i have a o2 xda2 i am on o2 when i put my sim in it it will not make a call it dos't say it is blocked but when i put my sim back in my own phone it will work please help!! allso when i ring the xda2 when the sim is in it (my sim) it says can't connect? :?
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maybe it is IMEI barred?
Is it new or second hand?
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maybe it is IMEI barred?
Is it new or second hand?
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second hand can i get it to work?
if it is reported stolen or the previous owner didn't fulfill his contract with O2. Then O2 can block it.
I guess you have to go to an O2 store which can be dangerous with a stolen phone, or call an O2 store to ask if it is really IMEI blocked, and why. You can always say you want to check before buying it.
I believe there are some criminals who can change the IMEI number on a XDAII, but I don't know how reliable they are since it is an illegal activity.
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Hi XDA developers,
Tnaks for all your help ! where would I be without you!.
I have got an XDA2 from ebay, when I got it I was told that it was unlocked, as my company uses vodafone I wanted to run the phone on that. I put the SIM in and vodafone comes up on the display, text messages can be sent and your unlock software says the phone is unlocked.
BUT, I cannot make calls, when I dial the number it simply beeps three times and then ends the call, when I try and ring the number it also will not connect ... please please help, ive contacted the seller and he says that it worked fine on O2, I havent tried a O2 Sim but is the phone faulty or is it a problem someone else has encountered with these devices !
Your urgent help would be gratefully apreciated. Thanks James :lol:
This is probably a blocked phone, it is either stolen or been subject to an insurance claim whereby the company has written it off and blocked the imei to prevent further use of the phone. It will work abroad as the imei will not be blocked in other countries. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news my friend. :shock:
Thankyou
Thanks for the response, I think you are correct.. What I think has happened is the person I got it off had a new XDA2i and I believe that this had been got from his insurance company.
Can you confirm that XDA's work with vodafone ! I know they do, and I will have to sell this to someone from ebay.com so they can use it in there country.
thanks and all the best
James
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I'd see if I could borrow someones O2 sim before thinking getting rid. You might find it just doesn't like your Voda sim.
I don't think it has an imei bar as it wouldn't pick up a network and you certainly couldn't use sms on it.
JD
Imei bar does not prevent signal reception on some networks, it just doesnt allow access to the network. And yes it would be a good idea to try another sim, however it does display symptoms of a blocked phone.
I have an XDA II. I bought unlocked from Ebay some months ago. Originally I was using a T-mobile sim, which worked really fine, with good strong signal all the time. But when the contract ran out I decided to go with Vodafone. It was a wrong decision. The signal with the XDA II is crap, even though the same sim get about a 70% signal in my other phone, a Nokia 6310i. I get the same 3 beeps and no call.
If I goto to other places the signal improves but it's never 100%. I can make and take calls and SMS messages, but cannot set it up for MMS messages. Vodafone say they cant help me because they dont have any XDA phones and dont know the setting to input.
My conclusion is that Vodafone and XDA's dont work well together. I can only assume that the arial in the XDA II is more in tune with other networks like T-mobile.
UNLOCK MY XDA2
Well i got a link from here to Unlock my XDA2 from 02 to orange and it has worked ok thank you so much for the person for downloading the link all the best antony
The person posting the question has no problem with signal, it registers fine, he gets 3 beeps when he dials, then it hangs up, I would like to know the outcome because I am 90% sure it is blocked, however I would be delighted if proved wrong as the guy will then be able to use his phone.
Bad news
Hi, Thanks for your concern, and yes I did try and unlcok the XDA from your site, and aI also did a ROM up-date.
I have now tried the XDA with an O2 Sim and like we thought its totaly dead, not even a signal on this network...
Luckily, I have had a lot of interest from outside the UK, and hopefully will make a small amount of profit from selling the item on.... but unfortunatly the guy who sold it me wont respond to my e-mails!... I could contact his insurance company and advise them as to what he has done... but to be honest is it worth all the problems that comes with it!, as as usual I the victim will probably come off worse!.. so can anyone else tell me there views of the vodafone network and if I should try again with an XDA 2 that works in the UK!, let this be a warning to everyone to chheck the IMEI with O2 before they buy a second hand XDA!... thanks once again! :roll:
Vodafone is fine with xda 2, for value on payg you cant beat tesco, its 20p across networks but you can choose 3 numbers and you get to call those at 10p per minute and half price sms. O2 payg gives you 300 sms free for a tenner topup and free wap access over gprs. So according to your usage just take your pick. Sorry to hear the phone was blocked, I had it 3 seperate times with xda 1 phones, most of the time the person who made the insurance claim isnt aware of the fact the the imei is barred after being written off. The insurance companies could address this by demanding the damaged phone before paying up.
Thanks
Thanks for your help, ive now got rid of the dodgy XDA to france (hope to god it works there), ive got another of ebay for £160 and double checked its not IMEI blocked... and paid by paypal so I dont get stung again.
I use vodafone as its my corporate SIM, e.g they pay for all usage and private calls are really cheap... but I cant use GPRS ! YET!..
THanks all anyway ! alls well that ends well as they say
Nice one, and yes it will work in France.
Hi, how can I change the IMEI of my pda2k? Do not worry, it is because the laws of my country. I bought my pda2k from USA and cannot use it in my country. I will change the IMEI with my old phone's IMEI. Thanks for help.
take your phone bill and show it to your service provider. thay can register your phone.
You have to show your bill to customs and take a paper from them when you enter Turkey. But I did not show my bill, because I did not know I had to. Now they don't give the paper I need to register my phone. So the only solution is to change my IMEI with a registered one (which also belongs to me). But I don't know how.
dont think and do as I tell you.. you can not change to that imei unless it is another HTC phone..
Hello,
I believe I have unlocked my phone but it not letting me make calls....
xda2s
ROM 1.40.00 WWE
ROM Date 03/10/05
Radio 1.12.00
Protocol 1337.42
Extrarom Ver 1.40.237
Was on the o2 network, have run the unlock which said it work.
The log file returned lots of answers as 0 or 00000000
Is the a program I can run which will confirm whether it is unlocked or not.
I have tried both my tmobile pay as you go and vodaphone pay monthly sim but not able to make calls.
I am able to pick up all betwork signals which are all of good strength.
I am not being allowed to select pay as you go in the start up section when selecting country. It does if I chose Germany.
Any help appreciated, thanks
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Can someone please just tell me if I look like a complete novice ??
And that is why I have had no replies in 2 days regarding this....
Or is it because nobody knows the answer?
Thanks
Service Lock?
I am gettings signals from networks and my phone is seeing my sim.
As soon as I press talk the call ends.....
Am I locked to a network provider....?
And I have still not resolved the issue of whether the phone is actually unlocked.
I am not sure as it will not let me select payasgo on the set up?
This is my last post before I give up and give my hard earned cash to 02 instead of you guys....
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Re: Service Lock?
Sounds barred to me. If locked it would spit the sim back at you asking for the unlock code to be entered.
Richard
Hello !!!
Thanks for the response, but a bit concerning,,,, of course
Is there a way in which I can tell if a phone has been blocked?
02 will not give any details unless I have an account, for some reason.
You would think they could tell you so you could hand the phone back and return it to the original owner? etc etc
I need to know if it is blocked as I will not be able to use it. I can send it back to the person I bought it from... or at least have proof...
Thanks
Does it ring on incoming calls?
Calls
It will not allow any outgoing calls.
I just called it when it was switched off and it went to my voice mail.
Switched on it said " calls are currently not being connected to this phone"?
he phone is picking up all my virgin mobile settings and my number, plus it has virgin extras in the menus!!
Everything seems there.
I called 02 and they suggested going to their local shop and use an 02 sim card to see if that worked.
He said they can do an imie (whatever) check but it would take best part of 14 working days.
Surely there must be somewhere you can just type the number to see if a phone is stolen.
Or do all the service providers assume that after the 12 months are up in peoples contracts that they are goign to throw the phone away and not sell it
From what you've described, your phone has been reported lost or stolen, and has been blocked. I had the same problem with a Treo 600 bought from ebay. I phoned Orange, who looked up the imei on the spot, and told me it had been reported stolen.
I'd get onto the seller straight away, tell him it's barred, and ask for your money back.
IT IS NOT STOLEN
OK,
3rd time lucky, I always say if you ask 3 times the chances are you will find someone willing.,...
On my 3rd call to 02 the guy checked the imei number for me and the phone is not stolen or lost or had insurance against it. etc
So, square one again.
I do not understand how the phone detects my virgin sim with my numbers etc etc, it is picking up all networks, but just not letting me make calls..or receive them.
Could someone please confirm the settings I should use for a pay as you go...
Is it PAP or CHAP?
and class 8 or 10?
At least if I walk into an 02 store the SAS will not swoop in to arrest me!!
Thanks
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Have used various imei checkers which all say OK.
O2 will not help unless I have the original owner details.
I managed to get the name and phone number of the original owner who really sounds legit.... and I am a good judge of character.
One lady at 02 confirmed that that imei number was for his number but her system would not tell her why it was barred.
The orignal owner says it should be fine so I asked him to call 02.
I spoke to another lady at 02 who wants all his details before she will even press a button. (Obviously he is a bit reluctant to give me his home address and phone number etc... she even asked for his password, I said who in their right mind would )
Another person at 02 confirmed it is not lost or stolen. (This is the basis of buying the phone as I checked this before I purchased it.)
02 will not tell me why it is barred.....
I can only assume that it is because of an unpaid bill.....however, the original owner still has an account with 02 which is still up and running which I called him on,,,, which the first lady confirmed that the imei number was connected to that number...and they confirmed that the phone has not been used since june last year. It has only been used for Sat Nav since.
Any ideas.....
And they wonder why people look into having the imei number changed!!
Thanks
hi guys.
I just bought another TP2 from Ebay to replace my one which is broken. I've put my simcard but it doesnt register on my network. I've tried my sim card in another phone and it works fine, and I'm able to connect to wi-fi on the new TP2, but not to my network....so I've come to the conclusion that it must have a locked imei number.
I conacted ebay and the seller to ask whether it was a stolen phone, but to no avail. the seller has de-listed and ebay arent interested as the phone is in "working order", even though I cant connect to a network!!!
is there anyway to change the number, or unlock it, so I can use it? Otherwise it's a pretty expensive paper weight! My fault for not checking these facts before buying, but you live and learn....anyone help?
Cheers
Don't expect advice on changing the IMEI here.
As for unlocking, take a look here: http://rhodium.htc-unlocks.com/ (as far as I know, there is no free solution).
report the transation to paypal. You'll get your money back. Especially if the phone was potentially stolen.
guys im desperate, I have a business account with Vodafone Australia and a worker of mine has taken off with one of my phones. I have important information on that phone. as soon as I found out I had Vodafone block the simcard and block the imei. I just found out they had a prepaid account with optus and need to know what numbers was called on the 24th may on the optus prepaid number before I blocked the imei. the police say they cant help and optus the most stupid company in Australia said they can only disclose the information to the sim card account holder. I told them its a business phone and reported stolen and I have proof of all this and they still wont tell me. plz is their any way possible to find out. an app, a website, anyway possible. desperate anybody