[maemo-developers] How do I get my own phone number?

[From: Frédéric Ledain]

On Wed, Mar 17 2010, Cláudio Sampaio wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 6:21 AM, Frédéric Ledain <frederic.ledain at onmobile.com> wrote:
>
>     You won't be able to retrieve the SIM phone number, but rather the IMSI
>     code. This can be used to detect SIM swap.
>    
>     IMEI will only identify the device.
>
> Is this a software or hardware limitation? My previous mobile phones showed me the number correctly when I inserted a new chip.

AFAIK, no API gives the SIM phone number, as this is an information
which belongs to the mobile operator.
Actually, the correspondance IMSI <-> SIM phone number is made at mobile
operator side.

I think that anti-theft mecanism can securely be based on IMSI swap detection.
Phone number doesn't add any valuable information in this context.

Frederic