Hi there,
I have had a razr i (XT890 UK) for a few years and use it as a backup phone when travelling. When recently in Argentina I had the phone and a load of computer equipment stolen, luckily I had Cerberus installed on my phone and located the thief and managed to get a search warrant served on his house by the police and recovered all my equipment! But, now back in the UK the phone won't register on any UK networks. I just looked at the baseband and it appears to have been flashed to one called SUNRISE_SMB_REV30_V2_R3_ENZO_1251.B_SEC. Does anyone know if it's possible to flash my phone back to factory settings and functioning on a UK network, or if I should just forget about it?
Many thanks for any advice.
Yes, that should be possible. Have a look at the radio flashing thread and extract the radio image from an rsd lite zip file. I don't know exactly how it works, but it should be manageable
It could also be blocked if you've reported your phone lost or stolen to your insurance company or mobile network.
Thank you, i'll give it a go. I did report the loss to my mobile carrier since my sim card was in the phone but i didn't report thr phone's imei as stolen since there was a remote chance that it might get returned. Hopefully the flash of the BB will return it to life. Thanks again for the feedback, much appreciated.
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and today when I was looking into unlocking my phone, I noticed that the system IMEI is different from the IMEI label on the back of the phone.
I am using a deep shining ROM. did the ROM flash over the IMEI or was my phone just messed up to begin with?
also is there a soft method of finding out whether or not my phone is already unlocked?
Sorry to say but that guy messed your over by changing the IMEI. Flashing a rom doesn't do anything to IMEI, special tools and software CAN change it, and that is what this guy did. You can't do anything to change that, as changing IMEI is downright illegal and you dont want to get caught up in that.
As for finding out if its unlocked, take another companies SIM CARD, ie if you are with ATT, go and get a Rogers, or whoever else uses a SIM CARD, and find out if it will work in the phone.
so, it is quite possible that this phone is stolen? damn... what are the potential consequences of that? if he switched the original IMEI to the current one that I have, what if someone legitamately uses the imei on the same network, am I going to be screwed?
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so, it is quite possible that this phone is stolen? damn... what are the potential consequences of that? if he switched the original IMEI to the current one that I have, what if someone legitamately uses the imei on the same network, am I going to be screwed?
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No you will not get screwed. {Unless you really want to; then I'm sure we can arrange for it}
IMEI {International Mobile Electronics Identification} Numbers are uniqe to every phone, but the network does not {& I believe Cannot} read the IMEI. ESNs {Electronic Serial Numbers} are a different thing, as the CDMA networks use this # to Identify the devices network authenticity {in other words: Whether or not it's authorized to use the network}. GSM {Global SIM Management} Phones rely on the SIM card to authenticate the devices access to the network. An IMEI is never sent thru the network! That's like posting your social security # online {Mine's 420-69-840} About the only time that a false IMEI is a problem, is when you need to get it unlocked {as you are trying to}; or if you need to report it stolen/lost. If the latter is the case then you will need to provide the authorities with both IMEIs. This is in case the person that has it removes the label in the back. For unlocking the device, you need to give the # that's in the software; as this is the only # the phone knows. Oh yeah, You can't send it in to get HTC warranty service either
Have you tried asking the person you bought it from about this? I would!! I would want to know why he did it, how he did it, & where the other # came from. It is a possibility that he had replaced the Mainboard with another unit, but he should have changed the labels at the same time. I have done this with a few phones {combine a couple bad ones to make a good one}, but I always ensure the IMEI or ESN matches on the back & in the software! If you believe you were defrauded, then contact the authorities & explain it to them. If there is another phone with the same IMEI, they should be able to tell you.
It might either be that he changed the main board or the cover itself.. (hopefully he did not steal it..)
I wouldnt worry too much about it though. Just go with the IMEI that is displayed on your screen not on the back of the phone.
well i tried to get an unlock code by using the IMEI read off the system page on my diamond and the guy couldnt get aan unlock code; is there anyother way to get the correct code>?
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so, it is quite possible that this phone is stolen? damn... what are the potential consequences of that? if he switched the original IMEI to the current one that I have, what if someone legitamately uses the imei on the same network, am I going to be screwed?
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Hi,
Maybe it is or it isn't (but it is possible). It depends on which country that person bought this phone and maybe he used warranty service. I had this issue myself.After 2 month My Diamond didn't recognize my simcard, i sent it for warranty and when it came back GPS didn't work. so i sent it again , when i received it, at repair center they said that they replace mainboard, so imei changes and i received written document that they replaced mainboard (my back panel imei and the imei that phone shows are different now).
for checking it , Goto this site : http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr
enter both imei and check them, if both are for diamond i think your mainboard is changed before, but if the imei that phone shows is belong to another handset (for Ex : a nokia one or another htc model) i can say 99% percent your phone is stolen.
i'd probably bet he's bought an "original" housing from auction site. i've done it many of times but i usually rip the imei sticker off, bear in mind the imei on the diamond is only on a metal plate, he may have forgot to change this part, he may have damaged his old imei sticker/plate, as stated above he may have changed his main board also, there is many possibilities.
don't worry about it, if your still a bit worried try the CheckMEND online service here:
http://www.checkmend.com/uk/
It costs £1.99 per go, (which you'd want to do both imei's) but you get a certificate telling you wahts dodgy or not about your phone.
it a great service if you feel a little worried.
Hi guys!
Is there a possibility of retrieving the phone using the IMEI number? I ran out of luck and lost my phone. Someone may have stolen it for sure cause I could no longer reach it anymore when i tried dialing the number....
You could try using Plan B to locate it. Install it remotely from the Market web interface.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
if you give your phone imei to officials I am sure they can locate it by using imei if someone put his simcard to your phone it is possible to locate his location as he turned up the phone...
I issued a complaint writ regarding stolen phone few years ago and they had found it!
good luck...
This is why you get insurance on the phone, tell the police about it and go through the case, you have to give them the IMEI number and you might possibly get a new phone, or they'll try to find it.
Good luck mate, this is why I take my extra phone out with me when I'm out Wouldn't want to lose a device this expensive
Hi
Can anyone shed some light. My SGN suddenly lost the ability to make phone calls ('Mobile Network Not Available' message), cannot connect to wireless network and cannot connect to mobile data. I rooted it about a week ago and it has been fine up until now.
I tried unrooting, re-rooting, re-flashing current firmware (LA6) and reflashing just the radio (LA4). All processes were successful but didn't fix the issue. I tried a different SIM, but no dice!
Is there anything else I should try? Does it look like I have a hardware problem?
Thanks.
Further info - switching to GSM Only has restored mobile internet and wireless network connection (?????? WTF???) BUT cannot make a phone call.
Help please.
Sort of the same problem over here, only Emergency CALLS. Sim slot looks defective. Tried everything. Thickened the SIM, Flashed stock and rooted roms with Odin and Mobile Odin. Several factory resets and wipes. Sim is ok, using it in another phone now. Other sim also doesn't work.
I sort off solved my own problem while leaving myself with a worse one!
Pushing my panic to one side, I discovered that I had wireless and bluetooth but no phone, text or mobile internet.
I checked online to discover it had been blocked!
Phone was a private sale so back to first owner to get network details and see if he has done anything silly - like report it lost or stolen!
Arghhhhhh!
Probably wanted to use his insurance and claimed it stolen. You're screwed I'd think
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I think in this instance PayPal is my friend!
Seller also didin't strike me as problematic as criminals don't normally provide fully verifiable contact details. If it was malicious I'll have revenge!
I have a Samsung i9000T that I recently bought from a lady who said she forgot her password to it so she couldn't unlock it. So I bought it and tried factory resetting it so I could sell it to a friend of mine who wants to upgrade from an iPhone 3G. Well factory resetting did nothing, I did some digging and found out that it's a common problem for i9000's to have a csc file corruption. So I decided to flash, via odin, a stock firmware to the device. The firmware I decided on was a UK firmware because I couldn't find an american firmware for it. The flash was successful and I was able to boot the phone no problem. A weird thing was that all of the lady's data was still on the phone, so I contacted her and told her I could backup all of her pics and give them to her, which she happily said yes to. After that, I rooted the phone and installed cwm and then flashed Slim rom android 4.2.1 to the device. I then put a backup sim of mine in the phone and tested the phone. The problem I am having is I don't get any signal on the phone what so ever. I have all the ATT apn's on the phone and they look to be correct.
My question is, having flashed a UK firmware before anything somehow messed up the ability to connect to ATT here in the USA? And what course of action should I take to correct the issue with no signal? My friend is in the military and is being mobilized on the 1st of march so I would like to have a working phone for him before then as I will not see him for some time after.
Any help will be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Just a question, has she ever reported it stolen? Has the IMEI number been blocked?
Find out the IMEI number and contact the original Network Supplier that the phone was used on and as them to check this. They'd be able to tell you if there are any issues.
Not trying to worry you but it happened to me. I had to return the phone.
I know the imei, but I don't know the original carrier for the phone... I assume it was ATT because that is the dominant carrier in my area. I'll get in touch with the lady I bought it from and see for sure.
On another note, I've tried testing the internal antenna by inserting a wire into the external port, but still no signal.
I'm going to try completely starting over and see how it goes this time.
Ok, so this thread can be closed now. I've solved the problem.. and feel like such a noob for some reason I was kinda spot on with what i thought was wrong but I had such a hard time finding files to fix it... untill i found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494493
AMAZING guide. Fixed my problem right up. Running 3G here in Texas on ATT. My friend will be so happy that he gets to take an android back over-seas with him.
Thanks to all of those who helped, I greatly appreciate it.
I recently bought a second-hand S10 off eBay with the intention of refurbishing it. The screen was badly damaged and I was able to fix it. The phone runs as it should but it turns out it has an issue. Whatever sim I put inside, It doesn't recognize it, Defaulting to Emergency calls only. At first, I tried checking the IMEI number to see if the phone was blacklisted; From what I could find nothing really helped. One website said that Telstra had blacklisted it in 2021 and most of the others said that it was clean with an expired warranty. (IMEI: 354616100350193) I am currently installing Aussie (TEL) firmware onto it to see if that helps due to the fact that it had Baltic (SEB) firmware on it. I'm not sure if the phone is locked to Telstra though, as I put in a Telstra sim and it also couldn't recognize that. Here is where it gets weird. I ended up trying to root the phone but forgot to flash an RMS disabler and the phone got bricked. I used Odin to reflash the Baltic firmware onto it and alas, it booted again, This time it had a data connection though. I used it for a while but then had to call someone, they picked up and we both said hello; Then the phone hung up and the issue started again. Somehow calling someone made the phone bug again but messaging that same person and using data didn't?
TL;DR: So the phone is capable of reading the sim but chooses not to, and somehow bricking it fixed it until I called someone.