Hello,
I bought a used phone in Canada (almost brand new). It is blue 6/128GB variant. In the blue backplate, and in the One UI about phone it says SM-N960U and in both areas it has the same IMEI number. The back glass looks original.
But when I do a IMEI lookup online it says SM-N960W (used more than one site) and the phone is not blocked.
Is this normal?
Install the app "phone info samsung" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
It should give you all the answers
tippytaps said:
Hello,
I bought a used phone in Canada (almost brand new). It is blue 6/128GB variant. In the blue backplate, and in the One UI about phone it says SM-N960U and in both areas it has the same IMEI number. The back glass looks original.
But when I do a IMEI lookup online it says SM-N960W (used more than one site) and the phone is not blocked.
Is this normal?
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the user probably flashed U or u1 firmware using patched Odin. which you can revert if the need be. general discussion and guides section has the how to.
but from what i gather you are in the states? so actualy keeping it as U might be beneficial for you...
anyways W and U (or u1) are all the same phone hardware wise. if ure happy with it and its working good then that shouldn't be an issue. unless its not payed off and once it comes to term and balance is not payed, it will get black listed and carriers will stop it from operating in their network.( so check esn state.)
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Snowby123 said:
Install the app "phone info samsung" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
It should give you all the answers
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acctualy it will just read what's flashed. so...
eg: if its a true W and someone flashed U firmware with patched Odin, then that app will report it as a n960u because it just reads what firmware resides on it.
IMEI can't be changed by firmware, it can only be permanently change by changing QCN & CERT, which will not work on you Note 9, so far.
I remember there were Xposed modules changing IMEI, but not permanently, just as an overlay.
Factory reset, upgrading to newer versions, debloating your phone.
Of course your real IMEI will show up simply.
You don't have to worry about your IMEI locationg another varian, I had similar experience, sadly their info about my variant was wrong.
Check your bootloader, it can not be faked.
Mohamedkam000 said:
IMEI can't be changed by firmware, it can only be permanently change by changing QCN & CERT, which will not work on you Note 9, so far.
I remember there were Xposed modules changing IMEI, but not permanently, just as an overlay.
Factory reset, upgrading to newer versions, debloating your phone.
Of course your real IMEI will show up simply.
You don't have to worry about your IMEI locationg another varian, I had similar experience, sadly their info about my variant was wrong.
Check your bootloader, it can not be faked.
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none of what you mention is the subject at hand. he is wondering that MODEL he has.
moreover talking or suggesting about changing imei is not aloud on xda.
he did say that during a imei check online it was linked to apparently a different model than he thinks he has.
bober10113 said:
none of what you mention is the subject at hand. he is wondering that MODEL he has.
moreover talking or suggesting about changing imei is not aloud on xda.
he did say that during a imei check online it was linked to apparently a different model than he thinks he has.
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What's the sexiest IMEI number on a device you have ever owned? I had one back in the UK once and the last 4 or 6 digits were all 1s.
In regards to op phone being blacklisted, do Canadian carriers share IMEI list with USA carriers? I was under the impression that only the originating carrier could blacklist the device only on their Network.
I only a couple more years ago , there was news that USA carriers shared their IMEI blacklisted numbers. But wasn't aware that for example, a T-Mobile blacklisted device could still work on att .
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What's the sexiest IMEI number on a device you have ever owned? I had one back in the UK once and the last 4 or 6 digits were all 1s.
In regards to op phone being blacklisted, do Canadian carriers share IMEI list with USA carriers? I was under the impression that only the originating carrier could blacklist the device only on their Network.
I only a couple more years ago , there was news that USA carriers shared their IMEI blacklisted numbers. But wasn't aware that for example, a T-Mobile blacklisted device could still work on att .
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zeroes..
many holes.
my thoughs are that blacklisted imeis are like bad credit...
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My phone has been repaired and IMEI number has changed.
I need to reinstall the old IMEI number.
Does anyone know how to do that?
It's illegal and you can't.
Your phone hasn't been repaired, it has been replaced, hence having a new IMEI.
Well, weather it's illegal or not really depends on where you are. There's no law in Bolivia for example that prevents it...
But seriously, unless you want to (try and) deceive your carrier there is no valid reason for a consumer to need to change the IMEI.
What problems are you experiencing with your new phone that you want to address?
i used have problem with my touch screen. htc fixed my problem but they changed my imei number.
i am using this phone in turkey and i registered with old imei number.
i just want to replace new imei number with the old one.
You can't. Why can you not just tell them your new IMEI?
I need a new bill for the new IMEI number.
but i don't have
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I need a new bill for the new IMEI number.
but i don't have
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Type *#06# into your dialer for your IMEI number
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I need a new bill for the new IMEI number.
but i don't have
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or take off the battery, the new IMEI code is there with the serial number too.
i think what he ment is that in order to register a new IMEI he needs some prooving documents for the phone (AKA measure agains registering stolen phones)
It's not illegal to change IMEI #s in the U.S. We don't blacklist GSM phones, so thieves have no reason to change IMEIs. I want to know how to do it, though, because I think it is bull**** that AT&T tries to charge different data rates based on what kind of phone you have rather than how much data you actually use. They don't seem to be forcing the AT&T branded nexus ones onto the more expensive data plan yet, but there's speculation that it's only because they don't yet have the IMEIs in their database.
So please drop the legality comments and post if you have something useful to add.
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It's not illegal to change IMEI #s in the U.S. We don't blacklist GSM phones, so thieves have no reason to change IMEIs. I want to know how to do it, though, because I think it is bull**** that AT&T tries to charge different data rates based on what kind of phone you have rather than how much data you actually use. They don't seem to be forcing the AT&T branded nexus ones onto the more expensive data plan yet, but there's speculation that it's only because they don't yet have the IMEIs in their database.
So please drop the legality comments and post if you have something useful to add.
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Hey dickhead drop the attitude. There was nothing like your elaboration in the op and you seem to have gained some insight that we're not privy to.
You jump in to a thread and start firing off, how about you have a little respect eh?
the regulations in Turkey state that you can register 1 imported cellphone in every 2 years, so once you use that, you are stuck with it for 2 years..its legal to change IMEI numbers until you get detected and the only consequence is that they block that IMEI number as well, nothing major..
you can change IMEI numbers for many other brands, I'm sure there is a way to do that so if anyone has an answer, I'd like to know as well in case I need it someday
Call HTC and tell them you need documentation and why. They should be able to provide it to you, OP.
And to the other guy... we have rules on this forum. One of them is that we don't do illegal ****, or teach others to do it. If AT&T disagrees with your sensibilities, change to another carrier. AT&T sucks anyway.
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Hey dickhead drop the attitude. There was nothing like your elaboration in the op and you seem to have gained some insight that we're not privy to.
You jump in to a thread and start firing off, how about you have a little respect eh?
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If there's a dickhead in this thread it's the one spouting off because they think they were disrespected.
I wasn't even thinking about your post when I wrote mine. I get tired of IMEI-changing threads being effectively shutdown when someone makes a big deal over legality because it's illegal where they live and they assume it is everywhere. In plenty of the world it is not illegal and there are good reasons to want to do it to phones you legitimately own.
If there was any "attitude" at all in my post it was animosity towards carriers. I had no attitude towards any posters in this thread. I was even polite, saying please when asking for the legality comments to be dropped.
Changing IMEI Nos.
Lets forget about who is being nice and not nice and get to the subject matter at hand: changing IMEI numbers. I am interested in changing the IMEI number of my Nexus One.
I understand that changing the IMEI number is not illegal in the US (where I reside) and many other countries. So, can anyone point me in the right direction?
Regards,
Delafield
The problem with posting information like that is that it IS illegal in alot of countries. Where is XDA hosted? Who owns and runs it and what country are they in?
In many countries posessing the tools to change and IMEI is also illegal. So if someone were to start posting information it might not be illegal for you readers in the US, but it sure would be to have the information here for anyone hosting/runing/administrationg the forum in a country that it is illegal.
Bottom line is, its not about you, its about the people who run this forum and the rules they have decided to operate it under. You might think its just anal posters shutting down IMEI questions, but in fact they're being helpful by efectivly saying 'its illegal in many countries so you wont find the answer here'. I'm sure if you search there's many threads about IMEI closed by mods.
Having said that, if you are looking for that kind of information you are probably better off asking one of the many 'unlockers'. They would know about the security used on the Nexus and if its at all possible - AND if not illegal for them to help you they might do.
An IMEI # is a hardware generated number, and it is hard-locked to your device. Cant be changed, and even if it could there are no assurances that you wont duplicate a number out there already.
Whoever claimed changing IMEI's in the US is not illegal is wrong.
You are changing the IMEI to trick your network provider to steal services. This is fraud AND theft. It is most DEFINITELY illegal!
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An IMEI # is a hardware generated number, and it is hard-locked to your device. Cant be changed, and even if it could there are no assurances that you wont duplicate a number out there already.
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Actually on some phones its burned into OTP - but thats really rare these days. Its more often stored in a signed phone specific area (which also holds the simlock info) which isnt touched by any firmware updates. To change it you need to break that security or find some hole. As manufacturers make their phones harder and harder to unlock this secure area becomes harder and harder to change.
Most sim unlocks these days come from service centers, so although you can see _most_ phones out there can be simunlocked hardly any of those have had their secure area broken open.
Also the IMEI isnt used as a unique identifier for any network operations, so duplicating the numbers isnt a 'technical' problem.
But you can see from the above why even if it was legal its not easy and sometimes not even possible.
I need to change IMEI number for the following reason: I have an old phone that runs on a very good Sprint plan. However, when I bought a new phone (Nexus S) and wanted to replace my old phone, Sprint told me I need to change my plan too (with an 80% increase in monthly bill). So now that I have two phones in hand, I wanna copy my old phone's IMEI into the new phone and start using it as if I'm still using the old phone.
Please help!
I just bought a Nexus 6 on Ebay, but I had problem register it on motorola.com. I went on live chat support with a Motorola representative, and according to her (her chat name is Alistair) "IMEI will come from the service provider upon activation of the network." This make me very confusing. I believe that IMEI should be come from manufacturer. Can anyone confirm this?
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I just bought a Nexus 6 on Ebay, but I had problem register it on motorola.com. I went on live chat support with a Motorola representative, and according to her (her chat name is Alistair) "IMEI will come from the service provider upon activation of the network." This make me very confusing. I believe that IMEI should be come from manufacturer. Can anyone confirm this?
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IMEI is associated with the device. On Android 6.0, you will find it under Settings/About phone/Status/IMEI information
Never heard of that one! IMEI is unique device number and it comes with every device, regardles of service provider, so I have no idea what she was talking about.
Maybe your phone was already registered before if you have bought 2nd hand or refurbished device...
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IMEI is associated with the device. On Android 6.0, you will find it under Settings/About phone/Status/IMEI information
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I gave her the IMEI number under setting->"IMEI information", but she said it is invalid. She assisted me to contact my service provider for a valid IMEI.
cucaido said:
I gave her the IMEI number under setting->"IMEI information", but she said it is invalid. She assisted me to contact my service provider for a valid IMEI.
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Unfortunately your service provider will not be able to help with a "valid" IMEI number. As mentioned previously, the IMEI number is specific to the device and does not have anything at all to do with your service provider (carrier).
Sounds like some one reported the device stolen and then changed the IMEI to an invalid one and then sold it.
As stated above the IMEI is hardcoded to the phone. It is basicly the serial number of the board in the phone. This information is stored on the EFS partition for other devices. Not sure where it is stored on the nexus 6 yet.
On the Nexus 6 it's called EFS too. At least that's what TWRP offers to backup.
cucaido said:
I just bought a Nexus 6 on Ebay, but I had problem register it on motorola.com. I went on live chat support with a Motorola representative, and according to her (her chat name is Alistair) "IMEI will come from the service provider upon activation of the network." This make me very confusing. I believe that IMEI should be come from manufacturer. Can anyone confirm this?
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Motorola websites ( uk,usa,canada,brazil,india,middle east) etc. only accept imei numbers from devices which are bought form their spesific region. For example, If your devices' origin is from Brazil, you need to register it from moto brazil website, otherwise you can run into such stupid issues with other motorola region support girls Since they dont have a clue of what they are talking about, never bother with them. You can find the origin of region on the original device box. If you dont have the box, check www.imeidata.net , motorola warranty. That site will give you enough information about the origin of your device, helping you register it with a certain motorola website. Hope it helps.
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Hi dear Developers,
Recently i've purchased an used Nexus 6. When i insert the SIM, it recognizes the phone carrier, i get 4G network working fine and SMS also. But i can't make/receive calls.
The previus owner sad that only a few carriers worked. I ignored it because i tought i could solve this by flashing the N6 stock image. But i already did that and the problem persist.
What could it be ?
I've already flashed :
5.0 (LRX21O)
5.1.1 (All carriers except T-Mobile US) (LMY47Z)
5.1.1 (For T-Mobile ONLY) (LYZ28N)
5.1.1 (For Project Fi ONLY) (LVY48I)
6.0.1 (MOB30D)
6.0.1 (MOB30I)
Please help me! I've spent more than 1 month of my salary.
Thanks to all! :good:
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Was it blacklisted? Is it complete stock? I mean if you flashed complete stock then its probably a board.
Edit: did you wipe data and cache?
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Was it blacklisted? Is it complete stock? I mean if you flashed complete stock then its probably a board.
Edit: did you wipe data and cache?
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what do you mean with "blacklisted"?
Yes, I guess it was complete stock (I downloaded directly from google developers: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images).
I wiped cache and did factory reset after one of my many stock flashes.
If the original owner knew that the Nexus only worked on a few carriers, that is a sign that the Nexus' IMEI has been blacklisted on certain carriers in your area. In other words, the original owner neglected to keep up with the payments on his device, and thus the carrier has blocked the device's access to the network. While it could be a fault in the mainboard, the fact you can receive a 4G signal means the SIM card tray is functioning properly along with the radios, making it unlikely to be a hardware fault.
Contact your carrier. Give them the IMEI of the Nexus, and they will tell you if the device is blacklisted. If it is, find a different carrier or else try and get your money back.
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what do you mean with "blacklisted"?
Yes, I guess it was complete stock (I downloaded directly from google developers: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images).
I wiped cache and did factory reset after one of my many stock flashes.
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Yep just like Strephon said it is always good to do a swappa check before you buy. If its branded to a carrier which its not (being a nexus) then I usually ask the former carrier if it was blacklisted before I buy.
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Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If the original owner knew that the Nexus only worked on a few carriers, that is a sign that the Nexus' IMEI has been blacklisted on certain carriers in your area. In other words, the original owner neglected to keep up with the payments on his device, and thus the carrier has blocked the device's access to the network. While it could be a fault in the mainboard, the fact you can receive a 4G signal means the SIM card tray is functioning properly along with the radios, making it unlikely to be a hardware fault.
Contact your carrier. Give them the IMEI of the Nexus, and they will tell you if the device is blacklisted. If it is, find a different carrier or else try and get your money back.
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Is it possible to use 4G and send SMS even with a blocked IMEI?
I tought it wouldnt recognize my SIM if it was blocked.
There is any possibilities to remove my IMEI from the blacklist?
(I know it shouldnt help, my carrier here in Brazil is VIVO)
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Is it possible to use 4G and send SMS even with a blocked IMEI?
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No. And neither 2G nor 3G will function, so forget that.
II thought it wouldn't recognize my SIM if it was blocked.
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You thought wrong. The SIM would be recognized, but it simply won't function.
IThere is any possibilities to remove my IMEI from the blacklist? (I know it shouldnt help, my carrier here in Brazil is VIVO)
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Either pay the bill yourself, or get the seller to pay the bill. It's highly unlikely that the seller will pay up here, and paying the bill yourself is foolish. I would start looking at alternative networks to VIVO, assuming that VIVO has blocked your IMEI. The only way you will know for certain that VIVO has blocked the IMEI is by contacting them.
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No. And neither 2G nor 3G will function, so forget that.
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So that is why I'm thinking thats not an IMEI problem.
I'm getting normal 4G signal. I can browse the web and send SMS too.
The only thing that I cant do, is send/receive calls.
Then you need to check the APN on the Nexus and make sure it is correct. Here is the one for VIVO.
Ok so on my N950U I was able to flash the N950U1 firmware with the N950U (TMB) CSC.
This would give me U1 firmware with carrier icons and carrier features. It worked great.
I tried that on my new N960U. It did indeed work with the exception of one thing.
The RCS messaging (read receipts / typing etc) stopped working. Can anyone here shed some light on to this or have any idea what has changed?
Thanks!
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Ok so on my N950U I was able to flash the N950U1 firmware with the N950U (TMB) CSC.
This would give me U1 firmware with carrier icons and carrier features. It worked great.
I tried that on my new N960U. It did indeed work with the exception of one thing.
The RCS messaging (read receipts / typing etc) stopped working. Can anyone here shed some light on to this or have any idea what has changed?
Thanks!
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Are you confusing this with the carrier rebranding function of the note 8 ? The note 9 can't do this currently.
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Multiple threads about this already. Or just search for my posts
I followed it and it still shows sprint as brand in settings, did i do anything wrong here?
Limeybastard said:
Are you confusing this with the carrier rebranding function of the note 8 ? The note 9 can't do this currently.
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I know it's been a while.
Any idea if/when Samsung will enable this?
netzih said:
I know it's been a while.
Any idea if/when Samsung will enable this?
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Yes. It works with Pie.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
Yes. It works with Pie.
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I'm on PIE and when I put my sprint sim into my unlocked T-Mobile phone it went to sprint towers and got sprint Bloatware etc.
Problem is sprint does not know that and they will not activate it.
Any way to get it activated on sprint?
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I'm on PIE and when I put my sprint sim into my unlocked T-Mobile phone it went to sprint towers and got sprint Bloatware etc.
Problem is sprint does not know that and they will not activate it.
Any way to get it activated on sprint?
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Not unless you can sweet talk Sprint customer service to whitelist it. Sprint will only activate factory unlocked and Sprint branded Samsung devices.
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Not unless you can sweet talk Sprint customer service to whitelist it. Sprint will only activate factory unlocked and Sprint branded Samsung devices.
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Thanks.
Any tips on where/who to call and how to do it?
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Not unless you can sweet talk Sprint customer service to whitelist it. Sprint will only activate factory unlocked and Sprint branded Samsung devices.
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Interestingly I just called a corporate store they said that the device is coming up as internationally unlocked but not domestic so I would need to get it domestic unlocked in order for it to work.
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Thanks.
Any tips on where/who to call and how to do it?
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Interestingly I just called a corporate store they said that the device is coming up as internationally unlocked but not domestic so I would need to get it domestic unlocked in order for it to work.
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Sorry I can't help you. I have zero experience with Sprint myself.
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Thanks.
Any tips on where/who to call and how to do it?
Interestingly I just called a corporate store they said that the device is coming up as internationally unlocked but not domestic so I would need to get it domestic unlocked in order for it to work.
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Are you the original owner?
If so,did you use the T-Mobile Device Unlock app & ensure that it is indeed permanently unlocked vs a temporary unlock?
If you are not the original owner &/or the device still has an outstanding balance,this may be messing things up for you.
Repeating myself here,but,just in case you've read somewhere that changing the firmware somehow SIM Unlocks the phone,it does no such thing.
As for the hardware,there's no reason the phone shouldn't work on Sprint,less their pointless/consumer hostile practices of their brand of BYOD.
No carrier is perfect,far from it,but at least w/T-Mobile & I'm guessing AT&T,no hoop-jumping is needed,simply dropping in a SIM Card (& possible APN adjustment) is it,no further action necessary.
Whatever the person told you (from Sprint) seems to contradict what is posted on their website.
Give these two links a shot & see if you make any headway:
https://www.sprint.com/en/shop/bring-your-phone-to-sprint.html?INTNAV=LP:BYOD:Shop:030918
https://community.sprint.com/t5/Acc...LUTION-Bring-Your-Own-Device-FAQs/ta-p/962647
KOLIOSIS said:
Are you the original owner?
If so,did you use the T-Mobile Device Unlock app & ensure that it is indeed permanently unlocked vs a temporary unlock?
If you are not the original owner &/or the device still has an outstanding balance,this may be messing things up for you.
Repeating myself here,but,just in case you've read somewhere that changing the firmware somehow SIM Unlocks the phone,it does no such thing.
As for the hardware,there's no reason the phone shouldn't work on Sprint,less their pointless/consumer hostile practices of their brand of BYOD.
No carrier is perfect,far from it,but at least w/T-Mobile & I'm guessing AT&T,no hoop-jumping is needed,simply dropping in a SIM Card (& possible APN adjustment) is it,no further action necessary.
Whatever the person told you (from Sprint) seems to contradict what is posted on their website.
Give these two links a shot & see if you make any headway:
https://www.sprint.com/en/shop/bring-your-phone-to-sprint.html?INTNAV=LP:BYOD:Shop:030918
https://community.sprint.com/t5/Acc...LUTION-Bring-Your-Own-Device-FAQs/ta-p/962647
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I am the original owner bought it in full from Samsung. T-Mobile unlocked it when I bought it.
I used the t mobile device unlock app to unlock it once they said it was unlocked and used the Permanent unlock which than removed the app automatically...
Will check out those links.
THank you
netzih said:
I am the original owner bought it in full from Samsung. T-Mobile unlocked it when I bought it.
I used the t mobile device unlock app to unlock it once they said it was unlocked and used the Permanent unlock which than removed the app automatically...
Will check out those links.
THank you
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Cool,please keep us posted on your results. :good:
Your probably out of luck. Sprint activates there phone differently then any other carrier. All other carriers, pop sim in, and it just works. With sprint you pop sim in and nothing. Have to call and give info, but they won't activate it.
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Cool,please keep us posted on your results. :good:
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got 2 sprint reps (one on the sprint community forums and one phone rep) to submit a ticket to have my IMEI added.
let's hope they are successful.
You using the correct sim card type for the note 9 on sprint?
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got 2 sprint reps (one on the sprint community forums and one phone rep) to submit a ticket to have my IMEI added.
let's hope they are successful.
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You using the correct sim card type for the note 9 on sprint?
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I don't think that's the problem.
The problem is that sprint needs to activate the phones imei and they are saying that thr imei is not eligible.
What sim card type are you using and yes believe me it matters.
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I don't think that's the problem.
The problem is that sprint needs to activate the phones imei and they are saying that thr imei is not eligible.
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The correct sim card type is needed to make the Note 9 work on Sprint. SIMOLW506TQ or SIMGLW406TQ. Once you get the correct sim card type then do an Imei swap via online chat. Dont bother calling them up.
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What sim card type are you using and yes believe me it matters.The correct sim card type is needed to make the Note 9 work on Sprint. SIMOLW506TQ or SIMGLW406TQ. Once you get the correct sim card type then do an Imei swap via online chat. Dont bother calling them up.
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I have the correct sim, problem is they are saying that my imei is not eligible to work on sprint...
Shame that, previously i used my t mobile note 8 that was unlocked on sprint.
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I have the correct sim, problem is they are saying that my imei is not eligible to work on sprint...
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So the other day I was looking through my settings and saw that it says sm-n920c as the model number. But, on the backside of my phone it says it's a 920t. I bought this phone off of Amazon as a certified refurb a few months ago. Any help or ideas on how to put it on the right settings/firmware? And I have ATT as my service and I haven't had an issue with service.. the n920t is Tmobile correct? Would I lose any SIM unlock if one is applied?
OregonInfidel said:
So the other day I was looking through my settings and saw that it says sm-n920c as the model number. But, on the backside of my phone it says it's a 920t. I bought this phone off of Amazon as a certified refurb a few months ago. Any help or ideas on how to put it on the right settings/firmware? And I have ATT as my service and I haven't had an issue with service.. the n920t is Tmobile correct? Would I lose any SIM unlock if one is applied?
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May be they swaped 920c motherboard so don't rely on what it says on back of your phone, but if imei matches with what's on your back of the phone then probably you will have a 920t model with a os of 920c modified probably. Check if imei is mentioned matches with your phone. If no imei is stated or matches then as said above they might have swaped the 920c motherboard on a 920t mobile.
I checked and the imei doesn't match. Solves that question lol thanks!