Does anyone know where I can purchase a new motherboard please and thank you. I have a blacklisted phone someone sold me
Lisandra.u.3 said:
Does anyone know where I can purchase a new motherboard please and thank you. I have a blacklisted phone someone sold me
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return it to the person who sold it to you or Take it to your local law enforcement agency And file a police report As they sold you a fradulant device that obviously wasnt theirs to sell... Blacklisted device help will not be given on XDA Thread closed
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Hi i just bought a sgs2 thinking it just needed unlocking to find out its been blacklisted. but orange couldnt tell me by who. so the only other step i can think of is by changing my imei number so can anyone help please
its a stolen phone. no one will help and the thread will soon be locked.
And there is definitely no reason whatsoever for posting the exact same question on two parts of the board Mods won't be interested in any excuse you might come up with for same, so save it.
Unlucky.. but you wont get any help here.. i have an iphone in same state.. you could sell it however as in some countries the phone wont be blacklisted
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well im not thief. is it possible to ring all the carriers to find out which one its blocked by and have it unblocked? or will that just get the police round
also doesnt mean its stolen. i read that people on contract who dont pay their bill get their phone blocked
You need to return your phone or file a fraud case with your Credit Card company, but we aren't going to help you circumvent a blocked IMEI
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I'm considering picking up this phone. I know it won't have LTE but that's not really an issue for me. Any thing else to worry about? Does Samsung honor the warranty on this device in the USA?
Thanks for any help.
Does Samsung honor the warranty on this device in the USA?
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You should always contact the seller for warranty claims, not Samsung directly. The seller has a legally binding obligation to you to fulfill warranty claims, not the manufacturer. (Manufacturers only have that obligation to their direct clients - the retail shops)
Ok well I'd be buying it second hand. Thanks for the information.
Second hand as in from CL? if you buy it from somewhere like Expansys, they will honor the warranty by sending it to Samsung UK for you.
Sent from my GT-I9300
joshnichols189 said:
Second hand as in from CL? if you buy it from somewhere like Expansys, they will honor the warranty by sending it to Samsung UK for you.
Sent from my GT-I9300
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You guys got it all wrong If you live in the USA go to Best Buy they sell international phones I got my GT-I9300 for 600$ bucks cause they will price match amazon or new-egg and the phone have a big A$$ Sticker that says UNLOCKED in Bold letters coming from a guy who had a i747 i love the i9300 as it has way more support yes i do miss LTE but the way i see it majority of the time I have WIFI where ever I go my SGH-1747 would get hot after gaming or intense use and wasnt as snappy/responsive as the international version but im on ATT and dont have any issues at all .:good:
Thanks for all the advice.
jasonren29 said:
If you buying from cl make sure the phone is not stolen. Carrier block stolen phone by imei number now. And you are screw it the phone is stolen.
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Carriers can't block international unlocked phones.
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HI all,
My Name is Morne. I live in RSA. and I am a new owner of a Galaxy S3.
I picked up this phone about a month and a half ago laying in front of a pub and I reported it to the police station who took my details and the phone details. the owner of the phone was still not found and they have made me the legal owner of the phone now. but there is one problem the imei is blocked and the police said that I should get samsung to change it. I have asked but they want me to ship it away to them and pay for the change. but unfortunatly Im a little broke. So I was wondering if it was possible that any of you GURU's could help me with this. I have read through your forums and I have noticed that XDA does not really like sharing this information. Due to stolen phones. But in my case is there anyone who is out there who could help as the phone was not stolen and is legally mine. you can private message me or send a link with video instructions. Its the Galaxy S3 32GB running on ICS(Ice cream Sandwich).
Thank you so much
S3Boi said:
HI all,
My Name is Morne. I live in RSA. and I am a new owner of a Galaxy S3.
I picked up this phone about a month and a half ago laying in front of a pub and I reported it to the police station who took my details and the phone details. the owner of the phone was still not found and they have made me the legal owner of the phone now. but there is one problem the imei is blocked and the police said that I should get samsung to change it. I have asked but they want me to ship it away to them and pay for the change. but unfortunatly Im a little broke. So I was wondering if it was possible that any of you GURU's could help me with this. I have read through your forums and I have noticed that XDA does not really like sharing this information. Due to stolen phones. But in my case is there anyone who is out there who could help as the phone was not stolen and is legally mine. you can private message me or send a link with video instructions. Its the Galaxy S3 32GB running on ICS(Ice cream Sandwich).
Thank you so much
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Changing the imei yourself is completly illegal in most countries and you will not get any help with it here, all you can do is what the police have told you to do.
We don't share information about it because of the legal implications of doing it yourself, Samsung doing it would be legal because they have recognized you as the legal owner of the device.
delsus said:
Changing the imei yourself is completly illegal in most countries and you will not get any help with it here, all you can do is what the police have told you to do.
We don't share information about it because of the legal implications of doing it yourself, Samsung doing it would be legal because they have recognized you as the legal owner of the device.
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Im not sure if that is completely true in south africa. I know it is in UK and other countries. Hence why I asked if it was possible someone contacts me via PVM(private mail) instead. As I really would like to start using this phone.
S3Boi said:
Im not sure if that is completely true in south africa. I know it is in UK and other countries. Hence why I asked if it was possible someone contacts me via PVM(private mail) instead. As I really would like to start using this phone.
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This is a legitimate forum though, you will very rarely if ever get any information that could be illegal either publicly or via PM, we don't know the laws in every country so it's better to be safe than sorry.
delsus said:
This is a legitimate forum though, you will very rarely if ever get any information that could be illegal either publicly or via PM, we don't know the laws in every country so it's better to be safe than sorry.
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Ok thanks alot. whats the quickest way to get hold of samsung?
You can go to the police to give you a legal document that said the phone is yours by law; with this document you can go to a samsung official service to unblock the phone, paying this service of course, so you will never have problems using this phone.
Personally i don´t believe your story....
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Ok thanks alot. whats the quickest way to get hold of samsung?
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I would go to a service center because of what you need to get done, if you go to the Samsung website it will have a page for you to find a service center near you.
Remember to take any documents the police gave you to prove you are now the legal owner of the phone or they could refuse.
I hope you get it sorted.
Discussions like this are not allowed. Thanks for your cooperation.
Dear XDA fellows,
i requested a provider unlock code for my simlocked samsung s2
Unfortunately the code does not work at all.
Now i wonder why,
i have rooted the phone with the old ICS and used the galaxy s unlock app on it to use other providers cards.
A few months later (now) i updated Android to 4.12 and tried to use the provider unlock code on it but it did not work.
Rooted the phone again and tried various unlock apps, but none of them work.
Now i wonder why the phone has become so defiant to my attempts to unlock it, after all i treated it good for all the time that i used it.
Maybe someone has any suggestions on how to unlock the phone after all?
IMEI blocked
Hello Everyone,
I don't know if this is the right place to post my issue. Briefly.... After having a Samsung Galaxy s II, GT-I9100, with a contract in Italy (VODAFONE), having paid the phone in full, suddenly after two years, I decide to close contract,
The Vodafone bastards tell me that I must pay 380.00 € (threehundredeigthy) because of some invoices. This obviously according to them. I always paid everything. I refuse to pay this sum and open a controversy with them demonstrating with facts and papers at hand that it is not right I pay this amount. Anyway, after a week, they block my IMEI.
I think this is absurd. I PAID THE PHONE IN FULL!!! They want 380.00 € of telephone calls related to the SIM card. I don't want to pay this money. The phone is no brand.
I went to a lawyer, and he told me it's not worth the hassle to go to court for such sum.
What I want to know is:
Why should I have a phone that doesn't work after I have paid for it?
You need to contact a guy called "gaston" on here.
He works for vodafone italy in the customer service dept.
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If they IMEI block the phone, you're boned. Nothing anyone here can do to help. If they block it, the phone is blocked at the carriers end & in many countries on all networks in that country.
And further talk about changing the IMEI will likely see the thread closed, given this is illegal in most countries & talk of same is against XDA rules. Go see a local mobile repair shop, some might be able to 'help'.
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arsy82 said:
Why should I have a phone that doesn't work after I have paid for it?
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Why should we care ?
MistahBungle said:
If they IMEI block the phone, you're boned. Nothing anyone here can do to help. If they block it, the phone is blocked at the carriers end & in many countries on all networks in that country.
And further talk about changing the IMEI will likely see the thread closed, given this is illegal in most countries & talk of same is against XDA rules. Go see a local mobile repair shop, some might be able to 'help'.
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Why should we care ?
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I've asked for help..If you come up with "What should we care", then I guess you shouldn't care of anything and not be on the site. I think this site other than an educational point of view, can also offer expertise and technical assistence as it is a really important internet forum. I really don't understand your rude answer..honestly it has no sense or help to me.
Why should he care.....hes not getting paid.You are involved in a civil dispute with vodafone or whoever,so this isnt the carriers complaints dept.
Then you start talking about an illegal method to help you out which is against xda rules.
So dont pay then,sell the phone and use the money towards buying another phone.Make sure it isnt a vodafone one......lol
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bahmonkeys said:
Go on Ebay and look for faulty phones. Basically ones with broken screens. Stay away from water damaged ones and ones with the same problem you are having. Once you get it, you could swap out the motherboards and sell yours on Ebay. Sell yours outside of the country as it might work. This would be the easy way. It might cost you about 50 bucks but you could sell your motherboard and make it back.
Remember Google is your friend for changing IMEI. I would choose the option above.
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I just have 1 technical question: if i get a ****ty alcatel phone i have home and get my imei blocked samsung galaxy s2. CAN I TAKE THE ALCATELS IMEI E SHOVE IT IN THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S2?
I DON'T THINK IT IS ILLEGAL TO TRY TO HAVE A PHONE I PAID FOR WORK.,
I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF IT IS POSSIBLE.
And which part of changing an IMEI is both illegal, and more importantly, discussion of same is against XDA rules aren't you clever enough to understand ? I've reported this thread, hopefully your posts are removed (because the OP had legitimate queries about unlocking it until you hijacked it).
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And which part of changing an IMEI is both illegal, and more importantly, discussion of same is against XDA rules aren't you clever enough to understand ? I've reported this thread, hopefully your posts are removed (because the OP had legitimate queries about unlocking it until you hijacked it).
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I'm really sorry if I caused any sort of trouble to any member of the forum. Honestly it was the last of my intents. I will obviously put a stop to my curiosity, thoughts & problems regarding the IMEI related issue to avoid any sort of problems. Sorry once again.
Regardless of the circumstances changing the IMEI, discussing how to change the IMEI, and I believe in the UK even possessing tools capable of doing so, is all illegal and can get the site in trouble. This is an issue you would need to take up with your local representative or vodaphone and should not be discussed in anyway here.
This is non-negotiable.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
hello!
i want to ask some one can help me to fix my Omate phone,
i bought the Omate Truesmart watch X201 from the guy on Ebay, then i just used for 2 week , after that the phone has going NO SERVICE, i changed many sim but same problem. then i call to the network provider, they told me this phone in BLACKLISTED IMEI number. i don't know why. can you give me a idea? or may have some software to change imei number. pls help me !
sorry my English
A simple explanation is that the watch has been reported as stolen and for this reason its imei is now blacklisted by the provider.
No such legal thing as to change the IMEI of any device.
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pakalrtb said:
A simple explanation is that the watch has been reported as stolen and for this reason its imei is now blacklisted by the provider.
No such legal thing as to change the IMEI of any device.
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but the Omate company or some box software to change the imei number or no?
hungwood said:
but the Omate company or some box software to change the imei number or no?
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Your device is stolen. It is blocked. If you unblock it, you are (at least in EU) opening up yourself to some fairly significant liabilities. Point the law enforcement agencies at your seller. A technical fix is not worth the £200 it would cost to replace the device.
I expect that even asking this question here is enough to get you banned from XDA.
tshoulihane said:
Your device is stolen. It is blocked. If you unblock it, you are (at least in EU) opening up yourself to some fairly significant liabilities. Point the law enforcement agencies at your seller. A technical fix is not worth the £200 it would cost to replace the device.
I expect that even asking this question here is enough to get you banned from XDA.
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ok , thank you so much!