Hi everybody,
I need help with my galaxy S2. I was on the generic EMEI but now my carrier in France does not accept them anymore. So I went back to my original EMEI number, but now I can't unlock the phone anymore, so I can't make any calls.
Typing *#7465625# doesn't give the information avoid the lock like it should but instead they is a pop up saying "not registered on the network"...so I can't even see if it's ON or OFF.
Maybe my efs files are #!cked up...not sure.
Can you help me please ?
Thanks
Related
How is possible to check if the imei is blocked ?
I buy the phone on ebay is a herm200 and when i put the sim pin code (vodafone sim) the device still search for the network until a "!" appear.
I call vodafone they refuse to tell me if my imei was blocked (privacy problems .
I call TIM and they do the samething.
I read some post in the forum, and i understand that with a sim vodafone i suppose to have the problem only wen i try to call and then i have to get some beep (if the imei is blocked).
But in my case i do not get any signal or connection.
So my question is .. there is some way to check if the imei is blocked.
I need to know
if is a hardware problem (antenna or ...)
if is a software problem
if is a imei problem
Regards
Hi.
First I would like to apologize to my bad english.
I have Samsung I9300 from England. I live in Poland, so I have to unlock phone and change soft to polish firmware.
All operations was 100% complete and phone, but my phone doesn't call. When I'm calling I don't hear anything.
I've tryied install few roms and modems, but problem is still follow.
When I check simlock status my phone write simlock is off.
Now here's the crazy thing right now. When I install GalaxySimUnlock v 2.1.1 he send massage in red color Accepted mcc/mnc < Error.
Can you help me?
Please check first IMEI is correct .
jje
Yes, IMEI is correct, but in phone software imei ends /01, but on rear phone is only IMEI about /01
that doesn't matter
So IMEI is fine.
Have any ideas?
Hi folks,
I have a pickle of a situation here that I am finding it hard to grasp why this Network Lock continues to plague me.
Seems I cannot manage unlock a Galaxy S2 handset even with the correct IMEI.
Or to understand what exactly is going on here which brief story as follows.
The IMEI number is written on the back of the phone under the battery.
The code *#06# displays IMEI also displays the correct IMEI.
I then go to the Vodafone Site to unlock: https://unlock.vodafone.com.au/voila/handsetunlock/self-service.html?method=selectService
I enter in the correct IMEI number, after I enter the Captcha code and click next, it replies with the Unlock Code for me.
But every time I enter in the Unlock Code that I was given, it returns: Network Unlock request unsuccessful.
I then flash the phone with Odin to a official XSA version, still the same.
I then return to the Voda Rom and its still the same.
Yet, if I use a Voda sim on either Rom it works perfect.
For the life of me, how does one get past this Network sim lock?
Anybody got any ideas to why or how to solve this matter?
Ok folks, seems to be moving in the right direction for sorting this out.
Turns out, a friend of mine put his sim in, and entered in passwords causing the lock out.
Got in touch with Voda on the phone, they said the main account holder of the phone needed to request the reset.
As it turns out, the girl whom I also asked for assistance (who I got the handset from) also got Vod to resend a new reset code.
Will take 4 working days there about, so at least the problem will or should be solved.
Failing that, just going to fully flash it to some updated fancy rom
Cheers~!
Hi everyone,
I come to you as I am a noob as far as twinkering with my gt i9300 goes and I think I messed it up big time.
Here is what I did :
I had android 4.2.1 on my gt i9300, the stock rom from sfr (french career).
I network unlocked it using my career official unlock code, which worked great. It recognized my japanese career sim very well (i am in japan now).
Then I got greedy and wanted to update my android version so I downloaded a 4.4 android rom from I don't remember well, and a cwm manager.
The network unlock worked fine at first but after a restart it did not work anymore. It asked me for a network unlock pin.
I thought it was asking for a sim pin at first, which my sim did not have as I hadn't set one. I got mad trying sim pin code and gave up. Had I given it the network unlock code instead of possible sim pin code it might have worked but I will never know.
Then I tried to solve the problem installing android 5.1 cyanogen version but I had the same problem except this time I understood it was asking for the network unlock code. The problem is that when I fed it to him, it did not work, the request was unsuccessful.
So I looked for a solution on internet and found all kind of things:
I read about restoring the efs partition, but i do not have any back up.
I read about installing a stock rom version, change the csc and retry the official network unlock code, but it does not work, whether I restore through Kies (which gives me a vodafone version) or manually (with an sfr version, french vodafone it seems).
I read about installing Galaxy simunlock app after rooting the phone and installing userbox, but it tells me that my locking system is not handled as it is too new.
I upgraded, downgraded, rooted in every possible way but nothing works.
I am running out of solution and I therefore turn to you for help, hoping you will be more creative than me.
I have the official network unlock code, the phone, no back up of any kind and really little hope.
Thank you in advance for any help you could give me !
Have a nice day !
Sadly you didn't make a backup of efs. That should be first thing before playing with customs.
Oh well, I suppose your efs may be screwed up due to entering couple times bad network unlock key.
I suggest go to next corner GSM shop and pay 2400JPY for efs fixing and perm sim unlock. But before that, check your IMEI and serial number are correct. Thay can fix all of this in one step.
You need to do this via box, you can't reprogram that or fix yourself because you did everything that may help and you still have a problem. You can't use any software on efs v2. It will not work.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
Thank you for your quick answer !
I will follow your advice and go to a "professional".
However I don't understand how they are able to do what I can't, do they have special softwares or anything ?
I would like to know because I do have the official unlock code.
Also, I would still like to upgrade to android 5.1 cyanogen version, do you think it will be possible after such a modification ?
I should not encounter any risk if I backup the efs beforehand right ?
Thank you again
Service will connect your phone to, so called, box, ie Z3X Box. This is some kind of pc-phone bridge hardware which can alow to decrypt and encrypt efs files, fix IMEI, serial number, flash firmware, IMEI certificate, remove network locks, sim locks etc.
Of course you can backup your efs now but it is corrupted and useful. Backup this partition after repair. Than you will be able to flash anything you want. Even CM12.1,no problem.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
Ok I understand better now.
Thank you very much for your answers, they have been really helpful !
Do not let them plug your phone to the box if you want to install 4.4 or 5.0 because if you give them they will replace your imei number with a clon imei number and you will stuck with max 4.3 and you need to install a patched modem and kernel every time you format your phone... tell them to try to fix without replacing your imei number first. Replacing the imei number should be the last thing to do...
Why do you think they will clone his phone's IMEI? It's even illegal.
If someone doesn't know how to use box than he should not work in GSM service.
You can rewrite original IMEI and serial number without cloning anything.
An probably IMEI is fine, it's network lock problem.
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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
Most repair shops dont care its legal or not. Also most costumers dont know this kind of things and as long as phone is working its okay for them. Mine is just a warning to make him look like he knows this things so repairman doesnt do something with no going back...
Hello
I have a samsung galaxy s6 edge (SM G925F) after update to Android 6.0.1 I have the network but register emergency call only
I can not receive or make calls.
the IMEI at the back is not the same as that displayed in the phone
Help me please
payne0027 said:
Hello
I have a samsung galaxy s6 edge (SM G925F) after update to Android 6.0.1 I have the network but register emergency call only
I can not receive or make calls.
the IMEI at the back is not the same as that displayed in the phone
Help me please
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Have u tried restoring With Samsung Smart Switch
No i have not tried
Try restore it with Samsung switch, if not you'll have to find a way to change the imie no. Back to its original otherwise your network won't register the phone to you.
I got the same problem... I guess the IMEI has been altered or the update failed... i tried to downgrade to 5.1.1 but impossible. :/
faurionutz said:
This problem occurs with phones that had imei changed, only way to fix it is to write certificate again and fix baseband, who need this can contact me via pm, I have professional equipment to do this remotely
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Wrote you a PM
Why inte wolrd does the imei got changed? And how do i fix it. Had a full backup with twrp saved on onedrive, phone and main pc all where brocken even tough i usef the backups several times.
Twrp could autobackup efs everhtime its so small guess they dont care about their people. Yeah i know my own fault but would be obe line of code for them.
mihaisereden said:
Please check if imei and serial number are both shown when you tap *#06#, if you have both seems your phone got blacklisted on imei from software, only writing a valid certificate will solve your problem
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I'm having this problem too. I see the imei and the serial number. Does this mean the phone is blacklisted?
mihaisereden said:
Please check if imei and serial number are both shown when you tap *#06#, if you have both seems your phone got blacklisted on imei from software, only writing a valid certificate will solve your problem
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I'm also having trouble. I bought my phone out of an independent shop, on purchase they told me it's not possible to update, and basically got the phone at a bargain. But, I have been doing digging. My guess is they have bought a blacklisted phone and flashed a cert to fix it. So my question is.. what is a cert? Does it contain the imei info, and is it tied to the software version the cert file? And will it ever be possible to flash a MM rom. I have tried and it won't go past the Samsung logo, only 5.1.1 Roms work :/