MEID: Verizon mistakes?

[exi]

For those better with such things than I:

Recently went back and reactivated an older phone I had with Verizon. Took a call in to do so.

After reactivation of my older phone, in the phone's settings menu, the IMEI shown (for example) is:

--- (xx) (xxxxxx) (xxxxxx) -1

Whereas on Verizon's site, the displayed MEID is:

--- (xx) (xxxxxx) (xxxxxx) -01

Best I can come up with is that this has something to do with check digits on the end of an IMEI/MEID, and that it won't ever cause any functional or other issues. Can anyone explain why it changes when the phone was simply reactivated?

 

[ToroidalZeus]

IMEI is for GSM phones, MEID is for CDMA phones.

 

[exi]

Thanks for the clarification.

Any input as to the OP? Just to make sure.

 

[rigormortis]

it doesn't matter which number you give them, verizons website will know if its an imei or meid
if your phone does not have meid then its not a cdma model

a better techie question is what am i supposed to do with this unlocked t-mobile iPhone 6+s if sprint or verizon cant guarantee they can even activate it???

 

[exi]

It's an iPhone 6 as far as GSM/CDMA operability. Question is just whether the differing IDs would ever be an issue. From what I remember, the last digit or two is a checksum, so I assume not, but could be mistaken.

 

[rigormortis]

It's an iPhone 6 as far as GSM/CDMA operability. Question is just whether the differing IDs would ever be an issue. From what I remember, the last digit or two is a checksum, so I assume not, but could be mistaken.

every single iPhone 6, unlocked, from any carrier, is now a verizon phone effective late august 2015.