So I went ahead and bought myself an iPhone 4 16gb at retail price.
Now I was wondering if I could get some help changing the codes so
Verizon will think its a different phone because the data plan is expensive.
If anyone can help me out, I'd appreciate it. If this stuff is not allowed
In our forums, please send me a pm.
Thank you
(by changing codes I means the mobile
Device identifier codes. Sorry if this is not
Formal, im typing this with my iPhone.
Might have better luck here mate
http://forum.iphone-developers.com/
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I bought my phone on Craight list and it turn out it was not paid in full so t-mobile block my IMEI number, paid 500$ for it too. My question is if I unlock my phone using code can I by pass the block from T-mobile ? if I can't , can I at least use it for ATT ?
You can unlock it and use on at&t but unlocking won't let you use it on tmobile tho. Sorry to hear that man I hate when our customers get ripped off like that unfortunately there is no way to unblock it unless you has legitimate proof of full purchase.
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ebatr8 said:
You can unlock it and use on at&t but unlocking won't let you use it on tmobile tho. Sorry to hear that man I hate when our customers get ripped off like that unfortunately there is no way to unblock it unless you has legitimate proof of full purchase.
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sell it to someone for parts.. that you be best to recover some money...
companies dont support unlocking these blocked phones to be used on another network.. infact it's not much legal too..
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dullhunk said:
sell it to someone for parts.. that you be best to recover some money...
companies dont support unlocking these blocked phones to be used on another network.. infact it's not much legal too..
i might be wrong//
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You are wrong.
they wont give you an unlock code for it ... so whatever you do to unlock it would be against their will ??
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they wont give you an unlock code for it ... so whatever you do to unlock it would be against their will ??
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Tmobile won't but he can use a third party to get the unlock code careful with info you give to others no need for op to waste his phone he can still get use out of it if he switches.
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dullhunk said:
sell it to someone for parts.. that you be best to recover some money...
companies dont support unlocking these blocked phones to be used on another network.. infact it's not much legal too..
i might be wrong//
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So are so wrong. Unlocking a phone is perfectly legal.
OP. Check ebay.
Sell it to a Canadian!
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icheroz said:
I bought my phone on Craight list and it turn out it was not paid in full so t-mobile block my IMEI number, paid 500$ for it too. My question is if I unlock my phone using code can I by pass the block from T-mobile ? if I can't , can I at least use it for ATT ?
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FYI for all buying phones from a classified ad.
About 6 months ago before I got my SGS3 I went to buy a SGS2 form KSL.com a classified site here in Utah. When I met the seller in a 7-11 parking lot I told him I was going to call customer care to check and see if the phone was stolen. When I called customer care they looked up the IMEI number, it turned out that the phone was blocked and reported stolen, customer care tried to get me to hold onto the phone and give some detail about the seller that's when the he guy grabbed it off the hood of my car and ran. I found a second phone from the classified ad site and called on it before I purchased and the phone was clear and free to use.
Its just more or less you always have to be weary of dishonest people. It really makes me sick. I just sold my sgs2 on craiglists, and I always try to do good business. I contacted everyone from the phone I was selling so they could see, this was actually MY phone before upgrading. Let him put his sim in, hell, he even could have called customer care if he wanted. Its never good business to try and get over on someone. Karma is a B****!
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I thought networks use a "shared hosting service", so when an IMEI is blocked on one network, that info is shared thus blocking it on others.
I don't think it works even with att. The blocked imei database is stored by all the networks providrtd
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I don't think it works even with att. The blocked imei database is stored by all the networks providrtd
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It is not currently shared. They hope to get that going late 2012 to 2013. They plan on it thought.
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Oh, the old Craigslist scam. Bummer man.
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It used to be the cdma scams. Now I see that gsm is worse. It is much harder ion gsm phone to find out if the phone is or potentially can be blacklisted.
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The problem is... the can report it stolen/lost AFTER selling it to you... so checkiny with customer care doesn't matter. they have something crazy like 60 days after someone else starts using it to report it stolen or lost. So you csn buy a free and clear phone and then 2 months later it will be blocked. The ONLY way to protect yourself is a bill of sale... typed up with the imei number of the phone and everything on the paper.. and signed by the previous owner.. this will prove purchase and save you
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clninja said:
The problem is... the can report it stolen/lost AFTER selling it to you... so checkiny with customer care doesn't matter. they have something crazy like 60 days after someone else starts using it to report it stolen or lost. So you csn buy a free and clear phone and then 2 months later it will be blocked. The ONLY way to protect yourself is a bill of sale... typed up with the imei number of the phone and everything on the paper.. and signed by the previous owner.. this will prove purchase and save you
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Yea that's what most scammers do on craigslist they sell you the phone then report it lost or stolen and only have to pay around $100 to get a new one
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Hello Xda Comunity, Here's my problem:
My HTC was "Stolen" and it has it Meid blocked, here in mexico just iusacell works CDMA technology..... Some advice or help to change it Meid to active it?
Yeah, right.
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If you bought a stolendevice that should be reported to authorities that someone sold something illegally. Otherwise, the post seems kind of suspect. I don't know if thats possible or legal.
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Is possible, but also illegal. No one here can help you as its against xda rules. Not to mention you would still have to buy a phone with a good meid that could never be used or sold. So do your self a favor and just buy a new phone and use it.
Hey everyone,
I'm looking at buying this phone off craigslist:
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/mob/3974588930.html
Do you think it's a fair price?
Thanks in advance.
blakkheartt12 said:
Hey everyone,
I'm looking at buying this phone off craigslist:
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/mob/3974588930.html
Do you think it's a fair price?
Thanks in advance.
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dont bro
buy on swappa
Never buy it off craigslist. Always buy it with a certified retailer
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Buyer beware
That is similar to the note 2 i bought from Ebay.. have him to Email you a copy of his receipt. and well read my post in the thread below.. If he paid cash for it.And is local just get his personal information. This is in case is tries to claim a warranty on it. you can take him to court.. I paid 450. for mine as well.. in box as you were to get it new ..
Just to get more advice and issues people have had this is a good thread below
read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181961
erica_renee said:
That is similar to the note 2 i bought from Ebay.. have him to Email you a copy of his receipt. and well read my post in the thread below.. If he paid cash for it.And is local just get his personal information. This is in case is tries to claim a warranty on it. you can take him to court.. I paid 450. for mine as well.. in box as you were to get it new ..
Just to get more advice and issues people have had this is a good thread below
read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181961
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Yeah its local. He said he will meet at a T-Mobile store and verify with me its not under a payment plan. So you think the price is good for what it comes with; if not what do you think I should ask him to sell it for?
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Just shell out the extra cash a buy a new one not that expensive anymore
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blakkheartt12 said:
Yeah its local. He said he will meet at a T-Mobile store and verify with me its not under a payment plan. So you think the price is good for what it comes with; if not what do you think I should ask him to sell it for?
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That will make you safe to purchase it.. But remember he can still later file a claim that it was stolen. this is the other thing talked about in the link i give you. If he does this t mobile cant help you because of there contract with the Assurion.. You would then have to take him to court.. So get a copy of his drivers license and the receipt from t-mobile saying the phone was paid for and is under no obligation to them..
Him meeting you at the store says he seems legit...
as far as the price they are 560.00 or more for new... so its a good deal in my opinion.. I do not regret buying a used one.. OHH MAKE Sure you check the s pen .. mine was not working right i actually called samsung and they sent me a new oneo ...
I'm going to be getting this phone .. Trading mine I use tmobile is there any sim unlock hack method that's free or if not what's the going rate prices fastest cheapest to Sim unlock
Thanks
Looks like its about 7-8 bucks on eBay.
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I was trying to look for a free unloxking site but was unlucky finding one. But as per the price it will depend on the phone model and the network its locked into. You might want to just typicallu searxh the web. It wont charge you yet, it will give you the price before it will ask you for your cc. Dont have much idea though how safe those sites are. You mightant to check on blogs as to what they can suggest...
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gbercas said:
I was trying to look for a free unloxking site but was unlucky finding one. But as per the price it will depend on the phone model and the network its locked into. You might want to just typicallu searxh the web. It wont charge you yet, it will give you the price before it will ask you for your cc. Dont have much idea though how safe those sites are. You mightant to check on blogs as to what they can suggest...
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Under $2 here: http://www.unlockcode247.com/imei/1/40/LG-USA-TMobile--ATampT-Unlock--all-models-
hi, i'm new here. i don't know anything about phones. i just switched from AT&T to T-Mobile. i'm using a galaxy note 2 (at&t). with a t-mobile sim card. i got the unlock code from at&t and it is not working. it tells me the unlock network is "unsuccessful" and i've already tried it like 6 times. i'm only aloud 10 attempts. can someone please help me? i don't want to root or flash or whatever. i don't know how! i don't even know what that means.. please help!!
#1. Why did you try 6 times if it didn't work after the third time?
#2. Are you sure you have the correct code from THEM???
If it's not working then it seems that it's the incorrect code!
I would contact AT&T again, if that's where you got your code from!
Which would have been sent to you in an e-mail. Because I have done it myself, but not for this device...
#3. Before trying again MAKE sure you have the CORRECT code!!!
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Well I tried like 3 times, then stopped. then I read you might have to wait 24 hours after receiving the code, so I tried again a couple more times after waiting a day. yes, I got the code emailed to me after filling out the request for online. I've called them multiple times, spoke to 2 tiers of technical support. got sent to a corporate store just to be turned away at the door because they can't unlock phones. so why was I sent there? Who knows. at&t is no help. I don't know what else to do. I already switched my number to tmobile. it's been over a week and I already got my first bill for a phone I can't even use. I've been without a phone for over a week. This is so irritating
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Well I tried like 3 times, then stopped. then I read you might have to wait 24 hours after receiving the code, so I tried again a couple more times after waiting a day. yes, I got the code emailed to me after filling out the request for online. I've called them multiple times, spoke to 2 tiers of technical support. got sent to a corporate store just to be turned away at the door because they can't unlock phones. so why was I sent there? Who knows. at&t is no help. I don't know what else to do. I already switched my number to tmobile. it's been over a week and I already got my first bill for a phone I can't even use. I've been without a phone for over a week. This is so irritating
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OK if you really want to unlock it that bad there's a few things you can do.
But IT involves flashing your PHONE!
Look HERE for info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49616709
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thank you for your help, but honestly that looks like a different language to me. i can not even begin to comprehend all that info. i'm sorry
you should have unlocked it before you switched to tmobile..
I'll give you credit for admitting you dont know the first thing about phones, and dont want to even try flashing anything..most people who know nothing about this flash anything and everything and totally ruin their phones..
Not sure what you can do about this; I would think to unlock an ATT phone, you need to have a ATT sim card in there..
Bajanman knows more about this than I do..
Id recomend the downgrade of your modem then unlock via hidden menu
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Id recomend the downgrade of your modem then unlock via hidden menu
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This....
But if you are staying stock....
Petition ATT for help....
After all....they provided the bogus code that got you into this mess....IMHO
It's a gamble if they will....but worth a shot....g
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since he's afraid to flash anything, getting help from ATT is his only hope..
twanskys204 said:
Id recomend the downgrade of your modem then unlock via hidden menu
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DUDE! UR ALIVE!
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its winter; Canucks tend to hibernate..:laugh:
I just got note 3 today. B)
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nice leaf :good:
To use the unlock code, T-Mobile Sim is in the phone, boot it up, a menu asking for unlock code, type code, after a few seconds a message verifying network unlock replaces the code box. It's immediate, because the unlock code is stored in the phone.
You should verify the IEMI number under the battery -- that's what they need to retrieve the code from their database.
I vote for bad code or bad typing. Is there any way to backtrack your customer service efforts and get at&t to recheck their work?
I would
twanskys204 said:
I just got note 3 today. B)
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