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Vodafone on XDA 2 Cannot make calls but says unlocked

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.

calls are currently not being connected to this number???HELP

Have just debranded a HTC Desire from Orange(UK) to T-mobile only problem is i can get on internet to download apps but i cant make or receive calls!
All it says is a womens voice saying "calls are currently not being connected to this number"
Has this phone been blocked somehow.
It was originally bought from Ebay could it have been blocked or something?
If so is there anyway round it.
The sim works fine in other phone perfectly!
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers

Blocked I would think. I think there is a service to check the imei. Search Google. Phone will only work in foreign country now.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

When you say "debranded" did you mean unlocked? or did you just remove all the Orange cr4p from it?
Did it work before you did this? (though I'm guessing you din't try becasue you didn't have an Orange sim card).

As it was on orange originally i paid a small fee to have it unlocked (only had to give over IMEI number).
After that i debranded it via making goldcard etc,thought all was fine as wireless worked but cannot make or recieve calls!!
If it is blocked,which countries will it work in?
Is there nothing i can do?

I had a very similar problem. I travel a lot to other countries and have various sim-cards for the different countries that I visit regularly. I received similar messages to yours and only found out when trying to make a call that the sim card had expired. Apparently they only last for 12-24 months (in the countries I'm talking about) then you have to get a new card and, unfortunately, new number.
Also had the same problem when I just bought my Desire. I too had it unlocked and a few days later, for no reason at all, what's happened to you happened to me. So I viewed my mobile phone account online on the providers website and found that my account was "missing". I tried the online live chat and they told me my account had been cancelled. They couldn't explain why but after a lot of protesting by me they magically re-instated it.
I think the best advice is to contact T-Mobile. Maybe the sim needs activating, if not done already, or maybe there's a problem with the account or the sim is faulty.
Try another T-Mobile sim in it, or another provider to see if they work. You can get them for free now.

[Q] Unique Problem With SGH-T989 Galaxy S II! Need Expert Advice!

I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy S II T989 off of craigslist. It was described as Brand New, and came with box and all original accessories, etc. Still had screen protectors and everything on it, so i assumed i would have no problems. I am using AT&T and wanting to unlock it so that i wouldn't have to switch carriers. I paid a pretty reputable website 25$ for the unlock code, which i received and entered as directed.
I attempted to enter my SIM and i get an invalid SIM message. I called Samsung to figure it out and they had me send them the phone. They received it and inspected it to ensure nothing was wrong. They then tested the IMEI which came back as a black-listed phone, but would not disclose the reason.
So t-mobile will offer me no help what so ever, nor will samsung. I try calling the *#7465625# number to test if the phone is unlocked, but i get an error message stating "The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly" and i have only one option which is force quit. I used the factory reset option a couple times to see if this helped at all, and got nothing.
I only have experience with iphones, so i really know nothing about the android OS. I've heard a lot about "rooting" and such for the unlock but it's like a whole different language for me. I think i could do it, but it's what i would need to do afterward that is really of concern to me. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated. This phone has just been sitting in my drawer for the past month because i have absolutely no idea what to do. I only want legal advice, please dont ask me to do something illegal or thread will be closed, again.
** For The Mods. I wish to do NOTHING illegal with this phone. I only want it to work with a carrier, and Unlocking is not illegal.

If the phone is blacklisted, it won't be a usable phone. It won't connect to networks because the IMEI is bad.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA

T-Mobile blocked the IMEI for their network, and possibly their smaller networks. But that does not mean it can't be used on AT&T's network or any other GSM network. I see ton's of people on ebay selling black listed T989's that can be used on any GSM network, just not t-mobile's. I just need guidance on how it can be done, legally of course.

youngunner-2 said:
I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy S II T989 off of craigslist. It was described as Brand New, and came with box and all original accessories, etc. Still had screen protectors and everything on it, so i assumed i would have no problems. I am using AT&T and wanting to unlock it so that i wouldn't have to switch carriers. I paid a pretty reputable website 25$ for the unlock code, which i received and entered as directed.
I attempted to enter my SIM and i get an invalid SIM message. I called Samsung to figure it out and they had me send them the phone. They received it and inspected it to ensure nothing was wrong. They then tested the IMEI which came back as a black-listed phone, but would not disclose the reason.
So t-mobile will offer me no help what so ever, nor will samsung. I try calling the *#7465625# number to test if the phone is unlocked, but i get an error message stating "The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly" and i have only one option which is force quit. I used the factory reset option a couple times to see if this helped at all, and got nothing.
I only have experience with iphones, so i really know nothing about the android OS. I've heard a lot about "rooting" and such for the unlock but it's like a whole different language for me. I think i could do it, but it's what i would need to do afterward that is really of concern to me. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated. This phone has just been sitting in my drawer for the past month because i have absolutely no idea what to do. I only want legal advice, please dont ask me to do something illegal or thread will be closed, again.
** For The Mods. I wish to do NOTHING illegal with this phone. I only want it to work with a carrier, and Unlocking is not illegal.
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That's the problem right there.

xxjrsmith3xx said:
That's the problem right there.
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I am well aware of the problem. I am seeking the solution

[Q] SGH-M919 Black Listed (Please Help, TIME SENSITIVE)

(Please Help, TIME SENSITIVE)
I need help please, I post adds on CL and buy/sell the items on fleabay. I usually don't check the EMEI or any other numbers and have been fine until now. I was under the impression that if the phone is black listed, unlocking it would fix the issue... Am I incorrect??? If not, what can (besides refunding the $$$), be done to the phone to make it work on the T-Mobile network? IF unlocking doesn't correct the issue?
Thank You, in advance for your help everyone...
My correct Email is [email protected]
The yahoo Email that is attached to this account is abandoned, and I can no longer access it.
The Control Panel will not allow me to update my email. It states that the email is already taken.
So I believe I have two accounts on this site. I've already messaged XDA about the issue

I don't think there's anything legal that can be done if T-Mobile has blacklisted that IMEI, besides it maybe working on another Carrier? i.e. ATT but I don't know about that.
I think your chances of getting it work on T-Mobile again are in the neighborhood of .01%

Yeah if it's a T-mobile phone and T-mobile blacklisted the phone, it will NEVER work on T-mobile. Sim unlock might or might not work on another network such as AT&T as I've heard they now share blacklisting. Might work overseas.
Refund the money, get it unlock to see if it work on AT&T, resell it on CL/Fleabay and make sure the listing shows that it's a BL T-mobile phone.

Was It pass due account?
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

chino0826 said:
(Please Help, TIME SENSITIVE)
I need help please, I post adds on CL and buy/sell the items on fleabay. I usually don't check the EMEI or any other numbers and have been fine until now. I was under the impression that if the phone is black listed, unlocking it would fix the issue... Am I incorrect??? If not, what can (besides refunding the $$$), be done to the phone to make it work on the T-Mobile network? IF unlocking doesn't correct the issue?
Thank You, in advance for your help everyone...
My correct Email is [email protected]
The yahoo Email that is attached to this account is abandoned, and I can no longer access it.
The Control Panel will not allow me to update my email. It states that the email is already taken.
So I believe I have two accounts on this site. I've already messaged XDA about the issue
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no unlocking it wouldnt fix the issue, once the phone has its IMEI blacklisted, the only (legal) way to get it whitelisted again is for the prvious owner is pay off the phones balance, and thats only if the IMEI was blacklisted due to not paying the bill. If it was blacklisted because it was reported stolen, your SOL.
The only thing you can do, is unlock it and try to sell it as an unlocked device. But other then that, you will not get what you payed for it, due to it being blacklisted on a carrier.
Always gotta check those things on craigslist, people always think "it will never happen to me" untill it happens to them

Unlock it and use it on Att
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda app-developers app

T Mobile black listed one of my phones I got through insurance. I called them and told them it was a mistake. Within hours I had my phone un blacklisted. Call customer support ( a few times if needed ) and ask them to reinstate your phone.

lildanik said:
T Mobile black listed one of my phones I got through insurance. I called them and told them it was a mistake. Within hours I had my phone un blacklisted. Call customer support ( a few times if needed ) and ask them to reinstate your phone.
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this isnt a good idea, in your instance, it was their mistake in the first place. The op's situation, what more then likely happened is that the seller of the phone sold him the phone, then reported it stolen. If its reported stolen, they arent going to just "reinstate" it

prepay SIM in deactivated S6 Edge with T-Mobile

I have a Samsung Galaxy Edge 6 with T-Mobile from T-mobile, love the phone, but I lost my job and the bill got out of control so I have not paid in like 3 months I think now.
It was not too big of a deal since my main number is a Google Voice number and I use Google Hangouts to make phone calls and text messages by default.
Its perfect when I am at home on wi-fi but as soon as I leave and not within wi-fi of course I get no internet functionality.
For a while I saw the carrier logo at the top of my phone "T-Mobile" but now it just says "searching" where it used to say that in the upper part of the screen on every screen. (I may have switched a setting causing this or they may have blacklisted my phone I am not sure how to tell).
The phone is not carrier unlocked however if I was to go to Walmart or even a T-Mobile store, tell them I don't have the phone on me but I just want to purchase a pre-paid SIM, could I do that and would it work on my phone to get back on the T-mobile or other carriers network?
Since I use Google Hangouts for my texts and calls it is very important for me to have data. I am sure 5GB would be fine but I want to purchase the cheapest SIM which has any kind of data to see if it even works first. I do not care what number it gives me since I will not be using it for outgoing or incoming calls.
My concern is that if I go with T-Mobile pre-pay, when I put SIM in, it may reject it automatically because they may have sent some kind of SIM lock command since it is not showing carrier anymore OR they may look up my IMEI and see that I have an outstanding bill with them and not allow the SIM.
Any suggestions besides the obvious "pay your bill" would be greatly appreciated! When I can afford to pay the bill I will :cyclops:

Short answer, yes it will work.
Sent from my SM-G925T using Tapatalk

Ok great thank you! Will go in and get a T-mob SIM tomorrow. Or actually, does anyone have advice of where to get the cheapest SIM so I can try this to make sure it works first? I think for $30 you can get 5GB data and a little talk from T-Mob is there anything cheaper? I am super-broke right now lol. I just need the data no talk.

Actually it depends on if the phone was part of the bill. If it wasnt payed off and you didnt pay them it will get blacklisted and it wont work with any carrier in the us. But if the phone was paid outright then you should be fine.

See that is what I am talking about. The phone AND Galaxy Gear S with activated SIM both were not paid off and bill is at $600 and it used to say "T-mobile" for carrier on top of phone screen now it just says "Searching" thus I am pretty sure that is a sign of being blacklisted. Even if phone is blacklisted cant I do something to make it use a prepaid SIM? Can I spoof the IMEI? Is that how they blacklist it?

Alex9090 said:
Short answer, yes it will work.
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I got around to trying this and no, it did not work. In fact I went to one of those third party T-mobile places which is an authorized dealer but he was still cool to talk about it with and had access to the T-mobile database.
He asked for my phone, went to the dialer app on the phone, put in a code with the numeric keypad, and it pulled up two bar codes and numbers (I think the IMEI).
He then went on his computer and put in my IMEI or whatever number was there and sure enough it said it was blacklisted.
I had a feeling this was the case when my phone went from showing the carrier logo on the top of the screen they it said "searching" after about 3 months on non payment.
So when I tried to purchase a new prepaid SIM and put it in the phone and phone restarted, instead of saying "searching" it now says "no service".
There has to be a work around for this. Maybe changing the phones IMEI is the only way but if there are other alternatives I would like to know. I can program and have been writing code since I was 12 years old but not sure if I need special hardware to flash and internal EEPROM or something like that. Any hep is greatly appreciated!
I hear there are people that I can pay to do it but I enjoying learning things like this on my own so I would really like to do it myself if possible?

Changing the imei might be possible but for legal and policy reasons that can not be discussed here

I see tons of ways to do it with a Google search super easy. But it seems TWRP might do it or at least let me backup everything including the system partition so I dont lose anything and can always go back?
Where can I get and learn more about TWRP and must I be rooted?
Can we currently root Samsung GS6 with Android OS 5.1.1 ?