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Changing IMEI on a Touch Pro 2?

Hi,
can somebody tell me what software I need, to change the IMEI for a Touch Pro 2?

firebirder said:
Hi,
can somebody tell me what software I need, to change the IMEI for a Touch Pro 2?
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Okay, so I'll ask the question on everyone's minds...
WHY do you want to change the IMEI number??

akashastrega said:
Okay, so I'll ask the question on everyone's minds...
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gracias

The point is...if you have a legit reason, I'm sure someone here has or can find the answer for you...however, if it is for nefarious reasons, you won't get much help.

akashastrega said:
Okay, so I'll ask the question on everyone's minds...
WHY do you want to change the IMEI number??
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Dude...it's as if you can read my mind...
is there ever a legit reason...? Maybe thoughit was stolen, reported imei number...found the phone, and everything's good...something like that?

Maybe he doesn't want/need a data plan. I get wifi almost everywhere i go, and havent upgraded because i can't afford the extra $30 a month.

Marcello7x said:
Maybe he doesn't want/need a data plan. I get wifi almost everywhere i go, and havent upgraded because i can't afford the extra $30 a month.
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Don't need to change the IMEI to surf via wifi.

akashastrega said:
Don't need to change the IMEI to surf via wifi.
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In fact, I have the same problem,too. I don't want to pay the $30 data plan, and I think maybe IMEI is the information that ATT got me. Do you how to change the IMEI or anything else I can avoid the data plan?

ight...u wanna know the answer? the answer is no....why? because its considered illegal like itll make u look like a thief because usually people who steal phones try to change the imei number to avoid being tracked but im not saying you or other people that ask the same question is a thief....and also another reason is because phone carriers need to know what phone youre using so that they can force u to be put in a data plan which is market stradegy...but to take care of your problems all u do is call up and say i dont want it because i have a financial situation and i can only afford this much and boom, that should help, if not then ull have to tell them that u dont want it because youre not much of an internet user which i highly doubt theyll listen to that...who knows
good luck!

fly39000828 said:
In fact, I have the same problem,too. I don't want to pay the $30 data plan, and I think maybe IMEI is the information that ATT got me. Do you how to change the IMEI or anything else I can avoid the data plan?
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What i've done before is put my simcard in a non-smartphone device (old nokia bar laying around) and call them up, tell them you don't use the tilt2 any more and want to remove the data plan.
Now if you bought your device from a re-seller like wirefly.com or letstalk.com, they make their money from at&t buy getting you to sign onto the data plan and they state in their T&C that if you remove the data plan or don't pay your bill you will owe them the non-contract price of the device (about $500).

fone_fanatic said:
What i've done before is put my simcard in a non-smartphone device (old nokia bar laying around) and call them up, tell them you don't use the tilt2 any more and want to remove the data plan.
Now if you bought your device from a re-seller like wirefly.com or letstalk.com, they make their money from at&t buy getting you to sign onto the data plan and they state in their T&C that if you remove the data plan or don't pay your bill you will owe them the non-contract price of the device (about $500).
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My T&C (wireless.amazon.com) only requires 6 months of data plan. It works out to about the same price as buying the phone.

fly39000828 said:
In fact, I have the same problem,too. I don't want to pay the $30 data plan, and I think maybe IMEI is the information that ATT got me. Do you how to change the IMEI or anything else I can avoid the data plan?
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How did you buy the phone? If you bought through AT&T you should have been informed that the phone required a data plan.
If you just want to use the phone without internet I believe that is possible - just remove the settings in the data connections and it won't connect.

Changing IMEI on an HTC Touch Pro 2
I want to change the IMEI code on my HTC TP2 because it's branded to Verizion and I want to use it on Telus. I unlocked it and it works great on Rogers now but Telus says they don't recognize the IMEI.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks.

fly39000828 said:
In fact, I have the same problem,too. I don't want to pay the $30 data plan, and I think maybe IMEI is the information that ATT got me. Do you how to change the IMEI or anything else I can avoid the data plan?
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You know you can reduce your data plan right? They offer data plans now for as little as 15 dollars a month.

kariluv said:
I want to change the IMEI code on my HTC TP2 because it's branded to Verizion and I want to use it on Telus. I unlocked it and it works great on Rogers now but Telus says they don't recognize the IMEI.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks.
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Telus has the touch pro 2 (all be it the world version with both CDMA and GSM capabilities) so I cant see why it wouldn't work on their network. Bring it in to an actual store and talk to one of the customer service people. They can activate any IMEI I'm fairly sure in a few minutes in person as long as the phone is able to work on their network and unlocked.

Changing the IMEI on a Touch Pro 2
Thanks for your reply. I have taken my phone to 3 actual Telus stores and talked with tech support on over a half a dozen occasions. They all say they can't do it. They cannot activate the IMEI. Yes, it's unlocked. I had to do that so I could at least use it with my Rogers SIM. So - would flashing the Telus ROM change the IMEI - are there any other options?
BTW - Telus isn't carrying the Pro 2 anymore but I think that's because there were too many problems with the keyboard hinge.

tnks all message

Signal blocked

Hi,
I thought somebody rob my phone, so I went to my network operator and they blocked it. Today I found my phone, but when I turn it on, I have no signal (no service).
Anyway they will give me a new phone, but can I somehow turn that signal on???
I tried root and Custom ROM Cyanogen 9 night but still the same. I tried SIM card from different country but still the same.
They somehow blocked my phone to turn on signal.
Please help... maybe I have to flash a new radio.
THX

No, that's considered stealing
The phone is blacklisted on their network, so its basically a parts phone now
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Call your carrier back and see if they can re-activate it. They should have only suspended service. Having no connection is normal when they do that.

is there possibility to change IMEI ? yes i know its illegal but is there chance ?

lew1s said:
is there possibility to change IMEI ? yes i know its illegal but is there chance ?
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It really depends on your carrier, I know Verizon will temporally suspend all service until you find your phone, unless you know for a fact it was stolen, then they will blacklist the IMEI and send you a replacement.
So unless you tell them to cancel the one they are sending you, and re-activate the one you have, then no. Basically, there is no way to get a free phone out of this.

lew1s said:
is there possibility to change IMEI ? yes i know its illegal but is there chance ?
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Yes but no one will tell you due to the fact that its go to prison illegal
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So, I can just sell the phone for parts or find somebody who can change mechanical the IMEI chip?

lew1s said:
So, I can just sell the phone for parts or find somebody who can change mechanical the IMEI chip?
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call your carrier first.

I always seems to see people openly discussing illegal stuff in a public forum..

so best way is to call my operator and tell them that i found the phone and would like to activate my IMEI on that phone?

lew1s said:
so best way is to call my operator and tell them that i found the phone and would like to activate my IMEI on that phone?
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if you want to use the same phone, that is the only way to go.

Yes, and cancel the phone they were gonna send. Don't scam the company you arse.
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so, tmrw i will call them and hope they will activate it.

Discussion of activating a blacklisted phone is against forum rules
Thanks
FNM

[Q] Samsung Note 2. Bad Imei help

ok so i wanna buy a note 2 and on CL there is one that is 150$ but the problem is he/she says the imei number has a block on it " bad IMEI" is there any way such as Unlocking it, would i be able to use it, even knowing it's IMEI is "bad"

T0xiCBinary said:
ok so i wanna buy a note 2 and on CL there is one that is 150$ but the problem is he/she says the imei number has a block on it " bad IMEI" is there any way such as Unlocking it, would i be able to use it, even knowing it's IMEI is "bad"
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NO.. AND STAY AWAY FROM IT.. Its stolen in some way. Rather money owned to t- mobile or out of someones pocket
Search the forum.. Lots about this without having to start a new thread

erica_renee said:
NO.. AND STAY AWAY FROM IT.. Its stolen in some way. Rather money owned to t- mobile or out of someones pocket
Search the forum.. Lots about this without having to start a new thread
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ok and ty

Please help me fix this paperweight!!

Hi all!! Please be gentle, I'm new to all of this awesomeness. So I have a note 10+, it was given to me because they couldn't get it to work. Idk what they did to it, but they really did a number on it!! The model number on the back says sm-n9700, in the about phone stuff it says sm-n9750. I'm pretty positive the imei has been changed as well as the serial number. it's locked to tmobile I assume since that's the carrier that shows when powering on. HELP!!

badgett77 said:
Hi all!! Please be gentle, I'm new to all of this awesomeness. So I have a note 10+, it was given to me because they couldn't get it to work. Idk what they did to it, but they really did a number on it!! The model number on the back says sm-n9700, in the about phone stuff it says sm-n9750. I'm pretty positive the imei has been changed as well as the serial number. it's locked to tmobile I assume since that's the carrier that shows when powering on. HELP!!
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What shows up on the splash screen doesn't necessarily mean it's locked to the carrier. It would be if the phone was financed/leased... But I have other concerns based on what you said.
Personally I would strongly suggest you just give the phone back.
It's really nice that someone gave you the phone, but this has the "too good to be true" ring to it.. Especially if the model number is not correct, that would be a major red flag. At the same time if you think that the IMEI was changed then I would definitely give the phone back. Absolutely no reason would exist to change the IMEI other then the phone was blacklisted, financed, lost/stolen or a warranty return that wasn't returned.

scottusa2008 said:
What shows up on the splash screen doesn't necessarily mean it's locked to the carrier. It would be if the phone was financed/leased... But I have other concerns based on what you said.
Personally I would strongly suggest you just give the phone back.
It's really nice that someone gave you the phone, but this has the "too good to be true" ring to it.. Especially if the model number is not correct, that would be a major red flag. At the same time if you think that the IMEI was changed then I would definitely give the phone back. Absolutely no reason would exist to change the IMEI other then the phone was blacklisted, financed, lost/stolen or a warranty return that wasn't returned.
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kinda what I was thinking, but was hoping to get a different answer. Thanks though...

The only legal way is to pay the balance, just like that

maxpunj007 said:
i am having the same problem i bought it second hand and now phone is financial locked is ti possible to make it unlock.
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Only way is to pay company fully to unlock IMI of the phone. Nothing else going to work

Return it, buy from reliable source, easy

Well after digging deeper I have discovered that it's a freaking counterfeit (I guess that's what you'd call it). Oh well...that's my luck. But on the bright side I've managed to learn quite a bit, thanks to me being so determined, that otherwise I never would have educated myself on.

How do you change the IMEI of a phone?
I agree with the others though, give it back. If the person who gave it to you won't take it back, or is not around to take it back, and if you didn't pay any money for it, then recycle it.
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gernerttl said:
How do you change the IMEI of a phone?
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That is not something they allow discussions on here.

scottusa2008 said:
That is not something they allow discussions on here.
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Yeah, I figured as much. I was just curious. In my opinion, this thread smells a little sketchy.

gernerttl said:
How do you change the IMEI of a phone?
Sent from my SM-T727V using Tapatalk
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When someone asks for things like this, most surely the device is an illegal matter, what a shame with these guys

winol said:
When someone asks for things like this, most surely the device is an illegal matter, what a shame with these guys
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Yeah.
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winol said:
When someone asks for things like this, most surely the device is an illegal matter, what a shame with these guys
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I suppose these days with carriers opening their networks to other carrier's phones....
But in the past i did this a few times. Boost mobile for instance didn't have the device i decided i wanted, bought a used Boost branded phone and changed my chosen phone to that boost imei. Put the boost phone away (still have it).
I did this maybe 3 different times to 3 different phones on different carriers....was really the only way to have the device you wanted on the carrier you had......
Again, that was when carriers had too much power and most networks were all cdma....a dark time.
To be clear, i owned the phones/imei's outright.
I used to dream about the day we'd get gsm phones....the cellular world is much better now so no need for imei swaps (on legit devices)
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louforgiveno said:
I suppose these days with carriers opening their networks to other carrier's phones....
But in the past i did this a few times. Boost mobile for instance didn't have the device i decided i wanted, bought a used Boost branded phone and changed my chosen phone to that boost imei. Put the boost phone away (still have it).
I did this maybe 3 different times to 3 different phones on different carriers....was really the only way to have the device you wanted on the carrier you had......
Again, that was when carriers had too much power and most networks were all cdma....a dark time.
To be clear, i owned the phones/imei's outright.
I used to dream about the day we'd get gsm phones....the cellular world is much better now so no need for imei swaps (on legit devices)
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imei changing/swapping is illegal in the US.. are u sure ur not talking about sim swapping lol..
i suppose if u owned the devices outright then y not.. but its still illegal.. devices have an imei for a number of reasons so manipulating that i can also understand why its illegal some places..
think of it like a car.. if u got a cheap pinto and take that license plate with the tags n all and swap it onto a sports car to avoid paying higher insurance or w.e then if u get caught u pay the price lol..
its an identifier.. for networks, global imei blacklists, financing etc. etc. its like an ssn for a phone lol.. ppl dont go changing their ssn when they feel like it lol..
i can see both sides but more so the carrier side since most ppl (not all) that r changing imeis are for nefarious reasons.

Exactly, imei changing is illegal, any way you look at it, it is illegal

Never suggested that it wasn't...and while i had my reasons back then, these days the only reason i would imagine someone doing it would be in the case of a "stolen" device. I don't condone that
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Question [CLOSED] Help! Bought dodgy phone

I new it was to good to be true, the reason my phone keeps saying cannot use voice or connot use sim 1, is due to someone selling me a phone that was previously on a contract! And of course there is no trace of this guy, I contacted Google, they need proof of perchase! Yeah that's not going to be simple to get, it's there any way of unlocking this device? I haven't tried any other sim, apparently it's a Three network phone but iv been using my EE sim this hole time for a long time to, can I root to fix this or?
I do not want to lose this phone because of some scammer

Contact the carrier and negotiate a pay off price to unlock it... if it isn't stolen.

blackhawk said:
Contact the carrier and negotiate a pay off price to unlock it... if it isn't stolen.
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My network is EE and they wore able to un blacklist my IMEI three network for free, pritty handy

kevinireland11 said:
My network is EE and they wore able to un blacklist my IMEI three network for free, pritty handy
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You got lucky this time. Don't ever put yourself in that position again.

blackhawk said:
You got lucky this time. Don't ever put yourself in that position again.
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Definitely not! I honestly think the adviser that done it was an understanding guy, because if that was anyone else I don't think they would have done that for me, but yes, if y'all are buying phones look up the IMEI this will tell you everything you need to no about the phone

blackhawk said:
You got lucky this time. Don't ever put yourself in that position again.
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You can actually pay 7.99 to unblacklist or 13.99 for a new IMEI apparently

kevinireland11 said:
You can actually pay 7.99 to unblacklist or 13.99 for a new IMEI apparently
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That's illegal in the US especially to change the imei.

blackhawk said:
That's illegal in the US especially to change the imei.
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Actually illegal in most of the world, not simply the US.

How does that pay work? I though the reason to blacklist IMEI's was because they were reported stolen. Not much point if you can just pay a small ammount to own a stolen phone?

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Actually illegal in most of the world, not simply the US.
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Unjustifiably.

96carboard said:
Unjustifiably.
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Explain?
IMEI is there to protect the legitimate owner of the device.

kevinireland11 said:
You can actually pay 7.99 to unblacklist or 13.99 for a new IMEI apparently
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IMEI changing is illegal.

Sorry I forgot there are allot of IMEI police on here

$cronos_ said:
IMEI changing is illegal.
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Oh there's a parot in the room lol, did you also not see those other comments that everyone else saw or?

kevinireland11 said:
I new it was to good to be true, the reason my phone keeps saying cannot use voice or connot use sim 1, is due to someone selling me a phone that was previously on a contract! And of course there is no trace of this guy, I contacted Google, they need proof of perchase! Yeah that's not going to be simple to get, it's there any way of unlocking this device? I haven't tried any other sim, apparently it's a Three network phone but iv been using my EE sim this hole time for a long time to, can I root to fix this or?
I do not want to lose this phone because of some scammer
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How much did you pay for this device?

kevinireland11 said:
Sorry I forgot there are allot of IMEI police on here
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I'd rather call the grammar police reading your stuff.

Thread closed since the OP's question has been answered and XDA Rule #9 violations for changing IMEI's.
9. Don't get us into trouble.
Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things which will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably shouldn't do it here either. This does not mean that we agree with everything that the software piracy lobby try to impose on us. It simply means that you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with the legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users and those that write great code.
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-Regards: Badger50