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Any1 looking to sell his blacklisted tmobile s2 ?? For cheap offcourse..
Send me a pm .. I'm looking for a friend as she only uses wifi...
Its true that if i like the device i'm going to keep it with me..
Better be careful with this... buying possibly stolen merchandise ( or reported as stolen ) can get you in some trouble
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Will be using it on WIFI ONLY, NO SIM ..
Help me get one please...
sanchitgrover said:
Will be using it on WIFI ONLY, NO SIM ..
Help me get one please...
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The problem is brother,the phone my have been stolen.Which is a crime.So you may now own evidence in a crime.I would not mess with this.
From a galaxy better than yours.
I think its his decision to make if he wants to take that risk or not. He had been told what can happen and now its up to him.
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Sir, i'll be using it in india.. Where there is nothing called BLACKLIST.. Hehehe..
Come on, some1 might be looking to sell one.. I'll be helping u recover ur lost money
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Sir, i'll be using it in india.. Where there is nothing called BLACKLIST.. Hehehe..
Come on, some1 might be looking to sell one.. I'll be helping u recover ur lost money
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Try the marketplace and make a thread there, duh !
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Try the marketplace and make a thread there, duh !
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Uh no u can't sell blacklisted items in the marketplace duh!
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pretty sure discussion of stolen devices is against the rules here(don't argue, if it's blacklisted then it's either stolen or not paid for)
don't be a cheapskate and let the scammers make money..seriously..have some damn morals
Its possible that someone could report a phone lost or stolen....and then find it later. It has happened to me before.
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pretty sure discussion of stolen devices is against the rules here(don't argue, if it's blacklisted then it's either stolen or not paid for)
don't be a cheapskate and let the scammers make money..seriously..have some damn morals
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I really doubt it.
Did you not see the long thread in FAQ with the guy whining about nobody telling him how to change his IMEI and how its stupid that Tmobile blacklist with people agreeing with him?
If your friend is only gonna use it for wifi just get a kindle fire for her. For 199 that's hella cheap. A blacklisted sgs2 will cost the same or more.
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Guys .. calm down.. I was just thinking that if someone has been scammed and now he has nothing except a mp3 player left with him,then I can take it.. not looking for a thief to steal one for me...
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Guys .. calm down.. I was just thinking that if someone has been scammed and now he has nothing except a mp3 player left with him,then I can take it.. not looking for a thief to steal one for me...
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I support this all the way.
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Devi0124 said:
Its possible that someone could report a phone lost or stolen....and then find it later. It has happened to me before.
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then return it, you should not profit from it..if you reported it stolen and got a new one, the old one is no longer your "property"
if reported lost and then found at a later time... i dont see a problem selling it... AS LONG AS its not sold for more than you paid for your replacement device from Tmobile
so if you paid $150 to have it replaced after reporting lost.... do not sell the device for more than $150 to recover your money..... no way should you profit from it
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if reported lost and then found at a later time... i dont see a problem selling it... AS LONG AS its not sold for more than you paid for your replacement device from Tmobile
so if you paid $150 to have it replaced after reporting lost.... do not sell the device for more than $150 to recover your money..... no way should you profit from it
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let see how the system works
you buy a 600dollar phone
pay 7bucks a month for insurance
"loses" it, gets a replacement that cost the firm 400dollars
finds old phone, sell it for 200
insurance company doesn't profit, so insurance is raised
if ever one thought of things the way you do, we won't see any insurance firms around..
Most of the guys don't buy outright.. they pay 200$ for the phone.. with a contract..
But this thread wasn't about discussing .. I wanted to buy one only..
And 150$ is what I had in mind too.. so anyone with an offer??
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let see how the system works
you buy a 600dollar phone
pay 7bucks a month for insurance
"loses" it, gets a replacement that cost the firm 400dollars
finds old phone, sell it for 200
insurance company doesn't profit, so insurance is raised
if ever one thought of things the way you do, we won't see any insurance firms around..
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you say that now... but if you were the person who had lost their phone... and bought a new one... and then found it a month or 2 later.... i guarantee you would not call up Asurion and send it back to them
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let see how the system works
you buy a 600dollar phone
pay 7bucks a month for insurance
"loses" it, gets a replacement that cost the firm 400dollars
finds old phone, sell it for 200
insurance company doesn't profit, so insurance is raised
if ever one thought of things the way you do, we won't see any insurance firms around..
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You didn't factor the monthly insurance payments. If someone has been paying $7 per month for several years without a claim, the insurance company is not losing anything.
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I'm unfamiliar with UK Carriers. Will an o2 smartphone have the 3G bands for att? And what does it mean by barred? is that like a Bad ESN?
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I'm unfamiliar with UK Carriers. Will an o2 smartphone have the 3G bands for att? And what does it mean by barred? is that like a Bad ESN?
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Can't answer if it'll work on att or not, barred means the phone as been reported lost/stolen etc. Once reported it gets blocked and cannot be used on that countries networks, I'm sure I read somewhere it should be ok and work in another country though. Hopefully someone can confirm that for you
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I think it will work elsewhere if its unlocked but blacklisted phones will not work in the country they were blacklisted. So it wont work in the UK
Ah, ok thank you.
If I decide to buy the phone I will come back and let you know if it works or not.
Can you check it before you buy it? Or is it on eBay?
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Ah, ok thank you.
If I decide to buy the phone I will come back and let you know if it works or not.
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I dunno,do you want to risk buying a stolen phone? After all, you're purchasing from a thief.
That is true I wouldn't buy it personally. Get a new one or a pre-owned one that hasn't been stolen.
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I dunno,do you want to risk buying a stolen phone? After all, you're purchasing from a thief.
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ste1164 said:
That is true I wouldn't buy it personally. Get a new one or a pre-owned one that hasn't been stolen.
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Doesn't necessarily mean its stolen or the guy selling is a thief, it could be an insurance claim ie the guy lost it and found after
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seanicca said:
Doesn't necessarily mean its stolen or the guy selling is a thief, it could be an insurance claim ie the guy lost it and found after
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In which case it becomes the property of the insurance company. Either way, it isn't right.
If its barred in the uk it will work anywhere that's not in the uk
steveharris87 said:
If its barred in the uk it will work anywhere that's not in the uk
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not worth the hassle unless you are broke, but the phone has probably been stolen or someone found it and is trying to make a profit of someone elses back, how would you feel dude if someone stole your phone and sold it abroad
mox123 said:
not worth the hassle unless you are broke, but the phone has probably been stolen or someone found it and is trying to make a profit of someone elses back, how would you feel dude if someone stole your phone and sold it abroad
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i agree its not good buying a barred phone ive had a few go missing in the past, ive also found one i reported stolen inside my sofa which i then sold abroad since it was of no use to me
steveharris87 said:
ive also found one i reported stolen inside my sofa which i then sold abroad since it was of no use to me
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That's illegal.
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In which case it becomes the property of the insurance company. Either way, it isn't right.
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Not necessarily, my brother lost his about 2 yrs ago and found it a few weeks after getting a replacement and rang the insurance and was told to keep it but obviously advised it was blocked on UK networks
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Not necessarily, my brother lost his about 2 yrs ago and found it a few weeks after getting a replacement and rang the insurance and was told to keep it but obviously advised it was blocked on UK networks
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Then I stand corrected. But yeah, you have to ask the insurance company.
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Then I stand corrected. But yeah, you have to ask the insurance company.
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I was quite surprised myself, maybe he was just lucky.
Going back to the original topic maybe the OP could enquire why/how it got barred etc off the seller and if possible trying to find out where he stands if he did buy it
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seanicca said:
I was quite surprised myself, maybe he was just lucky.
Going back to the original topic maybe the OP could enquire why/how it got barred etc off the seller and if possible trying to find out where he stands if he did buy it
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there is nothing to require, simply rrefuse to buy it, and if you are too cheap to buy it or dont have the money, you should wait until you do have the money than being greedy and trying to get a bargain off of someone elses loss (probably someone lost it)
id rather pay more for peace of mind and legitimate sale, id rather not give someone money and let them profit off someone elses loss as i said before
Thought it was worth a shot to post this here guys. I hope someone can help? Thank you in advance for reading!
Hello friends,
I got scammed on CL, bought a bad IMEI Tmo GS3 :'(!!! The seller swore it was legit, but alas it wasn't !!
Question is... is there ANY carrier or plan or method I could use to use this phone AT ALL? Or am I now an owner of a VERY Expensive paperweight !!?
So many people buying EXPENSIVE bad IMEI phones on Ebay!! There's gotta be a way to use these somewhere, right??
Thanks for all your help in advance!!
Send it to mobile tech videos and request the imei fix.
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And read my lips "never ever buy a phone off Cl". The y sell it to you and let you use it for two weeks or something then they file an insurance claim and then your device is dookie.
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ProFragger said:
Thought it was worth a shot to post this here guys. I hope someone can help? Thank you in advance for reading!
Hello friends,
I got scammed on CL, bought a bad IMEI Tmo GS3 :'(!!! The seller swore it was legit, but alas it wasn't !!
Question is... is there ANY carrier or plan or method I could use to use this phone AT ALL? Or am I now an owner of a VERY Expensive paperweight !!?
So many people buying EXPENSIVE bad IMEI phones on Ebay!! There's gotta be a way to use these somewhere, right??
Thanks for all your help in advance!!
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why dint you test it before you buy it? you just hand someone the cash and run with it?
nothing wrong with buying on CL as long as you test it.
explain a bad IMEI, like reported to T-Mobile that it was stolen so it is blacklisted? or, it has a 0 in it now and will only connect to edge?
The ppl on Cl plan this, they give you the phone working proper and then when you get comfortable they file an insurance claim and blacklist the phone
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not all dude. I sell things on Craigslist A LOT and buy just as much, you just have to be smart and be able to read a post with common sense. Do not turn this into a Craigslist thread.
mt3g said:
not all dude. I sell things on Craigslist A LOT and buy just as much, you just have to be smart and be able to read a post with common sense. Do not turn this into a Craigslist thread.
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Ive also neverbhad problems eother. If it sounds too good to be true then itb is. Ask lots of questions. And have common sense.
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Sell it to me for cheap
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Sell it to me for cheap
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No selling or buying stuff on xda.
Also, never buy something on craigslist unless you know what your buying and the condition of the item. I would have had the person meet me up at a T-Mobile retail store to make sure the imei was good before buying the phone.
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707BeastMode707 said:
No selling or buying stuff on xda.
Also, never buy something on craigslist unless you know what your buying and the condition of the item. I would have had the person meet me up at a T-Mobile retail store to make sure the imei was good before buying the phone.
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I work at a Tmobile store. We CAN check IMEI in our system to make sure it is not blocked... Very very easy. That won't help you though cause they can file an insurance claim within 30 days of selling you the phone... Then your imei gets blocked. What you need to do is also have whatever rep your working with put a memo on your account that you are buying the phone and the imei is clear. That way if the seller does make a claim.. You are covered and the manager of that store can unblock it for you. ( simply going through this process will scare away anyone who is trying to scam you though.. So basically if they refuse to go through this process then its safe to assume its because they are trying to scam you )
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An IMEI fix won't help because nothing is changed with the IMEI on the device itself and there is nothing to be fixed.
The IMEI would need to be changed or faked to another one and that is illegal I believe.
Having the device report a different unlocked IMEI would be the only way to get it working on t-mobile again.
I would suggest buying a unlock code from a online provider and then selling it unlocked for use on a different network.
Good rule of thumb for me is to tell the seller you want to meet at the T-Mobile store or whatever provider the phone is with.
If they are willing to meet its probably legit but if they say no or don't meet its probably because they are trying to scam you.
When you start meeting people in parking lots or back allies don't be surprised when you get robbed or in your case buy a stolen phone.
Hell I've called T-Mobile and Verizon just to verify the imei was good, it don't take much effort.
Sorry about your luck. We live and we learn.
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Sell it for parts.
The blacklists are becoming cross-carrier and even international - so it's only a matter of time before it stops working no matter what you try.
Sent u a pm , might. Be helpful lemme know
Quick question, if I buy a tmo gs3 with a bad imei, can I unlock it and use on att?
Will thank helpful answers!
durps said:
Quick question, if I buy a tmo gs3 with a bad imei, can I unlock it and use on att?
Will thank helpful answers!
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No.. Att and Tmobile share database now for blocked imei
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Oh ok, so what can you use it on? International carriers?
Thanks for tge reply
International carriers or cricket
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As another poster mentioned, sell it for parts.
I buy working bad IMEI units for parts all the time where i work. WE tear them down and use them for customer repairs. You probably wont re-coup all of your money on that transaction but you will recoup some of it..
Ok, so due to new IMEI policy by t-mobile, this galaxy s4 I bought on craigslist brand new worked perfectly for 2 weeks and then the guy reported it stolen and got a new one (insurance fraud.) I'm having the man prosecuted, but that is largely for revenge purposes. Me getting my money back is slim chance. What should I do with the phone to make the most money to buy a new one? Can I sim unlock it and sell it for use on other carriers? Or are imei blocked on all? Can I break it down and sell parts? Do people buy those? haha. I'm just looking to make the best of a ****ty situation, help appreciated Thanks in advance
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Ok, so due to new IMEI policy by t-mobile, this galaxy s4 I bought on craigslist brand new worked perfectly for 2 weeks and then the guy reported it stolen and got a new one (insurance fraud.) I'm having the man prosecuted, but that is largely for revenge purposes. Me getting my money back is slim chance. What should I do with the phone to make the most money to buy a new one? Can I sim unlock it and sell it for use on other carriers? Or are imei blocked on all? Can I break it down and sell parts? Do people buy those? haha. I'm just looking to make the best of a ****ty situation, help appreciated Thanks in advance
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I think best is try to get it unlocked and sell it overseas.
Once AT&T and T-Mobile merge their blacklist it probably won't work on any US GSM carrier.
There is really no protection now for the second hand buyer when it comes to GSM phones. The original owner will most likely file a claim for the phone as being lost/stolen so they can profit and the buyer will always get boned in the end.
I say if you do buy a used phone, at least buy it on eBay. That way there is at least some accountability and the original owner would think twice before reporting the phone stolen/lost.
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I think best is try to get it unlocked and sell it overseas.
Once AT&T and T-Mobile merge their blacklist it probably won't work on any US GSM carrier.
There is really no protection now for the second hand buyer when it comes to GSM phones. The original owner will most likely file a claim for the phone as being lost/stolen so they can profit and the buyer will always get boned in the end.
I say if you do buy a used phone, at least buy it on eBay. That way there is at least some accountability and the original owner would think twice before reporting the phone stolen/lost.
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Think it will actually get purchased?
milesmarrero said:
Think it will actually get purchased?
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He is saying the future you should buy a used phone on eBay since you will get eBay and PayPal buyer protections.
If you are selling a phone with a bad IMEI you really should have a ton of documentation to support how you obtained the device. That means all the paperwork from the court about the prosecution you are involved in.
And this isn't a new policy by T Mobile. This is a long standing policy to black list phones with IMEI's that are reported stolen.
You also need to be careful when talking about how to sell and profit from a phone with a bad IMEI on XDA. It's a touchy subject here.
Dan37tz said:
I say if you do buy a used phone, at least buy it on eBay. That way there is at least some accountability and the original owner would think twice before reporting the phone stolen/lost.
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I purchased the S3 last year on eBay. The seller waited until after the 60 days were up (to be able to dispute on paypal) to report the phone stolen/lost. eBay was also of no help. So becareful!
Agent3 said:
I purchased the S3 last year on eBay. The seller waited until after the 60 days were up (to be able to dispute on paypal) to report the phone stolen/lost. eBay was also of no help. So becareful!
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That's why you use a credit card with a long dispute time.
Agent3 said:
I purchased the S3 last year on eBay. The seller waited until after the 60 days were up (to be able to dispute on paypal) to report the phone stolen/lost. eBay was also of no help. So becareful!
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But at least you have the record of the sale right? Couldn't you have gone to the T-Mobile store or called up CS and tell them you have proof that that you purchased the phone on eBay? Wouldn't T-Mobile help unblock it in your situation since you have proof with the seller information? You could have gone a few steps further and maybe get the police involved since you have nothing to worry about, you have proof of the transaction.
People like the ones you guys describe deserve to have both kneecaps broken.
Kind of makes me wonder about mine....I bought mine on CL. It was NIB. The dude bought it from Best Buy and brought it out to me. I took it home, popped my SIM in and Voila...Wonder if it would even be possible on mine since I don't think it was ever turned on on his.
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People like the ones you guys describe deserve to have both kneecaps broken.
Kind of makes me wonder about mine....I bought mine on CL. It was NIB. The dude bought it from Best Buy and brought it out to me. I took it home, popped my SIM in and Voila...Wonder if it would even be possible on mine since I don't think it was ever turned on on his.
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Yeah I got **** on. There are terrible people out there.
For people buying phones on Craigslist either for T mobile or AT&T ask the seller to meet you at a store and advise a sales person to notate their account that they are selling the phone. If seller is legit they will gladly go to the store with you.
That's what I did when I sold my S3 and Nexus 4. The sales person notated my account in front of buyer so that I can not report it for insurance fraud...
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For people buying phones on Craigslist either for T mobile or AT&T ask the seller to meet you at a store and advise a sales person to notate their account that they are selling the phone. If seller is legit they will gladly go to the store with you.
That's what I did when I sold my S3 and Nexus 4. The sales person notated my account in front of buyer so that I can not report it for insurance fraud...
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Wish I thought of that.
OP: What did you end up doing with the phone?
That's what I did when I traded my Note 2 for the S4. Haven't had any issues to date.
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Wish I thought of that.
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Good God that's brilliant! You win one internets!
I use to program my epic all the time, you could change the imei to a good one, however you'd need a donor phone and all of this is theorhetical.
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Shinydude100 said:
I use to program my epic all the time, you could change the imei to a good one, however you'd need a donor phone and all of this is theorhetical.
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Nothing about how to change imei's, regardless of you might use that ability for honest purposes, should ever be discussed on XDA at any time for any reason.
Any discussion about changing imei's is a big no-no on XDA. Its also illegal in most places in the world to mess with an imei, much like messing with the vin number on a car, no matter if you have a legitimate need to fix an old broken phone or not.
9 out of 10 people who will want to change an imei will want to do so for less than legal reasons. (Bought stolen phone. Stole phone. Want to sell a stolen phone, etc) XDA will not be a party to the distribution of that information as a result. So please do not discuss it here.
Thank you
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Nothing about how to change imei's, regardless of you might use that ability for honest purposes, should ever be discussed on XDA at any time for any reason.
Any discussion about changing imei's is a big no-no on XDA. Its also illegal in most places in the world to mess with an imei, much like messing with the vin number on a car, no matter if you have a legitimate need to fix an old broken phone or not.
9 out of 10 people who will want to change an imei will want to do so for less than legal reasons. (Bought stolen phone. Stole phone. Want to sell a stolen phone, etc) XDA will not be a party to the distribution of that information as a result. So please do not discuss it here.
Thank you
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Thanks for understanding, disclaiming, and not attacking. I do indeed do it at my own risk/discretion, however I know what I'm doing. Either way, sorry op, that's literally the best I can do, and still be a good xda user, seek and ye shall find.
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....Once AT&T and T-Mobile merge their blacklist it probably won't work on any US GSM carrier...
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they are not merging. Prolly never will either. Fcc shut that down awhile ago. It's metro PCs who just recently merged with T-Mobile.
But I do believe att and T-Mobile share a blacklist. Think this exact situation happened to a person on the s3 forums. Said they couldn't use it on att either.
But OP. Should be able to unlock and sell over seas. Try eBay. If no buyers then part it out. Screen and digitizer as one is a good 200 if not more.
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Just change out the IMEI
milesmarrero said:
Ok, so due to new IMEI policy by t-mobile, this galaxy s4 I bought on craigslist brand new worked perfectly for 2 weeks and then the guy reported it stolen and got a new one (insurance fraud.) I'm having the man prosecuted, but that is largely for revenge purposes. Me getting my money back is slim chance. What should I do with the phone to make the most money to buy a new one? Can I sim unlock it and sell it for use on other carriers? Or are imei blocked on all? Can I break it down and sell parts? Do people buy those? haha. I'm just looking to make the best of a ****ty situation, help appreciated Thanks in advance
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Just change out the IMEI number so it is not blacklisted. It is not illegal in the United States, and if any moron tells you it is ask him for the link to the law. You will not find one. I got mine fixed on ebay from a company called kingpin unlockers. It cost me 60 dollars and they did it remotely in less than 30 minutes. Remotely, yes i did not have to send my phone in anywhere. Just go to ebay and copy and paste the following text in the search box:
Bad IMEI ESN repair service Samsung T-MOBILE Galaxy S4 S 4 IV M919 Blacklisted
They do both att and tmobile and also do note 2 and s3 imei changes remotely.
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Just change out the IMEI number so it is not blacklisted. It is not illegal in the United States, and if any moron tells you it is ask him for the link to the law. You will not find one. I got mine fixed on ebay from a company called kingpin unlockers. It cost me 60 dollars and they did it remotely in less than 30 minutes. Remotely, yes i did not have to send my phone in anywhere. Just go to ebay and copy and paste the following text in the search box:
Bad IMEI ESN repair service Samsung T-MOBILE Galaxy S4 S 4 IV M919 Blacklisted
They do both att and tmobile and also do note 2 and s3 imei changes remotely.
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Just take a look at the imei cloning laws before you talk about things you have no idea about. The only people that can legally change the IMEI is the OEM.
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Hi all,
Just got a 3 XL, bought it from a Best Buy marketplace seller in Canada, said it was unlocked but when I put my sim in says contact network to unlock, nothing about entering a code like I've seen on locked phones before.
Contacted Sprint in US who found it from the EMEI and say it's not eligable for unlocking as it's either stolen or someone stopped paying their contract and sold it.
Is there any way of unlocking still or am I going to have to return it?
Thanks!
kaligula1234 said:
Hi all,
Just got a 3 XL, bought it from a Best Buy marketplace seller in Canada, said it was unlocked but when I put my sim in says contact network to unlock, nothing about entering a code like I've seen on locked phones before.
Contacted Sprint in US who found it from the EMEI and say it's not eligable for unlocking as it's either stolen or someone stopped paying their contract and sold it.
Is there any way of unlocking still or am I going to have to return it?
Thanks!
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I would return it. Sprint isn't going to release a contract phone.
ktmom said:
I would return it. Sprint isn't going to release a contract phone.
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Damnit, thanks tho
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Damnit, thanks tho
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he is correct. per sprint policy device needs to b paid in full and active for 50 days and acct needs to b in good standing before theyll unlock a device.
not to mention sounds like u dunno who the previous owners were. Sprint cannot provide u with any specific information attached to the previous owner for security reasons. This means u cant find out how much is owed or who to contact or anything.
Also to add, this sounds very suspicious.. ur saying a best buy retailer sold u a sprint device that was blacklisted or not paid off by another person? I would take it back n get ur money lol i nvr heard of them selling devices that r attached to someone else with unpaid balance or w.e the case is...if they took it in a trade or something they usually will check to see if its free and clear to avoid these types of situations..
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Also to add, this sounds very suspicious.. ur saying a best buy retailer sold u a sprint device that was blacklisted or not paid off by another person? ...
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It was said that it was bought from a marketplace seller. Not BestBuy directly. Kinda like buying from a third party seller off Amazon