Hi, I have been on a few forums and searched many sites I can still not find what I am missing. I somehow changed my esn to 00000000 in cdmaworkshop now all I want to do is change it back to my original information. My hex esn starts with 809XXXXX......I can put my old razr esn and it will write, but when I try my real esn for the optimus it says fail. I have also tried the QXDM with the same results, am I missing something? Thanks for any help.
I have also had similar issues on other phones. Sadly, never fixed it.
Am eager to hear a solution.
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Maybe something like this could work http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=NV_Items_backup_and_Restore but with QPST.
Ok I found a solution something called LG MEID write its for repairing esn. pm if you need help....thanks for all the help!
Little Joe said:
Ok I found a solution something called LG MEID write its for repairing esn. pm if you need help....thanks for all the help!
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Where can I find LG MEID write?
daftande said:
Where can I find LG MEID write?
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Send him a pm, you aren't allowed to publicly discuss changing esn numbers
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Hi,
is it possible to change the IMEI of the SGS2 ?
Cheers
dodo34
Dont think so. Here in the UK it is illegal to change the IMEI.
Normally anyone who wants to change the IMEI is trying to do something undehanded
Might not be the best place to talk about it, and you also need special equipment for it. No one was able to change/hack it on the S1.
why would you want to change it ?
There maybe other ways of solving your problem.
Service is determined by your sim. Changing the imei would do nothing other than circumvent a trace from a stolen phone, which is why most providers require it.
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You can use programmer "RIFF Box JTAG" to change imei. Also you can try to change efc folder.
In my country changing imei is not illegal.
I want to change the IMEI, because when i go to Turkey for holiday, the Turkish operator will block my SGS2 after 2 weeks.
I have to register it, but i get this option only every 2 years.
Last year i registered a phone, and so this year i cannot register it.
But now i want to use the SGS2 a a modem for tethering.
i want to give the IMEI of my old phone to my new SGS2.
Cheers
dodo34
ofcourse you can use a low cost mobile which can do the trick. Yes you will miss browsing etc etc in SGS2 but changing IMEI is illegal and punishable by law. Guess you are better off with any cheap mobile
i accept the punishment. i just ask how to change the IMEI
That's not simple. That's some difficult coding ****.
Changing IMEI as said is illegal in many country s and a big negative is that the phone uses IMEI to connect as part of its handshake process .
Therefore should not really be discussed on XDA and may lead to a blocked phone at a later date .
jje
Use Z3X box. It's so easy
Best regards
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Use Z3X box. As smae SGS and SGS II imei change is so easy.
lotacus said:
Service is determined by your sim. Changing the imei would do nothing other than circumvent a trace from a stolen phone, which is why most providers require it.
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Not always. My AT&T plan will only allow data on my HTC Aria. If I take out my SIM and put it in my SGS2 I get poorer quality voice and no data service. Something in their system ties my SIM to my phone and my plan.
a Moderator please close the thread ...
to OP - it's not hard to change the IMEI, it's just illegal and against rules to discuss it here
so no answer for you here
To avoid misunderstandings with this I'll post a couple things up front.
I am an existing Boost customer.
I have an old Boost 3g phone that I am transferring from ID data from to enable me to use my Evo View on Boost.
The old Boost phone is going to meet a sad end under a hammer.
So, no fraud, etc.
Table is running rooted stock HC
My question: I've done almost everything needed to transition the View to Boost, however, I'm stuck up on zeroing out the existing sprint esn and hex. I've tried a variety of ways to zero out those two number so they can be replaced with the Boost identifiers but nothing has worked so far. I'm kind of stuck. How have people succeeded in replacing the unique ID numbers on the tablet?
If anyone wants the instructions for flashing to Boost, PM and I'll send you everything that I've gathered up.
Thanks.
Cloning is illegal, whether you own the device or not. You cannot substitute the MEID of one phone to another legally for any reason.
I doubt you will find any help in here.
umm think I read some where people said Cdma workshop does something like that
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skank_boy said:
Cloning is illegal, whether you own the device or not. You cannot substitute the MEID of one phone to another legally for any reason.
I doubt you will find any help in here.
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you sir are wrong. it is illegal ONLY if the intent is for fraud. read the fcc rules.
Hopefully I'm posting in the right section, but I just got my phone back from an unbricking repair and I need to find someone who can rewrite my ESL number on my phone. The process the guy used to fix my phone was pretty intense since I managed to mess up the firmware pretty bad(see thread here).
Any suggestions?
Never heard of an ESL. If you mean ESN, you won't find how to do that here.
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Never heard of an ESL. If you mean ESN, you won't find how to do that here.
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Ah yes that's what I mean, sorry. Can you point me in the right direction?
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Ah yes that's what I mean, sorry. Can you point me in the right direction?
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he's just asks and disappears i really want to now about ESN.
bulutbeyaz said:
he's just asks and disappears i really want to now about ESN.
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It is illegal to "repair" an esn. The esn (electronic serial number) that a phone comes with is the esn that should always stay with it. When flashing a phone to a different carrier, you might have to change the esn. Like I said, its illegal, federally if I'm not mistaken. It's also against xda rules to discuss it and It's illegal at most any forum you go to.
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It is illegal to "repair" an esn. The esn (electronic serial number) that a phone comes with is the esn that should always stay with it. When flashing a phone to a different carrier, you might have to change the esn. Like I said, its illegal, federally if I'm not mistaken. It's also against xda rules to discuss it and It's illegal at most any forum you go to.
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Are you serious? I sent the phone in to Josh from MobileTechVideos.com and he said he did a JTAG repair but said it would overwrite the ESN number. He also said he could re-write it but made no mention of this being illegal or anything close to that. I assumed it was a routine repair.
Not trying to do anything illegal here but how should I go about this? Now I'm even more confused than I was before
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Are you serious? I sent the phone in to Josh from MobileTechVideos.com and he said he did a JTAG repair but said it would overwrite the ESN number. He also said he could re-write it but made no mention of this being illegal or anything close to that. I assumed it was a routine repair.
Not trying to do anything illegal here but how should I go about this? Now I'm even more confused than I was before
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Fixing an accidentally corrupted esn might be ok but cloning an esn from.one device to another is illegal and that's what needs to be done to some carrier flashed phones. I'm not an expert on this subject by any means.
Edit...Read this, it might tell you more on the subject http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433566
LesbianSeagull said:
Are you serious? I sent the phone in to Josh from MobileTechVideos.com and he said he did a JTAG repair but said it would overwrite the ESN number. He also said he could re-write it but made no mention of this being illegal or anything close to that. I assumed it was a routine repair.
Not trying to do anything illegal here but how should I go about this? Now I'm even more confused than I was before
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It's illegal because you can use it to get double service, steal phones, activate bad phones, etc. I'm sure there's more to it than that also. I don't think anybody on here will be able to help you, even if you are sincere and good in your intentions.
Your best bet is to make the ESN is exactly what it was, ie original. AFAIK that's not illegal. Discussing how to go about doing that can't be done here, though. If the guy can fix it for you, then I would just go with that.
ok i don't know about it.
Again, it's illegal to change your esn. If you really want to take the chance, there's this website called Google that will help you. We don't talk about this stuff here.
I bought a 2nd hand phone. when i test it at my house using a micro sim there is no signal from my service provider.
i tried several micro sims but still have same result. I also flashed the official rom from the sky vega website (i have sky vega iron) but still got no luck and my phone still has no signal.
i saw that my IMEI in the back of the battery and in the #*06# are different i checked it from an IMEI checking site and the IMEI is from different phone models, at the back it says in the site that the imei in the back is for a870L and at the #*06# it says its for a870S (S is for SK provider in korea, L is for Lte+ provider and L is for Olleh) but both imei is not blocked based on the website result my question is,
is having different IMEI is the reason why my phone cannot register to anynetwork?
whats are my option to fix this problem? (having a money back from the one who sold it is not an option because i already flashed a rom because i think rom is the phones problem)
thanks in advance.
Change your imei to *#06# displaying to back of the battery..
Sorry for my bad English
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hadiyalkishan said:
Change your imei to *#06# displaying to back of the battery..
Sorry for my bad English
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how can i do that sir?
help
Google it..
For your information imei porting (changing) is illegal in many countries.. Best of luck
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hadiyalkishan said:
Google it..
For your information imei porting (changing) is illegal in many countries.. Best of luck
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Don't think there is an known way for phones like that. If it was a MediaTek based phone, then possibly. However, you are incorrect about it being illegal to change the IMEI as OP is trying to restore his own correct IMEI. It'd only be illegal if they were using an IMEI from another phone they didn't own to defraud the carrier of unpaid services. Changing the IMEI to properly reflect the number the phone came with is not illegal in any way, shape, or form.
my phone is not Mediatek sir.
Which is why I said I don't think there is a way for phones like that...
A different IMEI on a battery won't matter.
More likely your problem is your APN settings.
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I bought a 2nd hand phone. when i test it at my house using a micro sim there is no signal from my service provider.
i tried several micro sims but still have same result. I also flashed the official rom from the sky vega website (i have sky vega iron) but still got no luck and my phone still has no signal.
i saw that my IMEI in the back of the battery and in the #*06# are different i checked it from an IMEI checking site and the IMEI is from different phone models, at the back it says in the site that the imei in the back is for a870L and at the #*06# it says its for a870S (S is for SK provider in korea, L is for Lte+ provider and L is for Olleh) but both imei is not blocked based on the website result my question is,
is having different IMEI is the reason why my phone cannot register to anynetwork?
whats are my option to fix this problem? (having a money back from the one who sold it is not an option because i already flashed a rom because i think rom is the phones problem)
thanks in advance.
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You have a korean phone. It needs unlocking. There are a few custom ROMs which do this for u. Is the baseband in settings>about showing "unknown?
baseband is good sir. ive tried many custom roms and official roms and also tried flashing basebands.
up! help..
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Don't think there is an known way for phones like that. If it was a MediaTek based phone, then possibly. However, you are incorrect about it being illegal to change the IMEI as OP is trying to restore his own correct IMEI. It'd only be illegal if they were using an IMEI from another phone they didn't own to defraud the carrier of unpaid services. Changing the IMEI to properly reflect the number the phone came with is not illegal in any way, shape, or form.
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Wrong. Tampering with the imei in any way is illegal in many places. The only people that have the right is the OEM. The laws differ a bit from country to country which is why all talks of changing the IMEI are banned from XDA.
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Wrong. Tampering with the imei in any way is illegal in many places. The only people that have the right is the OEM. The laws differ a bit from country to country which is why all talks of changing the IMEI are banned from XDA.
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I think it would have to be a ridiculously strict interpretation of that law to include restoring the correct IMEI to be considered "tampering". I'd like to see some citations for that. It's not considered that in the US, at least nor not allowed here - for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2461059
There's a big difference between changing and restoring.
es0tericcha0s said:
I think it would have to be a ridiculously strict interpretation of that law to include restoring the correct IMEI to be considered "tampering". I'd like to see some citations for that. It's not considered that in the US, at least nor not allowed here - for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2461059
There's a big difference between changing and restoring.
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It is here. Its covered under the cell phone cloning laws that these numbers are not to be tampered with. The only way we allow talks about it are restoring the backed up files from the proper directory or by flashing a stock system jmg. All tools that can edit the imei are also banned from then site.
zelendel said:
It is here. Its covered under the cell phone cloning laws that these numbers are not to be tampered with. The only way we allow talks about it are restoring the backed up files from the proper directory or by flashing a stock system jmg. All tools that can edit the imei are also banned from then site.
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Once again, restoring the correct IMEI is not tampering. And you are incorrect about banning tools here that can edit the IMEI because MobileUncle has been on the site and in many of the subforums for plenty of time for the mods to remove it if it were an issue. We aren't talking about dealing with any cloning or tampering of the sort. I'm not sure how to make it more clear that restoring the IMEI isn't considered tampering or off-topic here.
What difference does it make if you are restoring from a backup after your IMEI is unknown or 0000000000049 or using an app to do it?
Edit 2: We even have tools to restore the IMEI on some phones if you didn't even make a backup. How is THAT different?
es0tericcha0s said:
Once again, restoring the correct IMEI is not tampering. And you are incorrect about banning tools here that can edit the IMEI because MobileUncle has been on the site and in many of the subforums for plenty of time for the mods to remove it if it were an issue. We aren't talking about dealing with any cloning or tampering of the sort. I'm not sure how to make it more clear that restoring the IMEI isn't considered tampering or off-topic here.
What difference does it make if you are restoring from a backup after your IMEI is unknown or 0000000000049 or using an app to do it?
Edit 2: We even have tools to restore the IMEI on some phones if you didn't even make a backup. How is THAT different?
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They should not be there as I personally have removed dozens of thread with those tools.
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They should not be there as I personally have removed dozens of thread with those tools.
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It's unfortunate to hear that considering it shouldn't be that way. I don't get many Mediatek devices at my shop but I have had a customer with a faux S5 that tends to randomly lose it's IMEI and MobileUncle was the only available way to fix it. It's absolutely ridiculous to think that restoring the correct IMEI would be considered tampering or not legal in anyway. I've still yet to find any evidence that that is the case here or otherwise.
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It's unfortunate to hear that considering it shouldn't be that way. I don't get many Mediatek devices at my shop but I have had a customer with a faux S5 that tends to randomly lose it's IMEI and MobileUncle was the only available way to fix it. It's absolutely ridiculous to think that restoring the correct IMEI would be considered tampering or not legal in anyway. I've still yet to find any evidence that that is the case here or otherwise.
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Well let's look at this. As clone devices do not use legal IMEI anyway. It has already been proven that the IMEI on cheap POS knock offs do not use valid IMEI any way so what your doing is against the law under the Fcc ruling. Look up the Fcc ruling on cloned devices. Now if you search well enough you will find the info needed. Mainly as it was a huge deal with Samsung devices that place the IMEI files on a writable partition that can be erased on roms flash.
hi, I got the news that my imei was blacklisted (thats what you get when buying a phone from a third party...)
I'm stuck with a useless phone. is there any way to change its imei to an imei from an old phone? I mean without changing motherboard ect. which would cost the same as getting a new phone.
Impalerion said:
hi, I got the news that my imei was blacklisted (thats what you get when buying a phone from a third party...)
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I thought changing your imie is illegal in some contries and discussions on changing your imie on XDA's not allowed.
Can anyone confirm?
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I thought changing your imie is illegal in some contries and discussions on changing your imie on XDA's not allowed.
Can anyone confirm?
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It is indeed.
well im not asking to name you how to change it if its against your rules. where im from its not illegal to change imei.
im just asking is there a way without changing internal parts and wasting much money when it would be easier to buy a new phone.
Impalerion said:
well im not asking to name you how to change it if its against your rules. where im from its not illegal to change imei.
im just asking is there a way without changing internal parts and wasting much money when it would be easier to buy a new phone.
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To re-iterate we will not even discuss such things on XDA, as it is illegal where XDA is hosted and could lead to charges or the site being taken down, sorry!
Impalerion said:
hi, I got the news that my imei was blacklisted (thats what you get when buying a phone from a third party...)
I'm stuck with a useless phone. is there any way to change its imei to an imei from an old phone? I mean without changing motherboard ect. which would cost the same as getting a new phone.
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As others have stated, it is illegal to change your IMEI in most countries and as far as we are aware, illegal to discuss on XDA. If it is blocked by a provider where you are from, why not contact them and find out what the issue is? If the provider cannot help, contact Sony and see if they can possibly remove the blacklisting for you or on your behalf.
Edit: I hope you have proof of purchase. You say you purchased from a third party but without any proof you are going to have a real rough time convincing either the provider or Sony to unblock the IMEI.