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Change IMEI on phone?

Hey,
ok this is my problem, my provider is starting to get IMEI crazy. If you don't have an IMEI that is of a known model in their stock, you cannot use their data plans and what not...
So i need to figure out some way of changing the IMEI on my phone. I know this was possible before, I did some reasearch but found nothing for WM6 devices.
Anybody know anything that can lend me a hand? thanks!

maybe this will help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=274860

Exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks buddy!

Just make sure you read everything ... you don't want to kill your phone.

Always do . But nonetheless, that is always good advice.

Be advised that there maybe legal consirns doing this in some countries..

hav0c said:
Be advised that there maybe legal consirns doing this in some countries..
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Im FULLY aware of that

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why would u wan to mobile bt?????

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How safe?
How safe...meaning legally and tracking ip address is downloading a torrent on wmtorrent?

kuztardd said:
to save on personal bandwidth and probably other legal reasons
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i loled ^^

Safe?
Is this legally safe?

beatitrat881124 said:
Is this legally safe?
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rly , sometimes its just faster to get somthing on ur phone to get it with wm torrent then downloading with torrent program on pc > connecting > copying

beatitrat881124 said:
Is this legally safe?
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Absolutely not.
With your PC, they have your IP and MAC address. Then, they should ask to your provider to give them your personal informations.
With your phone, they have your IP, IMEI and phone number... that's way easier to know who you are.
However, using bt to download illegal stuff is... obviously always illegal!

This thread makes me giggle. No one can find me, because I'm not on a plan, so no one knows that the IMEI and number belong to me. Free wi-fi ftw as well.

lol and it just gets better when u take out ur sim card

[email protected] said:
However, using bt to download illegal stuff is... obviously always illegal!
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Not really, it's just what you download.
Yeah wmTorrent is the only one for Windows Mobile.

Can you somehow change the way wm torrent registers itself to trackers? Meaning I want the tracker to think that I'm using uTorrent or BitComet, because some trackers only accept a small number of clients...

orelsi said:
This thread makes me giggle. No one can find me, because I'm not on a plan, so no one knows that the IMEI and number belong to me. Free wi-fi ftw as well.
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Interesting... here in Italy, when you buy a SIM card (either on a plan or not) you have to give all your infos (Passport ID, name, surname, etc)
DeeChan said:
Not really, it's just what you download.
Yeah wmTorrent is the only one for Windows Mobile.
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Yeah, that's why I said "using bt to download illegal stuff is...". Obviously, if you download a Linux Distro, for example, it's totally legal!

[email protected] said:
Interesting... here in Italy, when you buy a SIM card (either on a plan or not) you have to give all your infos (Passport ID, name, surname, etc)
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This will be implemented in Bulgaria by the end of the year. The Government already passed the law .

[REF] Reset IMEI to factory default

If you want to return the original IMEI then you must do this before reading the manual.
You must have root on your device to continue this manual.
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This manual does not show how to change IMEI!
It is only shows how to return the factory default IMEI on Samsung.
Tested and works on the following devices:
Samsung GT-I9000
Samsung GT-I9001
Samsung GT-I9003
Samsung GT-I9100
Samsung GT-I9103
Samsung GT-I9220
Samsung GT-N7000
Samsung GT-P1000
Samsung GT-P6200
Samsung GT-P6800
Samsung GT-P7500
Samsung GT-P7510

Is that YOUR IMEI #?

ragin said:
Is that YOUR IMEI #?
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This is a factory default IMEI on Samsung GSM\3G module.

I thought every device has a specific IMEI

Better way would be to backup your /efs folder WITH the right permissions, then restore them back.

Anonymous, are you joking? because this is the better way to be blacklisted by your provider and samsung won't help you. ..

geek78 said:
Anonymous, are you joking? because this is the better way to be blacklisted by your provider and samsung won't help you. ..
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Provider can only block you number or IMEI. In my country IMEI 004999010640000 works fine on 2 big providers and there is no blacklist. In many European and Asian countries (like Russia and China) is no IMEI blacklist at all.

Just do a Quick search in the forum and you Will understand

geek78 said:
Just do a Quick search in the forum and you Will understand
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If you dont need to reset default IMEI just do not pay attention to this topic.

problem with saying "default IMEI" is that most would read that to mean the original that their phone came with. You should really amend your first post to warn that this will set some "generic" IMEI and may be illegal or at least invalid for use in countries where the carriers are may block an IMEI. This would be true for the UK and probably many other countries as there is a requirement for carriers to block handsets that are reported stolen.
As already mentioned, best to backup your /efs and save it onto your SD and PC so that it can be restored should you need it.
Dave

Oh dear, this makes absolutely no sense! The IMEI is the unique identifier of the phone, and it has to be unique in an network of a mobile phone operator! This means: As soon as more than one user follows your hint, the phones will not work any more!
The guide is a direct way to brick your phone! Don't use it!

RiverSource said:
Oh dear, this makes absolutely no sense!
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So don't use it.
RiverSource said:
The IMEI is the unique identifier of the phone, and it has to be unique in an network of a mobile phone operator! This means: As soon as more than one user follows your hint, the phones will not work any more!
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Who tell you this bull****? Thousands of people in China, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine use the same IMEI like 135790246811220 (on some china phones) and did not block anyone so far.
RiverSource said:
The guide is a direct way to brick your phone! Don't use it!
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Do you even read the red text in the beginning of the thread? Or you just need to speak out nonsense?

what is a non sense is to not explain on the 1st post to don't do that in the major countries (it is prohibited in most countries, this IMEI number is nothing in most countries, this IMEI number will be blacklisted in many countries, Samsung will refuse to honor the guarantee ...)

anonymous572 said:
Who tell you this bull****? Thousands of people in China, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine use the same IMEI like 135790246811220 (on some china phones)
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Yes, and thousands of people in China, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine are posting in threads like "Help! My IMEI is 135790246811220 and the phone does'nt work!". There is a special website only dealing with IMEI 135790246811220 and how to workaround the problem (BTW, the solution is: Throw away the phone).
Anyway: Why the hell should I go for a default IMEI?

You guys are being curbside techs.... listen this is a generic imei Samsung uses for all their radios and devices before they started doing indevidual imei for devices. It is not illegal it is your device do what you want with it. Leave it to the user to figure out their laws. When was the last time a imei was used to catch a fraudster? Cell tower triangulation is how we do it.
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The debate is unnecessary because the method SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK. It may or may not work if certain further steps are performed (e.g. manipulation of md5 checksum and backup files). But the simple replacement of nv_data.bin does not change the IMEI. At least not on my phone.

RiverSource said:
Oh dear, this makes absolutely no sense! The IMEI is the unique identifier of the phone, and it has to be unique in an network of a mobile phone operator! This means: As soon as more than one user follows your hint, the phones will not work any more!
The guide is a direct way to brick your phone! Don't use it!
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Works for me and I'm sure thousands of others as well. It'd say logic dictates you sir are wrong.
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@jason
And why does not work for me? I replaced the file (verified by checking the date). Following the reboot, the IMEI was the same. I think a md5 check failed and a backup was installed or something like that.

megapimp said:
You guys are being curbside techs.... listen this is a generic imei Samsung uses for all their radios and devices before they started doing indevidual imei for devices. It is not illegal it is your device do what you want with it. Leave it to the user to figure out their laws. When was the last time a imei was used to catch a fraudster? Cell tower triangulation is how we do it.
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pfff In your contry (if your contry doesn't use CEIR) maybe but NOT in many contries !!
If you speak french : http://www.journaldunet.com/0305/030515phonesec.shtml
My last GS2 (a used one) was in fact stolen : blacklisted by IMEI ....

Ok, maybe its working or not or whatever ... it doesn't matter. Again:
Why the hell should I reset my IMEI?
Can anyone give an answer that makes sense?

Re-obtaining a bootloader code from Huawei

Hi all,
Back when the P20 Pro was released and Huawei was still offering codes, I obtained one.
However I cannot for the life of me remember what I did with it, now a recent flash (my fault) of a service firmware, relocked my bootloader.
Do you think Huawei will give me my code again? Seeing as they aren't actually unlocking a new device or one out of the grace period back in July?
Who would be best to contact to check?
UK based.

I doubt that. But anyway, Huawei is doomed and so i suggest you wait. Maybe they will reopen bootloader unlocking

The Restless Soul said:
I doubt that. But anyway, Huawei is doomed and so i suggest you wait. Maybe they will reopen bootloader unlocking
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I'm not trying to obtain a bootloader code for the first time.
Simply trying to have the same one they have provided again.
Telling me to get a new phone isn't helping pal

dladz said:
I'm not trying to obtain a bootloader code for the first time.
Simply trying to have the same one they have provided again.
Telling me to get a new phone isn't helping pal
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If they replaced your motherboard then they changed the IMEI too, which means you need a new bootloader unlock
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Ok so, i highly doubt they will give you the unlock code for your phone since they don't provide bootloader unlock codes, but you can give it a try using Hicare

The Restless Soul said:
If they replaced your motherboard then they changed the IMEI too, which means you need a new bootloader unlock
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Ok so, i highly doubt they will give you the unlock code for your phone since they don't provide bootloader unlock codes, but you can give it a try using Hicare
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What are you talking about?
I did not say I sent my device to them? I said I couldn't find the unlock code they sent me??
You're making things up.
Please don't worry about replying. This thread already looks mental.

I'm in the same boat. I'm so sure I saved it somewhere, but just can't find it now.
And what the heck is The Restless Soul on about? He's either on drugs or having a stroke, it's really weird.

Muscar said:
I'm in the same boat. I'm so sure I saved it somewhere, but just can't find it now.
And what the heck is The Restless Soul on about? He's either on drugs or having a stroke, it's really weird.
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No idea mate, but if he wants to share some of them there drugs I'll clear my schedule..
Did you call them?? Are you UK based??
They said they'd call me back but nothing.
Sorry that you've got the same thing but I'm kind of glad I'm not the only one..
Next time I call I'm mention I'm not alone. Calling tomorrow

So the unlock code depends on your IMEI, serial and product ID right - so it doesn't matter if the OS is upgraded?
I have my unlock code from March 2018 when I got the phone.

a500user2013 said:
So the unlock code depends on your IMEI, serial and product ID right - so it doesn't matter if the OS is upgraded?
I have my unlock code from March 2018 when I got the phone.
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That's correct.
However if you rebranded by funky Huawei then your code will have altered and you won't be able to reuse it..
If you didn't, or you used the guide I worked on then you'll be fine..
Can I ask, how did you obtain the code? What method of delivery did they use?? I've checked every email I own and found nothing..
So it must have come up on screen during the unlock process, im annoyed at myself for not making a note, I didn't imagine I'd ever need it again..
That being said, this is my data which I obtained from Huawei and by law in entitled to a copy of it.
So they are obligated to assist.

dladz said:
That's correct.
However if you rebranded by funky Huawei then your code will have altered and you won't be able to reuse it..
If you didn't, or you used the guide I worked on then you'll be fine..
Can I ask, how did you obtain the code? What method of delivery did they use?? I've checked every email I own and found nothing..
So it must have come up on screen during the unlock process, im annoyed at myself for not making a note, I didn't imagine I'd ever need it again..
That being said, this is my data which I obtained from Huawei and by law in entitled to a copy of it.
So they are obligated to assist.
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I haven't rebranded at all.
I wrote to Huawei customer service:
I got an email on 12/04/2018 from [email protected] from 'Sandra'
Does that help?

a500user2013 said:
I haven't rebranded at all.
I wrote to Huawei customer service:
I got an email on 12/04/2018 from [email protected] from 'Sandra'
Does that help?
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So to confirm you obtained a bootloader unlock code via email?
If so then that's good. That's a definite communication and I can obtain that from them for myself.

dladz said:
So to confirm you obtained a bootloader unlock code via email?
If so then that's good. That's a definite communication and I can obtain that from them for myself.
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So I think there was meant to be a self service page
It never worked for me so I emailed them and gave them the above info. They wrote back with the code in an email, yes

a500user2013 said:
So I think there was meant to be a self service page
It never worked for me so I emailed them and gave them the above info. They wrote back with the code in an email, yes
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Ah I see, the self service page worked for me first time.
Either way it's still a correspondence so I'm still obliged to have that information..
Cheers.

Date 12th April 2018 , for the correspondence. That was the time they closed giving bootloader codes out.?
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Limeybastard said:
Date 12th April 2018 , for the correspondence. That was the time they closed giving bootloader codes out.?
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Cheers pal, I got mine a few months before that.
Haven't heard back from them..
Proper scumbags man. Hate them.

dladz said:
Cheers pal, I got mine a few months before that.
Haven't heard back from them..
Proper scumbags man. Hate them.
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They are , I agree. Karma will get them in time.
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Limeybastard said:
Date 12th April 2018 , for the correspondence. That was the time they closed giving bootloader codes out.?
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I think it was around then, but perhaps end of April? I know I got in before anyone else.
There did use to be a website which would generate the boot codes for around 10EUR I think?

a500user2013 said:
I think it was around then, but perhaps end of April? I know I got in before anyone else.
There did use to be a website which would generate the boot codes for around 10EUR I think?
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I don't think those avenues work anymore.
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Question [CLOSED] IMEI Repair

Hi!
Xiaomi 11T Pro I use it.
How to do Imei repair on this phone.
Can I do this via computer?
Sorry for the bad English I'm using translation.
Thank you for your help!.

efui0 said:
Hi!
Xiaomi 11T Pro I use it.
How to do Imei repair on this phone.
Can I do this via computer?
Sorry for the bad English I'm using translation.
Thank you for your help!.
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What happened?
It doesn't happen by itself.

NOSS8 said:
What happened?
It doesn't happen by itself.
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My phone's IMEI number has been stolen. There is no solution for this situation in my country and soon my phone will be turned off.

efui0 said:
My phone's IMEI number has been stolen. There is no solution for this situation in my country and soon my phone will be turned off.
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Complain to the services concerned and prove with the phone bill that the Imei numbers are yours.
Then with the documents attesting to your good faith, contacted Xiaomi and your phone can be sent to a repair center for the necessary modifications.

Ha ha. looks like dude has bought a cheapo stolen phone from some crook and now has pita instead.

Venomphone said:
Ha ha. looks like dude has bought a cheapo stolen phone from some crook and now has pita instead.
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Hahaha

efui0 said:
My phone's IMEI number has been stolen.
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Greetings. While we appreciate your inquiry, and allow IMEI repair discussion, we do not allow discussion on changing the IMEI since this practice is illegal
in many countries, as is stipulated by XDA Rule #9:
9. Don't get us into trouble.
Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things which will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably shouldn't do it here either. This does not mean that we agree with everything that the software piracy lobby try to impose on us. It simply means that you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with the legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users and those that write great code.
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As was stated earlier by one of our esteemed RC's:
NOSS8 said:
Complain to the services concerned and prove with the phone bill that the Imei numbers are yours.
Then with the documents attesting to your good faith, contacted Xiaomi and your phone can be sent to a repair center for the necessary modifications.
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This is likely your best avenue to find a legal resolution, and not to get XDA in any sort of legal trouble.
Thank you for your understanding. Thread closed.
-Regards: Badger50