Is there a way to change the country code so chromecast can give me the offer of 3 Free months of Google music:
I don't live in the US. My chromecast report country code as from US and I can't redeem this promotion.
The only way I can think of is to use a VPN and Factory Reset the CCast...
I think it uses the serial number anyhow and then cross references that serial number with where it was sold to. If you bought it from a Canadian retailer than its good. If not then it won't offer you anything. That's how it was when I redeemed my $20 Google play gift card at least.
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I think it uses the serial number anyhow and then cross references that serial number with where it was sold to. If you bought it from a Canadian retailer than its good. If not then it won't offer you anything. That's how it was when I redeemed my $20 Google play gift card at least.
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I think it uses your device (or chromecast) ip too.
The only way might be using VPN or proxy.
From my own tests and what I've seen reported by others who tried to get this promotion and also the $20 Google Play Store promotion, it goes strictly by serial number. If your CC serial number is in the right range, you can get the promo. If not, no amount of fooling around with VPNs, country codes, or Google+ accounts will get it.
The serial numbers are regionalized, so Google can tell the country of sale from the serial number, and promotions can be restricted based on country of sale.
I can tell it's not restricted only to chromecast serial. I tried in 2 different chromecasts, both bought in US and none got the promotion.
Well if they are going by Serial number then changing the country code doesn't matter...
But remember you can change the country code via IP on a reboot because all the UK folks who bought US CCasts got the UK COuntry code on the first reboot after they implemented the Country code system.
It goes by CC serial, I live in Israel and the promotion worked. It's a bi tricky:
- For the first part just go to the link.
- We don't have google music here so for the second part I had to use hola chrome extension to simulate US IP.
- For the last part you need a google account which is defined as US and may also need a Google Wallet with a US address (had one from when I bought my nexus 4's so it was already set up).
Then you can use that account on your phone with the play music and enjoy the 3 months of all access.
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Hello,
Is there a way to change the IMEI number on an HTC device using freely available tools?
I have down-graded the ROM of my device and its no longer CID-locked.
Then I tried to use Rascal's tool (based on his post which says that you don't need credits to change IMEI), but apparently while you indeed don't need credits, you still need the dongle.
Ordering a dongle seems like a rather inconvenient method, I would have ordered his/her tool already if it was available for sale online, but a dongle seems rather odd in this time and age of purely electronic commerce.
Can aWizard, or any of the other tools available somewhere help to manually change the IMEI?
And if you're wondering WHY I need to change the IMEI:
1) I live in Turkey
2) The administration in this country decided it was better to inconvenience legitimate users of cell phones acquired abroad, rather than actually muster the resources to find and prosecute the people who really do steal, clone, and smuggle phones illegally into the country
3) This amazing administration has just shut off my phone with a 24 hour (how gracious is that!) warning
4) Being a non-paranoid person (BIG mistake for Turkey), I don't keep my purchase receipts etc., so I have no way to prove I have legally purchased this phone, except for a credit card transaction and online receipt, which they don't have the "brains" to figure out
Yes, yes - I know I need to upgrade my country. Sadly, I don't know of any other countries which would just let me immigrate into. So, if anybody here has ideas/procedures for fixing an IMEI without using commercial tools (or by using electronically delivered commercial tools), PLEASE let me know.
Oh, and next time I'm abroad, I'm FOR SURE getting a foreign line, and using that in Turkey to roam, instead of dealing with this despotic state nonsense.
anyone who wants there imei changed you have found your solution here...
this allows you to CID unlock and chnage imei number so if your phone imei is blocked by network from turkey or anywhere then this is for you..
all you need is a phone that is either broken but not stolen or a phone that is on another network....
valid imei is needed for this to work...
any phones imei number can work as long as its not blacklisted or stolen...
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You will need to buy the programme from me...
only £5
thats uk pounds...
very cheap who wants it ???
100% working, ill email u the info once payment is confirmed
garanteed to change ur phones imei if stolen or blacklisted....
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1. is this legal? I don't think so...
2. does posts like this are allowed on this forum? I don't thinks so too...
Keef CID > smells copper to me...
Get off!
Save your money, check http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=60087 instead.
IMEI changing is illegal in many countries, but for some countries that block IMEIs on phones not purchased within that country (e.g., Turkey), there's no alternative. Better check the laws in your country first!
er, what??? :shock:
Good luck with that Keef, I hope you can get a signal for GPRS from your prison cell.
Up to 5 years at her Majesty's Pleasure for owning or possessing equipment, wether software or hardware based in the UK.
Police have recently raided various addresses of people advertising blocked phones on Ebay, so advertising that you have the facility to illegally unblock them is not a good idea.
Everyone know that Google give you US$25 credit when you purchase Nexus 7 and you get the notification that US$25 is in your payment option of Wallet account. But you can not use it when you want to purchase applications. I try to send three mail to Play support and get nothing positive replay.
Finally the grey US$25 credit is due to my fault to register my home address as TW when I open the wallet account. As soon as you register the country then you can not edit it to US. Therefore you can not use this US$25 credit in US because I register TW as my home address. This is not related to you use US IP address or not when you want to purchase application in Play store.
So, take my advice. If you want to open a new wallet account, just make sure you register your home address as US country. If you register any country other than US, you can not get it back to US. BTW, you need the US IP to register the home address as US.
Someone say you can reset the Nexus 7 and then register with other GMail account then you get extra US$25 credit. I follow this steps and open a new Wallet account with US address as home address. I just receive a mail that I have activated a Nexus 7 with this GMail account but I wait over 24 hours, I do not get the mail of US$25 credit as other GMail address I use no-US home address.
It is pity that Google does not settle agreement with Taiwan authority about the refund policy of payment, so I can not purchase application in Taiwan. My situation now is I have US$25 credit as optional payment but it can expense in Taiwan market ONLY. I have to wait until Google have agreement with Taiwan authority. Please note that this US$25 credit is ONLY valid until June 30, 2013.
I had no issues with the credit and my address is registered as in Australia.
The credit automatically appeared without any changes or intervention by me.
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Same here...
I registered it in HK. And the credit was OK for a while. But someday Google start enforcing the so called home address, my credited is locked up. And I have no way to use it unless I went back to HK maybe.
This is really ..., while Google has not warning or give not way to alter that setting once it is done. And to be honest, the CS provided by Google is useless... they could only do copy&paste.
Hell, I never received a mail about those $25
It is shamed that Google lock the modification of home country, so its gift is not valid for people outside US.
I just put this thread to warn people to set home country as US when you sign in Wallet account if you want this credit become valid for purchasing on Play Store.
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Same here...
I registered it in HK. And the credit was OK for a while. But someday Google start enforcing the so called home address, my credited is locked up. And I have no way to use it unless I went back to HK maybe.
This is really ..., while Google has not warning or give not way to alter that setting once it is done. And to be honest, the CS provided by Google is useless... they could only do copy&paste.
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Registered in UK. Received credit in UK.
michaelkenward said:
Registered in UK. Received credit in UK.
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+1
Must just be certain countries, but it's certainly not US only.
wjr002 said:
I had no issues with the credit and my address is registered as in Australia.
The credit automatically appeared without any changes or intervention by me.
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Australian here too and received the Google play just fine
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As the subject stated, HTC USA sells the HTC One phone (UNLOCKED & with US Warranty) DIRECTLY from their website for $599, much cheaper than buying from Expansys or Amazon.
However, HTC USA only ships to the billing address of the credit card. I cannot do this because I am not home during weekdays and the package will get lost for sure. I called HTC USA Shop and they told me I cannot provide different shipping and billing address. So buying from HTC directly is out of question.
So.. anyone know?
lanwarrior said:
As the subject stated, HTC USA sells the HTC One phone (UNLOCKED & with US Warranty) DIRECTLY from their website for $599, much cheaper than buying from Expansys or Amazon.
However, HTC USA only ships to the billing address of the credit card. I cannot do this because I am not home during weekdays and the package will get lost for sure. I called HTC USA Shop and they told me I cannot provide different shipping and billing address. So buying from HTC directly is out of question.
So.. anyone know?
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Actually, I had originally ordered a dev version from their website. I have arranged with my credit card company to have an authorized alternate delivery address (my workplace). I called them up and they manually edited my order to go to my workplace.
I had second thoughts and went with a T-Mobile branded version (so I cancelled my order), but IIRC the order forms at LetsTalk (who actually sells for HTC) showed the new address.
Anyway, it can be done.
lanwarrior said:
As the subject stated, HTC USA sells the HTC One phone (UNLOCKED & with US Warranty) DIRECTLY from their website for $599, much cheaper than buying from Expansys or Amazon.
However, HTC USA only ships to the billing address of the credit card. I cannot do this because I am not home during weekdays and the package will get lost for sure. I called HTC USA Shop and they told me I cannot provide different shipping and billing address. So buying from HTC directly is out of question.
So.. anyone know?
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Go ahead and order from the HTC store, after they ship and provide tracking info go to the Fedex or UPS website and select 'customize delivery' or 'change delivery' and select 'hold for pickup' at a Fedex/UPS office near you. When the package arrives they will hold it at the office and call you, then go pick it up.
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Go ahead and order from the HTC store, after they ship and provide tracking info go to the Fedex or UPS website and select 'customize delivery' or 'change delivery' and select 'hold for pickup' at a Fedex/UPS office near you. When the package arrives they will hold it at the office and call you, then go pick it up.
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Oh wow, I didn't know you can do this for both FedEx and UPS. Thanks for the advise!
Do I have to do something special to get this customized delivery? Example:
- Pay extra?
- Need to open a business account?
Nope, doesn't cost extra. It's free because it saves the driver a trip to your home.
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Oh wow, I didn't know you can do this for both FedEx and UPS. Thanks for the advise!
Do I have to do something special to get this customized delivery? Example:
- Pay extra?
- Need to open a business account?
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For UPS, there is a $5 fee to change the delivery address. Putting it on hold is no charge. You have to sign up for their premium service (don't recall what it is called), but it is free.
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For UPS, there is a $5 fee to change the delivery address. Putting it on hold is no charge. You have to sign up for their premium service (don't recall what it is called), but it is free.
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I created an UPS account and able to login. Interestingly, under "My Profile", UPS told me I "don't have an account". So how come I can login, Mr. UPS??
This is turning to a headache...
lanwarrior said:
I created an UPS account and able to login. Interestingly, under "My Profile", UPS told me I "don't have an account". So how come I can login, Mr. UPS??
This is turning to a headache...
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how about asking a friend to buy the phone for you and pay them back?
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I created an UPS account and able to login. Interestingly, under "My Profile", UPS told me I "don't have an account". So how come I can login, Mr. UPS??
This is turning to a headache...
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Because you have a profile but not a UPS shipping account number. Don't sweat it, just call them after you get tracking info, they will setup the hold.
lanwarrior said:
I created an UPS account and able to login. Interestingly, under "My Profile", UPS told me I "don't have an account". So how come I can login, Mr. UPS??
This is turning to a headache...
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It took a day for my account to start working.
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It took a day for my account to start working.
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Just a quick update - after so many days, I still don't have a "UPS Account number". At least that what is shown under "My Profile". The online account IS created though, since I can login.
Interestingly, according to this page (http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/sri/member_premium_member.html), the UPS MyChoice ALLOWS "Re-delivery to different address" for a fee.
So just clarification: for "Redelivery to different address", it looks like I have to call and no need to create an online account?
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Just a quick update - after so many days, I still don't have a "UPS Account number". At least that what is shown under "My Profile". The online account IS created though, since I can login.
Interestingly, according to this page (http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/sri/member_premium_member.html), the UPS MyChoice ALLOWS "Re-delivery to different address" for a fee.
So just clarification: for "Redelivery to different address", it looks like I have to call and no need to create an online account?
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I have that option via online. UPS sends me an email when something is due in. I think if you can log in, you should be good to go.
Which store can I buy one?
lanwarrior said:
As the subject stated, HTC USA sells the HTC One phone (UNLOCKED & with US Warranty) DIRECTLY from their website for $599, much cheaper than buying from Expansys or Amazon.
However, HTC USA only ships to the billing address of the credit card. I cannot do this because I am not home during weekdays and the package will get lost for sure. I called HTC USA Shop and they told me I cannot provide different shipping and billing address. So buying from HTC directly is out of question.
So.. anyone know?
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Hey all,
I'll be in LA for a couple of days (I'm Brazilian) and I want to buy one HTC One. As I don't have american credit card I'll need to buy it in some store. I wanna buy one without carrier. Can anyone tell me where I should go (good price)?
Thanks!
lanwarrior said:
As the subject stated, HTC USA sells the HTC One phone (UNLOCKED & with US Warranty) DIRECTLY from their website for $599, much cheaper than buying from Expansys or Amazon.
However, HTC USA only ships to the billing address of the credit card. I cannot do this because I am not home during weekdays and the package will get lost for sure. I called HTC USA Shop and they told me I cannot provide different shipping and billing address. So buying from HTC directly is out of question.
So.. anyone know?
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Did you read my former post? Doesn't that work for you?
I ended up getting mine from TMO (and I'm glad I did because of the AWG modem), but when I had my dev edition on order in May, I was able to call HTC and request that they ship my phone to my work address.
You have to first arrange with your credit card company to make the alternate address a valid shipping destination. After that you can use that address rather than your home address.
You do have to call HTC (how primitive!) to set up the delivery address.
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Did you read my former post? Doesn't that work for you?
I ended up getting mine from TMO (and I'm glad I did because of the AWG modem), but when I had my dev edition on order in May, I was able to call HTC and request that they ship my phone to my work address.
You have to first arrange with your credit card company to make the alternate address a valid shipping destination. After that you can use that address rather than your home address.
You do have to call HTC (how primitive!) to set up the delivery address.
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I did, but my post was from June 2013 and I ended up buying the S4 Active.
Hey, just bought a Tmobile tab s2 9.7 T817T off of craigslist today for $200.... good deal I think even for a wifi model.. BUT.. it's blocked/blackslisted, Tmobile says large balance owed and the guy I bought it from won't call me back.(go figure)_ So.. I'm fine with using with wifi but I've read about rooting and changing the IMEI .. Anyone have experience with this? I've got 2 Tmobile one unlimited numbers.. and they are now offering a 3rd unlimited LTE for free and this would be perfect for the tab s2.
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Hey, just bought a Tmobile tab s2 9.7 T817T off of craigslist today for $200.... good deal I think even for a wifi model.. BUT.. it's blocked/blackslisted, Tmobile says large balance owed and the guy I bought it from won't call me back.(go figure)_ So.. I'm fine with using with wifi but I've read about rooting and changing the IMEI .. Anyone have experience with this? I've got 2 Tmobile one unlimited numbers.. and they are now offering a 3rd unlimited LTE for free and this would be perfect for the tab s2.
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I believe it is against XDA policy to discuss about changing IMEI and fix blacklisted devices (for obvious reasons, of course).
I hope you can find help somewhere else....
The bad news is that T-mobile is unlikely to restore that IMEI unless someone pays the tab. You might be able to press them on the fact that you are now the owner of the device, but they are unlikely to bend. However, the blacklisting likely only impacts its use on T-mobile since it is for non-payment, not theft, so you might be able to use a pay as you go SIM card on a different LTE network to get service on it.
Worth a shot, and if it still doesn't work, you can always sell the card or use it on a difference device.
As an aside, this is why you ALWAYS check the status of an IMEI before buying, though as you said, $200 for a WiFi only Tab 2 is still a great deal.
On a related item, how would one protect oneself in this situation? I often buy older phones from craigslist and ask the seller to meet me at an ATT store where the device can be examined and I get a chip from the vendor (we are after all inside the ATT Store).
Also, when I sell a phone, I meet the buyer at an ATT Store and ask them to check or bring their own chip so ensure all is clear
Would that have worked in this case?
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On a related item, how would one protect oneself in this situation? I often buy older phones from craigslist and ask the seller to meet me at an ATT store where the device can be examined and I get a chip from the vendor (we are after all inside the ATT Store).
Also, when I sell a phone, I meet the buyer at an ATT Store and ask them to check or bring their own chip so ensure all is clear
Would that have worked in this case?
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The SIM card has nothing to do with it - the blacklist involves the device's IMEI. If you are in the store, you can ask the rep to check and see if the device is flagged or if the seller has an unpaid balance. However, T-Mobile has a nasty habit of not immediately blacklisting devices until months later, leaving a window during which the device will work and appear clean, even to service reps, but get kicked off later.
Doing deals at a carrier store is a good idea, though. Most carrier reps can tell you fairly quickly if a device is going to work on their network or not, and even lend you a SIM card to try it out.
There are sites that you can use to check imei including swappa :
https://swappa.com/esn?esn
How much help they really are I dunno.
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On a related item, how would one protect oneself in this situation? I often buy older phones from craigslist and ask the seller to meet me at an ATT store where the device can be examined and I get a chip from the vendor (we are after all inside the ATT Store).
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There are sites that you can use to check imei including swappa :
https://swappa.com/esn?esn
How much help they really are I dunno.
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Swappa's IMEI check is not completely reliable, as it checks for blacklisted devices only. It cannot check if the device has unpaid balance. T-mobile's IMEI check actually includes the information if the device have unpaid balance. So, checking the device on t-mobile site makes it safe enough. I don't know if AT&T provides the same.
https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/72842?start=0&tstart=0
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However, the blacklisting likely only impacts its use on T-mobile since it is for non-payment, not theft, so you might be able to use a pay as you go SIM card on a different LTE network to get service on it.
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I bought my tablet from Craigslist myself. I knew it had unpaid balance, when I checked. But I didn't care since I only wanted to use on WiFi, with some cosmetic defects paid only 150$. It has been working without issue as a WiFi only tablet. I didn't even insert any sim card, for fear that t-mobile might block it !
To protect yourself is pretty simple. With the device in hand ( IMEI) at time of purchase, call customer services using your own phone and request that you are adding another device to your line, give them the IMEI number and have the device setup on your line. Now if something goes wrong in two weeks time, its too late for the them to blacklist it now since you have already added this device to your line via correct channels. Basically from the moment the phone or devices' imei is put in your name then it cannot be reversed or blacklisted afterwards. I use this method all the time and dont need to meet seller in store etc.