I know I've asked an odd question only I sent my phone in to HTC for repair 2-3 weeks ago and I received an email this afternoon to say the phone will be delivered between 0900-1730 tomorrow, in the email the serial and IMEI numbers of the devices were stated but the odd thing is the serial number is the same but the IMEI is different from the phone I sent in for repair. So will I be receiving the same phone or is it a replacement? The S/N says same and IMEI says replacement. Maybe they changed the IMEI number?
The mainboard will have been replaced, which means new IMEI.
Same thing happened to me - what was worse was that mine was a SIM locked phone that i'd paid to have unlocked. When it came back, it was SIM locked again.
Regards,
Dave
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foxmeister said:
The mainboard will have been replaced, which means new IMEI.
Same thing happened to me - what was worse was that mine was a SIM locked phone that i'd paid to have unlocked. When it came back, it was SIM locked again.
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Dave
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I thought it might be that, but that being the case I'dve thought the S/N would be different too. So what does the S/N represent then, the housing and screen..or?
anyway lets hope mine isn't locked then, I bought it on o2 and it wasn't locked to begin with
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I'm sorry for such a stupid query but can we find the IMEI of the Desire any other way besides entering the *#06# thing?
Is the IMEI located behind the battery as well like in all other phones?
yes of course it is....
although if you are asking that, i wonder why you haven't just looked, because you obviously have one....or have access to one.
No I don't have one but I will be getting a locked one next month which I'll have to unlock and since I won't have the contract sim I would not be able to check the IMEI using that other method so wanted to just make sure that the IMEI is behind the battery as I would need that to get my unlock code.
Thanks a lot though
PS: My brother will be in London for 2 years so he's taking the Desire on contract but he'll use the contract sim in his older phone which he's more comfortable with
The number is printed under the battery
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Oops you already knew that
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When you get the phone, you can also check the IMEI number by going to settings, about phone, then phone identity. Its all there.
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yes, you do not need a sim to check the IMEI. the IMEI is nothing to do with the SIM or network.
Thanks a lot everyone. You people are really helpful
Big Mystery,
I have HTC Desire A8181 locked to Asia CASH network and i need it unlock.
But for unlock is needed IMEI number and this Desire has NO IMEI !!!
Under battery is only P/N number, S/N number and FCC nuber. Everything else is in japanese
When i tried *#06# nothing happens.
In Menu>Settings>About Phone>Phone Identity is only Model Number, Device Serial and Phone Number
Can you help me please ???
Have you tried looking on the box it came with ?
No- i'm from Czech Republic and the phone is found.
WoW, strange thing :S. Yep, it should be at least on the box...
Haha,
the phone is found...maybe it's stolen and locked from HTC. I will lock my phone if it will be lost or stolen.
And when you find a phone bring it to the next police station....and don't use it by yourself.
When you do something like that here in Germany, you will get big trouble.
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No- i'm from Czech Republic and the phone is found.
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hahaha- NO!
I'm gsm service technician.
Phone is found on airport by my customer.
Locked phones by police make no calls, but has no deleted IMEI !
if you remove the battery you'll see a sticker with the serial number imei, etc
I'd thought that a GSM technician would know that!
You should definitely turn it in, I used a prototype Nokia phone once, and I was contacted by police within a week. Then I found out it was reported stolen, and would have been charged with theft if i did not tell them were I got it from - even though I bought it in good faith, and was unaware of the situation. If I was charged at that time I would have lost my job , which it was definitely not worth at all. Just a heads up.
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I didn't told about locking from police....I told about locking from HTC. Do you remeber the story with the new I phone from apple? They killed the software per remote access. Maybe HTC can do something like that, too.
CornholioGSM said:
hahaha- NO!
I'm gsm service technician.
Phone is found on airport by my customer.
Locked phones by police make no calls, but has no deleted IMEI !
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madsurfer1 said:
if you remove the battery you'll see a sticker with the serial number imei, etc
I'd thought that a GSM technician would know that!
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Read the first post...
madsurfer1 said:
if you remove the battery you'll see a sticker with the serial number imei, etc
I'd thought that a GSM technician would know that!
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Can you read ???
''Under battery is only P/N number, S/N number and FCC nuber. Everything else is in japanese''
...and here is photos
Wiping theory could be true, bu they can't remote wipe imei from under the battery ..
Could be one of those fake Desires? You know what the Japanese are like faking phones these days lol
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nono - fake phones in not locked to networks
I don't think we should really be helping with this, if he's "found" a "lost" phone, it's not his, in effect it's stolen.
*#*#4636#*#*
That is a clone, not official HTC.
Model number is wrong, serial is in wrong format, even the sticker under the battery is wrong.
I've never seen one that says Desire like that, and all have MAC, P/N, IMEI, S/N on the silver sticker part.
Also on the front, a strange logo, should say HTC
I would inform your 'customer' who 'found' the phone that it is a cheap clone.
YEAAAAAHHHHH
Best reply from Italy.
Thank you!!!
Problem solved
This looks like a Korean market Desire. Noting the T on the top, it's SK Telecom. I know SK Telecom uses WCDMA2100 for their network, but CDMA for their older phones. Does the Koreans even use an IMEI for the WCDMA2100 phones? Maybe the Koreans disabled IMEI by *#06# in their ROMS
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.
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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?
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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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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
nickhuk said:
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
Hi,
I recently brought a One X while on holiday 2 months ago and It worked perfectly here in the UK although now it's saying no signal. I believe this to be an issue with the IMEI and I think the guy I got it was a bit dodgy. Are there any tools to change the IMEI as I've already rooted it and re romed it twice ( ARHD and CM10 Beta) I've also got clock work mod recovery installed. Are the any methods of changing the IMEI or jsut getting rid of the no signal error. I payed £450 and I would hate to see it go down the drain as this phone seems really good so if any of you can help I will be eternaly grateful.
Regards,
That is considered as an illegal act to change your device's IMEI number. I doubt you can find any information about that here in xda developers. Not in public at least.
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Try a factory reset.
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Changing IMEI in UK is illegal so there will be no help here about it.
To be honest phone was probably stolen, probably from UK so a decent thing to do would be to go to mobile operator, any operator or police and ask them to check it. If IMEI is reported stolen and phone was insured it is property of insurance company (they might sell it to you for good price or they might not), if it was stolen not insured last person is the owner and it is also possible they blocked wrong IMEI, happened to me 4y ago thx to o2.
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Ok, i've just got my HTC One X back from repair from HTC and kinda figured the SIM would be relocked. But there are some anomalys that are currently going on that i kinda need help figuring out. The first is that the IMEI from the phones info are, *#06#, and back ID Sticker is completely different from the box. My phone still has the small scuffs from when i sent it in so it cant be a new device. But the second and most important problem im having is the site ive always used to get my SIM Unlocks cant even find the IMEI Unlock code... any suggestions..?
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Ok, i've just got my HTC One X back from repair from HTC and kinda figured the SIM would be relocked. But there are some anomalys that are currently going on that i kinda need help figuring out. The first is that the IMEI from the phones info are, *#06#, and back ID Sticker is completely different from the box. My phone still has the small scuffs from when i sent it in so it cant be a new device. But the second and most important problem im having is the site ive always used to get my SIM Unlocks cant even find the IMEI Unlock code... any suggestions..?
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They might have replaced the mainboard and given you a new imei, new imei's take a little longer for the unlock codes to become available.
nogotaclue said:
They might have replaced the mainboard and given you a new imei, new imei's take a little longer for the unlock codes to become available.
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So it might take a week or two for my IMEI code to hit the system? The site I use has an option to go through the manufacture to get it but its about $15 more.
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MrKickstand said:
So it might take a week or two for my IMEI code to hit the system? The site I use has an option to go through the manufacture to get it but its about $15 more.
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I would save your money and wait a couple of weeks, they release them in batches once a month and it might not be available even from htc yet. the unlockers usually just keep checking until it's available.
nogotaclue said:
I would save your money and wait a couple of weeks, they release them in batches once a month and it might not be available even from htc yet. the unlockers usually just keep checking until it's available.
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Thank you so much ^_^
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