Is it Possible to change the imei number on a o2 xda trion ? if so is it software based thing or is it Hardware as in do i need to buy a clip.......
any advice on this i would be very grateful.......
I no its illegal here in the UK but what i also no is i brought the phone direct from O2 for £350 so i dont care what "David im a prick Blunkett" says ....
i also have two wizards which were on contract with O2 which i'v sorted using various tools off this site...... Now when i say were on contract thats ment as in i'v now left them ......... & for those who really want to no why its because there are WANK after two years with them there just toss ........ now on making this point yes i understand everyone as got there own opinion & this is just mine..... So what O2 did after "my im going leave you wankers" phone call is barred all three phones........ now i brought my trion direct from them not on contract or nothing just wanted the phone & they wont lift the bar this is why i just want to no Is it Possible to change the imei number on a o2 xda trion ? if so is it software based thing or is it Hardware as in do i need to buy a clip.......
any advice on this i would be very grateful.......
NO, no and NOOO
Now funny you should say that coz i said the same when the f**kers turned them off .............
This just to say a Very Big thankyou to a certain Member here for all his help, not to sure if i should name names so i wont, but he knows who he is......
"Nice one your a f**king star Thankyou very much"
BowFinger said:
This just to say a Very Big thankyou to a certain Member here for all his help, not to sure if i should name names so i wont, but he knows who he is......
"Nice one your a f**king star Thankyou very much"
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BowFinger,
I am not sure if you expect any further replies to your questions because of your answers do not really motivate anybody ... !
However,
You should not attempt to change the IMEI number in your device because especially in the UK this is a very important thing (at least on O2 and Orange).
Whenever you make a phone call your IMEI will be checked to see if the phone was reported lost or stolen. If you insert an invalid IMEI number it will have just the same effect! The IMEI contains special information and is sorted in blocks. If you go ahead and change some values then you soon will figure out that network providers just can't identify your handset and do not allow you to call on their network.
You have 2 (legal) choices:
Work out things with O2
Change your network provider (as example switch to T-Mobile UK)
Cheers!
How would change network provider solve the imei problem,o2 have blocked it so t-mobile wont be able to unblock it. As far as i remember t-mobile lease mobile lines from o2 anyway?
The IMEI is only blocked (black listed) on the O2 network but not on others, meaning: you can't use the O2 network any longer but any other! As nice as it would be even for anti-theft protection - unfortunately network providers do not work together!
Junner2003 said:
The IMEI is only blocked (black listed) on the O2 network but not on others, meaning: you can't use the O2 network any longer but any other! As nice as it would be even for anti-theft protection - unfortunately network providers do not work together!
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It might work like that in the US but in the uk,once the imei is blacklisted it is blacklisted on ALL networks. So the only place you can use the phone is abroad. Why do you think he wants to change the imei,so he can go back on O2 he has already stated what he thinks of them. He wants to change it so he can use it on another network.
So i am sorry to say it ,but you are wrong
Junner2003 said:
BowFinger,
I am not sure if you expect any further replies to your questions because of your answers do not really motivate anybody ... !
However,
You should not attempt to change the IMEI number in your device because especially in the UK this is a very important thing (at least on O2 and Orange).
Whenever you make a phone call your IMEI will be checked to see if the phone was reported lost or stolen. If you insert an invalid IMEI number it will have just the same effect! The IMEI contains special information and is sorted in blocks. If you go ahead and change some values then you soon will figure out that network providers just can't identify your handset and do not allow you to call on their network.
You have 2 (legal) choices:
Work out things with O2
Change your network provider (as example switch to T-Mobile UK)
Cheers!
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No im expecting nothing more it was a "Thankyou Post" ok, looks like I'll have to bargain with O2 then
scousemartin said:
It might work like that in the US but in the uk,once the imei is blacklisted it is blacklisted on ALL networks. So the only place you can use the phone is abroad. Why do you think he wants to change the imei,so he can go back on O2 he has already stated what he thinks of them. He wants to change it so he can use it on another network.
So i am sorry to say it ,but you are wrong
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Congratulations! I am glad to hear that providers work together in the UK!
Well, they must have 'joined-ventured' pretty fast because of I used to live in the UK until a couple of months ago!
Do they still SIM lock devices by default in the UK? This is one of the most things I hate here in the US ... Germany was better, they only locked PREPAY ...
Now with the supposed AT&T media net plan sweep a IMEI changer might actually be useful. I mean I'd love to upgrade to the AT&T Tilt (Kaiser) but am afraid they will transfer to the much more expensive data plan. I'd love to stick in am old IMEI number off of the many old phones I got lying around to avoid this. This is really a stupid rule it should be based on data useage not device type.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1256881
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Congratulations! I am glad to hear that providers work together in the UK!
Well, they must have 'joined-ventured' pretty fast because of I used to live in the UK until a couple of months ago!
Do they still SIM lock devices by default in the UK? This is one of the most things I hate here in the US ... Germany was better, they only locked PREPAY ...
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It has been like this since 1998 ,because of the dramatic rise in muggings for mobile phones, the idea being, it stops people stealing phones as they become worthless, but now you find they just unlock them, then sell them abroad
As for sim locking all the networks lock phones over here, unless you buy them from the carphone warehouse where they sell them on payg sim unlocked. But all contract phones are locked for 12-18 months depending on contract length, but they will unlock them for free after the contract ends.
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first off great formu guys, been reading alot the last day or so.
Just a quick question, will the xda2 unlock work on a hanset that has been "locked by the network" being offered one at a great price and just want to check first
Thanks in advance
Martza
'Locked by the network' could mean that the EMEI number is barred. Given the unit is available at 'a great price', this could indicate the unit is stolen or part of an insurance claim. If it is barred, then it would be useless as a phone, but useable as a Pocket PC.
tss, tss, tss
You mean IMEI ? International Mobile Equipment Identification
And i hope Martza means locked by network as in : only useable in combination with a contract with the specific provider.
the phone is boxed and has the stylus ect. not entirely sure when it's from. i never took it tho
hi there, on first i know change imei is illegal but how we know not for all country(like turkey, and smart gsm-genius) and bla bla fcuk the peoples which says sorry is illegal, when
gsm-genius change the imei noboody know what it is and now every have head in cloud ... all right that msg is not for that idiots : )
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oke so it is a hermes 300 lock from t-mobile, with t-mobile simcard everything look nice i have range but i cant call on anothers simcrads i dont have a range so
that tell me i have lockt for imei, so now i use a stuf from "Pof" its"HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a" < after unlock cid(make super cid) i can(should be) change many things in phone (like software spl etc) , i read many forums and i go around and i still back hire so i ask you how do that?
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hi there, on first i know change imei is illegal but how we know not for all country(like turkey, and smart gsm-genius) and bla bla fcuk the peoples which says sorry is illegal, when
gsm-genius change the imei noboody know what it is and now every have head in cloud ... all right that msg is not for that idiots : )
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oke so it is a hermes 300 lock from t-mobile, with t-mobile simcard everything look nice i have range but i cant call or anothers simcrads i dont have a range so
that tell me i have lockt for imei, so now i use a stuf from "Pof" its"HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a" < after unlock cid(make super cid) i can(should be) change many things in phone (like software spl etc) , i read many forums and i go around and i still back hire so i ask you how do that?
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huh?
oke shortly who know how change imei in hermes 300(mda vario 2)?
Is it stolen?!
why should we help someone that stole one of our friends devices?!
Can you explain why you need to change IMEI?!
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hi there, on first i know change imei is illegal but how we know not for all country(like turkey, and smart gsm-genius) and bla bla fcuk the peoples which says sorry is illegal, when
gsm-genius change the imei noboody know what it is and now every have head in cloud ... all right that msg is not for that idiots : )
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oke so it is a hermes 300 lock from t-mobile, with t-mobile simcard everything look nice i have range but i cant call or anothers simcrads i dont have a range so
that tell me i have lockt for imei, so now i use a stuf from "Pof" its"HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a" < after unlock cid(make super cid) i can(should be) change many things in phone (like software spl etc) , i read many forums and i go around and i still back hire so i ask you how do that?
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What exactly are you trying to do?
Do you:
A: have service through a provider other than T-Mobile and it isn't working with your T-Mobile locked phone?
B: have service with T-Mobile but your T-Mobile phone w/ active T-Mobile SIM card is not getting a signal?
In the case of A all you have to do is SIM unlock to be able to insert and use sim cards from other providers. (if you wish to change OS, Radio, or other aspects of the phone you can CID unlock, but you shouldn't need to do this any more--SSPL will "trick" your phone into thinking it is unlocked)
In the case of B, it sounds like the phone was reported stolen and has been blacklisted by the carrier or carriers in the area. In which case the phone will not work as long as its IMEI matches the one on the blacklist.
T-Mobile which country?
If its T-Mobile Austria and you are living somewhere near my town send me a PM and I will help you.....
Here you go
.... if you post your full name and address I will certainly send you exactly what you deserve.
I'm sure Interpol would love to have a chat.
UK < there i buy that phone on market "second hand well" it is many places in uk where peoples sell the used goodnes for funy cash, so i bought that phone with just charger, what now when i put simcard to that phone from t-mobile
i have full range but i cant call :/ when i put another simcard i dont have any range just "!" i try unlock that phone with stuf from moderator our genius "Pof"
exactly "HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a" , after that still that same, so i have imei-lock, its easy to send to my friend i germany or poland there that phone will be work fine but i wona use that hermes everywhere? have anyboody any idea on change imei?
For ZZan:
a, no i dont have any signal on another provider i can use only t-mobile,i have signal on t-mobile simcard but i cant make call even on emergancy call,
b how i say i have signal(range) but i cant call out and anyboody cant call to me
hmm intresting is that what u say about sspl, becouse i change many times software on wm 6.0 and better radio i try anything, i use imie-check and still that same :/ now i back to wm 5.0 from t-mobile and im stock i dont have any idea what doing now, if that is stolen phone i dont wonna lost my money, i think everyboody will be think like that i dont sale stolen phone i just buing that phone and didnt know anything about his past, please help me : (
In Austria there are also a lot of places where you can buy cheap phones and other electronic stuff.
But guess where this stuff is from?
Lot of Junkies are breaking in cars and homes or stealing phones in bars and so on to sell them cheap to get money to buy drugs. And if I say "a lot" I mean a lot - some hundred each month in my town.
If you bought this phone very cheap and its IMEI locked then you made a bad deal, sorry. Try to call the provider, ask why the phone is IMEI locked. if its a stolen one go to the next police station, tell them the story and ask for a letter of confirmation that you bought this phone without knowing thats its a stolen one. Then your provider will remove the IMEI lock.
hello,
it is possible to change imei of my htc hero?
for the reason that I can use in Turkey!
it blocks the IMEI htc hero.
*I would put the imei of my nokia n95 that works in Turkey ..
Thank you
Normally one would say that the only reason someone would want to change an IMEI was if the phone was stolen. Turkey is a special case though because of the really STUPID LAW about foreign bought phones that exists there.
IMEIs can't usually be changed because that would be the one way to change the identity os a stolen handset.
stupid you said...
I just learned that it is possible to have a network ...
the only thing to do is to have a Turkish passport, registered the imei for the phone ...
So if not for me: (
I can use my htc hero with a Turkish operator: (
really boring like operation, but it's true that it is a good system that Europe should use...
3 months without his hero htc annoys me.
boolat said:
stupid you said...
I just learned that it is possible to have a network ...
the only thing to do is to have a Turkish passport, registered the imei for the phone ...
So if not for me: (
I can use my htc hero with a Turkish operator: (
really boring like operation, but it's true that it is a good system that Europe should use...
3 months without his hero htc annoys me.
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I thought it could also be done with other passports and not only a Turkish passport. if you come in turkey you get a stamp on your passport, on that stamp there is a date. with that date you can unblock youre IMEI number. there is no other way to do that.
But why are they blocking foriegn IMEIs in the first place?
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But why are they blocking foriegn IMEIs in the first place?
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Not only blocking "foreign" phones but blocking any phone having an IMEI that is not registered by any distributors/importers. This is because too many people started doing it as a job, buying cheap phones, bringing them to Turkey illegally and selling them without paying any tax, vat, etc. What the telecommunication authorities doing is right. What is wrong is that they let you register one phone every 2 years.
However, I recently learned that, if you registered a phone somehow and bought another phone in the meanwhile, you can just "unregister" the old one and register the new one. This works for me.
On the other hand, I am not sure if it would work with a foreign passport but either it does or not, you will have to have your "bill" (any official paper stating that this phone belongs to you). Otherwise you don't have a chance even if you have a Turkish passport.
Also,
Should you go to Turkey for a vacation or something, your phone would not be blocked for the 1st month. This is for tourism reasons. Otherwise any foreigner visiting Turkey would have this problem. I think it is a month per year. So, if you go to Turkey again next year, you should again have 1 month, if I am not wrong. But I am 100% sure about the first entrance with a new phone. You can, no doubt, use it for the 1st month.
cokbok said:
Also,
Should you go to Turkey for a vacation or something, your phone would not be blocked for the 1st month. This is for tourism reasons. Otherwise any foreigner visiting Turkey would have this problem. I think it is a month per year. So, if you go to Turkey again next year, you should again have 1 month, if I am not wrong. But I am 100% sure about the first entrance with a new phone. You can, no doubt, use it for the 1st month.
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I'm not sure if I get this right but this implies that a tourist's phone would be blocked after 1 month. Which is not the case as far as I know. Yes it will be blocked but only to Turkish operators. A visitor would still be able to roam with his/her phone after one month.
boolat said:
stupid you said...
I just learned that it is possible to have a network ...
the only thing to do is to have a Turkish passport, registered the imei for the phone ...
So if not for me: (
I can use my htc hero with a Turkish operator: (
really boring like operation, but it's true that it is a good system that Europe should use...
3 months without his hero htc annoys me.
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I registered my Hero just this morning. This might help you.
You don't have to have a Turkish passport. You need your passport (from any country) stamped by a customs officer WITHIN last 30 days. Then you can go to an operator and ask them to register your phone for you.
If you are not a Turkish citizen you will need to bring your residence permit as well otherwise your phone will be registered but it will work only with your number. (Though they won't ask for a permit.. You should tell this yourself otherwise they will go ahead and register the phone to your mobile number)
Hope this helps..
nikiforos said:
I'm not sure if I get this right but this implies that a tourist's phone would be blocked after 1 month. Which is not the case as far as I know. Yes it will be blocked but only to Turkish operators. A visitor would still be able to roam with his/her phone after one month.
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Well, I have a locked phone because I visited Turkey for 2 days, 2 months ago. Now I cannot use it there anymore and because I registered another phone last year, I cannot register this one. I did not try with my foreign SIM as I am not a fan of roaming because of the prices.
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Well, I have a locked phone because I visited Turkey for 2 days, 2 months ago. Now I cannot use it there anymore and because I registered another phone last year, I cannot register this one. I did not try with my foreign SIM as I am not a fan of roaming because of the prices.
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I have the same problem!
I registered my nokia N70 in 2008 now I can only registered one other phone: (
wait 1 year! registered for another phone ...
that is why I seek the solution to change imei ...
grrrr
any solution for this as of yet?
Hello there,
It's the best forum for that, so please, a very efficient guy could help us ?
Because a tool exists it's sure... let us know what is it please..
How to restore imei
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Is anybody knows how to restore IMEI.I flashed my firmware and lost my IMEI.Now I don't have server
Hello guys,
new to this forum and feel awkward asking for help straightaway. Recently my friend bought a SGS3 from someone, the phone was security locked (using pin security) so searched the net and found that hard resetting the phone would do the job and unlock the phone. Now the problem comes with simlock but i cant figure out how to disable it, its not like i didn't try but this problem is unusual.
I read the guides on this forum for removing simlocks and tried the *#7465625# which returns with "Not registered on network" i tried insertig a sim and it wouldn't accept the sim but it wouldn't ask for any sim code either. I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023709 and after i reach the [6] Network Lock option it says menu doesnt exist. Also read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683348 but to no avail. I used esexplorer the first time to go through the files after rooting and dont know if it wasnt rooted correctly or what but it showed efs folder empty. So i reset the phone again and this time used another app and now i can see the files in efs folder.
model: gt-i9300
android version: 4.1.2
baseband: I9300XXELLA
kernel version:3.0.31-742798, [email protected] #1, SMP PREEMPT Sat Dec 22 17:04:04 KST 2012
Build number: JZO54K
please help me.
Was the phone bought subsidized by a carrier? If so, they would need to release it, or unlock it.
ecbnks guard
bodh said:
Was the phone bought subsidized by a carrier? If so, they would need to release it, or unlock it.
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The phone was bought used. I am not sure if it was subsidized or not as i cannot see any marking on the body of the phone nor their is any operator logo at the startup but i think that would be because i performed the hard reset.
Im not that familiar with simlocks, but perhaps a bump would help to find others that might be. I would think that it would have some kind of carrier info at boot, but then again i guess im only used to US devices... In about phone, the imei is listed, which matches the sticker inside the battery cover? And it is not a generic imei?
bodh said:
Im not that familiar with simlocks, but perhaps a bump would help to find others that might be. I would think that it would have some kind of carrier info at boot, but then again i guess im only used to US devices... In about phone, the imei is listed, which matches the sticker inside the battery cover? And it is not a generic imei?
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the IMEi obtained from *#06# is same as the sticker behind the battery apart from one last (or two) digits which i think are the IMEI SV. I am assuming its not a generic IMEI. Also the sticker is unbranded, i dont know if service provider mark the stickers or not.
Stepping back and looking at the first couple posts of each thread, as well as yours, "tried the *#7465625# which returns with 'Not registered on network'" looks like the phone is NOT simlocked... What do you mean by "the phone wouldn't accept a sim"? It would not read it? Have you tried to send sms or a call? Or is it just data that does not work?
Hi dude I had the same problem and I downloaded the play store app Galaxysim unlock. It's from chain fire I think, and it's free. But in order to unlock all the features and what not, then one has to pay. Hope this helps.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
bodh said:
Stepping back and looking at the first couple posts of each thread, as well as yours, "tried the *#7465625# which returns with 'Not registered on network'" looks like the phone is NOT simlocked... What do you mean by "the phone wouldn't accept a sim"? It would not read it? Have you tried to send sms or a call? Or is it just data that does not work?
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The "phone not registered on network" also gave me the impression that it was not simlocked nor does it have any operator branding. But when i inserted the sim it would not connect to the operator and dialing *#7465625# would return the same message, i have tried both 3 and orange sims. This is what is confusing me. I also saw a thread on XDA checking your phones IMEI against blocked or stolen IMEIs and no red flags their either so i am assuming its not stolen phone which my friend bought.
If not simlock what could it be.
Have you checked apn settings, to see if they show up when you insert the sim? Honestly, I dont know how much help I could really offer, since this is uncharted territory for me, but again, maybe a bump and somebody will see this.. Have you tried to PM Odia? He was in the first thread you linked, offering help for people with sim lock problems, even though this doesn't seem to be that. He seems to know alot more than me, that's for sure!
Bought phone that was pin locked .
Surely the seller would have the Pin or unlock it before sale .
Sim / network locked problems .
This has all the appearance of a stolen phone ..
Hard reset will not remove operator logo it is more like the a previous user has flashed a stock rom on it .
jje
So you bought a phone used that had a passcode protecting it that you removed by wiping the phone and can't get it to register on the network. Why would anyone buy a phone that is pass code protected and the seller didn't know the pass code? It would seem you have a stolen or lost phone that has been imei barred by the networks to prevent criminals profiting on crime. Take it to your local police station, they can tell you if it is stolen property
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Guess i was overlooking the main evidence: buying a phone that is still code locked. But it brings up another point: Can a phone actually be 'turned off' or barred from the networks?
bodh said:
Guess i was overlooking the main evidence: buying a phone that is still code locked. But it brings up another point: Can a phone actually be 'turned off' or barred from the networks?
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In the UK it can yes, once the imei is blacklisted it can never connect to any UK network. Unfortunately though it can still be used outside the UK but I think there is some progress being made on countries sharing blacklist databases
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I started to look this up for US circumstances. It seems that our carriers cannot lock it down, nor can they track it. I actually read that they expect the consumer to be in charge of evidence gathering, such as setting up a tracking app, acquiring carrier records for usage after the device is missing, and taking this info to your local police, who probably know much less and can do much less. Guess they figure its finders keepers, idk.
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Guess they figure its finders keepers, idk.
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_by_finding
I don't think so
Mods, I think it may be prudent to close this thread
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JJEgan said:
Bought phone that was pin locked .
Surely the seller would have the Pin or unlock it before sale .
Sim / network locked problems .
This has all the appearance of a stolen phone ..
Hard reset will not remove operator logo it is more like the a previous user has flashed a stock rom on it .
jje
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jmpmjmpm said:
So you bought a phone used that had a passcode protecting it that you removed by wiping the phone and can't get it to register on the network. Why would anyone buy a phone that is pass code protected and the seller didn't know the pass code? It would seem you have a stolen or lost phone that has been imei barred by the networks to prevent criminals profiting on crime. Take it to your local police station, they can tell you if it is stolen property
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Like i mentioned in my first post, its not my phone, though i am not expert in android but this doesnt mean i would be stupid enough to buy a phone that is locked and shows signs of a stolen phone.
Secondly, i had the same suspicion that this phone was either lost or stolen, the guy who bought it told me that the seller told him this phone was a taken from original owner instead of money owed so the original owner must have got this one blocked.
I checked on multiple websites and none of them flagged the IMEI as reported stolen or blocked. Are these websites unreliable or update after a long time.
Due to the new revelations of how this phone was acquired, i will no longer offer any assistance. In my mind, this phone qualifies as stolen.
bodh said:
Due to the new revelations of "how this phone was acquired", i will no longer offer any assistance. In my mind, this phone qualifies as stolen.
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To me it seems like you are implying that i was the one who stole it. Read my previous post and if you can answer that question i would appreciate that. Thanks.
AbdulW87 said:
Secondly, i had the same suspicion that this phone was either lost or stolen, the guy who bought it told me that the seller told him this phone was a taken from original owner instead of money owed so the original owner must have got this one blocked.
I checked on multiple websites and none of them flagged the IMEI as reported stolen or blocked. Are these websites unreliable or update after a long time.
The only sure way is to contact the network that blocked the phone .
Simlocked the network that the phone is locked to will unlock .Test is by putting the original network sim in the phone .
I would pass this information on to the owner and then stay clear of this phone .
jje
jje
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So I bought a L9 T-Mobile last Saturday to use it with simple mobile but always get no service, I go several places that repair phones and all say was a bad sim so I bought a new one and same thing happend. I go to another place and say that my IMEI can be blacklisted and when he check says is blocked and reason is STL. I check here at home and says unlock... Im asking is there anything I can do to use this phone? I read that changing roms cmay also change the imei but I'm on 10g so means I can't root it yet.
Slackys said:
So I bought a L9 T-Mobile last Saturday to use it with simple mobile but always get no service, I go several places that repair phones and all say was a bad sim so I bought a new one and same thing happend. I go to another place and say that my IMEI can be blacklisted and when he check says is blocked and reason is STL. I check here at home and says unlock... Im asking is there anything I can do to use this phone? I read that changing roms cmay also change the imei but I'm on 10g so means I can't root it yet.
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Changing the IMEI on U.S. soil will land you in Federal Prison for a long, long, long time.
On a good note, I don't believe that T-Mobile has implemented IMEI blocking yet. Are you sure the device is for T-Mobile? Does it say T-Mobile on the top right corner of the glass? If so, try your sim in another device. If it works you may have a bad device.
What is the Firmware version and Baseband version?
You can try doing a factory reset.
Here are instructions on doing this: http://www.resettoo.com/hard-reset-lg-optimus-l9-p769-to-restore-factory-settings. Good luck.
Yes have the T-Mobile logo. I bought it from the girl next door on my vacation on Florida. She say she bought a Galaxy 3 so didnt need this phone anymore and give it to me for $150 and since I have a mytouch 3g slide I obviously accept but use mini sim and wait till I got back and bought a mini sim just to find that dont work.
Android
4.0.4
Baseband Version
L6260_MODEM_SIC_01.1233.00
Software Version
P76910g
Slackys said:
Yes have the T-Mobile logo. I bought it from the girl next door on my vacation on Florida. She say she bought a Galaxy 3 so didnt need this phone anymore and give it to me for $150 and since I have a mytouch 3g slide I obviously accept but use mini sim and wait till I got back and bought a mini sim just to find that dont work.
Android
4.0.4
Baseband Version
L6260_MODEM_SIC_01.1233.00
Software Version
P76910g
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I don't have my L9 handy. Maybe someone with 10g can confirm the same baseband. If it is different, that may be the issue.
Would you be able to have someone with a T-Mobile sim try it in your phone?
Not yet, thinking on going to T-Mobile and check, if works then transfer my number to them. Would suck change $40 to $50...
Symptoms of an IMEI Blocked Device
CANNOT:
Dial 611 to reach T-Mobile customer care
Make/Receive Calls
Text Messaging
Data/Internet
Use any tools or menus such as calendars, contacts, etc.
This is taken direct from T-Mobile.
I can verify for you whether or not its blocked if you like.
I PM you the IMEI, hope is not blacklisted... Is a good phone and I dont wanna use like an MP3/Video.
Also I check and I can open the tools like contacts, calendar, etc.
Wow! I was not aware that T-Mobile is already blocking IMEI. Thank You for the info.
Worst case scenario is you may be able to use one of those sim unlock services on Ebay to unlock it for AT&T.
The phone supports the 1900Mhz 3G band for that network.
There are plenty of pre-paid carriers that use the AT&T network. Net10 is one of them, and they have unlimited everything for a good price. Good luck.
Oh I didnt knew I can have 3G outside T-Mobile network. I might have to try that. Will keep update on what happend.
Slackys said:
Yes have the T-Mobile logo. I bought it from the girl next door on my vacation on Florida. She say she bought a Galaxy 3 so didnt need this phone anymore and give it to me for $150 and since I have a mytouch 3g slide I obviously accept but use mini sim and wait till I got back and bought a mini sim just to find that dont work.
Android
4.0.4
Baseband Version
L6260_MODEM_SIC_01.1233.00
Software Version
P76910g
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Heres my bb
Sent from my LG-P769 using xda app-developers app
Yup we got the same data... also as Jrkoffjonson PM me is marked as blocked.
(My prior comment was not meant to upset the OP. Just some personal opinion. Removing them now.).
To summarize: proceed with caution as you already guessed what might have happened with your new phone.
nsfgp said:
T-Mobile was selling this for $199 with free $50 refill twice in the last 2 months.
I don't think "the girl next door" is giving you a good deal at all. Probably something "HOT" she was trying to unload quick. No ebay fee/trace left behind for the authority now that it is your problem.
Good luck ... proceed with caution.
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Love when people do this kind of advices...
My final guess is she sell it to me, she report it stolen, bought a S3 with the money and im with a L9 that I use as a tablet...
Slackys said:
Yes have the T-Mobile logo. I bought it from the girl next door on my vacation on Florida. She say she bought a Galaxy 3 so didnt need this phone anymore and give it to me for $150 and since I have a mytouch 3g slide I obviously accept but use mini sim and wait till I got back and bought a mini sim just to find that dont work.
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These days mobile service providers have joined together and sharing centralized IMEI data for any possible criminal activities happening over the phone. Just dont buy any phone from anyone you dont know well. Even if you have bought it from relative may put you in legal issues. Always ask for bill (invoice), warranty card and box, even if warranty is over.
Just imagine that "girl next door" also does not know that the phone is used for illegal activities (drugs/terrorism) and may be thats the reason the phone IMEI might have been blocked and is still traced by International Investigation Agencies, then what? You might have saved some dollars at the cost of your fortune. So beware. Dont do this again. These days we are all wired and easily traceable.
Jrkoffjonson said:
Symptoms of an IMEI Blocked Device
CANNOT:
Dial 611 to reach T-Mobile customer care
Make/Receive Calls
Text Messaging
Data/Internet
Use any tools or menus such as calendars, contacts, etc.
This is taken direct from T-Mobile.
I can verify for you whether or not its blocked if you like.
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Slackys said:
Yup we got the same data... also as Jrkoffjonson PM me is marked as blocked.
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@Jrkoffjonson, Which site you checked for blocked IMEI?
I was looking into straight talk but dont know if is also a t-mobile network. I unlock the phone for $8 so Im happy.