change imei ? - Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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?

TheBrit said:
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.

cokbok said:
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..

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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
Junner2003 said:
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.

[Q] Rose S740 - unlock impossible?

Hi devs,
First: If there might be a better section for this, please move it there.
I bought a sim-locked Rose S740 with cracked screen-glass for a rly small price.
At first, I flashed a WM 6.5 ROM with HSPL, everything was fine.
Next step should be the unlocking, I googled, of course, but there was no free way.
So I bought a code from eBay, got the unlock code the next day, entered it into the Rose -> wrong code.
I contacted the seller, providing my IMEI again, of course I did not type it wrong at first. He answered me, that he checked it several times, and this is the code he generated with his box. He also asked a friend of his, another unlocker, who got the same code, when he tried my IMEI.
Nothing worked, got my money back.
Then I tried another seller, but exactly the same as above happend.
So, what can I do to unlock this phone?
The serial under the battery is the same as the one I get when I enter *#06#.
It comes from Austrian provider A1.
I approve every reply.
This seems to be a problem with more and more devices nowadays. Do you have the ability to call the original service provider and request the unlock code?
there is a software called MXKEY (not free unfortunately) were you can add a free plugin called "HTC unlocker"... that's the only way I know appart from calling your service provider.
Of course I can call the austrian service provider. And I am sure he gives me the code, when I pay 100€.
In Germany, it is law, to get the unlock-code 4free after 2 years, but as far as I know thats only here.
How much is this MXKEY-software?
die_braut said:
Of course I can call the austrian service provider. And I am sure he gives me the code, when I pay 100€.
In Germany, it is law, to get the unlock-code 4free after 2 years, but as far as I know thats only here.
How much is this MXKEY-software?
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you'd better look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=556080
die_braut said:
Of course I can call the austrian service provider. And I am sure he gives me the code, when I pay 100€.
In Germany, it is law, to get the unlock-code 4free after 2 years, but as far as I know thats only here.
How much is this MXKEY-software?
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I have asked long time ago and as they told me it doesn't worth buying MXKEY just to unlock the phone...they told me I'd better just pay for a unlocking code..
(http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f615/begginer-question-about-unlocing-htc-1097810/)

[Q] imei black listed, can anybody advise or help me please

ok i bought a samsung galaxy s2 from gumtree(online advertisments) phoned up met the guy at his work(so called) payed 300 cash anyway 6 weeks later i cant make calls or send texts only use web. i phoned up my network they said imei is black listed. i seen him take a three network sim out so i phoned them they said the phone belongs to three but and its not registerd to anyone so they might beable to unblock for me anyway no luck they said the person was on an 02 contract with this phone so phone them i phoned o2 they said no were not unblocking it plane and simple.
so what options do i have?? i have the guys number but it goes strate to answer message is ther away round this problem. or am i pretty much fcked
if anyone can help or advice me a solution would be really gratefull i have made
Its blocked any method of unblocking IMEI is up to the contract holder /network .
You are in effect at the mercy of the seller who looks to have defaulted on his phone contract and sold the phone to you .The network has blocked the IMEI until the balance of the contract is paid off .
Any methods of faking an IMEI would be illegal and this board does not deal in illegal stuff .
You can use the phone as is no phone no internet or sell it for spares .
jje
JJEgan said:
Its blocked any method of unblocking IMEI is up to the contract holder /network .
You are in effect at the mercy of the seller who looks to have defaulted on his phone contract and sold the phone to you .The network has blocked the IMEI until the balance of the contract is paid off .
Any methods of faking an IMEI would be illegal and this board does not deal in illegal stuff .
You can use the phone as is no phone no internet or sell it for spares .
jje
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when i phoned up they said he had reported lost or stolen. they said they cant do anything i was just wondering if ther was something that i can say that might change ther minds but obviously looks like im down £300.
thanks for your reply
wals1h said:
when i phoned up they said he had reported lost or stolen. they said they cant do anything i was just wondering if ther was something that i can say that might change ther minds but obviously looks like im down £300.
thanks for your reply
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I think you may have to report him to the police as he carrying out insurance fraud. Basically that's what he has done.
dragon546 said:
I think you may have to report him to the police as he carrying out insurance fraud. Basically that's what he has done.
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I agree, but it would be your word against his, unless you have some type of paperwork, like a receipt.....
If you don't have a receipt, then the only leverage you have is the guys phone number, so phone records should show that you guys were in contact.....
Scumtree is full of scammers, and although I bought mine of there I made sure it I bought one that was sim free or PayNgo. Luckily an old mate advertised his that was bought on O2 PaynGo for £450, and although he advertised it at £350 I managed to bag it for £280
Scumtree is owned by Ebay BTW.

Blacklisted IMEI (Maybe)

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.

[Q] IMEI blacklisted as Lost or stolen, not sure what to do

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, first time poster here.
In December I purchased a nexus5 off of some guy that was selling one in my local area. He seemed like a good guy, the phone was in the original box and I was pumped at getting one for a bit cheaper than they are on the play store. Although this last week it randomly could not connect to the network, so I called Telus (my Canadian provider) and after a half hour of troubleshooting they told me that the IMEI is blacklisted as a lost or stolen device? I feel pretty ripped off and disappointed. I found the guys email that I brought it from and tried to contact him but he wont answer his phone, texts, or email. So I don't know what to do? Am I just screwed and forced to buy a new phone? is there anyway I can change the IMIE address? Or anything that anyone can recommend I should attempt to do? Thanks in advance for any help that can be supplied!
Always check before buying. If it is stolen (instead of lost) then you should turn it in to the police. But there is no way to tell and the provider will never tell you which.
It also isn't unheard of for a telco to incorrectly block a phone. I'd try arguing your case since you used it for a month before they shut you down.
nordlead2005 said:
Always check before buying. If it is stolen (instead of lost) then you should turn it in to the police. But there is no way to tell and the provider will never tell you which.
It also isn't unheard of for a telco to incorrectly block a phone. I'd try arguing your case since you used it for a month before they shut you down.
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Thanks for the input. Who would I contact about arguing it? I talked to someone at Telus for a good half an hour, and they just told me that they have no control blacklisting the IMEI. They would if say i was under contract and I didnt pay my bill. But I am off contract and just put their SIM in my unlocked device. The person told me that say for example if the phone was stolen from BestBuy in novemeber, it could have worked this entire time because it took bestbuy this long for them to put the numbers in there system, and it finally just caught up with me. And also, my SIM works in my friends nexus4, so it doesnt have anything to do with Telus, its an issue with the phone not getting access to the towers. And if it is blacklisted on the national list for being lost or stolen it wont work on any of the carriers in the country... So i dont know what to do

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