USE OF GLO BLACKBERRY SUBSCRIPTION ON ANDROID PHONES

The simple magic of changing the IMEI number of Android Phones

Although the phenomenon of tweaking the International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) number of android phones is no longer new, I wish to present the step by step approach for the benefit of a few that are yet to be familiar with the process, and also for reference purpose to many. As many Android users that are highly inquisitive to gain cheaper internet data bundle, the act of changing IMEI number has been quite rewarding. For instance, changing the IMEI number of many Android phones to that of a BlackBerry has given us the opportunity to use BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) on Glo Network. Recall that BIS is as cheap as N1000 for 3GB of data or even more. So permit me to remind you of the tweaking process:

1. Download, install and run Mobile Uncle Tools app

2. Click on Engineer Mode

3. Click on Engineer Mode (MTK)

4. Slide to Connectivity and click on CDS Information

5. Click on Radio Information

6. Select the slot you wish to change – either Phone 1 or Phone 2 (that’s SIM 1 or SIM 2)

7. Click on the box with AT+ and type, say, the letter E

8. from the dropdown that appear:

 AT+EGMR=1,7,”” – which is for Phone 1

 AT+EGMR=1,10,”” – which is for Phone 2

So select the desired SIM and move the cursor in between the inverted commas. Note that this overwrites whatever selection you have made in step 6 above.

9. Type in the newly generated IMEI of the particular phone you wish to change to e.g. AT+EGMR=1,7,”xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” (I will give tips on how to generate IMEI later)

10. After keying in the number, click on SEND AT COMMAND; and if successful, the message would be “AT Command is mSent”

11. If instead a failure message, add a single space between T and +, and resend. If still not successful, try a different IMEI number.

NOTE:

• It is not advisable to use same IMEI for more than one device, although it will not even be able to send in most cases.
• Ensure you copied out the original IMEI of your device should you require to revert in future.
• There are applications that could help you generate IMEI numbers, particularly BlackBerry numbers 
• To check the IMEI of any phone, simply press *#06#

Then How to Use Glo Black Berry Subscription on Android

• Change your Access Point Name (APN) to: blackberry.net
• Change the IMEI of your phone to a BlackBerry IMEI number using the process above
• You can generate BlackBerry IMEI by using PIN IMEI Generator (this is done on the system) or generate one by the trial and error method by inputting the first 9 digits of any BlackBerry phone and then randomly complete it with any other six digits. Particular phone models always have same first 9 digits out of the 15 digits.
• Below are some first 9 digits of some BlackBerry phones: 354262045; 357484101; 355932031; 355466046; 351841033; 351971043
• To be sure you successfully effected the change to a functional BlackBerry IMEI, you will receive a message from 4321, which may read: "Welcome to BlackBerry ..."
• Subscribe for 3GB BlackBerry data from Glo by texting BBCMONTH to 777
• To check your data balance, dial *777*0#
• You can equally share your data to other devices via hotspot

Kindly drop your questions and comments.

Will be glad to help you generate IMEI, if that should give you issues.

ENSURE ADEQUATE SECURITY OF YOUR PASSWORDS

The rate of cyber crimes in our society today is increasingly alarming. Just as technology has offered us better and faster means of internet dealings, so have some group of persons succeeded in upgrading their defrauding techniques. As a matter of fact, cyber crimes have taken multiple dimensions.

Initially one would think that information saved online is secured forever, based on the fact that they cannot be lost; and can be retrieved anytime, anywhere in the case of loss, damage or virus attack. Again they can be sourced from anywhere even when not with your original device. But on the contrary and quite worrisome, ICT and cyber security experts have recently began to advice otherwise; that all vital information be saved offline in order to avoid being tampered with by hackers.

There is an Igbo adage which says: Filling a cup to the brim is a case while not filling it might mean an insult. Documents and information kept offline are prone to virus attack, system crash and can even be stolen - leading to a permanent loss. Yet, saving them online might mean exposure to hackers all over the world. So which way forward? Therefore, the safety of our information, both online and offline, are now cases of probability.

Be that as it may, a lot of information are already online by the terms of their usage. We operate a good number of online accounts such as email, social media platforms, and most importantly, internet banking. Coincidentally, these are the major interests of the numerous hackers. Thus we are already their targets; and so must endeavour to stay safe, secure and avert the danger of braking into our bank accounts or social media platforms, using it to defraud others on our behalf.

Password is the first line of defense against any cyber crimes. The tactics employed by these cyber criminals are generally geared towards getting hold of our passwords. Although there may be a few other means by which they can achieve this ugly aim, the easiest way their victims fall prey is by indirectly revealing their passwords or keeping them unsafe for the criminals to guess. Consider the fact that whenever a thief brakes into your house, he will first search your draw, wardrobe; raise your pillow, mattress, carpet, rug. So also have the cyber criminals got their first guess when they want to hack. And it's very unfortunate that a lot of persons do not pay closer attention to the security of their passwords.

COMMON PRACTICES THAT MAKE US VULNERABLE TO HACKERS

• Many people like easy passwords. Some use simple words like favour, blessing, password, etc as passwords; or simple digits like 1234, 2222, 7777, etc as ATM PIN
• Many people use their phone number as passwords
• Many also use their nickname or business name as passwords
• Many also consider their year of birth as ATM PIN
• Many people, especially women use the name of their son, daughter or husband as passwords
• So many people also use one password for numerous accounts

TIPS ON HOW TO STAY SAFE AND SECURE ONLINE

• Do not use any of your public information as password. These include phone number, name, nickname, business name, name of son/daughter/husband/wife/school, etc. They are all the first guess of any hacker.
• Do not save your password on phone or any device. It should be memorized by you alone.
• If you must write down your passwords, let the note itself be as secured as the passwords.
• Do not use same password for various accounts. Surely this is very difficult considering the various accounts that we operate, but you can device a pattern to remembering all while maintaining their uniqueness. Using just one password is as much dangerous as using one key for all your rooms, shops, offices, cars. An access to one would automatically entail access to all.
• Make use of strong passwords with a mixture of upper and lower cases, numbers, and symbols
• As much as possible, do not use a pronounceable word/phrase as your password. In fact, very strong passwords should not contain any vowels.
• Do not share your passwords to anybody – even your husband/wife, relatives, best friend, pastor, etc. Be fast to imagine that their account may have been hacked or could be hacked some other time.
• Do not believe any story that is too good to be real even if it is coming from someone you ordinarily should trust such as your spouse, relative, friend, pastor, lecturer, boss, etc. Their accounts are also vulnerable to hackers.
• Do not reply to any suspicious mail or try to enter your vital information, even if you do not hit the ‘submit’ button.
• Do not click on any suspected link. They can generate virus attack that will break and expose your security details OR may simply be a cloned website intended to get your details.
• Do not believe that you have won or could win millions of dollars in a lottery you never subscribed.
• In the case of internet banking and online payments, be sure to use secure websites. Secure websites usually begin with https:// where ‘s’ means secured. You will also see the symbol of a padlock. All these indicate that the site is encrypted.
• Remember to sign out after using a public computer.
• Keep your browser and applications up-to-date. Old versions may be susceptible to virus attack and the activities of hackers.
• The security of your passwords begins with limiting the access to your personal devices. You can make use of screen lock.
• Critically analyse any link telling you to enter your details. They have began to clone sites like yahoo, gmail, facebook, and even bank websites. You may think you are logging in while you are simply giving out your details. Always take a closer look on the address bar to be sure you are logging in to the intended website, not a cloned one.
• Very importantly, you can dedicate a particular email address for your online banking only, and never give it out for any purpose or even write it down any where. Don't even use it to send mail to any of your other address let alone to another person!

HOW TO GENERATE SECURE PASSWORDS
There are a thousand ways of having very strong passwords, which cannot be guessed by anybody. You can decide to use a particular phrase or statement to remember your unique passwords. For instance, you can memorize a statement like the one below and use it to generate a password as you may desire, and only you will know it whenever you want to key it in. Example: “I wish to keep my gmail safe and secure.”
The following passwords could be generated from the statement above, which can only be interpreted by you.
Iw2kmgS&S; Iw2kmgS/Secure; Iw-2-kmgSafe; etc
As you can see, none of the above is a pronounceable word. They can only be
memorized by the owner alone! That's just one method. Device your own means.

CONCLUSION
Nothing is as painful as falling prey to these 419ners; and so we must ensure to stay safe from their evil acts. Keep your passwords safe, strong, long, and impossible to guess. Make all necessary analysis before believing any information received online, no matter from whom it‘s coming from. And indeed you must realise that nobody has ever won or will ever win millions of dollars, legitimately, from an unsubscribed lottery as you may be promised by these unrepentant fraudsters. Kindly be warned! Many have been revealing their passwords to hackers unkowingly, just that they don't have much money in their banking transactions yet as to become their real target.