Register your phone with your network provider and keep a note of the IMEI number. This is the phones serial number and can be accessed by dialling *#06#.
- Get your mobile registered on the Mobile Equipment National Database (MEND) to increase your chances of getting it back if it is lost or stolen. MEND is the only police approved registration programme for mobile electronic goods and you can manage your account online for free visit the Mobile Equipment national database website.
- Be discreet when using your mobile phone and be aware of what is happening around you.
- Don't use it in crowded situations where it can be easily snatched from you.
- Don't text while you walk.
- Don' t leave it unattended.
- Use the Pin Code facility.
- Remember Mobile Phones are expensive items and very attractive to a thief.
- If the worst should happen and it gets stolen then report the theft to the police and get the handset barred by phoning your network provider you will need your IMEI number to do this. In this way the handset is then useless to a thief.