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How to use Bulk ESN checker on the cloud portal
How to use Bulk ESN checker on the cloud portal

Complete guide to using the Bulk ESN check on Phonecheck cloud

Updated over a week ago

Download Bulk ESN Template

Note: Leaving Carriers blank on Sheet template will result in Check ALL ESN - 4 ESN charges per IMEI

Note: Excel automatically changes the format of cells when IMEI’s are copied into the Bulk ESN template.

Location: Cloud Portal > Bulk ESN Check

  1. Download the template from Bulk IMEI Check screen “Download Template”

  2. Copy your IMEI’s into Column A “IMEI WCheck Digit” - Requires more than 1 IMEI in the sheet to check with Bulk

  3. Select Column A with all IMEI’s

  4. Change cell format to Special > Zip Code

  5. Click OK and save

  6. Columns B, C, and D are optional fields

  7. Column D “Carrier” can be left blank -  however, it is recommended to check against the specific carrier.

  8. Once complete save the file as .xls

Settings for Empty/Unknown Carriers (Except MEID)

Note: Leaving Carriers blank on Sheet template will result in Check ALL ESN - 4 ESN charges per IMEI

If you have empty carriers in the template for IMEI’s - select the carriers you would like to have checked for those IMEI’s

  1. “Check All” will check IMEI’s with empty carriers for the following: Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, & AT&T/ Blacklist

  2. Select individual carriers if you choose to only have results for those which have been selected.

Optional: IMEI’s for iCloud Check

Enable “iCloud Check” under Settings for Empty/Unknown Carriers if you want to have IMEI’s checked for iCloud lock status.

  • Note: iCloud Check requires additional licensing in addition to ESN licenses.

Ready to upload and process

  1. Select file - browse to the template you saved and select it

  2. If you have empty carriers in the template for IMEI - select the carriers you would like to have checked for those IMEI’s

  3. Click on the “Start” button and then click “Place Order”

  4. Click the + symbol to view the total Breakdown of IMEI’s to be processed

  5. Clicking the refresh button in the dropdown will provide an updated quantity of IMEI’s completed

  6. Current Status will update to “Completed” when the IMEI’s have completed processing 

  7. Clicking the Current Filename will open the report in a new tab for all IMEI’s processed and will automatically download the file to the computer.

Bulk Order History

Location: Cloud Portal > Bulk ESN Check > “Tab” Bulk Order History

Bulk Order History provides all previous files processed and allows the user to view and redownload previous files processed on Bulk ESN Check

  1. Select “Search by Date” to view previous files

  2. Files will be listed below in the table with name, total IMEI’s, etc.

  3. Click “View” under response to view previous file and download

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