my imei is messed up the guy i got it from unlocked it from the galaxy unlock app which finds my unlock code and so when i try to call up samsung and give them my imei they say they cant find the phone and so do any of you guys know how to fix that
Your imei is located under your battery on a sticker on the phone. Call your carrier and give them the correct imei to enter into their system. No need to call Samsung.
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jpoirier587 said:
Your imei is located under your battery on a sticker on the phone. Call your carrier and give them the correct imei to enter into their system. No need to call Samsung.
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its a AT&T phone and i have tmobile idk if they will
Call at&t and tell then u don't have your number right now but your going over seas and need your phone unlocked and they will unlock I have T-Mobile also
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I was messing around with Rogers GS2 LTE i727R to use it Mobilicity (AWS). I had to flash a T989 ROM (T-mobile) and radio, and somewhere along the way, I messed up and IMEI disappeared.
I just started from scratch (factory reset/flash rom/flash radio) and IMEI returned and the phone is working.
You may want to completely wipe the phone and flash your rom/kernel/radio carefully.
Oh, and make sure your phone is unlocked as well.
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I have the international GS3 and got it unlocked with a code and it worked fine on Orange network, while the phone is on Three, so then i flashed Omega 7 and rooted and it will no longer detect the Orange network, its just a circle with a line through on the status bar.
I thought maybe it wiped the unlocked but checked and it still says the phone is unlocked so i thought i would test and put back in the Three sim and it worked fine and then i had a old pay as you go o2 network sim and put that it and it gets a signal and the option to top up.
So i thought maybe the sim is faulty, and put it into my iPhone 4S and it gets signal and reads it, i followed the instructions and revered back to Stock to see if that fixed it but still the same problem.
Anyone have any ideas why or how to fix this?
Check your IMEI number
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How would that help?
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If your phone lost it's IMEI number, it will revert back to a default-number.
Some networks still accept the phone with that number but most don't.
Just checked with the three card in usig *#06# and a imei comes up so it can't be that or should I t do it with the not working orange card in?
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IMEI is your device ID. Does it match the IMEI-number on the box or under the battery of your phone?
If not, you're on a generic one.
Yep its the same as the one on the box. I hm
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Try another Sim and also check the Sim is locked into the receptacle properly.
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I've tried two other network Sims and both work as well as the orange Sim works in my I phone.
Weird thing is when the orange sim. Is in the phone it shows the apn correct for orange but I just get the circle with line through where the signal should be.
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CSC includes Orange ????
Network settings entered manually if not .
jje
Your SIM might be locked to your iPhone's IMEI or does it work in other devices?
I've only heard a few reports of such practices and none so far with Orange (regardless of country)
As above....check apn settings
I checked apn under three and the orange wasn't there. I put in orange sim and three apn is gone and orange are there and the correct settings but still the same stop sign looking symbol where network signal should be.
Not sure what csc is.
It worked before in the g3 before I flashed to the omega rom so don't think it could be locked to a phone
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phone's imei doesnt match true imei
hello,
what does it mean that the imei given by the phone doesnt match the original imei written on the back of the phone?
If for some reason the rom you put on your phone screws up the IMEI and replaces it with a generic IMEI you now have a different IMEI than before. This was happening with the SGS2's a while back when flashing certain roms... Was fixed pretty fast and haven't heard about it happening again BUT there's always a chance and no guarantees...
Is there anyway to fix it back without any backups?
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It's actually happening quite a lot with the S3, especially the US-versions
Some people have claimed it to have been fixed when flashing a Stock ROM through Odin, but should it not be fixed then you'll need to have it repaired by Samsung.
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Is there anyway to fix it back without any backups?
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There have been a few users claiming to have fixed it without Efs backups in the sgs2 forum (from fading memory). Have a search there, as any method will /should be similar
Worth a search/try, or as posted above, will need to return to Samsung
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Use "k-tool" to backup your imei and keep it in a safe place(upload to dropbox and PC) and use APN manager to backup apn settings. Btw is a brilliant app to have when traveling
Edit:u can recover your missing imei nr. But be sure to have the original efs folder,especially NV-data.bin most not have tampered with
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It's actually happening quite a lot with the S3, especially the US-versions
Some people have claimed it to have been fixed when flashing a Stock ROM through Odin, but should it not be fixed then you'll need to have it repaired by Samsung.
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i have the same problem
brand new phone
don't recognized the sim card , try few
euro model , factory unlocked
how can i flashing a stock rom ?
thanks
Hi, i have a SGS3 and the carrier have locked the phone thou i bought it in second hand. With receipt and it was brand new in unopened box. Worked fine untill couple of days ago when it got locked.
So i'm not able to use the phone cause i cant get no network.
I rooted my phone and deleted the "efs" files so the imei changed but it didnt help my, still no network signal. Cannot connect.
Is there any way to unlock my phone? Please help me get my phone working. Payed about 450 euros for it.
Sorry if i put this thread in a wrong section. Newbie here..
Appreciate the help!
Take it to any phone unlocking shop or kiosk and should cost around £20. Im not sure the currencies exchange rate.
It may also be cheaper where you are from
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deleted the "efs" files
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If you have really done that and you have no backup of these file: you're screwed!
ruggedman said:
Hi, i have a SGS3 and the carrier have locked the phone thou i bought it in second hand. With receipt and it was brand new in unopened box. Worked fine untill couple of days ago when it got locked.
So i'm not able to use the phone cause i cant get no network.
I rooted my phone and deleted the "efs" files so the imei changed but it didnt help my, still no network signal. Cannot connect.
Is there any way to unlock my phone? Please help me get my phone working. Payed about 450 euros for it.
Sorry if i put this thread in a wrong section. Newbie here..
Appreciate the help!
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Why the hell have you deleted the efs folder?. In the efs folder your imei is in.
Restore your phone if you got a backup of the efs folder. Otherwise use the search function in this forum. Because more people has done the same thing you've done
Are you sure its not been blacklisted maybe by accident... amd congrats on deleting efs folder big mistake
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I saved the efs files so it's okay. I have restored them.
I deleted the files in the efs folder to get new imei number so i can pass by the lock on my phone, but it didnt help me.
It's maybe imei locked, dont know exactly what it's called.
Does anybody have any idea what to do to unlock the phone?
Thanks
Yes as my previous comment stated, go to a phone unlocking shop/kiosk and get them to unlock it. Really cheap and much safer than messing with it your self.
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Yes as my previous comment stated, go to a phone unlocking shop/kiosk and get them to unlock it. Really cheap and much safer than messing with it your self.
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I think you have missunderstod me.. the phone is not locked to a specifik carrier. Thats not the issue. My phone have been blocked/blacklisted or whatever you call it in english.
Blacklisting usually means stolen goods. That's why you should never buy such expensive stuff (if "unopened" or not) from unreliable third parties.
You can't change the IMEI. Deleting the IMEI will give you the default IMEI which no carrier accepts anyway.
Think you've been conned mate. Try and get your money back is all I can advise.
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Yes i have been conned.
There must be any way to fix it, like change the imei?
Oh i understand you now. All i can advice is maybe still taking it to a phone repair shop and seeing if there is anything they can do.
They is no garantee to fix any problems but i dont think it will cost you anything for them to have a look at it for you.
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Oh i understand you now. All i can advice is maybe still taking it to a phone repair shop and seeing if there is anything they can do.
They is no garantee to fix any problems but i dont think it will cost you anything for them to have a look at it for you.
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Dont think phone repair shop can do anything. Think the solution is here in XDA.
Heard that i can go to a local electronic shop and "take" the imei nr from the demo phone (by sdcard or blutooth maybe) in the shop somehow and use that imei on my own phone?
Or flash/rom root or whatever.. just want my phone to work
As I understand it, the emei number is hardwired into the phone , here in UK, it what the carriers use to block stolen/lost phones. I think it illegal to unblock. It also illegal to have the equipment to do this. The only way round I have heard of is a new mother board.
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Does it ask you for a Network locked pin or what comes up when you start your phone? , maybe you can use Voodoo to unlock it
asking about changing the imei is a banned topic on xda it's like warez it is fraudulent and discussion of it is banned
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It is definitely VERY illegal to change the IMEI in the UK.
A IMEI block would indicate the phone has been reported stolen/lost. Think u been conned. Try n get your money back.
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Yes i have been conned, and no i cannot get my money back because i bought it in second hand, but brand new with the recipt.
The phone doesnt ask any pin or anything like that. I have signal bars but i cant connect to any network.
Whats voodoo?
Maybe it's illegal but it's also illegal to con someone but it happend. What should i do now? Sit with a 500 euros worth phone with no usage? F*ck that!
What country u from? Where did u purchase the phone?
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Can anyone tell me.
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Can anyone tell me.
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Because it will not connect to any other network other than to which it is locked..
Punch this in your dial pad.. its one of samsungs keycodes.
*#7465625#
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Punch this in your dial pad.. its one of samsungs keycodes.
*#7465625#
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that didnt work. i typed the number in and nothing happened.
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that didnt work. i typed the number in and nothing happened.
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Hmm.. that should have definitely worked. Did you press the send button/call button?
Another way you can check is by putting another sim card in and if its locked it will tell you.
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That code doesn't work for me either, Latest stock update for BTU CSC. Just sits there with a random code in the dialer screen
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That code doesn't work for me either, Latest stock update for BTU CSC. Just sits there with a random code in the dialer screen
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Damn... maybe that's not the code
Thought for sure it was.. and I just checked the Samsung list of codes and its on there.. same numbers and sequence. Beats me
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It worked before, last few updates it isnt working. Maybe its something to do with how Samsung stops Voodoo sim unlock from working?
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Never used voodoo sim unlock and its not working for me either. Though the ROM I'm on has a tab to check easily but all the same... the dialer code isn't working
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I dont have to use voodoo sim unlock because i bought mine full price from Samsung,unbranded but i would still like to be able to use dialer codes... Basically their latest updates reverse the unlock process by resetting the hex in the NV_data.bin every hour :/ but mine is permanently unlocked by Samsung! :happy:
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Same.. bought from EXpansysUSA
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same...eBay uk .....join the smug unlocked club
unlocking
try installing the omega 12 rom, as it has sim unlocking built in
The *#7465625# does not work on the Galaxy S3 anymore. That was the case for me and for everyone reporting here. I was able to get the same screen ans figure out my S3 was locked by using the app "SGS Secret Codes", which is available on the Play Store.
Does anyone know a way of figuring out which particular network the device is locked to? I just bought an S3 which was supposed to be unclocked bu it is not, and to unlock it I need to know which carrier it is locked to.
Hi everyone, excuse my English.
I have at&t note I717 and I went back to my country for vacation, I tried to make the sim card work but I couldn't!
Is there anyway to make it work?
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You have to sim unlock the phone first. You could try to call ATT but being out of the country might make it difficult. Or you could follow the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124544
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You have to sim unlock the phone first. You could try to call ATT but being out of the country might make it difficult. Or you could follow the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124544
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Thanks for the link, I'll try it after 3 days when I get back to my country;currently in Malaysia
Will reply to you then, thanks again
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I have replied in the PO you gave me, but in case I'll post it here too.
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I turned the phone off then insert the sim card, after that booted to recovery and flashed the modem and then I turned the phone on and clicked DISMISS and went to the dailer and insert this code *#197328640#, but The screen didn't change to the hidden menu as it said in the PO!!
What did I make wrong?!
You can call them from another country. I called from a land line in Germany to get my Captivate's code.
What do they need? Because the box is in my apt in USA and I just have the phone; my friends lives in my apt btw.
Also, I bought the phone from ebay not from a store; Is it going to be any problem?!
I bought the phone IN Germany from a guy in my group. No problems getting the code, nor when I called back because the local mifi sim I tried didn't work.
Ok, gonna try and call them, but what should I do with the modem I installed?Because currently I'm facing some lag and I think it's because the modem!!
Install the original modem back if you are not going to sim unlock your phone this way.
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Install the original modem back if you are not going to sim unlock your phone this way.
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Which one is the original? That's my problem!
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You should not go off flashing and installing things if you really don't know what you are doing. You have an ATT Note so flash an ATT Radio. There is the UCLF6 that was included with the released ATT ICS 4.0.4 and the newer UCMB4 that was just released in an update. Both are available on the forum with a simple search.
Right details. Phone doesn't make calls it just ends straight away and it doesn't receive texts. Data works on Orange SIM card I believe the phone was used on orange. IMEI matches that under battery. I don't think it's blocked as data works? It says Orange TMobile in notification area.
I tried other sims Three and GiffGaff and it doesn't prompt for unlock code however only says emergency calls only. Any ideas people?
It's either partially unlocked or you need to flash another modem.
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It's either partially unlocked or you need to flash another modem.
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I'll try another modem but KH3 reported working on O2/giffgaff. How can it be partially unlocked? What does that even mean?
That it may look unlocked to all networks but it actually is unlock to some carriers, or something.
Get galaxysim unlock and check it out.
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Oh I already tried that app and it says unlocked everything says unlocked! Starting to think it is blocked now...
Try another modem.
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Thanks for the help but four modems and an update to jellybean later it's still emergency calls only. Got to be blocked.
Call your carrier & find out.
Im on giffgaff uk, using the UHLPH modem.
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Im on giffgaff uk, using the UHLPH modem.
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Do i need to use GetRIL too or should that be enough on its own?