No service, changed IMEI, S/N 00000000 - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I have just bought an used Galaxy S3, but unfortunately I have some problems. The main problem is that I am unable to make calls. The phone shows No service and it doesn't matter whether SIM is inserted or not. Another thing I have noticed is changed IMEI. It is different than one behind the Battery. Also, serial number is 00000000 and it is very strange.
I would be very grateful for any help!

buult said:
Hello, I have just bought an used Galaxy S3, but unfortunately I have some problems. The main problem is that I am unable to make calls. The phone shows No service and it doesn't matter whether SIM is inserted or not. Another thing I have noticed is changed IMEI. It is different than one behind the Battery. Also, serial number is 00000000 and it is very strange.
I would be very grateful for any help!
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It sounds like you've got a phone totally wiped and your EFS folder is clear. Your EFS folder contains your imei number. Your phone is unusable. Ask the seller if he has a backup of EFS folder.

Casanoaa said:
It sounds like you've got a phone totally wiped and your EFS folder is clear. Your EFS folder contains your imei number. Your phone is unusable. Ask the seller if he has a backup of EFS folder.
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Hi, thanks for your answer. I have the original IMEI number, also I can check the EFS folder, just tell me what exactly should I found there.

Return to seller phone cannot work wrong IMEI .
jje

buult said:
Hi, thanks for your answer. I have the original IMEI number, also I can check the EFS folder, just tell me what exactly should I found there.
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i don't no what to look for, but what i know and jjeagan know that you have to ask the seller for the backup.. Yes you have that imei number in hand but not installed in phone.

Yes, sure I will ask the seller for the backup. However, let's say he doesn't have it. Then there won't be a possibility to get ir working?

buult said:
Yes, sure I will ask the seller for the backup. However, let's say he doesn't have it. Then there won't be a possibility to get ir working?
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Here ya go. It can be fixed pretty easily however as of now it will show you roaming even if you aren't.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31051731
Edit actually after reading this new method it seems they fixed the roaming problem. Mine is backed up so I dont really follow this closely. I would however demand some money back for the shady business.
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kintwofan said:
Here ya go. It can be fixed pretty easily however as of now it will show you roaming even if you aren't.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31051731
Edit actually after reading this new method it seems they fixed the roaming problem. Mine is backed up so I dont really follow this closely. I would however demand some money back for the shady business.
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Would this method work on the european Samsung Galaxy GT-i9300 model?

buult said:
Would this method work on the european Samsung Galaxy GT-i9300 model?
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Not sure. I didn't notice this was in the international forum. But this is just a couple posts below yours
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29749993
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kintwofan said:
Not sure. I didn't notice this was in the international forum. But this is just a couple posts below yours
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29749993
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yes, I saw that method, but somehow I can not find one file.
Does anyone have any other thoughts?

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HELP, My imei change alone

Hi everyone,
First, Tks for your read....
Second, TKS for your answer.....
Today, I see my P1000 make a strange. It is change your IMEI to 004999010640000/01.
I need more information to return my original IMEI, can anybody help?
Thanks for answer
TL
thlscosta said:
Hi everyone,
First, Tks for your read....
Second, TKS for your answer.....
Today, I see my P1000 make a strange. It is change your IMEI to 004999010640000/01.
I need more information to return my original IMEI, can anybody help?
Thanks for answer
TL
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I'm not trying to sound stupid, but what's an imei?
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Waddle said:
I'm not trying to sound stupid, but what's an imei?
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imei is something like serial number xD
dunno how to explain it better
you can find it behind your battery
it shows you where is your phone build i think
correct me if im wrong some1
This can happen when flashing Roms. That is a generic imei. Saw it alot on my old Galaxy S. It didn't effect anything
i also list my imei... when i type *#06# no imei will display... what should i do?

IMEISV

Hi
I just wonder how to check a geneius samsung phone. I got an IMEISV with 3531xxxxxxxxxxx /01 at the end. Is this ok?
Thanks
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That's a major problem. You were actually sent a prototype of a new brain wave manipulation bomb instead of a phone. What ever you do, don't set an alarm as this causes the bomb to go off and might kill everybody in the vicinity who worries too much about unimportant stuff like IMEISV numbers.
The only way to save yourself and others is to do a quick Google search to find out that the SV refers to software version and that the number is your specific version. I hope you survive this crisis and start using Google a lot more as it might help you avoid other catastrophes like this one.
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http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr
IMEI check.
jje
IMEI SV
member68 said:
That's a major problem. You were actually sent a prototype of a new brain wave manipulation bomb instead of a phone. What ever you do, don't set an alarm as this causes the bomb to go off and might kill everybody in the vicinity who worries too much about unimportant stuff like IMEISV numbers.
The only way to save yourself and others is to do a quick Google search to find out that the SV refers to software version and that the number is your specific version. I hope you survive this crisis and start using Google a lot more as it might help you avoid other catastrophes like this one.
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well i googled it and it brought me here..
what i want to know is can that affect the outcome of a unlock code request?
i have the atrix 4g and the unlock code is not working! is there some type special input method or pre-digits to get the phone unlocked?:fingers-crossed:
i got the same. imei number /01 what is that?
Is it not just the imei sv? I have aosp custom rom so it shows in 2 different fields (imei and imei sv) but maybe sammy roms just put it in 1 field.
Do you have an imei AND imei even field?
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rootSU said:
Is it not just the imei sv? I have aosp custom rom so it shows in 2 different fields (imei and imei sv) but maybe sammy roms just put it in 1 field.
Do you have an imei AND imei even field?
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when i check the imei with *#06# this is what I see, i will set X for numbers:
IMEI
354xxxxxxxxxxxx /01
What about settings > about phone > status?
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rootSU said:
What about settings > about phone > status?
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in status it show the imei normal with no /01
but when I use the *#06# it show the imei and beside the imei number its a /01
danieldp1990 said:
but when I use the *#06# it show the imei and beside the imei number its a /01
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I'm not interested in that right now.
danieldp1990 said:
in status it show the imei normal with no /01
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Yes but this does not answer my question. Is there another field called IMEI SV? I can't help you unless you help me help you.
rootSU said:
I'm not interested in that right now.
Yes but this does not answer my question. Is there another field called IMEI SV? I can't help you unless you help me help you.
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sry, in status yes there is another field with IMEI SV , and there is the 01

HTC AMAZE 4G no IMEI

Hey guys! help me understand! I bought HTC AMAZE 4G not working for repair! I repaired it but the phone does not see the network! * # 06 # no imei! that you can recommend? hbot 1/90.0008 rom stock 2.3.4
alfeer said:
Hey guys! help me understand! I bought HTC AMAZE 4G not working for repair! I repaired it but the phone does not see the network! * # 06 # no imei! that you can recommend? hbot 1/90.0008 rom stock 2.3.4
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Nope. You're out of luck.
Also, we, the people of XDA-Developers, will not discuss about methods to obtain or otherwise change the IMEI of your phone. Sorry.
How or for what reasons would a imei not be shown.
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Keylogger_0 said:
Nope. You're out of luck.
Also, we, the people of XDA-Developers, will not discuss about methods to obtain or otherwise change the IMEI of your phone. Sorry.
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Well we can't discuss illegal ways to change your imei.
What you can try is to call Customer Service and tell them your imei number says unknown. They can check the system and send info to your phone to see if it can read it. I've done it before and they were able to get my imei "beamed" to and from my phone. It won't work if the phone was reported lost or stolen.
mike102871 said:
How or for what reasons would a imei not be shown.
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Yeah, that seems strange. Even if it is bad, I would think it would show up.
Sent from my HTC View somewhere in LALA land
Keylogger_0 said:
Nope. You're out of luck.
Also, we, the people of XDA-Developers, will not discuss about methods to obtain or otherwise change the IMEI of your phone. Sorry.
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I do not want to change the imei, I want to restore the old one! and I want to know because of what can not imei to show?
alfeer said:
I do not want to change the imei, I want to restore the old one! and I want to know because of what can not imei to show?
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More likely than not, one of the partitions that store your IMEI information got corrupted, thus rendering your phone inoperable due to a corrupt/missing IMEI.
Amaze 4G IMEI is protected by checksum, not simple plain text like in other HTC-s.
I had few customers who destroyed it using certain "box".
Someone locally had this issue, they played it off saying it was booted from normal like that. Htc replacement

[Q] Chinese phone, what model do I have?

Got a Galaxy 3, in Chongqing China. In the middle of the haggling proses (700USD) I discovered that the IMEI on the box and the phone wasn’t matching (every possible thing have to be inspected in china). The seller didn’t seem bothered by my questions about the IMEI, and told me something about Hong Kong, UK and smuggling, I didn’t really get it! After some more negotiation I got the phone down to about 500USD, and where told 700USD if I wanted same IMEI on the box and the phone.
Anyway now I want stock rom on my phone and are unsure what rom to install? This is the info I have.
Connected to Kies:
Device name: SGH-I747M PDA:LEM / PHONE:LEM /CSC:LEM (TLS)
Printed on phone (under battery):
GT-I9300
Setting- About device:
Baseband:T999UVLEM
Bulid number: romup dott com
Thanks,
Wrong IMEI probably a stolen / cloned / fake phone .
Details are not reading as a Samsung I9300 phone .
99.99% sure this is a fake or possibly a stolen USA network phone that has been customized .
jje
The model number doesn't look great, it should say i9300 not just "Samsung Galaxy S III" there's like 4 different models.
The i9300 can't receive 4G. I'm not sure why that phone has the 4G symbol because mine doesn't show that.
I checked that romup.com website and despite the look of the website I couldn't find anything saying the phone was a replica or anything like that
Hopefully you haven't bought a replica, I've seen some of the fakes that are being produced right now and oh wow.. they're 1:1 alright. They don't even suffer in terms of hardware, I've seen some models have a quad-core processor and a 8mp camera etc
JJEgan said:
Wrong IMEI probably a stolen / cloned / fake phone .
Details are not reading as a Samsung I9300 phone .
99.99% sure this is a fake or possibly a stolen USA network phone that has been customized .
jje
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I do not think it's fake, normally all fake Chinese phones fairly easy to detect. Have compared it with other s3 without finding differences. But guess its a gray market phone. Anyway do you think its possible to get a stock rom on it?
UrbanDesigns said:
The model number doesn't look great, it should say i9300 not just "Samsung Galaxy S III" there's like 4 different models.
The i9300 can't receive 4G. I'm not sure why that phone has the 4G symbol because mine doesn't show that.
I checked that romup.com website and despite the look of the website I couldn't find anything saying the phone was a replica or anything like that
Hopefully you haven't bought a replica, I've seen some of the fakes that are being produced right now and oh wow.. they're 1:1 alright. They don't even suffer in terms of hardware, I've seen some models have a quad-core processor and a 8mp camera etc
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Thanks! Any tips how I can tell for sure if its fake or not?
interrogation said:
Thanks! Any tips how I can tell for sure if its fake or not?
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1) The box will have no IMEI
2) The screen size will not be the same (it will be big but slightly off)
3) The back of the phone/case
4) On some of the models the "Samsung" title is raised
5) It will be slightly thicker then the original S3
6) won't report correct model number
7) will not have samsung features, by this I mean the camera will not be samsung, the gallery etc etc.
There's many different models some are better then others so these ways to detect a fake are not universal, the best way is "about phone" and yours is showing signs of a fake.
Connect your phone to the PC
UrbanDesigns said:
1) The box will have no IMEI
2) The screen size will not be the same (it will be big but slightly off)
3) The back of the phone/case
4) On some of the models the "Samsung" title is raised
5) It will be slightly thicker then the original S3
6) won't report correct model number
7) will not have samsung features, by this I mean the camera will not be samsung, the gallery etc etc.
There's many different models some are better then others so these ways to detect a fake are not universal, the best way is "about phone" and yours is showing signs of a fake.
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Not sure about 6) and 7) you know. I have studied the rest, and every thing else leads me believe it is an original. Sim card slot is on the same spot, the screws are on the same spots..... And yes the phone is working great, but I really want the latest rom.
Just called a friend of my working for Telenor Mobil (my operator) he told me from what he could read on the network side my phone show up as Samsung SGH-T999, and the IMEI is not blocked.
What are the risk trying to install stock rom or anything else on this phone?
interrogation said:
What are the risk trying to install stock rom or anything else on this phone?
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Check the forum for your specific s3 model. This forum is for the I9300.
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kofiaa said:
Check the forum for your specific s3 model. This forum is for the I9300.
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I'm happy for any help, maybe you can suggest what s3 forum I should try seeking help from?
SGH-T999 forum
interrogation said:
I'm happy for any help, maybe you can suggest what s3 forum I should try seeking help from?
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What is your model, I747 or T999?
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---------- Post added at 12:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 AM ----------
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756332
OP this link has the forums needed.
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After downloading AnTuTu Benchmark I'm quite sure I dont have the international phone, so I will try to get help from the other forum. Still quite strange the sticker on the phone says GT-I9300
Anyway thanks for your help so far:good:
interrogation said:
After downloading AnTuTu Benchmark I'm quite sure I dont have the international phone, so I will try to get help from the other forum. Still quite strange the sticker on the phone says GT-I9300
Anyway thanks for your help so far:good:
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Use the link I posted they have the American s3 forums.
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kofiaa said:
Use the link I posted they have the American s3 forums.
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Thank you! Is it possible to tell if I have 747 or 999 based on this screenshots? Just think its best for everyone if I manage to get in to the correct forum on my next try
You said the phone is registered on the network as a 999.
Glebun said:
You said the phone is registered on the network as a 999.
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Yes according to my friend at telenor, but connected to Kies it says SGH-I747M and under the battery GT-I9300.
Try this app and post the results
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976814
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kofiaa said:
Try this app and post the results
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976814
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Thank you for helping me out, here are the shots,,
I747, i suspect they flashed another rom.
Check out their forum for better help.
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Does anyone know how to do imei repair on the at&t htc one m8 ?

Does anyone know how to do imei repair on the at&t version htc one m8 ?
Is it possible? I don't know. If yes i also want to know how?
Roefastford said:
Does anyone know how to do imei repair on the at&t version htc one m8 ?
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If you had an EFS partition backup, you could possibly.
But I know TWRP recovery doesn't have that option in the M8.
I don't know if this is a limitation of the device, or the recovery.
That really needs to get added to twrp for this device. Saved my previous phone (e970) several times.
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EFS is a Samsung thing.
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andrewnelson said:
Is it possible? I don't know. If yes i also want to know how?
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Oh yes its possible, just a matter of someone cracking it.
S550 said:
If you had an EFS partition backup, you could possibly.
But I know TWRP recovery doesn't have that option in the M8.
I don't know if this is a limitation of the device, or the recovery.
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I have seen CL posting ads in other states that list they can do it, but if you have to send them the phone. One was in atlanta.
S550 said:
If you had an EFS partition backup, you could possibly.
But I know TWRP recovery doesn't have that option in the M8.
I don't know if this is a limitation of the device, or the recovery.
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They can do it on the m7 as there is a guy on ebay that does it and he uses good imei numbers from the exact same model of phone, but he cant as of yet on the m7.
xxxxx
salwansk said:
Yes it can be done with one second. But it against the xda forum rules to discuss imei thing here "I'm really sure it's not illegal to fix or change imei, but it was illegal to change the esn/meid for cdma" because it was used to clone devices esn and use other people's numbers. Unlike gsm.....
Anyway I sent you PM
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Yes its perfectly legal because its being done to bring your phone back to its original carrier. I have had people that do this sort of thing say it takes a couple hours just to do the old model htc one. So I dont understand how it could possibly be that easy unless there is software or equipment out to do it.
salwansk said:
Yes it can be done with one second. But it against the xda forum rules to discuss imei thing here "I'm really sure it's not illegal to fix or change imei, but it was illegal to change the esn/meid for cdma" because it was used to clone devices esn and use other people's numbers. Unlike gsm.....
Anyway I sent you PM
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I didnt receive a message ? Only message I received was one where they moved my posting ?
Roefastford said:
I didnt receive a message ? Only message I received was one where they moved my posting ?
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check your mailbox now, and let me know
Problem solved.
salwansk said:
check your mailbox now, and let me know
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Hi,
I lost my IMEI when i updated the radio, could yu please pm me the solution aswell?
Thanks!
Reuters said:
Hi,
I lost my IMEI when i updated the radio, could yu please pm me the solution aswell?
Thanks!
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just re-flash the old radio and you will get it back
i am new to this..
salwansk said:
just re-flash the old radio and you will get it back
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Wish i had made a backup of the old radio..but downloading the whole firmware now and will install it and start from the beginning
hellp
salwansk said:
Yes it can be done with one second. But it against the xda forum rules to discuss imei thing here "I'm really sure it's not illegal to fix or change imei, but it was illegal to change the esn/meid for cdma" because it was used to clone devices esn and use other people's numbers. Unlike gsm.....
Anyway I sent you PM
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Hey Could you send me pm? Help me master

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