]

Settings -> About Phone -> Status

Did you go to the Status page in About Phone? That's the default location, and here's a video for the Galaxy S6:

^ Ships passing in the night. Thank you (both of you) for taking the time.

 

[DWFII]

So where do you find the MEID on a Samsung S6? (dialing *#06# doesn't work)

 

[kate]

MEID and IMEI are both forms of phone serial numbers called ESN (Electronic Serial Number).

MEID is for CDMA phones, IMEI is for GSM. I think newer CDMA phones also use IMEI now.

 

[DWFII]

MEID is for CDMA phones, IMEI is for GSM. I think newer CDMA phones also use IMEI now.

Yes, you're right. I was going to do an online compatibility check for a Verizon S6 and the checker wanted the MEID. I thought they might be the same but the checker wanted a 14 or 18 digit number and my IMEI was 15. When I tried it anyway the checker "encountered a problem" So I called the carrier and mentioned this and the carrier decided to check it manually over the phone using the IMEI. The Verizon phone is compatible.

Hooray!

Thanks again...you're a savvy one.