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I ordered a Softbank Tytn for my buddy and i noticed the IMEI number on the box and on the device do not match. The seller was the one to unlock the phone, so my guess is once it was unlocked, the unlocker made a copy of an unlocked phone (of the firmware) on to the new softbank.
I've searched the forum only to find SIM Changing tools for other phones but ours. I know the IEMI number can be changed back, but does anyone have leads to how this can be done?
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I ordered a Softbank Tytn for my buddy and i noticed the IMEI number on the box and on the device do not match. The seller was the one to unlock the phone, so my guess is once it was unlocked, the unlocker made a copy of an unlocked phone (of the firmware) on to the new softbank.
I've searched the forum only to find SIM Changing tools for other phones but ours. I know the IEMI number can be changed back, but does anyone have leads to how this can be done?
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Changing an IMEI is possible, but illegal in many countries.
I'm trying to understand why you want to change it though. Are you having some kind of trouble with the device and/or service?
Look where your sim goes or the battery on your phone and the IMEI should be there, if it is different than the code actually on the phone or not (press '*#06#' and press go or send)
Worry about the phone not the box.
You need to be careful the IMEI number may be right on the phone and the box wrong. That is if your 'seller' opened 2 boxes and then unlocked them both and put them in the wrong box, the other person may have your box and their own IMEI (as is on your box). Or they just tossed the wrong box.
I have not heard of any unlocking that changes the IMEI only an IMEI hack.
Unless there is something else
imasri29 said:
I ordered a Softbank Tytn for my buddy and i noticed the IMEI number on the box and on the device do not match. The seller was the one to unlock the phone, so my guess is once it was unlocked, the unlocker made a copy of an unlocked phone (of the firmware) on to the new softbank.
I've searched the forum only to find SIM Changing tools for other phones but ours. I know the IMEI number can be changed back, but does anyone have leads to how this can be done?
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Ibrahim, I sold you this phone and I bought it from CellularArena a few weeks earlier. There is no problem with using that phone with the changed IMEI. It is too bad that CellularArena buys their unlocked X01HT with that method of unlocking but there is no problem to use that phone.
Possible to change the IMEI number? Your Pooched
So if someone with one of these unlocked phones (all with the same IMEI),
has their phone stolen or lost reports the IMEI so it cannot be used too easily. The IMEI get's blacklisted, the users are all pooched.
All of them..
Bummer !
A good lesson to anyone looking to have their IMEI changed.
Be afraid.... very afraid !!
I also heard that many X01HT sold in the grey market don't have matching IMEI.... Don't know why but it's perhaps really due to their method of unlocking.
Just wondering what sort of trouble it will stir up if the same IMEI is being used on the same network.
mrinternet said:
So if someone with one of these unlocked phones (all with the same IMEI),
has their phone stolen or lost reports the IMEI so it cannot be used too easily. The IMEI get's blacklisted, the users are all pooched.
All of them..
Bummer !
A good lesson to anyone looking to have their IMEI changed.
Be afraid.... very afraid !!
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Yeah.. this is true but in Canada anyways, Rogers and Fido (now Rogers) do not blacklist IMEI. Blacklisting is risky business especially with blacklisting IMEI of devices that were not purchased through official channels. If it was so simple, a person could call in and blacklist random phones (albeit terribly random).
If the HongKong seller of these phones has done this same procedure with every X01HT they sold, there must be hundreds with the same IMEI, but have you seen anyone come here and say my new phone is blacklisted? No.
It's too bad that the unlock was done that way, but I don't think it will have any negative effect for any of these users, unless they go to a country where that IMEI has been blacklisted. It is also possible that the IMEI that *#06# returns is not actually the IMEI that is reported to the network either (as is the case with many sony ericsson phones where the IMEI is stored in 2 places on the device [OTP/GDFS]).
Would this not also impact the owner's ability to use BlackBerry Connect?
As part of the registration it asks for the PIN and IMEI. If someone has used the IMEI then that would preclude the second (or third, or fourth...) from using it with BBC.
Just a thought.
Victor
vabiro said:
Would this not also impact the owner's ability to use BlackBerry Connect?
As part of the registration it asks for the PIN and IMEI. If someone has used the IMEI then that would preclude the second (or third, or fourth...) from using it with BBC.
Just a thought.
Victor
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But this doesnt happen with blackberries.
I've verified the IMEI off my friend's phone and compared it to the sticker at the back and the numbers do not match. So is there a way to change this number to the one on the box?
imasri29 said:
I've verified the IMEI off my friend's phone and compared it to the sticker at the back and the numbers do not match. So is there a way to change this number to the one on the box?
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So does mine!
I just want to make the IEMI numbers same!
Sounds like you had purchased a stolen phone , if the number on the back of the phone doesnt match the number the phones software display's.
cannot see any reason including unlocking that the imei should change?
Karzi said:
cannot see any reason including unlocking that the imei should change?
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Actually I though they explained it very well. Whom ever unlocked these phones is lazy, they cloned one unlocked phone and then copied it to the rest IEMI and all.
Quick Question: Does the IMEI when you press *#06# match either the box or the sticker inside the battery compartment of the phone?
If *#06# IMEI matches the sticker on the phone then why care about the sticker on the box, they just were stupid putting phones back in the boxes.
On the other hand, if you the *#06# IMEI doesn't match the sticker in the battery compartment then you do have a phone with a changed IMEI. If you live or use the phone in a country where changing the IMEI is illegal (who doesn't anymore) then I'd not want to use it simply because if there ever is an issue you will be held responsible.
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I ordered a Softbank Tytn for my buddy and i noticed the IMEI number on the box and on the device do not match. The seller was the one to unlock the phone, so my guess is once it was unlocked, the unlocker made a copy of an unlocked phone (of the firmware) on to the new softbank.
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deathspal said:
Actually I though they explained it very well. Whom ever unlocked these phones is lazy, they cloned one unlocked phone and then copied it to the rest IEMI and all.
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I wonder how a ROM can be cloned without the IMEI ... ?
The 0182 loader which is now not yet unlockable . A fail safe method is to clone a image from a unlocked DOPOD rom (of course , it still brick your X01HT if you smashed the IC) .
That explains why most of the X01HT sold in HK with a unmatch IMEI . The box and the phone itself has the matched IMEI (I consider it as a new , original one) , however , the *#06# will not show the matched IMEI .
I would like to know it possible to modifiy the IMEI as well , however , I can still accept my phone with a unmatched IMEI .
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I wonder how a ROM can be cloned without the IMEI ... ?
The 0182 loader which is now not yet unlockable . A fail safe method is to clone a image from a unlocked DOPOD rom (of course , it still brick your X01HT if you smashed the IC) .
That explains why most of the X01HT sold in HK with a unmatch IMEI . The box and the phone itself has the matched IMEI (I consider it as a new , original one) , however , the *#06# will not show the matched IMEI .
I would like to know it possible to modifiy the IMEI as well , however , I can still accept my phone with a unmatched IMEI .
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As of now, its not possible to change the IMEI. It's also, in MOST countries of the world, illegal to do so.
The ROM itself is not cloned. It is the Qualcomm baseband chip that is cloned (it contains the IMEI and radio). When it is duplicated the IMEI is also cloned. The phone is now unlocked (in nvm) and is ready to take any rom.
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Sounds like you had purchased a stolen phone , if the number on the back of the phone doesnt match the number the phones software display's.
cannot see any reason including unlocking that the imei should change?
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The reason is because the phone was not, at the time, unlockable any other way (that they knew of). Imei changes as result of above post.
Kevbodian said:
As of now, its not possible to change the IMEI. It's also, in MOST countries of the world, illegal to do so.
The ROM itself is not cloned. It is the Qualcomm baseband chip that is cloned (it contains the IMEI and radio). When it is duplicated the IMEI is also cloned. The phone is now unlocked (in nvm) and is ready to take any rom.
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Thanks very much for your update ... So , they are actually taking out the Qualcomm chip out from the PCB ?
If so , isn't that a good chance to reconnect the GPS connection ? (I remember that in the HERMES GPS project it mentioned that the GPS switch is grounded so the GPS is malfunction) Is it possible to connect the pin the enable it ? Or still lack of the related components ?
Thanks very much for your update !
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Thanks very much for your update ... So , they are actually taking out the Qualcomm chip out from the PCB ?
If so , isn't that a good chance to reconnect the GPS connection ? (I remember that in the HERMES GPS project it mentioned that the GPS switch is grounded so the GPS is malfunction) Is it possible to connect the pin the enable it ? Or still lack of the related components ?
Thanks very much for your update !
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I dont know... You should ask them.
Hi Guys,
I have searched the forums but couldn't find the answer.
Unfortunately, my phone got stolen last weekend. Fortunately, i backed up the efs file and did a full TitaniumBackup. But since my phone have been stolen I would like to report that to the Police, but in order to so I need the phone's IMEI number.
I can see that the efs contains a folder called 'imei' and folder contains 3 files, but i cannot read my imei number anyway. Maybe i am doing something wrong? Do i need a specific program or do you guys know an easier way of finding the imei number from backup files?
Also, I do have a screenshot of the phone's BB version, kernel & build number (not that I think it matters), so I do have a lot of information about the phone. But can seam to find the imei number anyway.
Also, would it be even remotely possible to track my phone somehow? It has been wiped and factory reset by the thief.
Thanks guys, this is an awesome place!
Btw, i am on a Mac, maybe that's why i can't read the IMEI number??
The IMEI is also on the sticker on the original box.. if you have it.
If you created a Samsung account when you first purchased the phone and enabled the "Remote controls" feature in Security settings, I think you could try tracking it. Below is a screen shot of what I'm talking about.
I haven't tried it yet. Will report back in a bit if it actually works.
All the best!
Sent from a GT-I9100 having a mind of its own
No chance of finding the IMEI from those details.
Simple solution, call your carrier. They'll have the IMEI. Ask them to block it so whomever has your phone can't use it, and if necessary you can give the po-lice the IMEI. Tho there's no way they're going to be able to find a stolen phone purely by having an IMEI. About 1 in 10,000 stolen phones are recovered by police. And unless you installed tracking software on the phone before it was stolen (or enabled remote tracking on a Samsung account, again before it was stolen), you can forget about going down that path (remote wiping it/tracking it).
The SGS2 isn't an iPhone.
Best you can do in this situation is have the IMEI blocked so the phone is useless to whomever has it. Unless it ends up in a country where the IMEI block isn't recognised (some less civilised countries don't recognise IMEI blocks from other more civilised countries) Tho this will soon be a thing of the past, in the next 12-18 mths the ITU will be putting in place global IMEI blocking, which means an IMEI blocked phone will be pretty much useless anywhere.
Hey guys! Thanks for all the info.
It turns out that the imei number was on the box
Actually, I had some tracking software on it before it got stolen, and I actually was able the find the phone number, name and adresse of the guy using my phone now, well girl actually. I have given all the info to the police and now I simply have to wait. I hope they can get it back, I think they should be able to with all that info
Thanks for your replies!
Hello guys,
new to this forum and feel awkward asking for help straightaway. Recently my friend bought a SGS3 from someone, the phone was security locked (using pin security) so searched the net and found that hard resetting the phone would do the job and unlock the phone. Now the problem comes with simlock but i cant figure out how to disable it, its not like i didn't try but this problem is unusual.
I read the guides on this forum for removing simlocks and tried the *#7465625# which returns with "Not registered on network" i tried insertig a sim and it wouldn't accept the sim but it wouldn't ask for any sim code either. I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023709 and after i reach the [6] Network Lock option it says menu doesnt exist. Also read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683348 but to no avail. I used esexplorer the first time to go through the files after rooting and dont know if it wasnt rooted correctly or what but it showed efs folder empty. So i reset the phone again and this time used another app and now i can see the files in efs folder.
model: gt-i9300
android version: 4.1.2
baseband: I9300XXELLA
kernel version:3.0.31-742798, [email protected] #1, SMP PREEMPT Sat Dec 22 17:04:04 KST 2012
Build number: JZO54K
please help me.
Was the phone bought subsidized by a carrier? If so, they would need to release it, or unlock it.
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bodh said:
Was the phone bought subsidized by a carrier? If so, they would need to release it, or unlock it.
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The phone was bought used. I am not sure if it was subsidized or not as i cannot see any marking on the body of the phone nor their is any operator logo at the startup but i think that would be because i performed the hard reset.
Im not that familiar with simlocks, but perhaps a bump would help to find others that might be. I would think that it would have some kind of carrier info at boot, but then again i guess im only used to US devices... In about phone, the imei is listed, which matches the sticker inside the battery cover? And it is not a generic imei?
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Im not that familiar with simlocks, but perhaps a bump would help to find others that might be. I would think that it would have some kind of carrier info at boot, but then again i guess im only used to US devices... In about phone, the imei is listed, which matches the sticker inside the battery cover? And it is not a generic imei?
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the IMEi obtained from *#06# is same as the sticker behind the battery apart from one last (or two) digits which i think are the IMEI SV. I am assuming its not a generic IMEI. Also the sticker is unbranded, i dont know if service provider mark the stickers or not.
Stepping back and looking at the first couple posts of each thread, as well as yours, "tried the *#7465625# which returns with 'Not registered on network'" looks like the phone is NOT simlocked... What do you mean by "the phone wouldn't accept a sim"? It would not read it? Have you tried to send sms or a call? Or is it just data that does not work?
Hi dude I had the same problem and I downloaded the play store app Galaxysim unlock. It's from chain fire I think, and it's free. But in order to unlock all the features and what not, then one has to pay. Hope this helps.
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bodh said:
Stepping back and looking at the first couple posts of each thread, as well as yours, "tried the *#7465625# which returns with 'Not registered on network'" looks like the phone is NOT simlocked... What do you mean by "the phone wouldn't accept a sim"? It would not read it? Have you tried to send sms or a call? Or is it just data that does not work?
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The "phone not registered on network" also gave me the impression that it was not simlocked nor does it have any operator branding. But when i inserted the sim it would not connect to the operator and dialing *#7465625# would return the same message, i have tried both 3 and orange sims. This is what is confusing me. I also saw a thread on XDA checking your phones IMEI against blocked or stolen IMEIs and no red flags their either so i am assuming its not stolen phone which my friend bought.
If not simlock what could it be.
Have you checked apn settings, to see if they show up when you insert the sim? Honestly, I dont know how much help I could really offer, since this is uncharted territory for me, but again, maybe a bump and somebody will see this.. Have you tried to PM Odia? He was in the first thread you linked, offering help for people with sim lock problems, even though this doesn't seem to be that. He seems to know alot more than me, that's for sure!
Bought phone that was pin locked .
Surely the seller would have the Pin or unlock it before sale .
Sim / network locked problems .
This has all the appearance of a stolen phone ..
Hard reset will not remove operator logo it is more like the a previous user has flashed a stock rom on it .
jje
So you bought a phone used that had a passcode protecting it that you removed by wiping the phone and can't get it to register on the network. Why would anyone buy a phone that is pass code protected and the seller didn't know the pass code? It would seem you have a stolen or lost phone that has been imei barred by the networks to prevent criminals profiting on crime. Take it to your local police station, they can tell you if it is stolen property
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Guess i was overlooking the main evidence: buying a phone that is still code locked. But it brings up another point: Can a phone actually be 'turned off' or barred from the networks?
bodh said:
Guess i was overlooking the main evidence: buying a phone that is still code locked. But it brings up another point: Can a phone actually be 'turned off' or barred from the networks?
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In the UK it can yes, once the imei is blacklisted it can never connect to any UK network. Unfortunately though it can still be used outside the UK but I think there is some progress being made on countries sharing blacklist databases
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I started to look this up for US circumstances. It seems that our carriers cannot lock it down, nor can they track it. I actually read that they expect the consumer to be in charge of evidence gathering, such as setting up a tracking app, acquiring carrier records for usage after the device is missing, and taking this info to your local police, who probably know much less and can do much less. Guess they figure its finders keepers, idk.
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Guess they figure its finders keepers, idk.
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_by_finding
I don't think so
Mods, I think it may be prudent to close this thread
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JJEgan said:
Bought phone that was pin locked .
Surely the seller would have the Pin or unlock it before sale .
Sim / network locked problems .
This has all the appearance of a stolen phone ..
Hard reset will not remove operator logo it is more like the a previous user has flashed a stock rom on it .
jje
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jmpmjmpm said:
So you bought a phone used that had a passcode protecting it that you removed by wiping the phone and can't get it to register on the network. Why would anyone buy a phone that is pass code protected and the seller didn't know the pass code? It would seem you have a stolen or lost phone that has been imei barred by the networks to prevent criminals profiting on crime. Take it to your local police station, they can tell you if it is stolen property
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Like i mentioned in my first post, its not my phone, though i am not expert in android but this doesnt mean i would be stupid enough to buy a phone that is locked and shows signs of a stolen phone.
Secondly, i had the same suspicion that this phone was either lost or stolen, the guy who bought it told me that the seller told him this phone was a taken from original owner instead of money owed so the original owner must have got this one blocked.
I checked on multiple websites and none of them flagged the IMEI as reported stolen or blocked. Are these websites unreliable or update after a long time.
Due to the new revelations of how this phone was acquired, i will no longer offer any assistance. In my mind, this phone qualifies as stolen.
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Due to the new revelations of "how this phone was acquired", i will no longer offer any assistance. In my mind, this phone qualifies as stolen.
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To me it seems like you are implying that i was the one who stole it. Read my previous post and if you can answer that question i would appreciate that. Thanks.
AbdulW87 said:
Secondly, i had the same suspicion that this phone was either lost or stolen, the guy who bought it told me that the seller told him this phone was a taken from original owner instead of money owed so the original owner must have got this one blocked.
I checked on multiple websites and none of them flagged the IMEI as reported stolen or blocked. Are these websites unreliable or update after a long time.
The only sure way is to contact the network that blocked the phone .
Simlocked the network that the phone is locked to will unlock .Test is by putting the original network sim in the phone .
I would pass this information on to the owner and then stay clear of this phone .
jje
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Hi,
I did a job for a Singaporean guy. As payment he gave me a Samsung i9300. The device was brand new, original packed, factory seal. The guy is dealing in mobile phones as far as I know and it was a good deal so I thought its alright.
The only problem we had was that the device showed device modified. We tried to look up the IMEI on imei.info and it says it is a Nokia 1600. Now after having a closer look at the packing I saw that there is a sticker over the sticker with the original IMEI. As it was still possible to figure out the old IMEI we looked it up on imei.info and it shows the right model & specs. The device is as well not reported stolen.
If I look up the both numbers on numberingplans there are no records for both numbers.
Everything looks alright. Even the sticker in the phone is showing the actual IMEI. Its not a fake phone too. The quality is to good. Its working too.
Anybody heard of something before?
How sure it is that the the info on imei.info is correct?
Could a imei get faked?
If the imei is fake, what to do with it? is it safe to use it? Virus ...? I am a totally newbie. Sorry.
Thanks for your advice. I am not really into this.
IMEI can get faked even though it is illegal to do so.
Fake IMEI may not connect to a network.
Fake IMEI can be due to a stolen blacklisted phone .
The phone is not a genuine product you should return it .
It is connecting to the network. This is not really the problem.
My problem is more that the guy is back in Singapore.
Ok, at the end of the day this means I should not use it and I definitely should not sell it too.
What a piece of junk
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Ok, at the end of the day this means I should not use it and I definitely should not sell it too.
What a piece of junk
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Donate it to a poor person like me
I bought a 2nd hand phone. when i test it at my house using a micro sim there is no signal from my service provider.
i tried several micro sims but still have same result. I also flashed the official rom from the sky vega website (i have sky vega iron) but still got no luck and my phone still has no signal.
i saw that my IMEI in the back of the battery and in the #*06# are different i checked it from an IMEI checking site and the IMEI is from different phone models, at the back it says in the site that the imei in the back is for a870L and at the #*06# it says its for a870S (S is for SK provider in korea, L is for Lte+ provider and L is for Olleh) but both imei is not blocked based on the website result my question is,
is having different IMEI is the reason why my phone cannot register to anynetwork?
whats are my option to fix this problem? (having a money back from the one who sold it is not an option because i already flashed a rom because i think rom is the phones problem)
thanks in advance.
Change your imei to *#06# displaying to back of the battery..
Sorry for my bad English
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Change your imei to *#06# displaying to back of the battery..
Sorry for my bad English
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how can i do that sir?
help
Google it..
For your information imei porting (changing) is illegal in many countries.. Best of luck
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Google it..
For your information imei porting (changing) is illegal in many countries.. Best of luck
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Don't think there is an known way for phones like that. If it was a MediaTek based phone, then possibly. However, you are incorrect about it being illegal to change the IMEI as OP is trying to restore his own correct IMEI. It'd only be illegal if they were using an IMEI from another phone they didn't own to defraud the carrier of unpaid services. Changing the IMEI to properly reflect the number the phone came with is not illegal in any way, shape, or form.
my phone is not Mediatek sir.
Which is why I said I don't think there is a way for phones like that...
A different IMEI on a battery won't matter.
More likely your problem is your APN settings.
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I bought a 2nd hand phone. when i test it at my house using a micro sim there is no signal from my service provider.
i tried several micro sims but still have same result. I also flashed the official rom from the sky vega website (i have sky vega iron) but still got no luck and my phone still has no signal.
i saw that my IMEI in the back of the battery and in the #*06# are different i checked it from an IMEI checking site and the IMEI is from different phone models, at the back it says in the site that the imei in the back is for a870L and at the #*06# it says its for a870S (S is for SK provider in korea, L is for Lte+ provider and L is for Olleh) but both imei is not blocked based on the website result my question is,
is having different IMEI is the reason why my phone cannot register to anynetwork?
whats are my option to fix this problem? (having a money back from the one who sold it is not an option because i already flashed a rom because i think rom is the phones problem)
thanks in advance.
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You have a korean phone. It needs unlocking. There are a few custom ROMs which do this for u. Is the baseband in settings>about showing "unknown?
baseband is good sir. ive tried many custom roms and official roms and also tried flashing basebands.
up! help..
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Don't think there is an known way for phones like that. If it was a MediaTek based phone, then possibly. However, you are incorrect about it being illegal to change the IMEI as OP is trying to restore his own correct IMEI. It'd only be illegal if they were using an IMEI from another phone they didn't own to defraud the carrier of unpaid services. Changing the IMEI to properly reflect the number the phone came with is not illegal in any way, shape, or form.
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Wrong. Tampering with the imei in any way is illegal in many places. The only people that have the right is the OEM. The laws differ a bit from country to country which is why all talks of changing the IMEI are banned from XDA.
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Wrong. Tampering with the imei in any way is illegal in many places. The only people that have the right is the OEM. The laws differ a bit from country to country which is why all talks of changing the IMEI are banned from XDA.
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I think it would have to be a ridiculously strict interpretation of that law to include restoring the correct IMEI to be considered "tampering". I'd like to see some citations for that. It's not considered that in the US, at least nor not allowed here - for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2461059
There's a big difference between changing and restoring.
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I think it would have to be a ridiculously strict interpretation of that law to include restoring the correct IMEI to be considered "tampering". I'd like to see some citations for that. It's not considered that in the US, at least nor not allowed here - for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2461059
There's a big difference between changing and restoring.
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It is here. Its covered under the cell phone cloning laws that these numbers are not to be tampered with. The only way we allow talks about it are restoring the backed up files from the proper directory or by flashing a stock system jmg. All tools that can edit the imei are also banned from then site.
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It is here. Its covered under the cell phone cloning laws that these numbers are not to be tampered with. The only way we allow talks about it are restoring the backed up files from the proper directory or by flashing a stock system jmg. All tools that can edit the imei are also banned from then site.
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Once again, restoring the correct IMEI is not tampering. And you are incorrect about banning tools here that can edit the IMEI because MobileUncle has been on the site and in many of the subforums for plenty of time for the mods to remove it if it were an issue. We aren't talking about dealing with any cloning or tampering of the sort. I'm not sure how to make it more clear that restoring the IMEI isn't considered tampering or off-topic here.
What difference does it make if you are restoring from a backup after your IMEI is unknown or 0000000000049 or using an app to do it?
Edit 2: We even have tools to restore the IMEI on some phones if you didn't even make a backup. How is THAT different?
es0tericcha0s said:
Once again, restoring the correct IMEI is not tampering. And you are incorrect about banning tools here that can edit the IMEI because MobileUncle has been on the site and in many of the subforums for plenty of time for the mods to remove it if it were an issue. We aren't talking about dealing with any cloning or tampering of the sort. I'm not sure how to make it more clear that restoring the IMEI isn't considered tampering or off-topic here.
What difference does it make if you are restoring from a backup after your IMEI is unknown or 0000000000049 or using an app to do it?
Edit 2: We even have tools to restore the IMEI on some phones if you didn't even make a backup. How is THAT different?
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They should not be there as I personally have removed dozens of thread with those tools.
zelendel said:
They should not be there as I personally have removed dozens of thread with those tools.
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It's unfortunate to hear that considering it shouldn't be that way. I don't get many Mediatek devices at my shop but I have had a customer with a faux S5 that tends to randomly lose it's IMEI and MobileUncle was the only available way to fix it. It's absolutely ridiculous to think that restoring the correct IMEI would be considered tampering or not legal in anyway. I've still yet to find any evidence that that is the case here or otherwise.
es0tericcha0s said:
It's unfortunate to hear that considering it shouldn't be that way. I don't get many Mediatek devices at my shop but I have had a customer with a faux S5 that tends to randomly lose it's IMEI and MobileUncle was the only available way to fix it. It's absolutely ridiculous to think that restoring the correct IMEI would be considered tampering or not legal in anyway. I've still yet to find any evidence that that is the case here or otherwise.
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Well let's look at this. As clone devices do not use legal IMEI anyway. It has already been proven that the IMEI on cheap POS knock offs do not use valid IMEI any way so what your doing is against the law under the Fcc ruling. Look up the Fcc ruling on cloned devices. Now if you search well enough you will find the info needed. Mainly as it was a huge deal with Samsung devices that place the IMEI files on a writable partition that can be erased on roms flash.