Well, a friend of mine has just purchased a T-Mobile Dash and I noticed that his device had a colored message symbol on the top right. I was wondering how that was possible and when comparing all the system specs, I noticed that his IMEI had a higher value than mine. Anyone know where I download that? What is the IMEI anyways?
I am pretty sure that the IMEI has nothing to do with the phone's or rom's etc. version.
I think it is just an identifier number that your carrier provides to identify you.
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Well, a friend of mine has just purchased a T-Mobile Dash and I noticed that his device had a colored message symbol on the top right. I was wondering how that was possible and when comparing all the system specs, I noticed that his IMEI had a higher value than mine. Anyone know where I download that? What is the IMEI anyways?
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I recently got a refurbished Dinc 2. The GSM part cannot be unlocked. The unlock service said the IMEI couldn't be recognized by HTC. Is it possible that this phone has been tampered and the IMEI has been changed? I also found the serial numbers under the battery (beginning with HT) and from the phone settings (beginning with MB) are different. All other things seem normal. The ESN is clean since I activated on pageplus. I am concerned with the history of the phone.
Did you get the refurbished incredible 2 for a replacement from Verizon or from someone else?
nitsua98 said:
Did you get the refurbished incredible 2 for a replacement from Verizon or from someone else?
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from ebay. Thanks.
SIRTF said:
from ebay. Thanks.
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Is it like a "new" refurbished? Like, after it was refurbished had it been used?
nitsua98 said:
Is it like a "new" refurbished? Like, after it was refurbished had it been used?
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Yes, it is like a "new" refurbished. The condition looks very good, no any scratch/wear all over the phone. The screen protector with the words "remove before use" and "certified pre-owned" was still on. The verizon global sim card was in it. But I did find some photos in the micro sd card in the phone.
Okay idk much about this kind of stuff but I did some reading on this Wikipedia article and it seems to maybe your imei was changed or maybe someone changed another phones imei to yours. I honestly have no clue, just putting out suggestions.
Edit: maybe the box is not original box the phone came with.
nitsua98 said:
Okay idk much about this kind of stuff but I did some reading on this Wikipedia article and it seems to maybe your imei was changed or maybe someone changed another phones imei to yours. I honestly have no clue, just putting out suggestions.
Edit: maybe the box is not original box the phone came with.
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I´m having the exact same problem. I got a replacement phone from Best Buy, although the carrier was Verizon, the phones at Best Buy were 100$ cheaper. Anyway, I used their geek squad insurance thing, and I got a phone, minus battery, and a service receipt. The IMEI did not appear on the receipt, nor in on the sticker on the back of the phone. Now there may have been an IMEI that was valid at one point on the phone,but me, being a dumbass, either never took the time to copy it down, or did so on a computer I no longer have or a piece of paper I left somewhere else.
Is there any way we can root around and find the correct IMEI, or figure out the IMEI based on the MEID? Is this the sort of record they would keep in their database?
(I have a new thread describing my problem in more detail HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2103068
Refurb phones will not be in standard htc database these unlockers have.
Most tell you if the phone is a refurb no code will be found. Some have unlockers will have the code but cost much more.
BTW XTC Clip will s-off and sim unlock your phone.
Like the title says!
Bought a phone listed as new on Ebay, the *#06* IMEI and Battery Housing IMEI Match so I know the phone is not fake... I hope lol, the retail packaging IMEI don't match though.
Question it, How do I tell if the phone was a new handset replaced with a new handset by AT&T or if it's had replacement parts put it?
The phone Housing does look new, but that obviously doesn't say much. Also it's running 4.3 and the initial set-up screen time zone was default to Seuol (South Korea). Can someone give me insight? or some extra things I could look into? Thanks!
drago10029 said:
Like the title says!
Bought a phone listed as new on Ebay, the *#06* IMEI and Battery Housing IMEI Match so I know the phone is not fake... I hope lol, the retail packaging IMEI don't match though.
Question it, How do I tell if the phone was a new handset replaced with a new handset by AT&T or if it's had replacement parts put it?
The phone Housing does look new, but that obviously doesn't say much. Also it's running 4.3 and the initial set-up screen time zone was default to Seuol (South Korea). Can someone give me insight? or some extra things I could look into? Thanks!
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Other than an assessment of the physical & cosmetic condition, difficult to tell. Of course, there is always a risk when buying from that online auction site. The fact that the IMEI on the packaging does not match the phone shows evidence of tampering and who knows how far the tampering went? There are different sites you could go to check the IMEI (imei.info; imei-number.com etc) but these will only let you know if it's a valid ESN. You could, of course, call AT&T wireless support to find out if the phone has been previously activated on their network. You could tell them you want to switch to this handset but you'd like to find out if the ESN is clean.
Hey all,
I've just bought a used G3 online, everything is perfect and almost new as stated:good:. But, when i excitedly opened the phone's back cover and removed battery to put my sim card and sd card in, I found out that the IMEI tag has been part torn/cut off with a blade (pic attached).
Now, that is slightly freaking me out as to why has this been done.
Could anyone shed some light on it, as I've 7days left, within which i can return the phone to the seller.
hsyasin said:
Hey all,
I've just bought a used G3 online, everything is perfect and almost new as stated:good:. But, when i excitedly opened the phone's back cover and removed battery to put my sim card and sd card in, I found out that the IMEI tag has been part torn/cut off with a blade (pic attached).
Now, that is slightly freaking me out as to why has this been done.
Could anyone shed some light on it, as I've 7days left, within which i can return the phone to the seller.
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Looking on my G3, the removed part is the serial number.
Maybe the seller had a refund offer and had to send the S/N ? (usually it's the box one but hum....)
I had 20€ off for a Quick Circle Case, but I sent the label on the box.
Thanks for that raptor2003..
I'm just wondering, can it cause some sort of an issue in the long run, like if i need to get something done under warranty from lg...
FYI: I don't know if i've valid lg warrantly.
In fact is there a way to find out when the phone was manufactured or if i've lg warranty?
hsyasin said:
Thanks for that raptor2003..
I'm just wondering, can it cause some sort of an issue in the long run, like if i need to get something done under warranty from lg...
FYI: I don't know if i've valid lg warrantly.
In fact is there a way to find out when the phone was manufactured or if i've lg warranty?
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I know there is that with Apple's products, but I don't know if other manufacturers do that.
I've looked a bit to see if we can find the S/N in some software menu. But I haven't found anything. Nothing in the famous hidden menu.
Did you get the phone from Smartfonestore as a refurb?
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Did you get the phone from Smartfonestore as a refurb?
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Yes i did, and it was a grade A.
Likewise. And mine has the same sticker taken off. I emailed them but got a crap reply; fingers crossed it doesn't break.
Most likely the motherboard was swapped and a new imei was issued
In Australia serial removal usually means the device has been repaired/serviced/not new. These devices are no longer new/ownedby original owner so serials are removed, so can no longer be sold as new. Serial and IMEI are different things. Typically serial is for manufacturer to identify devices. IMEI are for unique device tracking across world/country. IMEI you can check in ABOUT in settings, missing IMEI sticker i wouldn't worry about, make sure it is NOT registered as stolen tho.
Hello everyone,
I just bought a replacement Google pixel 2XL.
Everytime I dial *#06# it doesn't show the IMEI number.
The IMEI number shows in about phone. But not when I dial the code.
Can anyone be kind enough to help me with this matter that how can resolve this issue
Thanks
Amram
alienjukebox said:
Hello everyone,
I just bought a replacement Google pixel 2XL.
Everytime I dial *#06# it doesn't show the IMEI number.
The IMEI number shows in about phone. But not when I dial the code.
Can anyone be kind enough to help me with this matter that how can resolve this issue
Thanks
Amram
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Mine also doesn't show. that doesnt mean its an issue. may be this device just doesn't support such MMI.
I am curious as to why that is an issue? Replacement phone is not necessarily OEM. It is typically a refurbished phone not backed by OEM but they also have the OEM licensing permission for repairs etc. Meaning they are okay to do same repairs as in a manufacturer's warranty and such. I a just not fully understanding the significant importance of a dial-up code. Simple changes from when your original phone programmed versus the refurbishing program can be significant. I am not sure if this is helpful but I do hope it is in some way. I had a vzw pxl2 and had to have it replaced to my thankfulness due to my want to root and such. Long story that cannot be shared here on this forum.
It used to work for me when I was India... Now it doesn't in Australia... Don't really fret about it as might be a region issue... So something similar
rohit25 said:
It used to work for me when I was India... Now it doesn't in Australia... Don't really fret about it as might be a region issue... So something similar
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Doesn't work in AUS yup. Worked in EU though.
Hello everyone,
I bought the OP7T international version HD1900 but I didn't realize that it does not have the american certification FFC ID, as the HD1905 does. The problem is that because of that I cannot use my OP7T HD1900 in my country because that particular model is not authorized. So my plan is to somehow by software change the model reference ID of my OP7T from HD1900 to HD1905 so my operator now let me use my phone to make calls. I already rooted my phone for this purpose and is currently running Oxygen OS 10.0.8HD65AA.
Does anybody know if is this possible? Thx!
If they're finding out the model number from the IMEI, you're not going to be able to change what is on their database.
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If they're finding out the model number from the IMEI, you're not going to be able to change what is on their database.
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Thx. Since that is uncertain, I still would like to give it a try to change the model number.
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Thx. Since that is uncertain, I still would like to give it a try to change the model number.
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If you're going into a store and they're looking at the number on the phone's screen you can maybe change that, but if you're calling them up to do this then it's almost guaranteed it's being determined from the IMEI and you can't do anything about it.
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If you're going into a store and they're looking at the number on the phone's screen you can maybe change that, but if you're calling them up to do this then it's almost guaranteed it's being determined from the IMEI and you can't do anything about it.
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Thank you so much. I didn't know that the IMEI somehow "encodes" your brand and model number within it. Cheers!
migueljh said:
Thank you so much. I didn't know that the IMEI somehow "encodes" your brand and model number within it. Cheers!
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No problem. I don't know the details, but there are websites that buy phones that can tell the model/ storage/ colour just from the IMEI, so it's definitely data that exists in some big database.
Im not 100% sure... but pretty sure that if you install the American firmware it also changes the model #
... @ least in the settings on that device... now obviously it would conflict with the websites that have all the information on that particular device via the IMEI... but in your settings it should change The model number also.. I'm like 99% sure this was the case when I bought the T-MOBILE version of the 6t and converted it to the international version.. If I were you I would flash the North American version..UPDATE Check this thread... I think it should answer your question
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7t/how-to/oneplus-7t-repo-oxygen-os-builds-t3997037