I have just got a phone from eBay, and after a while it comes up with 'no service'. I can use the SIM ok in my nokia, and have also tried with someone else's SIM in the TP2 with the same result 'no service'.
If I hard reset (back to stock Orange) the signal works well for a while (a few hours to a couple of days) before coming up with 'no service'.
It looks like original ROM (with SPL) and radio.
Has anyone else had any similar problems? Is this a hardware issue? I don't really want to flash another ROM/radio if not known solution as I want to give it back to seller and get my money back.
Anybody help or had experience of this?
Might be stolen ?
Have you rung orange to see if they've blocked it by any chance ?
Agreed, check the IMEI number with Orange, chances are it's been blocked for some reason.
Thanks, that was exactly the problem. Phone has been blocked. Orange (surprisingly) have unblocked it and told me not to buy phones from eBay.
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Thanks, that was exactly the problem. Phone has been blocked. Orange (surprisingly) have unblocked it and told me not to buy phones from eBay.
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Blimey
lol 'don't buy phones from Ebay
Good luck with your new phone dude
Know the problem....
I have the same problem, but now i know what its all about. I bought also the phone from a private person and they have probably blocked my phone's IMEI gonna call the phone company or something. But i wonder if they have blocked my phone howcome the phone gets connection with another sim card ( still cant call) I havent been able to call with one of the sim cards, but once I could message with the other sim that i get a connection to.
What did orange said to you man?
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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.
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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 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.
I just got my Motorola Defy (from amazon.de)
Software version is Blur_version_2.51.1.MB525.Retail.en.DE
My Vodafone SIMcards don't work (tried 3, a prepaid non-UMTS SIM, my normal UMTS SIM and the SIM they exchanged at the Vodafone shop) , but a KPN SIMcard works. Phone shows 'No SIMcard' in the screen.
Does anyone have any insights or help ? (or does the Defy flat out not work with Vodafone NL ?)
Update, also doesn't work with a T-Mobile (NL) SIM.
Is my Defy broken ?
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Looks like the SIM reader is faulty...
If it's under warranty, get it replaced.
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Beach_Head said:
Looks like the SIM reader is faulty...
If it's under warranty, get it replaced.
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I applied for RMA and Amazon.de is sending me a new one tomorrow (hope that one yields better results )
No problem! I hope the one you get is problem-free.
The Defy is a great device but hearing things like this gives it a bad rap. If Moto can iron out all the manufacturing problems as well as all the other problems, they'll probably get more sales...
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Thanks
I applied for RMA and Amazon.de is sending me a new one tomorrow (hope that one yields better results )
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However, anyone who does some research before making a purchase, will know that any phone or even any electronic device out there, will on occasion have a bad apple amongst the bunch. Manufacturing defects are virtually impossible to prevent completely - it is what warranty is for.
If prospective buyers would not buy a device based on the experiences of a fraction of the consumers, they would simply never be able to buy anything.
Ask enough people and you will always find someone who has a problem with any product out there.
Hi all .. i had iphone 4s which i exchanged with someone via gumtree with one x. the phone was locked to three and was new. so i unlocked it today via unlocksaver.com
i entered the code they gave me and it searched for something then it said successful but when it restarted it is saying IMEI locked in the place where it shows carrier in notification tray. what does that mean? i dont understand is it blacklisted? or is it not unlocked properly? i noticed i tried to restart it 2 or three times and it did got a signal once then again it says imei locked
The only way a phone will get blocked is if the owner reports it being stolen/lost
You could be a victim of crime if bought on second hand market as the owner is probably doing insurance scam.
are u from denmark then post eng and danish
Not had the same issue but saw something in the forum. Try this:
Go to menu settings then power and untick fast boot. Restart phone and see what that does if it works tick fast boot back
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Sometimes it just says no service but sometimes it says imei locked .. i am worried my phone has no signal does it has anything to do with that unlock code i purchased?
If the phone is blocked (the imei) from the carrier for being stolen or lost, your sim should work for like 5 minutes before it gets locked, this meens you can make phone calls or send sms in the first 5 minutes before it gets locked.it is how much time your phone needs to send the imei number to your carrier so they can check if it is ok or if it is been stolen/lost. You can go at this website http://www.amta.org.au/pages/amta/Check.the.Status.of.your.Handset and check the status of your imei, it is for Australia but try to find the service/website for your country.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
My brand new sim free One X did this when I first tried to use it - called retailer to exchange it - they suggested a hard reset (keep power button held for 10 secs +) and that fixed the problem for me. Worth a try?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
tbh if you have been stung by this person with a stolen handset i would return the favor and report the iphone stolen, but dont do it until you have comfermed that he has done this.
sounds like the typical insurance scam to me.
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tbh if you have been stung by this person with a stolen handset i would return the favor and report the iphone stolen, but dont do it until you have comfermed that he has done this.
sounds like the typical insurance scam to me.
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yeah get that iphone Blocked ASAP
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yeah get that iphone Blocked ASAP
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don't ..
if you can't get ahold of this guy anymore he probably sold the iphone to someone else and then that guy would be in the same situation as you
engwee said:
don't ..
if you can't get ahold of this guy anymore he probably sold the iphone to someone else and then that guy would be in the same situation as you
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thanks for replies people... i did manged to get in contact with that person and realy tried to help me alot but the wiered thing is when i got home and tried to turn on phone after 12 hours or soething the phone was working and i felt embarresed taht i bloked iphone and that guy had no intention of that but there was realy something wrong with my phone. its fine now :/
My One X had the exact same problem, took it back to the store i got it from and they changed it for a new one which worked fine.
Seems it may be a problem with the phone rather than a dodgy seller as mine came from Carphone Warehouse
What a cruel joke...after a week I get mine from expansys and I am getting IMEI locked contact customer care!!!! Aghhhh...
Please tell me there is another solution to resolve this aside from RMA and more waiting?
Damn...
Moderator Information,
I have closed this thread as we do not allow the discussion of changing or editing IMEI numbers. I am afraid the best thing you can do is try to find the person who sold you the phone and report the issue to them.
Many thanks,
Stephen
So i bought a Note II the other day on craigs list. I met the guy at a mall even though he offered to meet at his house. The phone still had all the stickers and screen protectors on it and had clearly never been used. We powered it up and I popped my SIM in and it worked. I got an LTE connection right away. It is a Bell phone and I had a Bell SIM card. After a few hours, it stopped connecting. I get "selected network (Bell) unavailable". If i try taking out the SIM and re inserting it multiple times along with rebooting it I can sometimes get a connection for a very short while... Less than a few minutes or so. I've taken it to Bell and they said it's not reported stolen, however, they absolutely have no record of the phone at all! It's a phantom phone. Definitely Bell branded as it worked with my SIM and has all the Bell apps when I boot it up. Bell won't touch it cause they have no history of it. I tried calling the guy back and he didn't hesitate to answer me. But he speaks very poor english and got upset and defensive when I politely asked for more information about the phone (Where he got it, if it's stolen). I got nothing out of him and he was practically crying because he said I was "Bullying him".
I'm floored. I don't have a clue what to do.. It's a freaking wifi tablet.... That's it. $600 down the drain.. Does anybody know what I can do?
As I understand it, you wouldn't be able to connect at all if it was blacklisted. It does sound odd to me though that this is happening.
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My brother had a similar case when he bought Iphone 5 (locked to bell). The guy who sold it to him could barely speak English. Later my brother tried to use SIM and it wouldn't allow him. He called bell and was told that its locked due to fraud or something. He called the guy he refused to return money. I think Bell is more strict when it comes device frauds.
ruinkhan said:
My brother had a similar case when he bought Iphone 5 (locked to bell). The guy who sold it to him could barely speak English. Later my brother tried to use SIM and it wouldn't allow him. He called bell and was told that its locked due to fraud or something. He called the guy he refused to return money. I think Bell is more strict when it comes device frauds.
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Would unlocking and using another provider potentially work then?
I wouldnt know that. My brother couldnt unlock his Iphone 5 for obvious reasons.
However you can follow this thread (to unlock your device for free). See if that works, but if its blacklisted in their system I assume it wont work no matter what.
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So i bought a Note II the other day on craigs list. I met the guy at a mall even though he offered to meet at his house. The phone still had all the stickers and screen protectors on it and had clearly never been used. We powered it up and I popped my SIM in and it worked. I got an LTE connection right away. It is a Bell phone and I had a Bell SIM card. After a few hours, it stopped connecting. I get "selected network (Bell) unavailable". If i try taking out the SIM and re inserting it multiple times along with rebooting it I can sometimes get a connection for a very short while... Less than a few minutes or so. I've taken it to Bell and they said it's not reported stolen, however, they absolutely have no record of the phone at all! It's a phantom phone. Definitely Bell branded as it worked with my SIM and has all the Bell apps when I boot it up. Bell won't touch it cause they have no history of it. I tried calling the guy back and he didn't hesitate to answer me. But he speaks very poor english and got upset and defensive when I politely asked for more information about the phone (Where he got it, if it's stolen). I got nothing out of him and he was practically crying because he said I was "Bullying him".
I'm floored. I don't have a clue what to do.. It's a freaking wifi tablet.... That's it. $600 down the drain.. Does anybody know what I can do?
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I'd reset the phone and try a brand new sim card or someone else's Bell sim card.
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I'd reset the phone and try a brand new sim card or someone else's Bell sim card.
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+1, have to go through some process of elimination troubleshooting....