HOW TO DETECT FAKE BLACKBERRY IN NIGERIA | BLACKBERRY TIPS

Blackberry is very rampant in Nigeria. It is very easy to fall for the con men who sell the fake ones here. Today I want to show you the ways in identifying the fake from the original blackberry.

The first way to identify a fake product is by observation. For instance, the fake NOKIA product maybe called NOKLA. So you need to check first the packaging of the product you are buying to be able to tell the original from the fake one.

Observation may be ineffective way of identifying the fake blackberry from the Original, one can use the unique 15 or 17 International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number of the mobile device to tell if the blackberry product is of good quality or bad quality.

DETECT FAKE BLACKBERRY PHONES

Firstly, dial *#06# to display the 15 digits IMEI of the Blackberry device.

For example: 316725.10.4690216. Take Note of the 7^th and 8^th numbers in between the dot. It is called FAC.

The Final Assembly Code (FAC) is a manufacturer-specific code indicating where the various part of the device was assembled. Countries are given the code in respect to their quality standards.

Below are some of the codes with their corresponding quality

IMEI DIGITS COUNTRY QUALITY 01 or 10 Finland Very Good 02 or 20 China Low 08 or 80 Germany Fair 03 France-Canada Best 04 Canada Best Limited Edition 00 Original Factory Best 13 Azerbaijan Very Bad