hey guys so i got myself a mint galaxy note of ebay for £230 free nextday delivery not bad i know but i checked its imei and its coming up as a samsung D500 i checked my mates note imei on the same web and its come up as a note sez when it was made etc well now im under the impression its had its imei changer so will it ever be cut off/blacklisted??
thanks guys
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hey guys so i got myself a mint galaxy note of ebay for £230 free nextday delivery not bad i know but i checked its imei and its coming up as a samsung D500 i checked my mates note imei on the same web and its come up as a note sez when it was made etc well now im under the impression its had its imei changer so will it ever be cut off/blacklisted??
thanks guys
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First wrong section
Second if you have invalid imei get your money back
Changing imei its ilegal and we don't discus about such things here...
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Sorry dude, it's obviously a dodgy handset, return it, or claim as a dud purchase. You can't restore imei's legally without operator agreement.
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lol wait, what website are you giving your private emei to... how legit is that? Best to check with samsung directly
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ya.. I had the same question? What website r u putting the imei in.
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msedek said:
First wrong section
Second if you have invalid imei get your money back
Changing imei its ilegal and we don't discus about such things here...
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shut up idiot
My N7100 comes up as K770 Cybershot on one database and on another it comes up as an N7100. It could be an error in the database you are looking at. Is your imei when you dial *#06# the same that is listed on label underneath the battery? If not I would try to get your money back. If they are the same contact Samsung Tech support and see if they say it is correct. Now if your imei was changed but it still works on the carrier, don't worry about, you have already been screwed so just make the best of it. If the carrier catches on, they will just turn service off on the phone. It's not worth the effort for any phone company or government agency to pursue legal action for one phone.
As for Dudley Do Right, chill out. He mentioned that his imei was possibly changed, not asking how to change it or explaining how to change it.
Notice this post is 2 months old.
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If not I would try to get your money back.
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man, are you really going to help him that way?
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I dont know if any other guy here went through this hysterical problem but yeah would like to inform those who flash more often without surmounting about thinking before doing it..
Also dev's i think this problem should be rectified immediately! !!
Here's what happened with (not so)lucky me
I flashed cm9 beta 2 directly over cm7 by tj_style..(edit wiped out data and dalvik cache too) and then after installation found out that my IMEI no. was null(0000000000000000)
Tried every possible legit method to restore my IMEI back but to no avail.
Googled everything but sooner got frustated
In the end i ended up in the samsung customer care center, acting all dumb like i had no clue about my phone and then there was my phone without imei.
I told them(care center ppl) that "last time i sent a text to a friend.
The next day i checked my cellphone , there was no signal coverage."
You know pretending like i had no clue about what the hell was happening and made out stories.
The funny part was that the center people believed everything.
Finally they took in my phone and gave it back after 2 and half weeks(after constant inquiring about my cell xD) & finally i had my original IMEI restored (salvage)
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That was about my problem.
Still can't figure it out how my IMEI got washedoff adter flashing cm9 beta 2..
(Sigh).... .. but now I'm on the safe side. ^^
So i think its serious matter about wiping IMEI.. and it should be considred under attention.
Comeon guys i think this post needs atleast more discussion than this xD
Lol show some decency! !
lol
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anybody here to comment
this is something serious s**** happening here!!
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what is IMEI on a phone ?
IMEI(INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT IDENTITY) no. is a number, usually unique, to identify GSM, WCDMA, and iDEN mobile phones, as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the phone. It can also be displayed on the screen of the phone by entering *#06# into the keypad on most phones.
The IMEI number is used by the GSM network to identify valid devices and therefore can be used for stopping a stolen phone from accessing the network in that country. For example, if a mobile phone is stolen, the owner can call his or her network provider and instruct them to "blacklist" the phone using its IMEI number. This renders the phone useless on that network and sometimes other networks too, whether or not the phone's SIM is changed.
source-(wiki)
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IMEI(INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT IDENTITY) no. is a number, usually unique, to identify GSM, WCDMA, and iDEN mobile phones, as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the phone. It can also be displayed on the screen of the phone by entering *#06# into the keypad on most phones.
The IMEI number is used by the GSM network to identify valid devices and therefore can be used for stopping a stolen phone from accessing the network in that country. For example, if a mobile phone is stolen, the owner can call his or her network provider and instruct them to "blacklist" the phone using its IMEI number. This renders the phone useless on that network and sometimes other networks too, whether or not the phone's SIM is changed.
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hmmm.. I have flashed ROMs many many times.. stock-based, CM7, CM9, MIUIv4 but never had this issue.. maybe that's why others are not reacting on your post..
yea brother i think so too
i think this happened only with (not so) lucky me..
or may be i did something wrong that corrupted my imei in efs partition of my sgm.
but neva mind hope so that it may not happen to anyone in future
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I've read about the same issue with other devices when flashing roms. In some forums, they recommend to make a backup of the efs carpet from your phone before flashing roms.
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I've read about the same issue with other devices when flashing roms. In some forums, they recommend to make a backup of the efs carpet from your phone before flashing roms.
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yea you're right
but there ain't any procedure shown to backup efs folder of our sgm or even sg ace on the internet forums..
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well there should be some way to back up our IMEI incase..
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well there should be some way to back up our IMEI incase..
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CONSIDER THANKING ME
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mayby flash back to stock rom or 2.3.4 (KPI)
I don't know much but U can try?
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mayby flash back to stock rom or 2.3.4 (KPI)
I don't know much but U can try?
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its okay now
but i think it may happen im future and thats what gives me goosebumps!!
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its okay now
but i think it may happen im future and thats what gives me goosebumps!!
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CONSIDER THANKING ME
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Here's a solution to your problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
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Here's a solution to your problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
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thanks man but i already went through it and it ain't applicable on galaxy low legacy devices..
anyways thanks..
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this seems to be a problem woth the efs folder.... you have to go to the service center
it happened to me once, when I moved from froyo to gingerbread. I talked with a guy in store in Chile and with a box that he connected to my galaxy mini, he restored my IMEI. He did not even ask for an explanation just the money (which was like USD $ 1)
Lucky me we have those guys XD
komodin28 me too.
well this problem should be explained well..
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First thing :-
IT'S NOT A BUG.
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First thing :-
IT'S NOT A BUG.
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if its not a bug then kindly mind to explain this imei contradiction..
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a lady stole my friend sgs luckily she doesn't know how to use the phone at all, its been 3 weeks and i'm still trying to find where she lives
the phone still has the gmail account linked i installed plan b and androidlost but they both needs me to send a text message to activate them and i dont have her number
plan b doesnt seams to works as everyone knows that the sgs with stock rom has a very bad gps lock
my best lock will be with androidlost as it has many features
we already notified the police but with no info at all on her we wont be able to do anything
i would hope if there is any app that would send her phone number to he linked gmail account , or any other kind of apps that may help
The only apps that I know of that will do that are Avast! and Cerberus, but both have to be installed beforehand.
Don't know how to do what you want but i hope you removed any card details from your account so they cant buy things on the app store with your details.
Your gmail account should have the ip addresses it was accessed from this may be of use to the police. This can be found at the bottom right of your inbox.
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What carrier is the phone with?
Sprint has a family locator plan that can be initiated remotely. I believe they offer a free 2 week trial.
You can try pulling the call history online with the carrier to get the numbers called
and even request that the phone be traced.
Samsung Galaxy SIII (SPH-L710)
Try to contact google, if you have a police report with the IMEI you might pull of a IP log of the people who accessed the acccount, from the you could go to the carrier company with your police report or the cops could do it and they'll be able to pull of her records by the IP.
I can't figure out why the US doesn't enfore locking the phones by IMEI, I remember my brand new iPhone was stolen last year and the cops couldn't do a thing. so I suggest you or your friend do this step by step and hope for the best.
sadly i dont live in the US so all these things are impossible , police wont do **** here , i'm still waiting for plan b to lock on gps but still no email , i'm keeping the gmail account still on the phone because it has no valuble info except for the contacts which are already backed up , and the person who stole the pone is so dump and cant even know how to install or uninstall apps
How do you know that shes that dumb?
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How do you know that shes that dumb?
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been monitoring the account not a single extra app installed
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sadly i dont live in the US so all these things are impossible , police wont do **** here , i'm still waiting for plan b to lock on gps but still no email , i'm keeping the gmail account still on the phone because it has no valuble info except for the contacts which are already backed up , and the person who stole the pone is so dump and cant even know how to install or uninstall apps
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If you don't know how to use a smartphone, why steal one. She must be stupid.
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iKoolkid said:
If you don't know how to use a smartphone, why steal one. She must be stupid.
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Pretty stupid to steal it at all.
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Lookout Plan B
iKoolkid said:
If you don't know how to use a smartphone, why steal one. She must be stupid.
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resell value is pretty high though
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resell value is pretty high though
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Not for stolen phones. Bad ESN if its CDMA or lock it down by calling the carrier if GSM.
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Not for stolen phones. Bad ESN if its CDMA or lock it down by calling the carrier if GSM.
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nope. you sell it on ebay b4 the phone gets locked down and profit
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nope. you sell it on ebay b4 the phone gets locked down and profit
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Shouldn't be too hard for the poor sap who buys it to get a refund through PayPal.
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Shouldn't be too hard for the poor sap who buys it to get a refund through PayPal.
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It could also be sold on craigslist.
Prey is worth checking out
It's worked for me before
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if only some one made an app that will look for a contact name and send an sms to it and the user can save that predefined contact to google contacts which will sync to the phone
so if the app is looking for Joe123 all you have to do is create a new contact in google contact with Joe123 and input you second phone number
then wait for it to sync with the stolen phone then install that app which will send you an sms with the theif number and possibly GPS if available
and once you get that number you can install androidlost and start controlling the phone
thats just an idea and i hope some one will make it true one day
I think the one WiredPirate linked to should work..
You can still install apps via the online play store can't you? Then why can't you install avast?
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If I purchase a T-Mobile Note that has a bad IMEI since it was listed as stolen,can I still use it on At&t?
There is a guy who claims to have lost his original Note,called in his Note as stolen and got a different one from T-Mobile.Now he is selling the original one he said he found for a good price.
I already have the At&t i717 version but At&t has me purchasing a data plan just to be able to use it.I hardly use the data at all and just need talk and text since I'm always near a wi-fi spot.
Would the T-Mobile Note with the blacklisted IMEI work on At&t's network?
How much is he asking ??
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How much is he asking ??
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$250.
AW: [Q] Tmobile Note with bad IMEI used on At&T?
Don't buy stolen things! It's lkke you stole it and illegal too.
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Threads such as these are not allowed on XDA. I suggest you tell him to return it and not to steal.
Hello
I was wondering if someone can help me.
I have an xperia Z on contract and 3 weeks ago i lost it and claimed a new one on insurance only to find the original one 6 days later at my mums house. Is there anyway i can unblock the original one so it will take a sim again and be fully functional?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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Not anything you can do yourself, no. A network block can only be removed by the network.
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Yes u can, sell it outside the country Should work then. It should also work in other network once sim free. It got blocked by imei number, depending on insurance company, only one or all networks in ur country. Should work in other network in other country.
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bwhahahahahahaha....stop it with the story...just say i am trying to scam and figure out the best way...lmao
Call up your network first and see what they say; they may be able to unblock the other one if you really wanted to, but your best option would be to sell it online to someone out of the country. :good:
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bwhahahahahahaha....stop it with the story...just say i am trying to scam and figure out the best way...lmao
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Tell me about it
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Google is your friend.
Some insurance company's will place a imei block on the phone. Allegedly when the stolen/lost phone is used it will register with the insurance company.
This is only what I have heard.
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Hi, I got my gf an note 4 on criagslist, its a T-Mobile note 4 anyways i can't get the damn thing to connect to LTE on tmobile network. did the apn thing. loaded back to stock firmware. took it to Best Buy had them put it to stock firmware at samsung center. still no LTE. and the phone get drop call while in the car moving around. What can i try? oh what i notice is. the imei number on the phone *#06# is different than the one on the back of the phone sticker. So i read around and people telling me it could be a bad baseband and i should try reflashing my baseband. Should i try that? Please give me some idea to try. Right now its on the N910TUVU1C0D6 Baseband version. 5.01 Android version. kernel 3.10.40-4739134 [email protected] #1. Please guy, let know what i can do to fix this problem for her. Already go a new sim card. let me know Thanks.
Anyone?
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Anyone?
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Cod6 is the latest modem.. and firmware
Have your tried deleting your apns and creating a new one??
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Flashvetrin said:
Cod6 is the latest modem.. and firmware
Have your tried deleting your apns and creating a new one??
Flashvetrin
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Yes I have. Still not getting LTE.
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Yes I have. Still not getting LTE.
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Sounds like the device is unlocked from a different carrier and was sold to you labeled incorrectlly..
Therefore the frequincy your on is different..
Curious download ookla speed test and tell me what your download speed is..
Flashvetrin
Hspa+ connection is very unstable. Not usable. But highest I got was 5 down n 1 up
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Hspa+ connection is very unstable. Not usable. But highest I got was 5 down n 1 up
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Your not on the right bandwidth.
And to be honest with the imei sticker switched out i have no idea who your main carrier could be..
Or how to identify it.. im surprised you got samsung service center to flash any firmware on the device.
And that it didnt soft brick[emoji32] unless it is a tmo and has hardware damage..[emoji33]
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Yeah..... it sucks. Stuck with the phone I guess..
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Yeah..... it sucks. Stuck with the phone I guess..
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I wouldn't give up so easy, I'd take it up to tmobile and complain about their service. Don't mention where or how you got the phone just tell them that you won't continue to pay for what you're not receiving. I have a feeling they may just exchange it for you to keep you as a customer.
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I wouldn't give up so easy, I'd take it up to tmobile and complain about their service. Don't mention where or how you got the phone just tell them that you won't continue to pay for what you're not receiving. I have a feeling they may just exchange it for you to keep you as a customer.
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Hope they dont run the tag..
That could end up bad.....
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You could actually check what the original carrier was by going to your settings then about phone an getting the imei from there, then head over to imeidata.com put your imei in and it will tell you if it's blacklisted as well as where it's original carrier was and many other things hope you figure something out OP
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You could actually check what the original carrier was by going to your settings then about phone an getting the imei from there, then head over to imeidata.com put your imei in and it will tell you if it's blacklisted as well as where it's original carrier was and many other things hope you figure something out OP
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Sorry imeidata.net not .com
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W3TH3KINGzz said:
You could actually check what the original carrier was by going to your settings then about phone an getting the imei from there, then head over to imeidata.com put your imei in and it will tell you if it's blacklisted as well as where it's original carrier was and many other things hope you figure something out OP
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Sorry imeidata.net not .com
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The above is true and good advice..
There are cases of damaged boards and new marriges of the mb and main board where they may not match i hope such is not the case..[emoji4]
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Flashvetrin said:
The above is true and good advice..
There are cases of damaged boards and new marriges of the mb and main board where they may not match i hope such is not the case..[emoji4]
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Thanks I hope he doesn't come into that type of problem either haha that would really suck :/
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