Looking to hook girls SGS2 to Att's Gophone.
I see after talking with cust service their militant about getting imei # before mailing me the sim crd. (They mailed mine 5 months ago without it.....just told em I had an old GSM Razr.....just tried the same with hers). No go on no imei tho. Told em I'd call back with it today.
Question..I was going to just make up a 15 digit #...given its a 'GSM ' they wont know the difference right?
Are there characteristics of these imei #‘s that tell them what kind of phone it is??
Thanks for any insight.
Holy crap, my brain almost gave out trying to decipher what your asking, use complete sentences and spelling. Anyways, I do not think that it would be a good idea to make up an imei, but than again, there's always a chance it'll work.
Not sure how to get an IMEI of a go phone. If you are desperate, you could go buy a $10-$20 gophone from wal-mart or Best Buy, copy the IMEI, then try to return the gophone.
ronj1986 said:
Not sure how to get an IMEI of a go phone. If you are desperate, you could go buy a $10-$20 gophone from wal-mart or Best Buy, copy the IMEI, then try to return the gophone.
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Even better, just go to an AT&T store and get a prepaid SIM. That would be even faster and cheaper.
sieepiestangel said:
Holy crap, my brain almost gave out trying to decipher what your asking...
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English is tough... for some folks... in the US...
They'll know your real imei right after you star using it. Just be honest and they have no idea what kinda phone it is by looking at imei.
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Even better, just go to an AT&T store and get a prepaid SIM. That would be even faster and cheaper.
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Have to have the phone to get the card...that's why I'm having it mailed to me.
Yeah a lot of that is typing on the Epic with the damn keyboard 'correcting ' half of what I write ...then of course me sending without editing!
QUOTE=sieepiestangel;18931195]Holy crap, my brain almost gave out trying to decipher what your asking, use complete sentences and spelling. Anyways, I do not think that it would be a good idea to make up an imei, but than again, there's always a chance it'll work.[/QUOTE]
Honest meaning tell them the actual imei off the new SGS2...but just tell them its a Razr.
Yeah...why not?!
Just confirming that the numbers aren't coded somehow to detect dumb vs smart phones.
Thanks
Lancez said:
They'll know your real imei right after you star using it. Just be honest and they have no idea what kinda phone it is by looking at imei.
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Honest meaning tell them the actual imei off the new SGS2...but just tell them its a Razr.
Yeah...why not?!
Just confirming that the numbers aren't coded somehow to detect dumb vs smart phones.
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Lancez said:
They'll know your real imei right after you star using it. Just be honest and they have no idea what kinda phone it is by looking at imei.
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I just bought this Vibrant over ebay.
What sux is, the user is some what mislead prints.
Here is the case, phone is locked down. pattern lock down...
Factory Reset code does not work.
Hold Down Vol Down + Vol Up + Power Button, Release Power on Vibrant Logo show up. This procedure done so many times, did NOT work.
Does this mean I have a Hardware Lock? on this phone. (the phone shows July/17/2010)
Please tell me what options there are to solve this issue?
I like to use this phone on a prepaid sim. later get this sim unlock also.
Adb reboot recovery. You have to dl the android sdk first.
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does this require, going in the device and enable debug? cause I can not even go in to Stock Recovery Mode. Stuck on the google account log in screen.
can you tell me how to get adb recovery to work?
thnx in advance.
Why does this post seem a little fishy to me? My instincts would lead me to think the phone isn't legit. You bought a phone off of Ebay, AND it came screen locked? Having sold many a phone on Ebay, I can tell you the first thing I do is wipe the phone and restore it to 100% stock. Receving one locked is alot more than "misleading", it just plain makes no sense. But I.m guessing you already know that. If it walks like a duck, and quack likes a duck....it's probably a stolen phone
Just sayin.....
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yup
stolen phone
don't help
Why don't you email the seller and ask what the pattern was?
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Why don't you email the seller and ask what the pattern was?
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That would be too easy
Dipping it in acid unlocks it in sub seconds, if you use hot water it will take longer, but you will get an email confirmation of a full unlock.
flyingmedic said:
Why does this post seem a little fishy to me? My instincts would lead me to think the phone isn't legit. You bought a phone off of Ebay, AND it came screen locked? Having sold many a phone on Ebay, I can tell you the first thing I do is wipe the phone and restore it to 100% stock. Receving one locked is alot more than "misleading", it just plain makes no sense. But I.m guessing you already know that. If it walks like a duck, and quack likes a duck....it's probably a stolen phone
Just sayin.....
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Tell you what, I actually got a hold of the Original owner of the phone, she was nice to add me to Authorized user, some hispanic lady. She gave up on the phone cause not what she exactly need. have no clue how to even use it correctly. Friend of her, sold it on ebay. I bought it, ever since been in touch with T-Mobile. Trying to get IMEI Unlock code!! still waiting...for that email...
do not bother, "there is app to get unlock code" I KNOW! there is!! I want to use it badly...Problem is, I am in a town where T-Mobile does NOT EXIST!! Only ATT. That is why, getting unlock code, so I can use it on ATT. Log in the phone, and Format with Custom ROMs.
This is my only choice now I have...suck aint it.
hydrogenman said:
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stolen phone
don't help
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up to you, what you think. i got plenty of ways to prove the phone is legit. plus got tmobile and local police report ready file against the seller, if the phone is stolen property.
I handle every online shopping, like if the other end having a death wish to come.
when other play fair, I will too. if they decided something fishy, I will put a guillotine on them.
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up to you, what you think. i got plenty of ways to prove the phone is legit. plus got tmobile and local police report ready file against the seller, if the phone is stolen property.
I handle every online shopping, like if the other end having a death wish to come.
when other play fair, I will too. if they decided something fishy, I will put a guillotine on them.
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Watch what you stick in the guillotine son......your whole story is just that, a story, and not a good one. now go play in traffic, you've been exposed.
ekoandrew said:
Tell you what, I actually got a hold of the Original owner of the phone, she was nice to add me to Authorized user, some hispanic lady. She gave up on the phone cause not what she exactly need. have no clue how to even use it correctly. Friend of her, sold it on ebay. I bought it, ever since been in touch with T-Mobile.
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She sold you a hardware locked phone that's also pattern locked and you're okay with that? Why don't you demand your money back? How can you talk about how you would put the guillotine to a bad seller when that is exactly what you're dealing with?
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do you have phone insurance?
Oh duuuude...
you should definitely call t-mobile and tell them. they can lock the phone by tracking your IMEI or something, rendering the phone useless (that is, if the guy isn't a tech wizard). As for getting a new phone, if your insurance covers it, then you should ask them for one. I doubt it, though, because every time I wanted a replacement phone, I had to send them my old one.
they may not be able to locate your phone w/o the sim card in there. if you have the box with the imei or ssid number, that would be your best bet.
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sure, by buying one...there is no way to get a replacement without insurance....and even with insurance you had to pay $130...
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sure, by buying one...there is no way to get a replacement without insurance....and even with insurance you had to pay $130...
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oh wait, I thought it is free for getting a new one with insurance
climhazzard1993 said:
this sounds stupid but i was using my phone as an ipod for a month or so (it didnt have the sim card because my parents took it away cuz i got grounded) and some @!#$ stole it in the locker room.. sdfgjhas.. now what do i do? do i tell t-mobile my phone got stolen? or will i have to buy a new one?
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First of all, you shouldn't use language like that, I'm reffering to F word you used. That word is derogatory, homophobic, and not appropriate.
Anyway, tell your parents, and notify the school.
If you have insurance, notify Assurion insurance (130 deductable).
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i dont have insurance.. so i guess im screwed? is there any way i can get a replacement?
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Without insurance, if you came to my store or called CARE we would be able to see how long it's been since you purchased your Vibrant. You would probably get a very minor discount, if any. You're pretty much close to buying one outright so it's best not to use any kind of early upgrade unless it's a good deal.
As for blocking an IMEI, I don't know why people continue to suggest this. I have never been able to call in an get a phone blacklisted or blocked after it's been stolen. Maybe they just don't like me or I'm calling the wrong people.
Some ideas for your next Android. On our store demos we either install Lookout or SmrtGuard. Lookout seems to be the better of the two apps because you can remote activate GPS and track the phone. However, with SmrtGuard you can setup SIM Guardian that will register your SIM and when someone inserts another into the phone the phone will send a text to a number you assign or an e-mail. You can also track with GPS by this app.
Again, I've never been able to get T-Mobile to track a phone for a customer just because of theft. It has to be a serious crime with the police involved.
I'm sorry to heard about your lost phone and I hope you can get a replacement.
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Without insurance, if you came to my store or called CARE we would be able to see how long it's been since you purchased your Vibrant. You would probably get a very minor discount, if any. You're pretty much close to buying one outright so it's best not to use any kind of early upgrade unless it's a good deal.
As for blocking an IMEI, I don't know why people continue to suggest this. I have never been able to call in an get a phone blacklisted or blocked after it's been stolen. Maybe they just don't like me or I'm calling the wrong people.
Some ideas for your next Android. On our store demos we either install Lookout or SmrtGuard. Lookout seems to be the better of the two apps because you can remote activate GPS and track the phone. However, with SmrtGuard you can setup SIM Guardian that will register your SIM and when someone inserts another into the phone the phone will send a text to a number you assign or an e-mail. You can also track with GPS by this app.
Again, I've never been able to get T-Mobile to track a phone for a customer just because of theft. It has to be a serious crime with the police involved.
I'm sorry to heard about your lost phone and I hope you can get a replacement.
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your right, T-Mobile won't blacklist an IMEI. I don't think any North America carrier will.
suchavibrantthang said:
they may not be able to locate your phone w/o the sim card in there. if you have the box with the imei or ssid number, that would be your best bet.
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T-Mobile doesn't track phones without a court order, and u wont get that unless you were robbed beaten up and probably almost killed.
Its the thieves phone now welcome to GSM.
130 deductible to get a replacement. Call assurion for that.
Happened to me, BTW. You're sol and nothing anyone else says here that is different has a chance of being true.
Tell assurion u lost it, cause for stolen phone they require a police report (no the cops will not try to find ur phone, either)...
Cdma carriers block esn. GSM carriers make more money. With phones being easily factory resettable you have to tether yourself to a GSM phone to avoid getting pwnd.
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climhazzard1993 said:
i dont have insurance.. so i guess im screwed? is there any way i can get a replacement?
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LOL. Oh, no insurance. Guessed saving six a month paid off eh?
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Homophobic?
Rotfl... seriously just stop. Nothing derogatory about using that term to refer to a thief...
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First of all, you shouldn't use language like that, I'm reffering to F word you used. That word is derogatory, homophobic, and not appropriate.
Anyway, tell your parents, and notify the school.
If you have insurance, notify Assurion insurance (130 deductable).
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Ur SOL son. Next time watch ur stuff more closely. FYI there an app called Kor.im phone locator that will send u an email if ur another sim card is put into u r phone. The email will contain the new sim cards serial number which will help track down who has ur phone. That is if they don't reset the phone, erasing the app in the process.
Sent from THE Vibrant......
Criminals return to the scene of the crime. Let him steal something traceable. lol
sarge363 said:
Ur SOL son. Next time watch ur stuff more closely. FYI there an app called Kor.im phone locator that will send u an email if ur another sim card is put into u r phone. The email will contain the new sim cards serial number which will help track down who has ur phone. That is if they don't reset the phone, erasing the app in the process.
Sent from THE Vibrant......
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Anyone with a brain will factory reset before they put a sim in the phone, and most security apparently run on the phone with obvious notification bar icons visible.
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N8ter said:
Anyone with a brain will factory reset before they put a sim in the phone, and most security apparently run on the phone with obvious notification bar icons visible.
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Then he should just put that app in system/app.. Most people that steal phones don't know how to wipe it completely.. they just know how to factory reset lol
But to the Op.. yeah you are SOL w/o insurance lol
N8ter said:
Homophobic?
Rotfl... seriously just stop. Nothing derogatory about using that term to refer to a thief...
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Yes that word is offensive, even if using it towards a thief, it is still offensive. You don't have to be gay to take offense, you just have to have common sense. I don't like that word just as much as I don't like the N word.
I'm sure there are Android users from the LGBT community who use this forum, and they don't need to log on and see the F word.
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Then he should just put that app in system/app.. Most people that steal phones don't know how to wipe it completely.. they just know how to factory reset lol
But to the Op.. yeah you are SOL w/o insurance lol
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That doesn't matter. The factory reset option in Android is too easy to get to, and too easy to perform. It isn't even password-protected. The 3 button method can be done 5 minutes after swiping the phone on the way to the local library to list it for sale on CraigsList.
The only way to make sure someone can't profit/benefit from stealing your phone is to not use a GSM carrier in the United States. Use a CDMA carrier.
The companies care more about their bottom line than what's right. I had this argument with Assurion and T-Mobile when my phone got stolen.
Even with a pattery lock on the phone, unless it's a hardware locked phone it only takes 5 seconds for them to completely wipe the phone clean, pop their SIM card in, and brag about the new phone they got for Christmas.
9/10 the phone ends up getting sold, though.
The carriers are more than able to blacklist the IMEIs, but without inter-carrier cooperation that is kind of useless.
So wait a minute. I can lose my vibrant, and I can report it lost and T-Mobile nor Assurion will block the IMEI? Someone on T-Mobile can find my phone, put in their SIM card, and T-Mobile will do nothing? They won't block the phone? They won't even call the person who is using my phone and kindly ask them to return it?
Well I don't really know why I'm asking, I already know the answer. I've lost a T-Mobile phone before, and they admited someone was using my phone, but they said they couldn't do anything about it for me, not even a courtesy call asking the finder to return it.
T-mobile has a record of every single sim card that has ever been placed into a phone. Even if you stick your sim card in there for 5 seconds, as long as it registers on the network, they keep the sim info documented.
It just shocks me, even at a customers request, that they wouldn't block the IMEI number on their own network.
Hello
I bough what it looks like a brand new i717 on craigslist at @ $200. It is in pristine condition, boxed with all the accessories including a genuine flip case... everything fresh and still smelling like new. It has a bad IMEI though.
The seller said it was a display unit on an AT&T store and that they block the IMEIs of the phones that are removed from the display counter. The guy even had an AT&T t-shirt... Truth or lie? I don't know, it still seemed a great deal to me and I bought it anyway since I've seen them on ebay selling well above $300 in "used" (all scratched up) condition.
So, I have two questions:
-Is it true that a blocked IMEI will work overseas? (I also took the risk on buying it because I will move overseas in a few months)
-Is there anything I can do to use it now with my T-Mobile account?
Thanks
Not sure about it working overseas. No experience.
But you could also sell it to somebody who wants to use it on T-Mobile USA since a bad AT&T IMEI doesnt matter on T-Mo
Looks like you are screwed unless you can find stuff to manage stolen phones... I'd take our as a lesson of "if it looks too good to be true..."
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melcali said:
Not sure about it working overseas. No experience.
But you could also sell it to somebody who wants to use it on T-Mobile USA since a bad AT&T IMEI doesnt matter on T-Mo
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Really? I thought AT&T and T-mobile shared a blacklisted IMEI database. Can anyone confirm if it will work with T-mobile?
If you unlocked it, it can work overseas and if you root it and flash t mobile blaze ics modem you can use it on T-Mobile like what I'm doing now getting hspa speed
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jacky37 said:
If you unlocked it, it can work overseas and if you root it and flash t mobile blaze ics modem you can use it on T-Mobile like what I'm doing now getting hspa speed
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yeah they have an alliance that will track imei numbers as of 12/1/12...
domenicostorino said:
Hello
I bough what it looks like a brand new i717 on craigslist at @ $200. It is in pristine condition, boxed with all the accessories including a genuine flip case... everything fresh and still smelling like new. It has a bad IMEI though.
The seller said it was a display unit on an AT&T store and that they block the IMEIs of the phones that are removed from the display counter. The guy even had an AT&T t-shirt... Truth or lie? I don't know, it still seemed a great deal to me and I bought it anyway since I've seen them on ebay selling well above $300 in "used" (all scratched up) condition.
So, I have two questions:
-Is it true that a blocked IMEI will work overseas? (I also took the risk on buying it because I will move overseas in a few months)
-Is there anything I can do to use it now with my T-Mobile account?
Thanks
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I have two questions, are you trying to call at&t and have them turn the phone on or are you just putting a sim card in and its not working? And if you did put a working at&t sim in without calling what did it say or do on the phone?
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Not sure about it working overseas. No experience.
But you could also sell it to somebody who wants to use it on T-Mobile USA since a bad AT&T IMEI doesnt matter on T-Mo
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truth77 said:
I have two questions, are you trying to call at&t and have them turn the phone on or are you just putting a sim card in and its not working? And if you did put a working at&t sim in without calling what did it say or do on the phone?
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No, I haven't called At&t at all... I don't think I'm going to have any luck asking them to fix the imei of a blacklisted phone that I boought on Craiglist... I do have a T-mobile sim but I haven't inserted it yet. Why? because I have read many times that if you insert a sim on a phone with a blocked imei they will block the sim card automatically...
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Oh that sucks. I will unlock it and take it with me overseas... I guess I shouldn't have any problems using it there (Lima, Peru).
Ok this sucks even more. A friend grabbed the phone and inserted his own AT&T sim card just to "see what happens"... his line got automatically suspended. It didn't even work when inserted the sim back to his own phone. Of course this has just happened a few minutes ago (Saturday night when customer service is closed).
I will call customer care tomorrow. Do any of you guys know what are the steps to restore the line? Is it just a simple call or does he need to buy a new sim?
Thanks
whoa that sucks. i didnt know they are that quick to take action.
That is a great way to screw with people that try to steal phones...
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Radimus said:
That is a great way to screw with people that try to steal phones...
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I agree. He called ATT this morning and his line was suspended as "lost or stolen". The rep never said anything about using the sim on a blacklisted device or anything similar. They restored his service right away,
Anyway... my i717 is now stored and I won't mess with it until I move overseas. Beware of inserting your sim on an blacklisted device!
Not to hijack your thread, but a "friend" of mine just stole a brand new note from best buy and wants me to help him unlock and root it. Not that I really care about best buy (and I really don't care that he stole it) but I'm thinking on refusing on general principle just because his actions raise the prices of phones and service for the rest of us. What would you do?
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I'd tell your friend, that if he was clever enough to steal it, then he should be clever enough to get a job and buy one... the thieving little socialist.
In the principle of helping anyone root their phone, I'd not do it for them. I would help them read and learn how to do it, as that helps general understanding of what they are doing and may eliminate future help calls.
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Not to hijack your thread, but a "friend" of mine just stole a brand new note from best buy and wants me to help him unlock and root it. Not that I really care about best buy (and I really don't care that he stole it) but I'm thinking on refusing on general principle just because his actions raise the prices of phones and service for the rest of us. What would you do?
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Have you tried using it on Straight Talk? Its att so it probably wouldn't work. Just an idea.
Want to sell it? I'll buy it from you. Mine has a dead pixel and while its annoying it's not bad enough for me to buy a new $220 screen.
LittleRedDot said:
Not to hijack your thread, but a "friend" of mine just stole a brand new note from best buy and wants me to help him unlock and root it. Not that I really care about best buy (and I really don't care that he stole it) but I'm thinking on refusing on general principle just because his actions raise the prices of phones and service for the rest of us. What would you do?
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I wouldn't have a friend like this. Can't stand a f'n thief. I'm an anti-cop kind of person but I've been ripped off and it sucks. Tell him to kiss your as#. I hope he gets busted when he puts a sim in it.
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Have you tried using it on Straight Talk? Its att so it probably wouldn't work. Just an idea.
I wouldn't have a friend like this. Can't stand a f'n thief. I'm an anti-cop kind of person but I've been ripped off and it sucks. Tell him to kiss your as#. I hope he gets busted when he puts a sim in it.
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Agreed
XDA is no longer worth my time.
Cell Spa sales stolen phones
Unfortunately I bought a Galaxy S2 in September from a cell phone store (" Cell Spa" in Sugar Land Texas) that sales stolen Phones. I was able to call AT&T and told them to release my SIM card and they did. They told me the IMEI on the phone was linked to a stolen phone so basically there was nothing I could do. They are not concerned about returning the phone to the original person who claimed the theft so I'm stuck with a blacklisted phone????:crying:
What was that line from Forrest Gump? Oh yeah, "stupid is as stupid does". Anyone that buys or sells stolen phones, gets what they deserve. Remember....it was stolen from someone that actually paid money for it!
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i just bought a ultra off craigslist ....
it was fine for 2 days ... now the phone is blocked .. cant call out ...no service...
i checked on the imei canada website .. it says this phone is stolen ... wtf .....
cant get hold of the guy who sold me the phone ... not sure that was him report it stolen or not ...
dont think i call Bell and they will do anything about it ....
i read online about changin imei ... and that should work .... in theory
any idea how do i do that?? i dont want to weast my 500$$$$
or any other suggestion ....
madsatan said:
i just bought a ultra off craigslist ....
it was fine for 2 days ... now the phone is blocked .. cant call out ...no service...
i checked on the imei canada website .. it says this phone is stolen ... wtf .....
cant get hold of the guy who sold me the phone ... not sure that was him report it stolen or not ...
dont think i call Bell and they will do anything about it ....
i read online about changin imei ... and that should work .... in theory
any idea how do i do that?? i dont want to weast my 500$$$$
or any other suggestion ....
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There is an easy way to chnge the IMEI, just downgrade from .290 to any older firmware :laugh:
Wont solve the outgoing acll problem as the IMEI will be all 0's, but it will have changed.
Other than that file a Police report for the fraud, return the phone to the person who had it stolen and clame the $500 back with creditcard protection?
so change imei wont work ??
return the phone to the person who had it stolen.... ya right ... thats mean i lose out 500$$ just like that ....
what does it do for me when i go file a police report... they gonna take the phone away .. i still lose 500
if there no way to fix this problem
i might as well just keep it and use it as a very expensive tablet ...
damn it ....
blueether said:
There is an easy way to chnge the IMEI, just downgrade from .290 to any older firmware :laugh:
Wont solve the outgoing acll problem as the IMEI will be all 0's, but it will have changed.
Other than that file a Police report for the fraud, return the phone to the person who had it stolen and clame the $500 back with creditcard protection?
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madsatan said:
so change imei wont work ??
return the phone to the person who had it stolen.... ya right ... thats mean i lose out 500$$ just like that ....
what does it do for me when i go file a police report... they gonna take the phone away .. i still lose 500
if there no way to fix this problem
i might as well just keep it and use it as a very expensive tablet ...
damn it ....
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was it a direct credit?
If so then the bank will require police authorisation to contact the other bank for a reverse transaction. This is very difficult to do as police will probably deferred it to the digital fraud squad. and they are always busy.
If it was credit card you have 20 days to contact them to reverse it. After that you'll need to contact them saying you have been defauded. Credit card companies are insured against this. and you will get your money back.
Paypal. Easiest option. You will always win with proof i.e. photos / video of the device not working.
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Paypal. Easiest option. You will always win with proof i.e. photos / video of the device not working.
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This was a craigslist transaction
Just a heads up, it's not allowed to discuss IMEI changing/manipulation on XDA. I would edit that part out of the OP so the thread doesn't get locked. We can discuss what you can do to solve this whole debacle though.
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how can i change the title of this thread??
LordManhattan said:
Just a heads up, it's not allowed to discuss IMEI changing/manipulation on XDA. I would edit that part out of the OP so the thread doesn't get locked. We can discuss what you can do to solve this whole debacle though.
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madsatan said:
how can i change the title of this thread??
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Use the advanced editor. Click edit on the first post and then advanced.
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As said previously imei changes are illegal and definitely not discussed on xda.
Personally I would call Bell immediately and let them know so it's on record, then I'd contact the police. Police are pretty good when someone's doing the right thing.
Show them the Craigslist transaction and leave the rest up to the powers that be.
The only way you'll definitely get your money back is by selling it on and leading some other poor unsuspecting person down the same path which let's face it would be a crappy thing to do.
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SpyderTracks said:
As said previously imei changes are illegal and definitely not discussed on xda.
Personally I would call Bell immediately and let them know so it's on record, then I'd contact the police. Police are pretty good when someone's doing the right thing.
Show them the Craigslist transaction and leave the rest up to the powers that be.
The only way you'll definitely get your money back is by selling it on and leading some other poor unsuspecting person down the same path which let's face it would be a crappy thing to do.
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I remember reading a post where someone had a similar experience and called Bell to find out whether or not their phone was on a blacklist - the representative apparently admitted to the guy that it was indeed on a blacklist and then asked him if he'd like it removed from the list.
The user claimed that after that conversation his phone started working perfectly.
I think I also recall him saying he'd called in around noon - and that it may have been his second call to them - his claim was that they don't get a lot of calls around the time he called in and so it was an inexperience rep who was able to remove the hold on the handset.
I don't know where I read this - but you could try searching the forum with keywords like Bell, Stolen, IMEI, Change, Rep - etc.
Good luck - that sucks balls.
Alright, I bought my S7 at Walmart earlier this year, a Straight Talk prepaid, roughly $500. I recently moved and had a few data issues, and thought ST uses Verizon towers, I looked into switching to Verizons Prepaid. So I did the device IMEI lookup and was informed I should call customer service. They couldn't exactly tell me why, but mentioned it could be because it's a straight talk phone. Well, I decided to do some digging, and after a few IMEI checks on swappa (and the like), I realized it comes up as an g935vl, the edge (and as the exynos, I wish?).
Now, I thought maybe it was because I had flashed a few different roms (the earlier cvertigo VZW roms, and am currently on the newest ufirm rom), but that shouldn't change the IMEI, maybe corrupt it in extreme circumstances, but not change it. Not to mention, my IMEI from Phone Info matches what's printed on the back perfectly!
So, now I'm curious if that's really the reason I can't switch to Verizon, but regardless, I'm kind of dumbfounded. It isn't blacklisted, it certainly isn't fake, and the IMEI is almost certainly intact (or it would be a mismatch from what's printed on the phone).
How can this be?
IJoxer said:
Alright, I bought my S7 at Walmart earlier this year, a Straight Talk prepaid, roughly $500. I recently moved and had a few data issues, and thought ST uses Verizon towers, I looked into switching to Verizons Prepaid. So I did the device IMEI lookup and was informed I should call customer service. They couldn't exactly tell me why, but mentioned it could be because it's a straight talk phone. Well, I decided to do some digging, and after a few IMEI checks on swappa (and the like), I realized it comes up as an g935vl, the edge (and as the exynos, I wish?).
Now, I thought maybe it was because I had flashed a few different roms (the earlier cvertigo VZW roms, and am currently on the newest ufirm rom), but that shouldn't change the IMEI, maybe corrupt it in extreme circumstances, but not change it. Not to mention, my IMEI from Phone Info matches what's printed on the back perfectly!
So, now I'm curious if that's really the reason I can't switch to Verizon, but regardless, I'm kind of dumbfounded. It isn't blacklisted, it certainly isn't fake, and the IMEI is almost certainly intact (or it would be a mismatch from what's printed on the phone).
How can this be?
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Why would you buy such an expensive phone from silly putty @$$ company like Straight Talk? lol
LilAnt530 said:
Why would you buy such an expensive phone from silly putty @$$ company like Straight Talk? lol
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Because it's a littte bit cheaper?
HarizNaim said:
Because it's a littte bit cheaper?
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Well imho (coming from living almost a full 15yr childhood with straight talk as the only carrier), Straight Talk is the (by far) worst & most unconventional service provider in the US at least. But yet it also earns far more than the mediocre crap service permits.
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Well imho (coming from living almost a full 15yr childhood with straight talk as the only carrier), Straight Talk is the (by far) worst & most unconventional service provider in the US at least. But yet it also earns far more than the mediocre crap service permits.
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They're the same exact phone, it isn't even branded.
IJoxer said:
They're the same exact phone, it isn't even branded.
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Story of my life my friend lol. I'm currently using a Straight Talk TracPhone on a verizon SIM card, its ZTE, would you like my APN settings? Maybe it will work, maybe it won't haha
LilAnt530 said:
Story of my life my friend lol. I'm currently using a Straight Talk TracPhone on a verizon SIM card, its ZTE, would you like my APN settings? Maybe it will work, maybe it won't haha
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If I could change them, this damn ufirm on nougat makes it impossible, I love tinkering with different apn settings.
IJoxer said:
If I could change them, this damn ufirm on nougat makes it impossible, I love tinkering with different apn settings.
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& no downgrade to MM huh?
LilAnt530 said:
& no downgrade to MM huh?
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Yea, I suppose it's possible, but Nougat is far more optimized, it isn't worth it.
IJoxer said:
Yea, I suppose it's possible, but Nougat is far more optimized, it isn't worth it.
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Try using Nova launcher, & adding a widget for "nova activities" & look thru all of those man its in there, & if you're rooted it will let you in. Trust & believe me