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hi every one
i bought a sgs2 from ebay last week , but somthing wrong with the phone
i can not mske any call or receive calls , and after along search in the net i think that the imei code is blocked.
that means :
1. the phone is stolen
or
2. The owner of the phone said to the company that his phone is stole in order tom cell the old one and they will give him a new one ...
what can i do ?
You did enter a sim card correct? Have you tried another sim card?
If the phone is stolen, contact the seller on ebay about it first. You should be able to get your money back as long as you return the phone. Otherwise, you just have a expensive paper weight.
Kaze105 said:
You did enter a sim card correct? Have you tried another sim card?
If the phone is stolen, contact the seller on ebay about it first. You should be able to get your money back as long as you return the phone. Otherwise, you just have a expensive paper weight.
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you mean that is no way to change the imei .
i've lost the phone .
F.M.K said:
you mean that is no way to change the imei .
i've lost the phone .
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changing the firmware = changing the imei ?
F.M.K said:
changing the firmware = changing the imei ?
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NO, absolutely not.
IMEI is unique to one specific phone. It is, in fact, illegal for a consumer to change a device IMEI.
So based on your gross mis-interpretation here, you should really go back and try to re-evaluate the conclusions you came to in post #1, and start with the question "why can you not make or receive calls?"
EDIT to add: Did it occur to you that the phone may be SIM locked to a network that isn't yours?
ctomgee said:
NO, absolutely not.
IMEI is unique to one specific phone. It is, in fact, illegal for a consumer to change a device IMEI.
So based on your gross mis-interpretation here, you should really go back and try to re-evaluate the conclusions you came to in post #1, and start with the question "why can you not make or receive calls?"
EDIT to add: Did it occur to you that the phone may be SIM locked to a network that isn't yours?
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i tried 3 sims of the 3 il providers its dosnt work .
thank you for trying help me , but this is my same ugly luck all the time .
F.M.K said:
i tried 3 sims of the 3 il providers its dosnt work .
thank you for trying help me , but this is my same ugly luck all the time .
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There are far more than only three possible providers that the phone could be locked to.
What country are you in. I know in Australia there is a website that you can use to see if your IMEI is blocked. Just google imei check.
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mattyh77 said:
What country are you in. I know in Australia there is a website that you can use to see if your IMEI is blocked. Just google imei check.
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i'm from israel
instead of posting here contact the seller....first then try to find help....
IMEI is integrated in hardware so u cant change it. Write a messege to ebay support..
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rocky23 said:
instead of posting here contact the seller....first then try to find help....
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there is no benefit to call the seller now , the seller not answer me .
if there is any way to change the imei please help me !!!
thanks
Kaffee4Eck said:
IMEI is integrated in hardware so u cant change it. Write a messege to ebay support..
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i know some body that can change the imei but he take too much mony
iknow that what he do is illegal , but he can do that .
Unfortunately asking or receiving help from anybody on this forum about doing illegal activity like changing the imei can get you and the person helping you banned from this site as per forum rules.
F.M.K said:
there is no benefit to call the seller now , the seller not answer me .
if there is any way to change the imei please help me !!!
thanks
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XDA is not allowed to be involved in illegal activities for obvious reasons .
Your claim should be against the seller ebay or pay pal .
jje
You say you cannot make phone calls, do you get signal? Are there any error messages?
iL_FeD said:
You say you cannot make phone calls, do you get signal? Are there any error messages?
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i think i've lost my phone .
there is no body here can help me .
thank you
F.M.K said:
i think i've lost my phone .
there is no body here can help me .
thank you
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As mentioned earlier, do you get carrier signal? And what country did you buy it from?
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sxi200 said:
As mentioned earlier, do you get carrier signal? And what country did you buy it from?
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there is no signal , usa .
ctomgee said:
EDIT to add: Did it occur to you that the phone may be SIM locked to a network that isn't yours?
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If the phone is SIM locked to a different network than the SIM currently inserted, it will come up with a prompt for the unlock code when it boots. The symptom of a SIM lock is not that it won't register on a network.
If the phone is indeed SIM locked it can be fixed by following this guide.
It is also possible to change the IMEI although this is much more difficult and may be illegal in some jurisdictions. There is a range of "TEST" IMEI numbers that mobile phone manufacturers use, these are generally safe to use and work on most networks.
Cheers,
Descore
When I go to about phone - status, I see the serial number is not the same as the S/N on the back of the battery. Same with the IMEI number...
henrikmeister said:
When I go to about phone - status, I see the serial number is not the same as the S/N on the back of the battery. Same with the IMEI number...
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is it a used phone that u have purchased?
Sun90 said:
is it a used phone that u have purchased?
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No, I bought it new for 5-6 months ago.
henrikmeister said:
No, I bought it new for 5-6 months ago.
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then u can take it to ur local samsung service center and verify the same with them
ps- the IMEI no in about phone>status is continuous while that on the back side of phone is seperated by / so u might get confused with the same
Just checked at my SGS2...
IMEI MUST be the same, since it's unique device identifier.
I also have different S/N, but I guess it could be due to different representations (under battery is full alphanumeric serial, and trough phone I see something which looks like hexadecimal)
Hi, where I can find the IMEI number of S3. In back side there is no IMEI label. My IMEI number corrupted (0499..0) and not getting any network. I have no box.
Try to use in phone app: *#06#
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Label under the battery .
No label suspect fraud stolen goods return to the seller .
jje
JJEgan said:
Label under the battery .
No label suspect fraud stolen goods return to the seller .
jje
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JJE is right it might be stolen goods and u don't want it be traced back to u return it immediately
JJEgan said:
Label under the battery .
No label suspect fraud stolen goods return to the seller .
jje
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I don't think it is a stolen one. Itz a demo live unit.
Itz a demo live unit.
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According to what I read once, demo units do not have the cellular chip, so they can't use cellular network.
That would also explain why there is no IMEI sticker.
Hi, where I can find the IMEI number of S3.
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You cannot recover the EFS even if you know the IMEI-number. Only Samsung can, since it's encrypted for security reasons.
d4fseeker said:
According to what I read once, demo units do not have the cellular chip, so they can't use cellular network.
That would also explain why there is no IMEI sticker.
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Is there any application for checking presence of cellular network ???
shaheerali said:
Is there any application for checking presence of cellular network ???
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They don't normally have any cellular network, so that if someone were to steal it from a shop, it would be relatively useless to them, they can't really sell it on and they can't keep it to be used as their daily phone, wherever you got it from, you're better off sending it back, all that phone is right now is the android equivalent to an iPod touch.
Sorry, dude.
Beans
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bbeanss said:
They don't normally have any cellular network, so that if someone were to steal it from a shop, it would be relatively useless to them, they can't really sell it on and they can't keep it to be used as their daily phone, wherever you got it from, you're better off sending it back, all that phone is right now is the android equivalent to an iPod touch
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But it showing No Sim message, more pictures added please check it....
If it is a demo unit,, go to Samsung service centre and get quite on installing the missing part, they may have a protocol for this situation or you may get a kind guy there....take proof of purchase too
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Same Problem here....
Two points
One phones are Demo units in which case the Demo Units thread may have an answer but i doubt it as it would be pretty stupid to supply your dealers with a unit that can be magically turned on .
Two they are not demo units and with a missing IMEI and no IMEI sticker somewhere along the line they have been stolen .
In both cases go back to the seller if legitimate sales .
So the question for both posters is lets see the point of sale you bought from .
jje
and get quite on installing the missing part
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That most certainly means another motherboard and maybe antenna which doesn't come cheap.
Maybe this might help a little bit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29461812
Confirmed. It is a Demo unit, no cellular chip inside.
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Sorry I am new here,
Device Model: GT-I9300RWXPAP
I realize the question has been asked several times over but I was wondering if I had missed anything and what my options are at this point.
I recently bought a new Galaxy S3 from eBay, the phone was described as having a "problem calling out" but the seller promised everything else works perfectly. The item was sold as "faulty" in eBay. So the phone was sold for around £250.
I followed the guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021 (making sure to backup my EFS folder) and found that an original EFS folder was missing a file called ".nv_data" when I looked for it with Root Explorer, however there was a ".nv_data.bak" file. So I tried that file instead and continued with the guide. However the IMEI number is still the generic one (004999010640000/01) after I rebooted it.
Is there any other way I can restore the original IMEI number?
(This isnt a clone)
Try.
EFS IMEI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1857054
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
and all the other IMEI/EFS posts .
Faulty as in IMEI corrupt or blacklisted .
jje
JJEgan said:
Try.
EFS IMEI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1857054
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
and all the other IMEI/EFS posts .
Faulty as in IMEI corrupt or blacklisted .
jje
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I've tried EFS Pro, same problem and I tried the link about replacing .nv_data also I cant find the IMEI anywhere on the handset. I took the battery out and there's nothing there.
sky360 said:
I've tried EFS Pro, same problem and I tried the link about replacing .nv_data also I cant find the IMEI anywhere on the handset. I took the battery out and there's nothing there.
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Then you are going to have to use it as not a phone .
No original backed up EFS No original IMEI .
You cannot recover whats not there and i suspect a phone that is missing the IMEI sticker is more than just faulty .
jje
If it could be fixed by software, it probably won't be sold as demaged.
ABC_Universal said:
If it could be fixed by software, it probably won't be sold as demaged.
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Do you think someday there will be a way to fix this?
sky360 said:
Do you think someday there will be a way to fix this?
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Not on XDA no as you have no IMEI and XDA does not deal in illegal cloning of IMEI etc .
jje
JJEgan said:
Not on XDA no as you have no IMEI and XDA does not deal in illegal cloning of IMEI etc .
jje
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Of course I meant legally. I mean is there not any other way to retrieve the official IMEI number for this phone?
In order to recover legally you need orignal IMEI number.
But you do not have Phone imei or serial number, I think even samsung service centre cannot recover it.
Sorry m8,but that phones original imei is reported stollen.
Why..
they removed the sticker on the back,so its almost impossible to recover imei except through samsung.they do it with the phone-id.
sky360 said:
Device Model: GT-I9300RWXPAP
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PAP is launch event phone or shop demo model and the PCB has RF components missing, so you will never get a signal even if the IMEI is fixed.
PAP probably stands for Prototype AP.
OP in which case i would take it up with Ebay as not faulty as description but a non working demo model .
jje
zodiaxe66 said:
Sorry m8,but that phones original imei is reported stollen.
Why..
they removed the sticker on the back,so its almost impossible to recover imei except through samsung.they do it with the phone-id.
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So am I within my rights in eBay to return the item?
JJEgan said:
OP in which case i would take it up with Ebay as not faulty as description but a non working demo model .
jje
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thanks sorry I didnt see this. I will try to arrange a peaceful return with the seller, he told me he didn't buy it directly either. So I don't want to accuse him of anything.
sky360 said:
So am I within my rights in eBay to return the item?
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The item was sold as faulty, so you have little recourse for returning it. You were told what you were buying.
Your only hope is contacting Samsung, who might swap out the main board for you, for a price.
Caveat Emptor.
FloatingFatMan said:
The item was sold as faulty, so you have little recourse for returning it. You were told what you were buying.
Your only hope is contacting Samsung, who might swap out the main board for you, for a price.
Caveat Emptor.
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A faulty phone is a working phone with a problem, in this case it had a problem dialing out. This is a display model, so it technically could never dial out, and it wasn't a problem. He should return it and get his money back.
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It was sold WITH the stated problem so the OP knew it couldn't call out when he bought it. It was also marked as a faulty device in the sale. There is no recourse here.
Lesson here, never buy a "faulty phone" in the hopes of fixing it... Not unless its for fun....
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It was sold WITH the stated problem so the OP knew it couldn't call out when he bought it. It was also marked as a faulty device in the sale. There is no recourse here.
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The person never stated its a display model, only that it has a calling out problem.
Selling a car with a faulty engine is different from selling a car with no engine at all and saying it has an ignition problem.
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imei change in 004999010640000/01
Hi all,i have a big problem,plz HELLP me...i flash my GS 2 ,gt-i9100 with 4.1.2 JB ,after that phone was blocked on the network,i delete nv_data.bin and nv_data.tar,and i dont have a backup---I repeat that I did not have backup from original nv_data and nv_data.tar.The phone works ok but i lost my imei,is changed in 004999010640000/01.I lost the warranty from samsung,because i flash alot of roms.
Can i recovery mi original imei???Plz hellp me,plz,plz,i have try with no succes...i m tired (Srry for my english)
Hi guys last week i sent my phone to be fixed due to a sound error. they said they changed the entire board so that imei number has changed. but i realized that they faked the imei number. i know that because when i checked my imei on internet, seems that its a gts8600 which is galaxy wave
now as the title i asked, does a brand new board come an imei in it or they write it themselves??
I believe the motherboard has its own generic imei number. Youll see this generic imei number instead of the shipped imei when the efs partition is formatted or corrupt. Meaning the imei that you see on your phone now is probably one that has been placed by the service center. Although what I don't understand is that why wouldn't they just input the imei no. that's mentioned underneath the battery instead.
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was it the official Samsung service center?
bushako said:
I believe the motherboard has its own generic imei number. Youll see this generic imei number instead of the shipped imei when the efs partition is formatted or corrupt. Meaning the imei that you see on your phone now is probably one that has been placed by the service center. Although what I don't understand is that why wouldn't they just input the imei no. that's mentioned underneath the battery instead.
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Here in Turkey you have to register all imei numbers to the carriers in order to use your phone. i think the generic imei wasnt registered so they needed a registered one to make it work. For the serial you mentioned about underneath the battery, i think they needed my old efs backup to replace and since they dont have that either.... but i also think and just poped up in my head right now, my old board was working fine but the sound card. they could have taken my efs from it. and that will be the first think im gonna say them on monday morning...
Glebun said:
was it the official Samsung service center?
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of course they are not. could i complain this much if they were official. i would just give it back instead...
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Here in Turkey you have to register all imei numbers to the carriers in order to use your phone. i think the generic imei wasnt registered so they needed a registered one to make it work. For the serial you mentioned about underneath the battery, i think they needed my old efs backup to replace and since they dont have that either.... but i also think and just poped up in my head right now, my old board was working fine but the sound card. they could have taken my efs from it. and that will be the first think im gonna say them on monday morning...
of course they are not. could i complain this much if they were official. i would just give it back instead...
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That could explain why they added some other imei. If I'm not mistaken in Turkey they usually give you 2 weeks to register your imei before suspending it? In that case I would advice you to push the service center to place your old imei number and register your phones actual imei with the network. At least so that you don't face difficulty with updating through KIES or any other situation.
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bushako said:
That could explain why they added some other imei. If I'm not mistaken in Turkey they usually give you 2 weeks to register your imei before suspending it? In that case I would advice you to push the service center to place your old imei number and register your phones actual imei with the network. At least so that you don't face difficulty with updating through KIES or any other situation.
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yes you are right about two weeks. my old imei number was registered. but there are some answers i need
1) what is corrupted efs? if i temper with the orijinal imei even placing my old one instaed, does the phone thinks corrupted anyway?
2) if that's so, im gonna tell them to register the new imei number that comes with the board. my present imei that im using now when i searched it from internet it seems 8600 not 9300 but also registered too.
TheWaLeK said:
yes you are right about two weeks. my old imei number was registered. but there are some answers i need
1) what is corrupted efs?
Its is the EFS folder that contains the IMEI.
if i temper with the orijinal imei even placing my old one instaed, does the phone thinks corrupted anyway?
Yes and its illegal .
The service centre should sort all the IMEI stuff not you .
jje
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