I bought a second hand S3 here in Manila.
It is locked to a certain carrier but its already unlocked when i bought it.
But i have a problem with the IMEI and SN.
The serial is 000000...
The IMEI is 3544....
The IMEI on back of the phone and box is 3539.....
The owner said its because of the unlock, thats why the IMEI was changed.
Anyway to fix this?
( Sorry for bad english. I hope you get my point. )
Return the phone back to the seller immediately.
xpmode said:
Return the phone back to the seller immediately.
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Why? But I have signal.
Phone may be stolen is one why .
Two seller may have damaged EFS/ IMEI and its not repairable .
Three you have no Samsung warranty .
Its illegal to change a IMEI in most countries .
jje
JJEgan said:
Phone may be stolen is one why .
Two seller may have damaged EFS/ IMEI and its not repairable .
Three you have no Samsung warranty .
Its illegal to change a IMEI in most countries .
jje
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He bought it with plan to a certain carrier and then he paid for it to become unlock.
Can I install custom rom with this phone? Or flash stock FW?
sasot said:
He bought it with plan to a certain carrier and then he paid for it to become unlock.
Can I install custom rom with this phone? Or flash stock FW?
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Yes but it may result in no network .
Read the faqs and guides .
Reads to me as a stolen phone that someone has hacked or tried to change IMEI to sell the phone and stop paying the contract .
Thats due to IMEI numbers changed as opposed to missing or the generic one after a bad flash .
jje
there are programes to change imel you can use it
JJEgan said:
Yes but it may result in no network .
Read the faqs and guides .
Reads to me as a stolen phone that someone has hacked or tried to change IMEI to sell the phone and stop paying the contract .
Thats due to IMEI numbers changed as opposed to missing or the generic one after a bad flash .
jje
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what if i back up my imei now?
ozaelkayal said:
there are programes to change imel you can use it
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...which would be illegal so must not be discussed here. Discussion if illegal activities is against forum rules
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rootSU said:
...which would be illegal so must not be discussed here. Discussion if illegal activities is against forum rules
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So the way of unlocking of this device was illegal?
sasot said:
So the way of unlocking of this device was illegal?
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Nobody said that at all .
Changing IMEI is illegal .
IMEI problems are either no IMEI or generic 00049 type of number .
Your IMEI has been changed and that is illegal and why suspect stolen phone .
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So the way of unlocking of this device was illegal?
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Changing the IMEI is illegal.
rootSU said:
Changing the IMEI is illegal.
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aw. What if I want to change it back to the original IMEI is that also illegal? So that my phone will be back to normal. I'm ok if it is locked.
BTW, can i flash some custom kernel or rom with this phone?
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aw. What if I want to change it back to the original IMEI is that also illegal? So that my phone will be back to normal. I'm ok if it is locked.
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Changing it in any way is illegal.
sasot said:
aw.
BTW, can i flash some custom kernel or rom with this phone?
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Your choice but best not to as you may lose network connection and have to pay for a service repair .
jje
Hmmm. What about my SN?
sasot said:
Hmmm. What about my SN?
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Same thing.
Bring the foon back and ask for a refund.
The foon is stolen.
We can and will not help you further.
It's illegal and no discussion allowed on xda.
Verzonden met de xda premium app.
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I am buying a New SGS 2, the seller has told me that its factory Unlocked, but I have my doubts that he has De-branded the phone and selling with the name of Factory Unlocked.
Can someone tell me, how would I know if the Seller has Sold me a Debranded phone or a factory Unlocked one?
jjdoctor said:
I am buying a New SGS 2, the seller has told me that its factory Unlocked, but I have my doubts that he has De-branded the phone and selling with the name of Factory Unlocked.
Can someone tell me, how would I know if the Seller has Sold me a Debranded phone or a factory Unlocked one?
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Debrand means no branding on the phone splash scrre apps etc .
Factory unlocked presume its not sim locked to a network will work with any sim card .
jje
JJEgan said:
Debrand means no branding on the phone splash scrre apps etc .
Factory unlocked presume its not sim locked to a network will work with any sim card .
jje
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correct me if im wrong
branded phone = sim locked and apps+ splash screen etc
factory unlocked =phone as is
qwerty warrior said:
correct me if im wrong
branded phone = sim locked and apps+ splash screen etc
Branded means branded be it sim locked or not >>> my phone branded and not sim locked from new .
just like a CPW phone may be branded but not sim locked .
factory unlocked =phone as is Yes and no sim lock thats easy to test by OP trying different sims .
jje
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I think the OP means that he suspects that the seller has bought a branded phone, eg from o2 then used a guide to unlock and debrand.
If this is so, I dont personally know how to check this myself, but I presume you can tell by the imei or by how many stickers are on the box (how many imei stickers, o2 normally have 2)
Also ask for proof of purchase?
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qwerty warrior said:
correct me if im wrong
branded phone = sim locked and apps+ splash screen etc
Branded means branded be it sim locked or not >>> my phone branded and not sim locked from new .
just like a CPW phone may be branded but not sim locked .
factory unlocked =phone as is Yes and no sim lock thats easy to test by OP trying different sims .
jje
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well its different in the USA
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JJEgan said:
well its different in the USA
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Typical .
jje
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jameslfc5 said:
I think the OP means that he suspects that the seller has bought a branded phone, eg from o2 then used a guide to unlock and debrand.
If this is so, I dont personally know how to check this myself, but I presume you can tell by the imei or by how many stickers are on the box (how many imei stickers, o2 normally have 2)
Also ask for proof of purchase?
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lol.. you are the only one who got my question right.. He cant provide me proof of purchase since he is a Re-Seller himself and would consider that as his market secret.
There must be some way De-branded can be differentiated from Factory unlocked ones..
jjdoctor said:
There must be some way De-branded can be differentiated from Factory unlocked ones..
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AFAIK, only by IMEI, and then only if you actually have a valid IMEI database, which is about as likely as this guy selling you an actual unbranded phone (by the sound of it).
jjdoctor said:
lol.. you are the only one who got my question right.. He cant provide me proof of purchase since he is a Re-Seller himself and would consider that as his market secret.
There must be some way De-branded can be differentiated from Factory unlocked ones..
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How much is it mate?
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If I understand it correctly debranding requires the use of Odin to flash an unbranded ROM, so all you'd have to do is check the number of flashes in download mode... I think?
jameslfc5 said:
How much is it mate?
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you the price? its 670$.
ok need help phone is not picking up network at all imei is exacly the same it has not changed
the phone just wont pick up the network
please any ideas
bozza1001 said:
ok need help phone is not picking up network at all imei is exacly the same it has not changed
the phone just wont pick up the network
please any ideas
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what did you do before this happened? and is your imei the same or changed coz we can't see it at the bottom!
sriram231092 said:
what did you do before this happened? and is your imei the same or changed coz we can't see it at the bottom!
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my imei is exacly the same i i dont know i got it like this
bozza1001 said:
my imei is exacly the same i i dont know i got it like this
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flash a stock f/w of your region. this might be the modem problem. make sure you know what you are flashing.
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What is ur mobile model..
From were u bought ur mobile...
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flash a stock f/w of your region. this might be the modem problem. make sure you know what you are flashing.
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any ideas on were to get the f/w and what f/w will be the best really from uk ?
bozza1001 said:
any ideas on were to get the f/w and what f/w will be the best really from uk ?
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One are your APN settings correct .
Two have you read the basic faqs and guides ??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
Critical you read the first two posts .
As you give no details of phone impossible to help .
Suggest factory reset or flash stock rom from sammobile but read the guides first
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One are your APN settings correct .
Two have you read the basic faqs and guides ??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
Critical you read the first two posts .
As you give no details of phone impossible to help .
Suggest factory reset or flash stock rom from sammobile but read the guides first
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It's nothing to do with mobile data apn settings are all correct it's the network intself I have tried putting the leaked 4.2.2 on it tried making sure it's unlocked to all networks imei isn't blocked there are no damages to the antenna tried diff kernel and baseband any kind of network fix at all ?
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Ok so opened up the phone to check for hardware problems and under the sd /SIM card holder there is a ic chip with white stuff underneath it I think the mother board is f***ed
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Hi all, I have an S3 I9300, which I tried to upgrade to Omega V54 Rom, android 4.3, but the mobile carrier doesn't work. I also tried to flash stock 4.3 on it, tried MG2, MG4 and ME4 basebands by rooting it with CF Root but this didn't solve the problem. I've actually tried everything I could find on the internet and still can't make the phone unstuck from "Emergency Calls Only".
The phone is factory unlocked and I tried every SIM card I could lay my hands on, but still doesn't work.
Can anyone of the experts here help me with this? I have to have it fixed by tomorrow!
Go to Settings, About Device, Status. Do you see your imei and serial number?
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Same thing on my S4 i9505 ....was locket on T.mobile ,i buy a code and unlocked. After a mounth stop working....the data it.s work perfect but i can.t make any calls or receive....i rooted but nothing is change...any ideea ?!!
I can use the internet data from all the carriers....i tested all ! But now calls !!!
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UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
hierarchy666 said:
Go to Settings, About Device, Status. Do you see your imei and serial number?
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Well, I can see the imei but in the Serial Number section it shows a line of 0s: 00000000000
konsextus said:
Well, I can see the imei but in the Serial Number section it shows a line of 0s: 00000000000
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Your question has been posted multiple times . Forum rules require you to search before posting .
Google <<< I9300 your search terms > xda
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2393289
JJEgan said:
Your question has been posted multiple times . Forum rules require you to search before posting .
Google <<< I9300 your search terms > xda
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Yes I know, but nothing that I've already seen into xda worked. This is why I am asking!
konsextus said:
Well, I can see the imei but in the Serial Number section it shows a line of 0s: 00000000000
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You can follow this guide.
hierarchy666 said:
You can follow this guide.
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thanks massively!! this worked!!!
Hello Everyone
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900M that my friend bought a couple weeks ago, it was a used phone and the seller report the phone as stolen a few hours after the trade was made...
So now my friend have a phone that is blacklisted, and I was wondering if there is some way that I can help him... I tried to look for a way to change the Imei with no luck, so I came here seeking for some guidance... I know changing the imei could be illegal on some countries, but stealing is a crime and my friend got stolen with that second hand purchase...
Any information anyone could give me would be appreciated, and if you need any information from the phone to help with it I will look for it and post it...
P.s: I ask the carrier and there's nothing they could do.
Thanks everyone! :good:
Some phone info:
Android 6.0.1
Already rooted
Service state: Out of Service
Imei certi: PASS, 1
Install xposed module. Try IMEI changer and see if that works.
jayantraj said:
Install xposed module. Try IMEI changer and see if that works.
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Already tried that, I used Imei Changer Pro but it seems like the app change the imei for the apps but not for the sim...
Just don't steal.
Lobo27598 said:
Already tried that, I used Imei Changer Pro but it seems like the app change the imei for the apps but not for the sim...
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Are you on stock rom?
jayantraj said:
Are you on stock rom?
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Yes
Lobo27598 said:
Yes
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Try changing the rom .. preferably some N7 rom and then try with xposed.. make sure build.prop value for model shouldn't be of S5..
I came here seeking for some guidance... I know changing the imei could be illegal on some countries
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So, it being illegal in some countries makes it okay to ask here on ways to circumvent? So much for plausible deniability on XDA's part.
He're is some guidance. Locate the original owner and return the phone to them. It may make their Christmas even if they cannot get the IMEI off blacklist.
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hi xda , i have a 4g sim card linked to modem imei . is there a way to change v30 imei number the same as modem imei to get it to work .
i try qpst method but can't write imei to device.
also can't restore QCN file to device.
i alredy done it with lg g3 but on v30 not work
seloka180 said:
hi xda , i have a 4g sim card linked to modem imei . is there a way to change v30 imei number the same as modem imei to get it to work .
i try qpst method but can't write imei to device
also can't restore QCN file to device.
please don't tel me is ilegal, i know.
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LOL, this thread will be gone in minutes.
suzook said:
LOL, this thread will be gone in minutes.
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why
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seloka180 said:
why
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Because while changing IMEI might be used for genuine reasons, it also allows for shady, not legal ones, and it is not allowed on xda.
poncespr said:
In before lock.
Because while changing IMEI might be used for genuine reasons, it also allows for shady, not legal ones, and it is not allowed on xda.
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Please please , the device is mine and the reason is clear " to accept the sim" ??
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