even back then it wasn't *that* easy, it required figuring out the integrated DSP (by dumping its ROM) to figure out how the IMEI was stored 
there's still a mirror of some of the extremely cursed stuff we did http://tudor.rdslink.ro/blacksphere/nokia/sub_100hardware/sub_dsp.htm
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 That’s next level😂 I just played Snake all the time on it 

 obviously ! we did have our own snake clone in mados... so much was essential 🤣