How many of your guys phones IMEI's match the box after flashing?
I've notived quite a few posts about IMEI's not matching after a firmware flash or Nandroid flash over the few Galaxy S forums combined and am wondering why this is happening.
You can check you IMEI by going to settings >about phone>status
And compare this with the on on your box or behind the battery.
I'm not sure to what extent T-Mobile uses the IMEI as far as auth to services.
Mines matched.. ordered from T-Mobile.com
Reviving an old thread, but I just checked mine two different ways.
Going to settings -> About Phone -> Status, my IMEI matches the box.
When I check via *#06# [Call] from the dialer, then the IMEI is the same, but there are a /3 appended to the end. Does anyone know anything about this?
If you use someone elses nandroid, the imei will change
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In your phone's status, your IMEI may change, but your actual IMEI will always be the same. Picture your IMEI as your MAC address. It cant be changed. It can be substitued, but the original always remains. Plus if Tmobz were to look into your account, only the original shows up. I know because i almost got in trouble for processing an exchange when the IMEI's didn't match lol.
justanothercrowd said:
How many of your guys phones IMEI's match the box after flashing?
I've notived quite a few posts about IMEI's not matching after a firmware flash or Nandroid flash over the few Galaxy S forums combined and am wondering why this is happening.
You can check you IMEI by going to settings >about phone>status
And compare this with the on on your box or behind the battery.
I'm not sure to what extent T-Mobile uses the IMEI as far as auth to services.
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What do you mean by flashing?
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Hi there I currently own a Sprint HTC Touch Pro CDMA phone that i purchase as it first came out in the States of 2008. I need help on how to unlock my phone. I have read around the forum and hear ppl saying that i would need my IMEI number but i have no idea where to find it on my phone, I have tried the *#06# number but doesn't work can anyone help me out with this. I would really appreciate it if anyone can help me with this problem i have been having.
I have located two sets of numbers under my battery labeled as MEID HEX/MEID DEC. would either of these set of numbers be considered my IMEI number.
daro1234 said:
Hi there I currently own a Sprint HTC Touch Pro CDMA phone that i purchase as it first came out in the States of 2008. I need help on how to unlock my phone. I have read around the forum and hear ppl saying that i would need my IMEI number but i have no idea where to find it on my phone, I have tried the *#06# number but doesn't work can anyone help me out with this. I would really appreciate it if anyone can help me with this problem i have been having.
I have located two sets of numbers under my battery labeled as MEID HEX/MEID DEC. would either of these set of numbers be considered my IMEI number.
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If you go settings>system>device info>identity it shows imei.
IMEI
I'm afraid I went to Settings > System > Device Info, and the Identity tab only shows Model and Platform (RAPH800 and PocketPC, respectively).
Where can I get my IMEI number?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478864
The above thread states you have an "ESN" number instead of an IMEI number. Search is a powerful tool.
yeah I can't find where it says where my ESN number on my phone so i am guessing if u have a CDMA phone you really cant unlock your phone.
Use Search Luke Use the Search
I know the phone can be unlocked so you can change phone number etc...
I am looking for a similar app which the Force tells me is close by.....
such as the title
i need to unlock my het hero. it needs to get the IMEI number with my htc hero or with my old phone? if using the new HTC hero, but it's locked now, does it still work for getting the IMEI number? many thanks
imei is like the serial number of your phone. without knowing what you want to do with your imei this question is pointless.
What you are looking for is the code:
*#06#
On _many_ phones, if you 'dial' that number it will tell you the IMEI code of the device. But remember, this is not on all phones, and most modern smartphones stay away from this rule-of-thumb, but show the IMEI number somewhere in an 'about this phone' box or only printed on the phone or something.
Good luck.
HTC hero and magic IMEI numbers clearly printed on the box, but IMEI numbers are only useful to the device it is allocated to, I think.
dipje said:
most modern smartphones stay away from this rule-of-thumb
Good luck.
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*#06# works on the Hero and the HD.
dear all, i need the IMEI to remote unlock my htc hero. but i text the *#06#
on my old phone and used that IMEI to try to unlock my htc hero. finally it failed. so am confusing that which phone i should use to get the IMEI number. thank you very much. xxxx
i've sorted it out. dont need to insert the sim card instead of pressing the *#06# directly. then got the IMEI. hope this solution also helps others who have the same problem. cheers
There are four ways to check the IMEI number of an HTC Hero:
1. On the box the Hero came in.
2. In the battery compartment. You have to have good vision for this...
3. The afore mentioned code *#06# which you simply dial in the phone app.
4. Settings > About phone > Status > Scroll down until you see IMEI.
No, you can not unlock a phone from another phone.
I'm trying to get unlock codes for a pair of HTC Titans, and to start the process you need to obtain the IMEI code. Unfortunately, I don't have AT&T simcards, only T-mobile simcards. Dialer won't let me dial *#06# to get the IMEI code because of this, saying I can only make emergency calls.
Is the IMEI found in the About screen or from under the battery not valid for unlocking the phones? Any recommendations regarding how to get past this roadblock?
There is only one IMEI number per phone. It could be printed on your box, show up in about screen and under the battery, all the same number.
In airplane mode *#06# brings up the IMEI just fine
Tachi91 said:
In airplane mode *#06# brings up the IMEI just fine
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On the box, area where your S/N is on the phone (where the battery is placed), and by dialing *#06# ....
I thought there would only be one IMEI number, and that it should be the same. It just seemed strange that every instruction for buying unlock codes asked for *#06#.
blakwolf said:
I thought there would only be one IMEI number, and that it should be the same. It just seemed strange that every instruction for buying unlock codes asked for *#06#.
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That one is the most trustworthy number if you don't know the full history of the phone. For mine, it was brand new in box and sealed so I was comfortable using the IMEI off the box.
slick69 said:
That one is the most trustworthy number if you don't know the full history of the phone. For mine, it was brand new in box and sealed so I was comfortable using the IMEI off the box.
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does that mean an imei number can change?
fadilkarim said:
does that mean an imei number can change?
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Normally changing IMEI is a criminal violation in most of the countries. And normally IMEI is contained in the inaccessible first 256 kb of flash data (part of the phones) or even in separate chip.
Some useful reading for you regarding IMEI changing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276851
fadilkarim said:
does that mean an imei number can change?
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Not usually or on its own, but an unscrupulous seller can change the IMEI, or give you a phone with a different IMEI and a box with a different IMEI.
*#06# works perfect with and without airplane mode on tablet 7" dual sims.
gusduenas said:
*#06# works perfect with and without airplane mode on tablet 7" dual sims.
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thanks!
find iphone with imei
The guys from iphonetrace group on facebook can find stolen/lost iphones using IMEI
A while back one of my customers found a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 at a bus stop which she handed in at the local police station. Last week she went back to see if it had been claimed and it had not so the police released the phone to my customer to keep as her own property.
She was aware that it was blocked but wanted to give it to her child to use as an android game device but when she told me about it I said I would have a look at it for her to check it was defiantly blocked.
On trying all network SIM cards I could only get the 'Emergency calls Only' notice. I did a Checkmend report and the device was still listed as stolen and blocked (the police have given her entitlement paperwork for the phone which I have seen) so I guessed it would be out of the question ever being able to use it as a phone again.
I decided to root the phone anyway and install a CM stock ROM. I then also installed the 'Galaxy S Unlock' APK and zero'd out the lock codes. I then tried all the SIM cards again with the same results as before.
After some browsing on the internet I download an APK called 'HC-kTool' and installed it. I then backed up my kernel and EFS folder to my SD card before hitting the advanced key and deleting my current installed EFS folder.
I turned off the phone, wrote down my IMEI number from behind the battery and inserted a Vodafone SIM card.
When the phone rebooted I got a full Vodafone signal and rang my home number, and it rang!
I then dialled *#06# and noticed my IMEI number has changed to something entirely different.
The phone has been connected over an hour now, I have not tried any other SIM as yet but I don't doubt it is unlocked and working on all networks now.
I read something briefly about T-mobile using a non-standard (I think) network system and deleting the EFS folder has the Samsung software revert it back to a non-T-mobile modified one. this could be totally wrong though...
Can anyone throw some light on this?
Is the imei 04999010....?
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Most likely a silly network that doesn't block the dummy Samsung "default" IMEI...
MemoryController said:
Is the imei 04999010....?
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Indeed it is. I thought that IMEI wasn't supposed to work to make calls?
Odder n odder!
Yeah had the dummy imei too and didnt notice until 2 weeks or so had passed, thankfully i had a backup from a year or so
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MemoryController said:
Yeah had the dummy imei too and didnt notice until 2 weeks or so had passed, thankfully i had a backup from a year or so
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So are there any negatives to using the dummy IMEI then? Also, if I edit the hex of the nv_data_bin files from the backup of the original IMEI can I change it to anything I please?
I dont think you can do that as it would be stupid from samny's side but try(after taking an efs backup). AFAIK no negatives except that some providers will block this IMEI
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MemoryController said:
I dont think you can do that as it would be stupid from samny's side but try(after taking an efs backup). AFAIK no negatives except that some providers will block this IMEI
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I have dumped the efs of the default Samsung and will compare the hex in hex workshop against the original dump. I'm guessing the main file here being the nv_data_bin.
While it is good news for my customer that this ex-stolen phone now works on Vodafone I don't think it is very responsible of Vodafone to allow default IMEI numbers to connect to their network. If I had my phone stolen I wouldn't like to think that the thief could potentially use it again.
Yes mine too was allowed on Vodafone after getting the dummy IMEI
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I remember reading some time ago that although illegal in allot of country's if you were able to change a phones IMEI number so as to connect to a network it would still not be a worthwhile effort as if the fake IMEI was the same as that on another phone you would get the other phones text messages and calls mixed up with yours.
I always had doubts about that as it made more sense that calls and texts would be sent to the phone broadcasting the correct SIM number ID. But I was assured by people much more experienced in this stuff than I that the IMEI was a more secure method of ID'ing the correct device to send secure DATA to.
So if this is true, surely that would mean I am the only person on the planet using the default Samsung IMEI number as I have had no odd text messages or phone calls since I got this phone. (I am now the owner as I swapped it for an 8GB iPod Touch!)
Anyone can un-confuse me here!
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hi im a noob did u yave any luck with the chang of inei? i have a phone that i thot i lost over 2 years ago but its been blocked i tried all the things u said the imei changed but still wont let the o2 card register on the network any more help you could offer? its a samsung galaxy s2 it is locked to the 3 network i have rooted it
sparkyuiop said:
A while back one of my customers found a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 at a bus stop which she handed in at the local police station. Last week she went back to see if it had been claimed and it had not so the police released the phone to my customer to keep as her own property.
She was aware that it was blocked but wanted to give it to her child to use as an android game device but when she told me about it I said I would have a look at it for her to check it was defiantly blocked.
On trying all network SIM cards I could only get the 'Emergency calls Only' notice. I did a Checkmend report and the device was still listed as stolen and blocked (the police have given her entitlement paperwork for the phone which I have seen) so I guessed it would be out of the question ever being able to use it as a phone again.
I decided to root the phone anyway and install a CM stock ROM. I then also installed the 'Galaxy S Unlock' APK and zero'd out the lock codes. I then tried all the SIM cards again with the same results as before.
After some browsing on the internet I download an APK called 'HC-kTool' and installed it. I then backed up my kernel and EFS folder to my SD card before hitting the advanced key and deleting my current installed EFS folder.
I turned off the phone, wrote down my IMEI number from behind the battery and inserted a Vodafone SIM card.
When the phone rebooted I got a full Vodafone signal and rang my home number, and it rang!
I then dialled *#06# and noticed my IMEI number has changed to something entirely different.
The phone has been connected over an hour now, I have not tried any other SIM as yet but I don't doubt it is unlocked and working on all networks now.
I read something briefly about T-mobile using a non-standard (I think) network system and deleting the EFS folder has the Samsung software revert it back to a non-T-mobile modified one. this could be totally wrong though...
Can anyone throw some light on this?
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the donkey said:
hi im a noob did u yave any luck with the chang of inei..:
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As far as I know the default Samsung IMEI number will only work on the Vodafone network. If you have rooted your S2 then there is an app in the Google Play store that will unlock your phone to all networks. Search for 'Samsung Unlock' and you will find it. If not there are plenty of ways to unlock it for free that you can find here on XDA.
I'm pretty sure you won't get it working on any other network without changing the IMEI which is incredibly difficult, not worth the cost of the equipment you would need and of course illegal in most country's carrying a very real prison sentence. XDA and other cell phone development communities will rightly not tolerate IMEI changing discussions and almost always permanently ban members should they attempt it so that is as much as I will discuss that!
Another thing I found recently was a company offering to 'De-Blacklist' phones to certain networks that were on the UK blacklist. At first I thought this must be illegal as if it wasn't it would make a mockery of the entire blacklisting principle, i.e prevention of crime. However more and more companies are offering this service and nothing seems to be preventing any of them from doing so. There are two UK based phone unlocking / modding businesses with a huge reputation online that are also doing it now too.
If anyone knows what that is about please enlighten me. No amount of probing I did had any of the companies reveal any of the methods to me!
I had an iPhone 4 that was IMEI blocked (found in a skip by a charity shop - checkmend reported not stolen) de-barred to 'EE / Orange' 5 days after paying about £50 to http://www.beijingiphonerepair.com/store/#!/~/category/id=4425106&offset=0&sort=normal
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If you were not cautious enough and you did not saved your efs directory before you made changes or ROM updates to your phone, then its possible that your phone "forget" your IMEI. So if you need to re-write your ORIGINAL IMEI back to that phone that its belong to, then its not a crime!!! There is an online program that can do that for around 4 EUR, 5-6 USD. If you are a half experienced browser user, you can find it by searching the keywords.
Although there is an easier way that you go to your provider and ask them to restore your phone IMEI, they can do that for you. If your wise enough, you put back your Original ROM, and zero the counter of ROM changes. As here in XDA you can find these methodes I wont give you any links, you can find it by yourself.
So, changing the IMEI is illegal in many countries but put back the original IMEI to the phone where it belongs is not!
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To the OP.
Did you experience loss of functionality at all?
Someone i know followed what you did on a barred s2.
It now connects to virgins network but she can no longer switch on Bluetooth.
It tries to start then Bluetooth flicks over to off again.
Looking in phone details reveal that Bluetooth address is listed as unavailable.
Everything else seems to work fine.
sheffieldlad said:
To the OP.
Did you experience loss of functionality at all?
Someone i know followed what you did on a barred s2.
It now connects to virgins network but she can no longer switch on Bluetooth.
It tries to start then Bluetooth flicks over to off again.
Looking in phone details reveal that Bluetooth address is listed as unavailable.
Everything else seems to work fine.
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Quick update, my friend tells me virgin seems to have blocked the imei now.
Just got a SM-G965F, and I'm on AT&T. I can text and call, but I have no internet access.
They said it was because the IMEI wasn't in their system - and because the phone is from another country, it will take them 2-3 weeks (!) to add the non-US IMEI to their system. They told me that part of the reason they had to do it this way was because this phone wasn't compatible with their network.
Has anyone else had this happen? Did the person I spoke to take the wrong route with this?
Update:
I spoke with a second rep. They confirmed that because this is an international device, the IMEI falls outside the IMEI range that AT&T's database covers. As a result, their system says it's an unknown device (no idea what type of device this is, no idea who the manufacturer is, no idea what O/S it is, no idea what capabilities it has) and sets it up for the absolute most basic service, and thus, no data.
However, they were able to do something that the first rep didn't. They created a fake IMEI that approximates my phone's capabilities so that I can get temporary access while I wait for their back-end office to do it properly. Once their back-end office finishes setting up my actual IMEI, they'll need to reassociate it with the SIM again.
But at least I now have data! (as well as LTE, which I didn't before)
I'll leave this here for anyone else who has the same issue.
Haphim said:
Just got a SM-G965F, and I'm on AT&T. I can text and call, but I have no internet access.
They said it was because the IMEI wasn't in their system - and because the phone is from another country, it will take them 2-3 weeks (!) to add the non-US IMEI to their system. They told me that part of the reason they had to do it this way was because this phone wasn't compatible with their network.
Has anyone else had this happen? Did the person I spoke to take the wrong route with this?
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Just to make sure, have you checked that the APN is set up correctly? I have never used AT&T but I feel like it shouldn't have anything to do with the IMEI.
YrrchSebor said:
Just to make sure, have you checked that the APN is set up correctly? I have never used AT&T but I feel like it shouldn't have anything to do with the IMEI.
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Well, I can't read the default APN details, but the name is the correct one.
did you have "mobile data" under mobile network setting check?
randy_c said:
did you have "mobile data" under mobile network setting check?
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Yes.
As an update, I spoke to someone else. They confirmed that because this is an international device, the IMEI falls outside the IMEI range that AT&T's database covers. As a result, their system says it's an unknown device (no idea who the manufacturer is, no idea what O/S it is, no idea what capabilities it has) and sets it up for the absolute most basic service, and thus, no data.
However, what the second rep was able to do was to create a fake IMEI that approximates my phone's capabilities so that I can get temporary access while I wait for their back-end office to do it properly. Once they finish setting it up, they'll need to reassociate the correct IMEI with the SIM again.
But at least I now have data!
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