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 .
mkmonkey said:
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.
Karzi said:
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.
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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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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.
I already asked this in another forum but don't seem to be getting replies so I thought I'd ask in my 'home' forum as I have a S3!
Admins, if i've inadvertently broken any rules, please delete the other post.
There is a long-standing discussion amongst me and my friends that never seems to get anywhere!
Is it safe in the UK, to give someone your IMEI number when you're trying to sell a phone. Personally, I always thought that it would be really useful because you could check to see if it's been stolen / lost etc but others say that it could be cloned and land you in a lot of trouble with huge network charges etc.
Surely the sim card is the thing that you need to protect as you can use it in any phone with any IMEI..
Can someone offer any expert advice?
I know in Australia any time you make a phone call the carrier registers the phone number, sim number and your IMEI. This is how a phone can be blacklisted as any time this IMEI is sent it is blocked from completing the call. Most theives tend to discard your simcard and use another prepaid one or sell the phone onto an unsuspecting buyer who would be suspicious if a sim card was provided....
Yes, providing an IMEI is good to check but can also be stolen if you list it. I cringe when I see this on ebay...
You shouldn't, never ever, give your phone's IMEI number to anyone. Listen to your friends which said that it can be cloned to another (stolen) device. In this case Samsung (or carrier) will block regionally or globally this number. It's device dependent number and it's more important for proper working than your SIM card. You can change or replace your SIM (different carrier, same carrier but different card) but you can't change your phone's IMEI.
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Homey said:
Is it safe in the UK, to give someone your IMEI number when you're trying to sell a phone. Personally, I always thought that it would be really useful because you could check to see if it's been stolen / lost etc but others say that it could be cloned and land you in a lot of trouble with huge network charges etc.
Well yes it could be cloned but if you sell a product you can offer to let them check the IMEI after the sale . But it would be unwise to advertise phone and IMEI .
Surely the sim card is the thing that you need to protect as you can use it in any phone with any IMEI..
You can throw a sim card away get a replacement sim card different network etc . Its independent of the phone .
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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.
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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.
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ok , thank you so much!
ok I purchased this phone advertised on eBay as brand new. when I received it it was wrapped in plastic and all contents in box were present.
so I wanted to see how much warranty was left but when I typed in the serial number and or the IMEI in the Huawei website but comes back as not found. I contacted Huawei, gave them my IMEI and serial number and they came up with same results of nothing showing.
they stated that its possible the retailer (waiting for eBay seller to get back to me on this) didn't activate the IMEI into the system when they sold the phone and or the buyer didn't activate the registration for warranty purposes??
As soon as I got the phone I checked for updates and it downloaded them without issue.
As of now its on 8.0.0.125(C567)
Baseband 21C20B718S001C000
Kernel Version 4.4.76+
phone is now activated on my Metropcs account with absolutely no issues or problems.
Weird this is when I type the IMEI into any of the google search IMEI checkers it comes back as valid and of course shows whitelisted and good to go.
The box even says " Copyright 2017 Huawei Device USA, Inc.
I was Just looking forward to Having a warranty and thought I wouldn't have an issue with the item being new, the seller having perfect eBay rating as well.
If it's a mate 10 it should be ALP-L09 or 29
When it's a mate 10 pro it should be BLA-09 or 29
What does it show under settings / system /about phone...
It's a pro, forgot that part
It's a pro, forgot to put "pro". Anyways that doesn't matter to my original situation/concern.
Hmmm so I just checked my BLA-A09 from Ebay. It has warranty but only until next May. I bought the phone last month and it was advertised as one year warranty.