Important things about protecting your cell phone

Many people don’t know how important their mobile phones are until the time they lose them. There are some things you can do to either reduce the risk of your cell phone getting lost or being stolen. Here are some things you can try out:

Make sure you register your cell phone with your network operator: There are some mobile service providers that automatically register your cell phone whenever you activate the sim card. For others, you have to go to the mobile phone service providers and get your sim card registered. Another thing to note is your cell phone’s serial number (you can know it by dialing *#06#). If your phone is stolen, report the loss to them immediately and also give them your serial number. With this they will be able to block your hand set and account details. Once the phone is disabled, it may not be able to be used again

As soon as you lose your cell phone make sure you have your cell phone number disabled. In addition to reporting your phone lost or stolen, you should also disable your phone number (not account) so that no further charges can be applied. This you may use together with the above method of locking your phone.

Something many people don’t know about these days is that there is mobile phone tracking software that can be used to recover your stolen or lost phone. All you have to do is download the software on your phone. You also have to provide the cell phone number of someone you trust or meet regularly. Inform this person that you have registered with their number. This is because if your phone is stolen or lost, and someone replaces your sim card, a text message is sent to that number with the mobile number of the person with your phone. You will then be able to track him because every 30 minutes, the message is sent to the phone.

More about this tracking software here