Hello everyone,
I have an att s5 that somehow got water in it, and now its dead...
So, i checked around and bought a bad imei s5 (not stolen, just has a balance due) that was in perfect condition (physical) and I'm trying to swap my old clean water flooded s5's imei with this one that has bad imei. I've googled around and found some sites and videos here and there but I wasn't sure if i should trust them so I am asking if anyone here has any experience,
thanks.
I may be wrong, but writing or changing the IMEI is illegal, and if that is the case you won't get much help here.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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Hi people I just bought an used Samsung Galaxy S, and I'm worried about the seller, the item works perfectly but I mostly bought it to use it as a game console, means I wont be using it as a cellphone of have a SIM card on it, it's just for WIFI navigation, to listen music, etc.
Since I (We) can't trust people over the internet, the seller will probably will call his/her old cellphone company and ask to block the cellphone by the IMEI, what would happen if I change the current IMEI to "000..000" or any other random number, will the cellphone work even if the seller told his/her company to block the cellphone, as I said before i just will use it for entertainment, not for making calls so it wont be connected to the network.
I'm asking this because my sister bought a cellphone 1 year ago and it was working as usual for 2 weeks or so then it got blocked by the company because the seller blocked the cellphone by IMEI on his cellphone company.
Thanks in advance for any kind of help.
Changing your IMEI is illegal.
If you're worried about the seller, why in the world did you buy it? Seriously.
Maybe the seller didn't contact the carrier about the IMEI, but the person who it was stolen from did. Maybe something to think about.
Like Electrotune said changing the IMEI is illegal (and I doubt anyone would help you with this).
Also you have to understand the IMEI is not just a text file where you change you can probably corrupt it but not change it.
By the way why would the seller do this? Did you buy it from ebay or from someone on the street? There is always some sort of protection if you bought it from ebay for example or used your credit card.
I think you are going the hard way about this....
K.
Why on earth would the seller report the phone stolen after he voluntarily sold it to you? Unless.... the seller stole the phone and you feel the price was so good because of it. And you think the person who was robbed of his phone will report it stolen.
Which means you knowingly bought a stolen phone. And why would you buy a 580 dollar smartphone to use ONLY as a gaming system? There arent that many awesome games for Android.
So who cares if the IMEI is blocked for you stolen phone. If your not going to put a sim in it and use it as a phone it wont matter. Keep enjoying your stolen phone!
I bought several used phones in my life, including galaxy s and my imei was never blocked. I think they do it only when the phone is reported stolen. Why would the seller do that? And even if he did, you go to your network operator and show him the papers that you bought the phone legally.
Wouldn't a tegra2 tablet be much better for gaming? Or even an iPod Touch? There are better games for iOs and an iPod Touch would be cheaper...
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I think the TS is asking for a "how-to" to circumvent theft reporting. This topic should be closed.
radekgers said:
I bought several used phones in my life, including galaxy s and my imei was never blocked. I think they do it only when the phone is reported stolen. Why would the seller do that? And even if he did, you go to your network operator and show him the papers that you bought the phone legally.
Wouldn't a tegra2 tablet be much better for gaming? Or even an iPod Touch? There are better games for iOs and an iPod Touch would be cheaper...
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Actually it happens quite a lot. They buy on contract, sell the phone for a couple of hundred just low enough to make it sweet but not to low to arouse suspicion and then state a non recoverable (non PayPal) payment method. It is a well known scam. Some also do it o
utr of sheer malice for not getting the price they wanted.
The above comment still applies though in the first instance as doing this is fraud and theft from the supplier.
Sheer malice aside, why people do it? They get some kind of insurance money or something? Aren't they afraid that the buyer may make some kind of problems? Like go to the police.
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First of all, changing imei isn't illegal everywhere, but to answer you question if the operator blocks ypur imei you will be able to use it as a game console, as they pnly block the network functions (and not the phone)
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Hmmm. I smell horse processed oats in this "use it for gaming" pile...
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ManuCasas said:
Hi people I just bought an used Samsung Galaxy S, and I'm worried about the seller, the item works perfectly but I mostly bought it to use it as a game console, means I wont be using it as a cellphone of have a SIM card on it, it's just for WIFI navigation, to listen music, etc.
Since I (We) can't trust people over the internet, the seller will probably will call his/her old cellphone company and ask to block the cellphone by the IMEI, what would happen if I change the current IMEI to "000..000" or any other random number, will the cellphone work even if the seller told his/her company to block the cellphone, as I said before i just will use it for entertainment, not for making calls so it wont be connected to the network.
I'm asking this because my sister bought a cellphone 1 year ago and it was working as usual for 2 weeks or so then it got blocked by the company because the seller blocked the cellphone by IMEI on his cellphone company.
Thanks in advance for any kind of help.
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hum weird, weird, wierd..... why would you care changing the imei anyway?, if the provider lock it, as you said you won't use the phone part.
Or maybe, you simply try to do a makeup of a stollen phone.... (...since you don't trust the seller, why should i/we trust you?...hum??? fishy anyway)
In all case it's illegal.
I own a Samsung. Gs myself from my carrier its clearly not stolen but I must admit I would like to know this myself
Although I want to know purely out of curiousity and in the case my phone got stolen
In summary it can be done
Is it an easy process because I bloody well hope not
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If you just wanted something for gaming, why not buy an iPod touch or something? or a PSP Go or w/e
Why indeed!
People are always asking why one would want to change her IMEI other than for illegal reasons. I've got a perfectly legal reason that I share with a rapidly increasing number of others. I changed carriers and want to sell my old phone. I have no idea who will buy it or for what purpose they will use it. Doesn't it seem obvious that I would be utterly foolish to leave anything on that phone that could be traced back to me?
If I can't remove its past link to me I simply will not be able sell that phone without the potential of unthinkable liability (indefinite imprisonment without any due process in the U.S. were it used by the buyer for the purpose of terror.) That currently indelible link to me is its IMEI!
Or you could just get a receipt.......
To remember the most important thing: Your Samsung service center might not accept your phone for repairing. e.g. My Galaxy Tab which has replaced motherboard got bricked. The helper in Hong Kong required a proof that why the IMEI got changed. Fortunately I brought my repair description from another Samsung service center.
Hi everyone,
maybe you could help me
I bought Samsung Galaxy Note from Ebay, I noticed that IMEI on the box and on the sticker behind the battery is not the same as on the phone itself.
The IMEI on the sticker behind the battery is the same as on the box.But if i check
*#06# on the phone it is not the same IMEI.
???????
The guy I bought it from, claimed the phone was brand new.
kluikis said:
Hi everyone,
maybe you could help me
I bought Samsung Galaxy Note from Ebay, I noticed that IMEI on the box and on the sticker behind the battery is not the same as on the phone itself.
The IMEI on the sticker behind the battery is the same as on the box.But if i check
*#06# on the phone it is not the same IMEI.
???????
The guy I bought it from, claimed the phone was brand new.
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It could be a innocent mistake, say the seller had checked the devices and mistakenly replaced them in the wrong box.
The ultimate question is how much you paid for it. If it was really cheap, then you have to ask the question why?
Maybe its a refurbished one, and somehow he has managed to get some boxes.
Me being the suspicious type, i would return it!
But hey, i could be wrong
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It could be a innocent mistake, say the seller had checked the devices and mistakenly replaced them in the wrong box.
The ultimate question is how much you paid for it. If it was really cheap, then you have to ask the question why?
Maybe its a refurbished one, and somehow he has managed to get some boxes.
Me being the suspicious type, i would return it!
But hey, i could be wrong
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It wasnt that cheap.
if device was mistakenly replaced in the wrong box that really would not be the issue for me.
The problem is,
Sticker with IMEI under the battery is same as on the box, but not the same as on the phone if i put *#06#.
kluikis said:
It wasnt that cheap.
if device was mistakenly replaced in the wrong box that really would not be the issue for me.
The problem is,
Sticker with IMEI under the battery is same as on the box, but not the same as on the phone if i put *#06#.
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It sounds fishy to me. Someone could have changed the phone imei
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*Replaced nv_data.bin maybe. I dont know whether its possible.
*Does the *#06# IMEI begin with 35 ?
It might be the default Samsung IMEI showing up as a result of a corrupt efs partition.
kluikis said:
Hi everyone,
maybe you could help me
I bought Samsung Galaxy Note from Ebay, I noticed that IMEI on the box and on the sticker behind the battery is not the same as on the phone itself.
The IMEI on the sticker behind the battery is the same as on the box.But if i check
*#06# on the phone it is not the same IMEI.
???????
The guy I bought it from, claimed the phone was brand new.
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I would complain, return and buy from somebody else.
All three numbers should match on a brand new phone. If the sticker doesn't match the read out, then somebody messed with low level software or hardware, e.g. taking the case from one phone and sticking into it the hardware from another...
Just my two cents..
kluikis said:
It wasnt that cheap.
if device was mistakenly replaced in the wrong box that really would not be the issue for me.
The problem is,
Sticker with IMEI under the battery is same as on the box, but not the same as on the phone if i put *#06#.
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Defiantly return it. I cant think of any legitimate reason for it to be like that.
Refurbished unit? Maybe!!!
That means someone has been doing something with this phone for sure.
Anyone could tell me where I should be looking for warranty void sticker on my Galaxy Note as I suspect that one is missing too.
Most likely you won't find that sticker - it's often inside the phone, between two parts of the phone case. Not knowing what you are doing when taring apart, you just rip the sticker in two pieces and Samsung techs will notice.
Besides - Return it. ^^ (could be stolen)
kluikis said:
Hi everyone,
maybe you could help me
I bought Samsung Galaxy Note from Ebay, I noticed that IMEI on the box and on the sticker behind the battery is not the same as on the phone itself.
The IMEI on the sticker behind the battery is the same as on the box.But if i check
*#06# on the phone it is not the same IMEI.
???????
The guy I bought it from, claimed the phone was brand new.
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Hello.. please I have the same issue with Infinix smart 5, the wired things is that when I use IMEI gotten through *#06# to verify the phone on IMEI.Info. the results show empty. But the imel on the stickers on battery cover bring out full results of the phone. Am really confused
have anyone ever experienced a loss of emei number on this phone?? Just wondering because Im going to buy one off craiglist and you never know.of course ill tryy sim card before buying but you can never be too sure..I know with samsung galaxy s 4g it was better to backup that folder..I currently have a mytouch 4g and it doesnt really apply to the mytouch.thanks any info would be helpful
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Yes, there were reports of IMEI being either lost or changed to some strange one (probably by flashing some quirky rom). But there was some relatively easy method of restoring it. Anyway, what I would suggest is checking the IMEI on the box, on the sticker under the accu, and in the software (*#06# on the keyboard for a quick check) - if any of the three is not matching then I would be double cautious
Thanks people haven"t even try to help,I know EMEI is sensitive stuff.but what you meant on the box? And What you meant on the sticker accu? Where is that located..sorry for these question i know hacking but not these type of stuff
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When you buy new phone it is in a box. Such box should have a sticker on it where the IMEI should be clearly visible. I realise that you are buying second hand but probably you will get the phone in original packaging.
The second place where IMEI should be visible in a sticker under the battery, i.e. open the phone, remove the battery and you should see it. You will have to do this anyway to insert SIM card.
The last place is the software. Turn on the phone, start the dial pad and then 'dial' the number I have shown you before. Alternative way would be to enter menu and look for it in the phone information section.
Thanks man yeah ill go 2 for 3 since i probably wont get it in original package.under sticker and in the about phone info etcc
Thanks again dude.
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hello evrybody
please help me to get my htc work
i bought that phone online and when i receive it i cannot put any sim
went to mobile shop they say the phone is block and is useless
what can i do please
thanks
Try to contact previous owner and see why it is blocked. You can't do anything so best of luck.
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usually they didnt pay the bill or the phone was reported stolen. i dont think anyone has every found a fix for this so your best bet is to sell it on ebay for parts (dont be a jerk, not saying you are, but report that it has a bad imei so the next fellow knows what hes in for)
or even better try to return it to the jerk who failed to tell you
Hello and thank you for reading,
Short(!) background
As the title suggests, I managed to wipe my IMEI number after fooling around with Roms a few months ago - no backup etc. To add salt to the wounds, I also managed to break the screen prior to this and chose a third party repair service which effectively replaced some parts whilst also removing the little sticker with the IMEI / Serial number which seems to be oh-so-ever important.
Before judging me, I acknowledge that I'm an idiot, and this was my first smartphone and I tend to skip the fine-prints.
Issue
Basically, I know that I'm screwed, and therefore I'm trying the phone off for repair. However, I've noticed, through rejeciton, that it seems to be illegal under UK law to do an IMEI-restore if I cannot prove that the IMEI correlates with my serial number. I've checked my receipts as well as the box in which the phone came, and on these I can only find an 11 digit serial number, whereas the only one I can find on my phone through settings-> about device-> status is 16 digits.
Is there any way I actually prove that this serial number is connected to my own IMEI, or at least the 11 digit serial number?
Thanks in advance ,
Kasi
In that situation it doesn't matter what number you have on the box they will just replace the motherboard
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nateboi81 said:
In that situation it doesn't matter what number you have on the box they will just replace the motherboard
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Thanks for your reply,
Unfortunately, due to the previous third party repair coupled with the unknown IMEI I've been told that no repair services will touch the phone. So unless I can prove that it is indeed mine, it's pretty much an expensive, and rather crappy mp3 player at the moment :/
I'm sure you'll be able to find a shop somewhere that will do it. Just tell them what happened. Not sure what a motherboard replacement costs
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if you have read the WARNING+GUIDE POST you would restore it without any problem...
try to find on websites on your country peoples that sell your type of phone which have other problems and sell them cheaper, and have a working motherboard....