Need little help for Galaxy S3 - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Have a question..
I received IMEI error ("0" IMEI) on my Galaxy S3. Tried to recover.. with no luck
I'm looking to buy broken one on ebay, so maybe I can try to clone it to my phone... and save some money.
Before I'm buying... I have a big concern.. I saw an option in Galaxy Tool to make a full backup/image of phone... Is it possible to extract it (broken phone with good IMEI) to another phone (mine with "o" IMEI error, same model phone) and this way to fix it?
Thanks!

There is a thread on re injecting the imei number on this forum. I'll try to find the link for you, but I'm out in the big world. The search function only works on the computer.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865902w
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Android_Monsters said:
There is a thread on re injecting the imei number on this forum. I'll try to find the link for you, but I'm out in the big world. The search function only works on the computer.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865902w
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I tried to use this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
but.. when i tried to put original IMEI it didn't work. after reboot still "0" IMEI error)

Where did you get the phone? Is it blacklisted?
When this forum started there was a lot of talk about lost imei numbers.
I've flashed a thousand times
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Android_Monsters said:
Where did you get the phone? Is it blacklisted?
When this forum started there was a lot of talk about lost imei numbers.
I've flashed a thousand times
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it's no IMEI or "0" IMEI..
I just wondering if I can somehow clone same phone (i can buy one broken on ebay for example) to mine to fix IMEI issue.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
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To make a backup:
Open Software Download from the Start Clients menu.
Click on the Backup tab.
Make sure your phone is listed under port.
Select the location you want to save your backup.
Click Start and wait for it to finish.
You should now have a QCN file of your NV.
Save the file in a safe place.
To restore:
Open Software Download from the Start Clients menu.
Click on the Restore tab.
Make sure your phone is listed under port.
Select the location you saved your backup to.
Click Start and wait for it to finish.
The phone will attempt to restart if it fails don't panic just manually reboot your phone it may take longer than usual but you should be fine.
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can I backup for example phone I will buy on ebay (broken one) and backed it up (full backup// image) and restore it on my phone?
will it mess it up?

I am not 100% certain on this, but im pretty sure that will not work. I think I remember people askin this kind of stuff in peoplearmys thread and he said it wouldnt.
Honestly you should probably be asking in that thread. Its much fresher on peoples minds there and peoplearmy and geek have been awesome with all the help theyve given to many many peopke.
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help
i have a fix for the.. its a mail-in service... pm me for more info

cobra85ec said:
i have a fix for the.. its a mail-in service... pm me for more info
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You do realize this thread is almost 5 months old..?
And there is now a fix with a guide for people to easily do it themselves.

Brainnsssss
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Related

(GOOGLE DOCS SPREADSHEET)ATT & Tmo IMEI thread/ Report issues & info here!

UPDATE 7/29/2012 : PEOPLEARMY HAS FOUND A WAY TO BACK UP, RESTORE, OR INJECT YOUR IMEI! BELOW I WILL PASTE A LINK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO NOW HAVE A SOLUTION! PLEASE BE SURE TO THANK PEOPLEARMY, AND MOST OF ALL, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DONATE TO HIM, AS HE HAS SAVED MANT PEOPLE FROM WARRANTY EXCHANGES, BRICKED DEVICES, AND MILD HEART ATTACKS!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
UPDATE 7/30/2012: IT APPEARS THAT USER "GEEK", WHO PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN PEOPLEARMYS IMEI SOLUTION, HAS NOW WRAPPED UP THE BACK UP PROCESS INTO A VERY SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE TOOL THAT ONLY REQUIRES FREEWARE! BELOW YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO GEEKS TOOL & EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO DEMONSTRATION! PEOPLEARMY HAS SUGGESTED THAT HE BELIEVES IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU WERE TO CREATE THE BACK UP USING BOTH METHODS. PLEASE BE SURE TO THANK GEEK WHEN YOU VISIT HIS "IMEI TOOL THREAD", AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO DONATE THEN PLEASE DO. WITHOUT THE HARD WORK OF BOTH OF THESE USERS, MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LOST THEIR VERY EXPENSIVE GS3'S!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804123
Can u not just backup the EFS folder from the roother or not?
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laylovj said:
Can u not just backup the EFS folder from the roother or not?
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No, that's not even working for people!
Powered by the SGSIII
laylovj said:
Can u not just backup the EFS folder from the roother or not?
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No that doesn't work anymore.
I highly recommend you all read this thread & pass it on to other users! Maybe someone will post it in the Tmo development section also, but I wasn't sure if it was the proper place? This is a huge risk, and I don't want to see anyone else lose their phone, especially those without insurance!
androholic said:
I highly recommend you all read this thread & pass it on to other users! Maybe someone will post it in the Tmo development section also, but I wasn't sure if it was the proper place? This is a huge risk, and I don't want to see anyone else lose their phone, especially those without insurance!
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Really? I flash anything I want with zero issues regarding the imei. Rocking along on Tmo. Maybe you should mention the carrier you are using in the op. The thread you linked is an att thread.
jcbofkc said:
Really? I flash anything I want with zero issues regarding the imei. Rocking along on Tmo. Maybe you should mention the carrier you are using in the op. The thread you linked is an att thread.
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It's not just AT&T , a couple T-MOBILE users are experiencing the same
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I just read this thread.. now im scared. i just flashed 2 different roms and a new kernel.
Will a previous nandroid restore it if the imei gets removed?
Does this affect sprint GS3 owner??
circuit.007 said:
I just read this thread.. now im scared. i just flashed 2 different roms and a new kernel.
Will a previous nandroid restore it if the imei gets removed?
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No
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mmmajor said:
Does this affect sprint GS3 owner??
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Not known, but just assume so until proven otherwise.
what is the effect of not having the imei on the phone? why is it a big deal?
Is this IMEI disappearance a first for android phones?
Lieu10ant said:
what is the effect of not having the imei on the phone? why is it a big deal?
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Your IMEI is your phone's ID number to the network. No IMEI = goodbye connectivity to ATT/Tmobile/etc. Your phone just lost it's 2g/3g/4g capabilities. In the world of Apple, it's like your iphone turning into an ipod touch.
Lieu10ant said:
what is the effect of not having the imei on the phone? why is it a big deal?
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kite edit: That was cute - let's keep that kind of talk to ourselves, eh?
more bluntly, a phone without an IMEI won't get served a signal by AT&T, as posted earlier by someone else if you had read the topic. And what's a phone without a data OR voice connection.
potentdro said:
Is this IMEI disappearance a first for android phones?
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No, Samsung phones from way back have had a history of corruption of the EFS partition/file/whatever.
This happened to me with my captivate a few years ago the only way to fix it was to send it to Samsung for a factory firmware reflash.
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niezek said:
This happened to me with my captivate a few years ago the only way to fix it was to send it to Samsung for a factory firmware reflash.
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I'm going to hold off doing anything with this phone until we know what causes it or at least have a verified way to get it back.
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A user replied in my thread about jellybean that he flashed the jb gapps and lost his imei. Maybe it depends what recovery you have?
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circuit.007 said:
I just read this thread.. now im scared. i just flashed 2 different roms and a new kernel.
Will a previous nandroid restore it if the imei gets removed?
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NO a nandroid restore has been proven unsuccessful, and I don't want to scare anyone, I want ppl to be informed! I myself have chosen not to flash anything else until more is discovered, but that's just my choice & I'm not as advanced as many users here on XDA.
mmmajor said:
Does this affect sprint GS3 owner??
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I've been to at least a half dozen hacker sites trying to locate ppl with the issue, and I've not yet discovered a sprint, or Verizon phone suffering from this issue, only gsm models . But, I can't promise it won't happen, but I would assume it doesn't affect you.

(GOOGLE DOCS SPREADSHEET)ATT & Tmo IMEI thread/ Report issues & info here!

UPDATE 7/29/2012 : PEOPLEARMY HAS FOUND A WAY TO BACK UP, RESTORE, OR INJECT YOUR IMEI! BELOW I WILL PASTE A LINK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO NOW HAVE A SOLUTION! PLEASE BE SURE TO THANK PEOPLEARMY, AND MOST OF ALL, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DONATE TO HIM, AS HE HAS SAVED MANT PEOPLE FROM WARRANTY EXCHANGES, BRICKED DEVICES, AND MILD HEART ATTACKS!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
UPDATE 7/30/2012: IT APPEARS THAT USER "GEEK", WHO PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN PEOPLEARMYS IMEI SOLUTION, HAS NOW WRAPPED UP THE BACK UP PROCESS INTO A VERY SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE TOOL THAT ONLY REQUIRES FREEWARE! BELOW YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO GEEKS TOOL & EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO DEMONSTRATION! PEOPLEARMY HAS SUGGESTED THAT HE BELIEVES IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU WERE TO CREATE THE BACK UP USING BOTH METHODS. PLEASE BE SURE TO THANK GEEK WHEN YOU VISIT HIS "IMEI TOOL THREAD", AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO DONATE THEN PLEASE DO. WITHOUT THE HARD WORK OF BOTH OF THESE USERS, MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LOST THEIR VERY EXPENSIVE GS3'S!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804123
Can u not just backup the EFS folder from the roother or not?
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laylovj said:
Can u not just backup the EFS folder from the roother or not?
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No, that's not even working for people!
Powered by the SGSIII
laylovj said:
Can u not just backup the EFS folder from the roother or not?
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No that doesn't work anymore.
I highly recommend you all read this thread & pass it on to other users! Maybe someone will post it in the Tmo development section also, but I wasn't sure if it was the proper place? This is a huge risk, and I don't want to see anyone else lose their phone, especially those without insurance!
androholic said:
I highly recommend you all read this thread & pass it on to other users! Maybe someone will post it in the Tmo development section also, but I wasn't sure if it was the proper place? This is a huge risk, and I don't want to see anyone else lose their phone, especially those without insurance!
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Really? I flash anything I want with zero issues regarding the imei. Rocking along on Tmo. Maybe you should mention the carrier you are using in the op. The thread you linked is an att thread.
jcbofkc said:
Really? I flash anything I want with zero issues regarding the imei. Rocking along on Tmo. Maybe you should mention the carrier you are using in the op. The thread you linked is an att thread.
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It's not just AT&T , a couple T-MOBILE users are experiencing the same
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I just read this thread.. now im scared. i just flashed 2 different roms and a new kernel.
Will a previous nandroid restore it if the imei gets removed?
Does this affect sprint GS3 owner??
circuit.007 said:
I just read this thread.. now im scared. i just flashed 2 different roms and a new kernel.
Will a previous nandroid restore it if the imei gets removed?
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No
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mmmajor said:
Does this affect sprint GS3 owner??
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Not known, but just assume so until proven otherwise.
what is the effect of not having the imei on the phone? why is it a big deal?
Is this IMEI disappearance a first for android phones?
Lieu10ant said:
what is the effect of not having the imei on the phone? why is it a big deal?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your IMEI is your phone's ID number to the network. No IMEI = goodbye connectivity to ATT/Tmobile/etc. Your phone just lost it's 2g/3g/4g capabilities. In the world of Apple, it's like your iphone turning into an ipod touch.
Lieu10ant said:
what is the effect of not having the imei on the phone? why is it a big deal?
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Click to collapse
kite edit: That was cute - let's keep that kind of talk to ourselves, eh?
more bluntly, a phone without an IMEI won't get served a signal by AT&T, as posted earlier by someone else if you had read the topic. And what's a phone without a data OR voice connection.
potentdro said:
Is this IMEI disappearance a first for android phones?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, Samsung phones from way back have had a history of corruption of the EFS partition/file/whatever.
This happened to me with my captivate a few years ago the only way to fix it was to send it to Samsung for a factory firmware reflash.
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niezek said:
This happened to me with my captivate a few years ago the only way to fix it was to send it to Samsung for a factory firmware reflash.
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I'm going to hold off doing anything with this phone until we know what causes it or at least have a verified way to get it back.
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A user replied in my thread about jellybean that he flashed the jb gapps and lost his imei. Maybe it depends what recovery you have?
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circuit.007 said:
I just read this thread.. now im scared. i just flashed 2 different roms and a new kernel.
Will a previous nandroid restore it if the imei gets removed?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
NO a nandroid restore has been proven unsuccessful, and I don't want to scare anyone, I want ppl to be informed! I myself have chosen not to flash anything else until more is discovered, but that's just my choice & I'm not as advanced as many users here on XDA.
mmmajor said:
Does this affect sprint GS3 owner??
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I've been to at least a half dozen hacker sites trying to locate ppl with the issue, and I've not yet discovered a sprint, or Verizon phone suffering from this issue, only gsm models . But, I can't promise it won't happen, but I would assume it doesn't affect you.

IMEI restored but still on edge

So i managed to get my IMEI to 0, got it back with peaplearmy's guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997 but im still stuck on edge.
im trying to use his QCN generator but i keep getting "An error occurred while trying to generate the file" if anyone has had the same issue and got it solve please point me in the right direction. btw reason i posted this here is because i need at least 10 post to be able to post in the development section, will really appreciate any help.
Enter *#4636# in dialer. Go to device info and choose wcdma prefered or wcdma only.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Enter *#4636# in dialer. Go to device info and choose wcdma prefered or wcdma only.
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thanks but i already tried that, with "wcdma preferred" stays the same(on edge) and with "wcdma only" it shows not signal .
How did you lose your imei isn't it on the box
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s_snk3 said:
thanks but i already tried that, with "wcdma preferred" stays the same(on edge) and with "wcdma only" it shows not signal .
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Im guessing you are still rootedmaybe try factory reset.
Or Reflash your rom and see if that fixes.
Use twrp recovery. Noone has lost imei using it that im aware of. Everyone who did was using cwm.
bipoler said:
How did you lose your imei isn't it on the box
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Google, read, browse the dev forum. Trust me! It'd be a much better use of your time.
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bipoler said:
How did you lose your imei isn't it on the box
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i wish it was that simple, read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1801997 i suggest you make a backup before you find yourself in the same situation i am.
DocHoliday77 said:
Im guessing you are still rootedmaybe try factory reset.
Or Reflash your rom and see if that fixes.
Use twrp recovery. Noone has lost imei using it that im aware of. Everyone who did was using cwm.
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thanks, already did that, im back to stock but it didnt help. and yes after i fix this issue, i'll be using twrp. funny thing is that i was planning to switch from cwm today.and i didnt even flash anything when i lost my IMEI, was about to but i had to make a call so i just reboot out of cwm and that was all it took :/
s_snk3 said:
i wish it was that simple, read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1801997 i suggest you make a backup before you find yourself in the same situation i am.
thanks, already did that, im back to stock but it didnt help. and yes after i fix this issue, i'll be using twrp. funny thing is that i was planning to switch from cwm today.and i didnt even flash anything when i lost my IMEI, was about to but i had to make a call so i just reboot out of cwm and that was all it took :/
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Link doesn't work
Weird I just tried it and it worked..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
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@OP
Are you still stuck on edge? Maybe its bad timing and its actually an issue with tmobiles tower. And have you tried in a different area of town so your connected to a different tower?
This happened to me once and it was killing me for over a day before I called tmobile and they said the tower close to me had storm damage!
Have you tried all three available radios? Try flashing starting with the latest UVALH2 and working your way back to UVALG1 and UVALEM.
If its not on their end you may want to reinstall using odin or grab the update via kies if you haven't already. It'll rewrite the system which could fix it.
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DocHoliday77 said:
@OP
Are you still stuck on edge? Maybe its bad timing and its actually an issue with tmobiles tower. And have you tried in a different area of town so your connected to a different tower?
This happened to me once and it was killing me for over a day before I called tmobile and they said the tower close to me had storm damage!
Have you tried all three available radios? Try flashing starting with the latest UVALH2 and working your way back to UVALG1 and UVALEM.
If its not on their end you may want to reinstall using odin or grab the update via kies if you haven't already. It'll rewrite the system which could fix it.
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yea still on edge, i went to work today so i dont think is on tmo side, i contacted peaplearmy and i hope he'll look into it.
i was on the update when i lost the IMEI and had H2 radio, now im back to stock with EM radio, but i will give a try to all 3 radios and the update again and see if that changes anything, thanks man.
No prob. Wish I could be more help. Will let you know if I think of anything else to try.
Good luck!
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Oh and earlier I said to start with the latest and work back. Might be better to try opposite first now that I think of it. Prob wouldn't matter, but you never know.
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DocHoliday77 said:
No prob. Wish I could be more help. Will let you know if I think of anything else to try.
Good luck!
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Oh and earlier I said to start with the latest and work back. Might be better to try opposite first now that I think of it. Prob wouldn't matter, but you never know.
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i got good news, peaplearmy solve it XD , since i kept getting errors while trying to generate a QCN, he generated one for me and that solve it.. man what a relive, now im about to back everything up, root, twrp and all the good stuff, thanks again for your help man.
Right on! Glad you got it working again! Have fun with the rest of it!
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I'm actually stuck on this too was about to send it back to t-mobile what should I do? I restored the imei, tried the secret menu and back on stock, plus tried multiple radios. What was achieved to fix this?
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mykenyc said:
I'm actually stuck on this too was about to send it back to t-mobile what should I do? I restored the imei, tried the secret menu and back on stock, plus tried multiple radios. What was achieved to fix this?
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read the 1st 3 post on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997, specially the 3rd one, if that doesnt get you back on 4g, then contact the op of the thread(peaplearmy) he must likely will help you out.
s_snk3 said:
i got good news, peaplearmy solve it XD , since i kept getting errors while trying to generate a QCN, he generated one for me and that solve it.. man what a relive, now im about to back everything up, root, twrp and all the good stuff, thanks again for your help man.
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your on tmobile usa correct? mind sharing the QCN peoplearmy provided for you? i tried contacting him because im stuck on edge also and he hasnt replied back yet and i really want to get my phone off EDGE
MMontanez347 said:
your on tmobile usa correct? mind sharing the QCN peoplearmy provided for you? i tried contacting him because im stuck on edge also and he hasnt replied back yet and i really want to get my phone off EDGE
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yes im on tmobile also, i dont think that would help you, i assume that would be phone specific but i'll send you the link thru pm.
same here. i have att, restored my imei and still stuck on edge...
I just fixed this problem... use this to restore ur imei.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1804123
Then use the peoplearmy data restore app to get ur 4g back
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[Q] Please Help!! IMEI IS GONE!!

So i have a note 2 I bought on eBay and it worked fine for about 3 days and I factory erased the phone today and my imei is "00" and it wont let me make any calls or use data. Helppp mee! Is there any way to change it back to my original imei.
Did you try flashing the boot.img file from the Dev' forum?
Odin back to stock. If that doesn't work ,Try using this program on your pc I used it to backup. Disclamer: its not posted for our phone , That being said I fixed my gs3 that lost its imei. .http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 .. There's even a YouTube video step by step
What else did you do in addition to factory reset...aka what were you trying to do
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deeznutz1977 said:
Odin back to stock. If that doesn't work ,Try using this program on your pc I used it to backup. Disclamer: its not posted for our phone , That being said I fixed my gs3 that lost its imei. .http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 .. There's even a YouTube video step by step
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This phone does not have RMNET as a setting choice under that menu.
Stamatos said:
This phone does not have RMNET as a setting choice under that menu.
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You are correct i will run the program again when i get home ( at the aquarium with the family) BTW its similar what I presses
Edit: RNDIS+dm+modem
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I didn't lose my imei but I did on my s3 and this fixed, now b4 people say this is a different phone... I ran the program and backed up my imei . After that I ran the imei generator program and typed in my imei The program pooped (lol the same file that I backed up....
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deeznutz1977 said:
You are correct i will run the program again when i get home ( at the aquarium with the family) BTW its similar what I presses
Edit: RNDIS+dm+modem
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I didn't lose my imei but I did on my s3 and this fixed, now b4 people say this is a different phone... I ran the program and backed up my imei . After that I ran the imei generator program and typed in my imei The program pooped (lol the same file that I backed up....
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By pooped do you mean it did or didn't work? I can't get the program to connect to my phone with any of these modem settings. Please let me know if you have luck with that.
Stamatos said:
By pooped do you mean it did or didn't work? I can't get the program to connect to my phone with any of these modem settings. Please let me know if you have luck with that.
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it worked you need to press the "start orb"----> right click computer-----> manage-----> device manager---> Ports...Find samsung port # input in program:good::good: pm me if you cant get it to work ill help Edit: Sorry i didnt get back sooner someone ( my son, my finance daughter took my phone and i cant find it)
deeznutz1977 said:
it worked you need to press the "start orb"----> right click computer-----> manage-----> device manager---> Ports...Find samsung port # input in program:good::good: pm me if you cant get it to work ill help Edit: Sorry i didnt get back sooner someone ( my son, my finance daughter took my phone and i cant find it)
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Thanks for the tip, I'll try it and get back to you
Stamatos said:
Thanks for the tip, I'll try it and get back to you
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You try ??
deeznutz1977 said:
You try ??
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Not yet, I'm in the middle of work before the holiday and can't risk borking my phone if I mess up. I'll experiment tomorrow afternoon.
Stamatos said:
Not yet, I'm in the middle of work before the holiday and can't risk borking my phone if I mess up. I'll experiment tomorrow afternoon.
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Np well ur phones not broke. So what your doing is just backing up ur folder so it wont hurt it . Just reading off of not changing anything ..
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This is true but the temptation to experiment with new tools is great... maybe too great
Did you look in you efs folder and try restoring your bak files?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLK_2I-SBM
gedster314 said:
Did you look in you efs folder and try restoring your bak files?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLK_2I-SBM
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There's 2 programs you can run, one generates a backup file from your phone. The other you input your imei and it generate a string of numbers in a box and your imei " should be in there. I say should because...... HELL NO.. I'm not going to try to put it back on my 6 hundred something dollar phone ( if I didn't lose my imei.. Honestly , it can't hurt to to do but, what of you backup up your efs and it don't fix it. This is precautionary , that's it .......
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Not yet, I'm in the middle of work before the holiday and can't risk borking my phone if I mess up. I'll experiment tomorrow afternoon.
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Sorry i misquoted the last post/responses was for stamatos
The one program that you enter an imei and it generates the info seems to be dead link. I PMd the OP for that tread earlier this week but never got a response.
gedster314 said:
The one program that you enter an imei and it generates the info seems to be dead link. I PMd the OP for that tread earlier this week but never got a response.
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Ill upload to my dropbox Edit: Didn't think i was going to find it .. Here you go.https://www.dropbox.com/s/n2pb98tb1hnzxeq/sgs3.nv.gen.zip
This thread is really useful in case I bork my phone flashing AOSP ROMs.
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Sorry for not replying i was on vacation. Im going to try some of these steps.

[Q] Restored IMEI but stuck on EDGE:2

The problem came when i updated to CM, i noticed that i could not get 4G. After that, i searched online and read some problems about peoples IMEI being 0. Sure enough i had the same problem, so i followed this threads instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117 and managed to restore my IMEI(also flashed back to stock and phone is now unrooted). Now im stuck, i have searched online for hours for a solution to get my 4g back, but most threads are dead. Can someone give me some info for a solution to this problem im experiencing?
Phone: SGH T999 T-Mobile Galaxy S3
Check your pm's.
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Check your pm's.
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Hi I'm having the same issue and hopefully you can help me.
I rooted my phone like two weeks ago. And installed CWM and CM 10.1 or something like that. Then I remember I updated the CM
And little by little I started loosing HSPA+ or something like that then loosing 3G and when I found out it was only working
EDGE. I went online and read something about imei 0. And in fact my imei had been lost
I was able to inject the imei (I didn't have a back up) but I'm still stuck on EDGE.
I've read I could flash a stock firmware but the only access to internet I have is from my phone
And I cannot download a 615MB file on edge. Please help.
I would like to be able to get 3G back.
megaener said:
Hi I'm having the same issue and hopefully you can help me.
I rooted my phone like two weeks ago. And installed CWM and CM 10.1 or something like that. Then I remember I updated the CM
And little by little I started loosing HSPA+ or something like that then loosing 3G and when I found out it was only working
EDGE. I went online and read something about imei 0. And in fact my imei had been lost
I was able to inject the imei (I didn't have a back up) but I'm still stuck on EDGE.
I've read I could flash a stock firmware but the only access to internet I have is from my phone
And I cannot download a 615MB file on edge. Please help.
I would like to be able to get 3G back.
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Check pm's
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Check pm's
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hey, sorry to be a bother, but i've also had with the same issue as of Thursday. phone is stuck with only edge for data. I'd flashed a CM nightly on Thursday, didn't know my backup had been cleaned off my sd card, and lost all data connection. went back to stock firm, no imei, fixed that issue but still only 2g data. If you need any more info just say the word. Any help is appreciated :fingers-crossed:
I'm freaking out. I've spent the past 3 hours reading IMEI articles and I have no idea idea what I'm doing. I'm using CM10 and my IMEI is 0. I never backed up anything because I had no idea I needed to. I don't know what to do :crying:
kkramer3 said:
I'm freaking out. I've spent the past 3 hours reading IMEI articles and I have no idea idea what I'm doing. I'm using CM10 and my IMEI is 0. I never backed up anything because I had no idea I needed to. I don't know what to do :crying:
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Check.your PM's
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Check.your PM's
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Hi. Same problem here.
Lost IMEI and then restored.
But now only 2G (E) works.
Checked lots of topics.
But nothinhg to find!
Any help about this?
Regards..
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PM sent
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Hi Doc, can you PM me the fix as well. Thanks.
chupektong said:
Hi Doc, can you PM me the fix as well. Thanks.
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PM sent.
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---------- Post added at 01:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:58 PM ----------
For those who come across this thread in the future, just PM me. No need to post here first. Just tell me your device model, current Rom, and current status.
It's just a lot easier and quicker when I don't have to monitor multiple threads. Thanks!
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problem solved
Doc you're truly a lifesaver
Can you please send me fix as well
HazardousHank said:
Can you please send me fix as well
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Read 2 posts above yours
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serio22 said:
Read 2 posts above yours
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Yes I did PM him read it after.
helppppp
I lost my serial number it become 0's
and my imei number change to 004999010640000
and can't registered to network phone
out of service
ramezs said:
I lost my serial number it become 0's
and my imei number change to 004999010640000
and can't registered to network phone
out of service
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Check PM's.
For others who want to post here in the future, please just read several posts back.
Thx
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DocHoliday77 said:
Check your pm's.
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hey i need your help could you pm the fix
Please read my post directly above yours referring you to my other post several back.........
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DocHoliday77 said:
Please read my post directly above yours referring you to my other post several back.........
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Same situation here Can You PM how to repair 3g data for T999.
Thanks.

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