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2. SIM card - Wikipedia

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   SIM cards are identified on their individual operator networks by a unique international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI). Mobile network operators connect mobile phone calls and communicate with their market SIM cards using their IMSIs. The format is: The first three digits represent the Mobile country code (MCC).

3. Personal identification number - Wikipedia

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   Personal identification number. A personal identification number ( PIN ), or sometimes redundantly a PIN number or PIN code, is a numeric (sometimes alpha-numeric) passcode used in the process of authenticating a user accessing a system. The PIN has been the key to facilitating the private data exchange between different data-processing centers ...

4. International mobile subscriber identity - Wikipedia

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   The international mobile subscriber identity ( IMSI; / ˈɪmziː /) is a number that uniquely identifies every user of a cellular network. [1] It is stored as a 64-bit field and is sent by the mobile device to the network. It is also used for acquiring other details of the mobile in the home location register (HLR) or as locally copied in the visitor location register. To prevent eavesdroppers ...

5. Luhn algorithm - Wikipedia

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   Luhn algorithm. The Luhn algorithm or Luhn formula, also known as the " modulus 10" or "mod 10" algorithm, named after its creator, IBM scientist Hans Peter Luhn, is a simple check digit formula used to validate a variety of identification numbers. It is described in U.S. Patent No. 2,950,048, granted on August 23, 1960.

6. International Mobile Equipment Identity - Wikipedia

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   Devices without a SIM card slot or eSIM capability usually do not have an IMEI code. [4] However, the IMEI only identifies the device and has no particular relationship to the subscriber. The phone identifies the subscriber by transmitting the International mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number, which is stored on a SIM card that can, in theory, be transferred to any handset. However, the ...

7. The next generation of phones will make SIM cards obsolete

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   SIM cards are what connects a cellphone to the network, but since it's proprietary to each one, it's a pain when traveling in case you have to switch carriers.