O2 Joggler... IMEI Number?

Anonymous · ‎23-05-2009

Why would my O2 Joggler have an IMEI number on it?

I'm thinking SIM card anyone?

I can understand MAC address, and a Model number, which is really funny as "A02JOGON"

Anonymous · ‎27-05-2009

imei number is for o2 to track each device as the laptops have one. its not a sim card reference.

Anonymous · ‎27-05-2009

The International Mobile Equipment Identity or IMEI (pronounced /aɪˈmi

Anonymous · ‎12-06-2009

The Joggler gets a mobile phone number allocated (so that it can send/recieve SMS).
It is not native SMS on the device - it is going into the O2 network over your broadband connection and then being translated to real SMS somewhere in the O2 network.
My guess is that O2 choosing to do it that way meant that an IMEI number was also needed.

Anonymous · ‎12-06-2009

Have a look here: http://www.openpeak.com/

The Joggler is a custom version of the Openframe, that's why it has an IMEI

Anonymous · ‎12-06-2009

They have a version that can act as a DECT base station (with matching handsets) and they have VOIP - but I don't think that Openpeak has a device that takes a SIM.
So - I don't think they require an IMEI
The Verizon Hub (also Openpeak) doesn't have one that I could see ...
2:25 into this unboxing video
http://www.blinkx.com/video/verizon-hub ... pCC4aJ2dpA

Anonymous · ‎13-06-2009

It can act as a bridge between, amongst others, the mobile network and DECT (this is very popular in the US as many outlying properties have poor or no landlines) and therefore requires an IMEI.

Anonymous · ‎14-06-2009

Interesting ... do you know which protocols/standards it uses to achieve that?

The Joggler 'IMEI' starts 931620 - what do the USA Openpeak models start with?