Hello! I am a repair tech and I have a Samsung T999 Galaxy S III here and when I try to make calls on it a message pops up saying "Not registered on network" and I'm just wondering if there is a fix? I am using a valid SIM card and it works in other phones I have here.
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Being a tech and all I am sure you already checked your APN settings and EMEI correct?
Has the phone ever worked, and if so what were you doing when it stopped working?
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Being a tech and all I am sure you already checked your APN settings and EMEI correct?
Has the phone ever worked, and if so what were you doing when it stopped working?
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The APN settings currently in the phone are below. I don't know the exact settings, but will definitely look it up unless someone can tell me if what they see is correct? I checked the IMEI with T-Mobile and it doesn't have any bad history. The phone worked when I first bought it from a customer, but now that I am trying to sell it, any SIM card I put in there gives me the error.
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Is the imei still there in settings/about phone/ status? Did you root it or flash anything since it quit working? I know you checked the emei with tmobile but did you get it from the phone or the phone box?
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tgamble160 said:
Is the imei still there in settings/about phone/ status? Did you root it or flash anything since it quit working? I know you checked the emei with tmobile but did you get it from the phone or the phone box?
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I run a business and we buy used phones, etc. for resale. I just bought it from a customer the other day and I do not know the complete history of the device, but it is stock. The phone worked with SIM card in the phone upon purchasing, but now a week later when I am trying to sell it, it is giving me that error. I got the IMEI from settings/about phone/status.
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haoleflip said:
I run a business and we buy used phones, etc. for resale. I just bought it from a customer the other day and I do not know the complete history of the device, but it is stock. The phone worked with SIM card in the phone upon purchasing, but now a week later when I am trying to sell it, it is giving me that error. I got the IMEI from settings/about phone/status.
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If you're sure it worked when it was sold to you, and IMEI is in contact, and you're using a T-Mobile SIM...it's very likely he conned you for whatever reason or that HE STOLE the phone, and the owner called T-Mobile to blacklist the IMEI and you're no longer able to connect.
A word of advice before buying a android from someone ask about the original box and when it was bought maybe a receipt if possible. If that person gives you the run around and looks fishy don't buy the phone. Now you got a paper weight and its a win-win for seller since he's really not losing anything. Check if the EMEI matches from the battery on the back of the phone to the number on status of a phone. You can try using Odin as a last ditch effort to stock.
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If you're sure it worked when it was sold to you, and IMEI is in contact, and you're using a T-Mobile SIM...it's very likely he conned you for whatever reason or that HE STOLE the phone, and the owner called T-Mobile to blacklist the IMEI and you're no longer able to connect.
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But I have already checked with T-Mobile and the IMEI that the phone is reading is not blocked or reported lost or stolen. I spoke to two different reps because I was skeptical about the first answer I got. I am going to try to reload stock to see if that fixes anything.
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>>The People's ROM GS3.09 4.1.1 JB
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T-Mobile s3 will only work on whatever tower the SIM is for. Say you put a T-Mobile SIM in the phone is useless with out a T-Mobile tower. Same happens if you put a at&t SIM.
I've had 3 galaxy s3 phones and my brother has had a few as well. ALL do the same thing yours does. It just doesn't roam on any other tower then what the SIM is for. and even T-Mobile techs couldn't figure out why. Contacted Samsung about the issue and nothing ever came of it.
Do a manual search for networks. If your using a T-Mobile SIM look for there tower. If you don't see it there's your problem.
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haoleflip said:
But I have already checked with T-Mobile and the IMEI that the phone is reading is not blocked or reported lost or stolen. I spoke to two different reps because I was skeptical about the first answer I got. I am going to try to reload stock to see if that fixes anything.
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>>The People's ROM GS3.09 4.1.1 JB
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Unfortunately, that doesn't matter. It's what happens after that that matters. What needs to be asked is "is this phone on a EIP" (installment plan). If so, then it could easily be blacklisted by the seller stopping the payments. This just happened to me. The sale date and the blacklist date were 2 months apart. So, ebay and paypal were NOT interested in helping me since it was beyond 45 days. My credit card company took over. I got my money back and they went after the seller.
The bigger scam that caused T-Mobile to start blacklisting is people getting a phone for $199 on a two year deal, then selling it for $650 and never making a payment.
edit: the error "Not Registered on Network" is the error I got that prompted me to call T-Mobile only to find out I had been blacklisted. It was the second level tech that got me that information. He knew right away.
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T-Mobile s3 will only work on whatever tower the SIM is for. Say you put a T-Mobile SIM in the phone is useless with out a T-Mobile tower. Same happens if you put a at&t SIM.
I've had 3 galaxy s3 phones and my brother has had a few as well. ALL do the same thing yours does. It just doesn't roam on any other tower then what the SIM is for. and even T-Mobile techs couldn't figure out why. Contacted Samsung about the issue and nothing ever came of it.
Do a manual search for networks. If your using a T-Mobile SIM look for there tower. If you don't see it there's your problem.
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I know it's not an issue with towers as I have a bunch of other T-Mobile phones here that work just fine with the same SIM.
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ridobe said:
Unfortunately, that doesn't matter. It's what happens after that that matters. What needs to be asked is "is this phone on a EIP" (installment plan). If so, then it could easily be blacklisted by the seller stopping the payments. This just happened to me. The sale date and the blacklist date were 2 months apart. So, ebay and paypal were NOT interested in helping me since it was beyond 45 days. My credit card company took over. I got my money back and they went after the seller.
The bigger scam that caused T-Mobile to start blacklisting is people getting a phone for $199 on a two year deal, then selling it for $650 and never making a payment.
edit: the error "Not Registered on Network" is the error I got that prompted me to call T-Mobile only to find out I had been blacklisted. It was the second level tech that got me that information. He knew right away.
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I think I know someone who works with t-mobile, so I'll ask him if he can find out anything more. Thanks for the info.
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I need some help from the real experts. I think that I may have screwed myself here on my One X Purchase. I got it from expansys-usa.com. Hopefully this is just my ignorance but from what I have been told by HTC customer service is that I received a Malaysian version of the One X. And that It will not be compatible at all with any US carrier for Data.
Here is where my current situation.
Ordered the phone wednesday 4/18 from Expansys-Usa.com
Received today, 4/20
Took it in to my local T-Mobile and had my sim from my Nexus One Cut down.
I receive phone calls and texts just fine but no data connection at all will work.
I was at T-Mobile for 2 hours as they tried to manually enter all APN settings, as well as talk to HTC support, no luck. In the end I was told I had a Malaysian model and that was the issue. When you enter the APN settings and save them, all it says is no Sim card found, please enter one. But the messaging and calling is connected in the back ground..
I have not been deep into phone tech for the last year or two so I am rusty on everything. What do you guys think, is there anything I can try to do here or is my only option to return the phone if possible?
Why would Expansys send out a Malaysian model? When first booting my phone the only language options are Asian-English but with like 12 different version of all different Asian countries. I get no option for anything in Europe.
Thank you..
mbomberz1 said:
I need some help from the real experts. I think that I may have screwed myself here on my One X Purchase. I got it from expansys-usa.com. Hopefully this is just my ignorance but from what I have been told by HTC customer service is that I received a Malaysian version of the One X. And that It will not be compatible at all with any US carrier for Data.
Here is where my current situation.
Ordered the phone wednesday 4/18 from Expansys-Usa.com
Received today, 4/20
Took it in to my local T-Mobile and had my sim from my Nexus One Cut down.
I receive phone calls and texts just fine but no data connection at all will work.
I was at T-Mobile for 2 hours as they tried to manually enter all APN settings, as well as talk to HTC support, no luck. In the end I was told I had a Malaysian model and that was the issue. When you enter the APN settings and save them, all it says is no Sim card found, please enter one. But the messaging and calling is connected in the back ground..
I have not been deep into phone tech for the last year or two so I am rusty on everything. What do you guys think, is there anything I can try to do here or is my only option to return the phone if possible?
Why would Expansys send out a Malaysian model? When first booting my phone the only language options are Asian-English but with like 12 different version of all different Asian countries. I get no option for anything in Europe.
Thank you..
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Sounds like a t-mobile issue.
I have the same model as you I believe (asian region model, got "English" at initial startup but with a lot of different asian countries). All I did was go to "APN" setting in mobile networks, click on "AT&T" and everything works fine for me.
So yes, the asian one works on USA networks, but yours sounds like a t-mobile issue. This is of course if you have the same model as me, which is sounds like you do.
You know even if you had a European model it would only get 2G on T-Mobile?
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joshnichols189 said:
You know even if you had a European model it would only get 2G on T-Mobile?
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That might be OP's problem. T-mobile 2g is so slow it would almost seem like there is no data connection.
HTC One X does not support t-mobile 3g.
Thanks for the replies. Although, I do know that I only will receive 2G. I had planned on this. But the problem is I get no data at all.
It is good to hear that there is someone else with this version and its working on ATT at least.
If your account is not provisioned correctly for the APN settings you are trying to use the phone will refuse to connect at all. Have Tmo check the plan they have you on. I had a similar problem with AT&T.
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phobos512 said:
If your account is not provisioned correctly for the APN settings you are trying to use the phone will refuse to connect at all. Have Tmo check the plan they have you on. I had a similar problem with AT&T.
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I will keep this in mind, thanks for the comment. The one problem is, I cant save any APN settings on the phone, when i enter them, and save, it just says there is no sim card in the phone. So its not saving them or using them.
I found this thread which seems like my issue: Take a look.
http://androidforums.com/htc-one-x/...im-issues-unlocked-htc-one-x.html#post4260319
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Why would Expansys send out a Malaysian model?
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Expansys will source the phone from the Asia region because they are readily available there IMO. I ordered from Expansys Australia and they sourced the phone from Hong Kong. And I too got all chinese freaking characters when I booted the phone a bit annoying but not much I can do now.
shadowboy23 said:
Expansys will source the phone from the Asia region because they are readily available there IMO. I ordered from Expansys Australia and they sourced the phone from Hong Kong. And I too got all chinese freaking characters when I booted the phone a bit annoying but not much I can do now.
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hmm i got my phone shipped from hong kong and i don't have any branding or issues with it.. when i booted up no chinese characters or anything just ask the 4 language to pick.. but mine was a retail version from HTC in hong kong.
wai_lai416 said:
hmm i got my phone shipped from hong kong and i don't have any branding or issues with it.. when i booted up no chinese characters or anything just ask the 4 language to pick.. but mine was a retail version from HTC in hong kong.
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Don't have branding on mine too. Just had to do a hard reset and I was able to choose from 3 languages (1 english and 2 chinese languages).
Have the same problem . I have tried many time apn setting manually , I have the same message no sim card insert one
If you figure out the issue , please let's know
Well a good update.
Like in the thread I linked, it was an issue with the T-Mobile sim cards. Only the old style works with this phone. At least for now, hopefully a software update will fix this. I went to another T Mobile store the guy there was really helpful and we tried a handful of simcards. Ended up with the conclusion that the 3G sim cards worked, old style. He had to grab one out of an old Sensation package he said. But the newer 3GG ones dont. I dont know of the real diff but I wanted to share how the outcome was. I am now happily on edge. Hopefully 3G soon!
mbomberz1 said:
I need some help from the real experts. I think that I may have screwed myself here on my One X Purchase. I got it from expansys-usa.com. Hopefully this is just my ignorance but from what I have been told by HTC customer service is that I received a Malaysian version of the One X. And that It will not be compatible at all with any US carrier for Data.
Here is where my current situation.
Ordered the phone wednesday 4/18 from Expansys-Usa.com
Received today, 4/20
Took it in to my local T-Mobile and had my sim from my Nexus One Cut down.
I receive phone calls and texts just fine but no data connection at all will work.
I was at T-Mobile for 2 hours as they tried to manually enter all APN settings, as well as talk to HTC support, no luck. In the end I was told I had a Malaysian model and that was the issue. When you enter the APN settings and save them, all it says is no Sim card found, please enter one. But the messaging and calling is connected in the back ground..
I have not been deep into phone tech for the last year or two so I am rusty on everything. What do you guys think, is there anything I can try to do here or is my only option to return the phone if possible?
Why would Expansys send out a Malaysian model? When first booting my phone the only language options are Asian-English but with like 12 different version of all different Asian countries. I get no option for anything in Europe.
Thank you..
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Mbomberz,
Please let me know if you need any further assistance with this. You can PM me directly if you like. We are one of T-Mobile's PrePaid SIM distributors here in the States and could look into this for you.
Corey
EXPANSYS-USA
johnl199 said:
That might be OP's problem. T-mobile 2g is so slow it would almost seem like there is no data connection.
HTC One X does not support t-mobile 3g.
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Wrong, Edge works on 3g and it is as fast as it can be..If you watch some videos of the One x on tmo you will notice how fast Edge is..
I bought from expansys USA as well. No problems at all and received the Taiwan build. I know a few people were having problems with T-Mobile and data. The issue was solved by getting the older micro sim card that said 3g, not their new one that says 3gg.
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hello00 said:
Wrong, Edge works on 3g and it is as fast as it can be..If you watch some videos of the One x on tmo you will notice how fast Edge is..
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EDGE/GRPS and "fast" shouldn't be used in the same sentence. EDGE is 2G, not 3G, and speeds are highly influenced by load on the network. 1MB down would be a stupendous result but in some markets is can be as low as 300KB. If it works for you; cool. But people shouldn't think that EDGE speeds are going to be a satisfactory alternative to HSPA/HSPA+. And speeds will vary widely across T-Mobile’s network.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution
hello00 said:
Wrong, Edge works on 3g and it is as fast as it can be..If you watch some videos of the One x on tmo you will notice how fast Edge is..
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!
hello00 said:
Wrong, Edge works on 3g and it is as fast as it can be..If you watch some videos of the One x on tmo you will notice how fast Edge is..
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EDGE/GRPS and "fast" shouldn't be used in the same sentence. EDGE is 2G, not 3G, and speeds are highly influenced by load on the network. 1MB down would be a stupendous result but in some markets is can be as low as 300KB. If it works for you; cool. But people shouldn't think that EDGE speeds are going to be a satisfactory alternative to HSPA/HSPA+. And speeds will vary widely across T-Mobile’s network.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution
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your correct..it is 2g but works as it was 3g..this video will help you to understand that edge isn't slow like a lot of people may think..i had one time that it loaded a page almost instantly..i was surprised at the speed i was getting and still getting..and that was in an area where tmobile hasn't refarmed their 1900 spectrum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr72-n-7cb0
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I initially tried using my One X on Tmo here in the states as well. I got a prepaid micro sim from the tmo store and had no issues besides only getting dreadful Edge only. Switched to AT&T and had no problems getting hspa+ with no issues. I have a China made one X I bought from Singapore. If you're bent on using tmo, try a micro sim.
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http://gizmodo.com/5978982/unlocking-your-phone-is-illegal-starting-tomorrow
oh boy - i wonder how strongly they'll track this ...
Personally, I think thats really dumb because its only gonna make people want to it more.
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That is NOT rooting. That is using QPST to flash to another carrier and there are so many exceptions in there that it probably affects 0.2% users on here. It just means that a Boost dealer is not going to just randomly unlock any phone and flash it for you.
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kennyglass123 said:
That is NOT rooting. That is using QPST to flash to another carrier and there are so many exceptions in there that it probably affects 0.2% users on here. It just means that a Boost dealer is not going to just randomly unlock any phone and flash it for you.
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Since 2010 rooting has been protected. But they'll probably go after it again soon
The prey is just simply another predator
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Since 2010 rooting has been protected. But they'll probably go after it again soon
The prey is just simply another predator
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In order to go after rooting they would need to get SCOTUS to change their ruling. Even an act of congress can't overturn the SCOTUS ruling so it would take a hell of alot of good convincing arguments to get them to do a 180. Apple tried and failed, Google doesn't care if you root or not and Verizon is the only carrier that would really put up a fight against rooting so I don't see it happening anytime soon. The problem is they let old farts that have no clue about technology write these stupid laws. When you have an uneducated person write a law you end up with laws that make no sense. More or less someone's just trying to make up a new crime to generate more revenue personally I'll tell em right where they can take that law turn it sideways and shove it
I like to break stuff!
So I don't need to scramble and root my phone tonight possibly bricking in fit of panic?
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So I don't need to scramble and root my phone tonight possibly bricking in fit of panic?
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No you don't. Lol, honestly even if you want to unlock a gsm phone I wouldn't rush, how the hell will they prove you did it after tomorrow
I like to break stuff!
Lol I don't care
The slight chance I leave sprint for a GSM carrier I'll be sure to buy the play store nexus but I guess not being able to use whatever phone I want defeats the purpose of a GSM carrier
But if rooting becomes illegal I wonder what I'll do
I like to brick stuff!
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Edit: because every one who's phone I root or jailbreak always tells me the wrong phone name or gets scammed in to getting the wrong phone.
One guy bought a galaxy s 4g from Chinatown with the galaxy s 4g box and back cover but it was a vibrant in disguise
Yup guys lol, rooting is to unlocking as peanut butter is to jelly. They go hand in hand but totally different things
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Well there really is no such thing as unlocking a cdma phone. If you are flashing your sprint phone to another carrier you were already doing something in the gray area of illegal.
For gsm this sucks a lot. One of the big reasons to go gsm is the open ability to pop a sim into any phone and use it. I hope this is repealed. Sure, companies are pretty willing to unlock phones now, but I can see that all changing now that the law is in their court.
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Here's a petition I stumbled across today
http://androidcommunity.com/unlocking-your-phone-petition-started-to-make-it-legal-20130127/
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Really don't care what they make illegal.. ..I don't like rules anyways..!
Just 1 question. What for thay make it? I`m trying understand their law about "music content", they make on it huge money. But unlocked devices? All were made on open code, midified it (even adding 1 letter) & closed it. Which ":silly:" will modify it, if it works well? But if it works sh..ty & developer doesn`t want to improve it why they prohibiting us to do that. If it has sh..t code it can`t have any value, if it really good code & we can improve it (without taking money for & from it), why they prohibit this?
& what they prohibit next..?
Just an fyi, that this isn't for phone purchased prior to the ruling. This ruling is only for newly purchased phones, as in the date of ruling and going forward. Also this is more for large scale/business purchases. Apparently business would buy the subsidized phones, then unlock them and send them overseas for sale. This was the main reason for this new law.
just signed the petition but would like to ask a Q.
i just bought a Sprint S3 with cracked screen and bad esn off craigslist for $125 total
i was thinking about flashing to boost or straight talk but can see that is possibly illegal.
anyhow what if i get a sprint donor phone and flash it over to my bad esn sprint s3?
since its not switching carriers that would be ok wouldnt it?
do i need to take the esn sticker off donor phone and put it on phone with bad esn whenever i do this if i do?
en11gma said:
just signed the petition but would like to ask a Q.
i just bought a Sprint S3 with cracked screen and bad esn off craigslist for $125 total
i was thinking about flashing to boost or straight talk but can see that is possibly illegal.
anyhow what if i get a sprint donor phone and flash it over to my bad esn sprint s3?
since its not switching carriers that would be ok wouldnt it?
do i need to take the esn sticker off donor phone and put it on phone with bad esn whenever i do this if i do?
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How is that not switching carriers? Sprint is a carrier and Boost is an "Affiliate" carrier or whatever you want to call them. Just just pay Sprint to run off their towers.
Unlocked phones can be used on multiple GSM carriers. If you flashed one to Boost, I personally don't think that matters.
chrischoi said:
How is that not switching carriers? Sprint is a carrier and Boost is an "Affiliate" carrier or whatever you want to call them. Just just pay Sprint to run off their towers.
Unlocked phones can be used on multiple GSM carriers. If you flashed one to Boost, I personally don't think that matters.
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re-read what i wrote
guess you didnt get it.
My S3 (WITH BAD ESN)
Get a DONOR (SPRINT Phone)
(Flash Donor Phone SPRINT Info to the Sprint S3 Bad ESN phone)
Get it?
is it illegal?
en11gma said:
re-read what i wrote
guess you didnt get it.
My S3 (WITH BAD ESN)
Get a DONOR (SPRINT Phone)
(Flash Donor Phone SPRINT Info to the Sprint S3 Bad ESN phone)
Get it?
is it illegal?
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So you're saying you want to take a non-S3's ESN / IMEI and attempt to flash it to the BAD ESN S3?
So when you say DONOR, you just want the other "DONOR" phone's ESN.
Yes. That is supposedly illegal. If you're here even asking if that's illegal or not, I don't think you'll even be able to pull it off.
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So you're saying you want to take a non-S3's ESN / IMEI and attempt to flash it to the BAD ESN S3?
So when you say DONOR, you just want the other "DONOR" phone's ESN.
Yes. That is supposedly illegal. If you're here even asking if that's illegal or not, I don't think you'll even be able to pull it off.
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what i said was clearly stated and now you are twisiting it again.
SPRINT Bad ESN (my GS3)
DONOR = SPRINT Good ESN
TAKE DONOR INFO PUT IN MY GS3?
SAME CARRIER
Rooting and unlocking are 2 different things. Please do some research. Even if rooting becomes illegal people will still continue to do so...
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How do I port everything from one phone to another (cloning)? I need like the data info and MMS, etc, also what PRL?
w4rl0 said:
How do I port everything from one phone to another (cloning)? I need like the data info and MMS, etc, also what PRL?
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Cloning is highly illegal...however...you can pay straight talk 15 bucks and activate their service easily through their website legally...and everything works...including data and mms
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Cloning is highly illegal...however...you can pay straight talk 15 bucks and activate their service easily through their website legally...and everything works...including data and mms
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Can you provide a link for me?
I just want Straight Talk to work on this thing and no one seems to want to help. I though these forums knew there stuff!!!
Dude straight talks website...look for bring your own phone for CDMA on their
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Dude straight talks website...look for bring your own phone for CDMA on their
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I did and it said it's not capable. However I see people say they need a loner phone and what not and I just need this to work.
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I did and it said it's not capable. However I see people say they need a loner phone and what not and I just need this to work.
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I did it a month ago...using a loner phone to clone is illegal and you will go to prison...you have been warned
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I did it a month ago...using a loner phone to clone is illegal and you will go to pridon...you have been warned
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So then I am screwed? How do I switch the service, is that a PRL file?
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So then I am screwed
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No...its easy as pie dude...if the phone is blacklisted from sprint tho...you are screwed
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No...its easy as pie dude...if the phone is blacklisted from sprint tho...you are screwed
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Can you show me how? Cause I just bough this phone and now I cannot use it. I got the MEID ESN, and MSI form other phone.
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Can you show me how? Cause I just bough this phone and now I cannot use it. I got the MEID ESN, and MSI form other phone.
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Give me a few...busy building a ROM lol
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Give me a few...busy building a ROM lol
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Ok Thanks!!! I just need to know how to get the Sprint network to switch over to straight talk.
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I blacked out the MEID, ICCID, and IMEI. So what must I do to make this receive mobile connection?
As long as you have a clean phone released by sprint, you can go through straight talk. There aren't many people at straight talk that know how to do it. I had to call them, and you need to make them understand that this is a byop Sprint Samsung galaxy s3 on sprint's 4g/LTE cdma network. I had to hang up and call back a few times to get someone who knew how to switch it over. I was already on straight talk with a droid x2 through the byop program, and they were eventually able to transfer my service to the s3 at no cost to me, and have my service end date transfer too. Persistence paid off, now I have a sweet s3 rocking 4g with unlimited (3gb/month) data for under $50/month.
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As long as you have a clean phone released by sprint, you can go through straight talk. There aren't many people at straight talk that know how to do it. I had to call them, and you need to make them understand that this is a byop Sprint Samsung galaxy s3 on sprint's 4g/LTE cdma network. I had to hang up and call back a few times to get someone who knew how to switch it over. I was already on straight talk with a droid x2 through the byop program, and they were eventually able to transfer my service to the s3 at no cost to me, and have my service end date transfer too. Persistence paid off, now I have a sweet s3 rocking 4g with unlimited (3gb/month) data for under $50/month.
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Thanks! yes I called them the first time and they told me it wasn't possible. They said it wasn't compatible.
EDIT: Did they have to create a ticket for you and give you a network code?
I don't remember what number I called, but it wasn't anything special. I went to straight talk, logged into my account and looked up 'contact us'. I picked the number for cell phone support- I remember it ended with 'cell (2355)'. Told them what I had and that I wanted to port my number from the droid to the s3. When they told me I couldn't do it, I told them it was possible. When they argued with me I said fine, I'll call back and get someone that actually knows what's going on. If they pay any attention to the post call surveys, there are at least 5 people there that should be getting retrained or fired. I believe it took a total of eight calls to them to get the s3 on correctly. The last couple of calls required getting to the port escalation department, but I think that was more a fault of the previous provider on the s3 not properly releasing the phone after it was cancelled. Hope this helps.
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I don't remember what number I called, but it wasn't anything special. I went to straight talk, logged into my account and looked up 'contact us'. I picked the number for cell phone support- I remember it ended with 'cell (2355)'. Told them what I had and that I wanted to port my number from the droid to the s3. When they told me I couldn't do it, I told them it was possible. When they argued with me I said fine, I'll call back and get someone that actually knows what's going on. If they pay any attention to the post call surveys, there are at least 5 people there that should be getting retrained or fired. I believe it took a total of eight calls to them to get the s3 on correctly. The last couple of calls required getting to the port escalation department, but I think that was more a fault of the previous provider on the s3 not properly releasing the phone after it was cancelled. Hope this helps.
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Thanks! The fact that it can be done I will for sure stay on them about this.
I don't remember what number I called, but it wasn't anything special. I went to straight talk, logged into my account and looked up 'contact us'. I picked the number for cell phone support- I remember it ended with 'cell (2355)'. Told them what I had and that I wanted to port my number from the droid to the s3. When they told me I couldn't do it, I told them it was possible. When they argued with me I said fine, I'll call back and get someone that actually knows what's going on. If they pay any attention to the post call surveys, there are at least 5 people there that should be getting retrained or fired. I believe it took a total of eight calls to them to get the s3 on correctly. The last couple of calls required getting to the port escalation department, but I think that was more a fault of the previous provider on the s3 not properly releasing the phone after it was cancelled. Hope this helps.
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I don't remember what number I called, but it wasn't anything special. I went to straight talk, logged into my account and looked up 'contact us'. I picked the number for cell phone support- I remember it ended with 'cell (2355)'. Told them what I had and that I wanted to port my number from the droid to the s3. When they told me I couldn't do it, I told them it was possible. When they argued with me I said fine, I'll call back and get someone that actually knows what's going on. If they pay any attention to the post call surveys, there are at least 5 people there that should be getting retrained or fired. I believe it took a total of eight calls to them to get the s3 on correctly. The last couple of calls required getting to the port escalation department, but I think that was more a fault of the previous provider on the s3 not properly releasing the phone after it was cancelled. Hope this helps.
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They made me a ticket and said it could take 24/48 hours to process. Did they have to do that for you?
Yes. That was right before I found out the previous carrier had not released the phone properly. Getting that done quickly involved threatening the old carrier with the better business bureau.
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Yes. That was right before I found out the previous carrier had not released the phone properly. Getting that done quickly involved threatening the old carrier with the better business bureau.
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So now I do not have any service, what do i need to do? I also edited some stuff through DFS CDMA Tool. However i did a factory hard reset on it so I do not know what.
I recently moved and there is no sprint service at my new house. I am trying to switch 3 numbers from sprint to at&t. I full purchased my sprint note 4 two years ago and my 2 year contract is up. I paid off all outstanding balances on my account. After talking to sprint they said the phone was too old to DSU and gave me my MSL, which I have read does me no good. They told me my phone would not work with att but I have read multiple people on here have been able to use the sprint note 4 on a GSM network such as att.
So I went to an att store and they put a activated att SIM in my phone. It made calls and had 3g data. I understand I will not get LTE on this phone from att. So then I ported my number over and got a new att SIM card, put it in and I had service and data - even though I had an "Invalid SIM card" message. att guy said this was normal. Ran 2 speed tests and got 0.15 down / 0.79 up and 0.30 down / 1.11 up. att guy said if I did a system update I might get better speeds. Didn't bother me though cause it was already better than sprints speeds in the area on LTE. I could get a web site to load in a few seconds instead of 1-2 minutes.
About 15-20 minutes later I did the same process on my moms phone a sprint galaxy s5 (this was the main number from the sprint account). We did the same test beforehand with an att SIM - both phone and 3g data worked. There was a problem at first and the guy said "it was added to the wrong band" but after he called someone and tried again he said it was fixed. After porting that number and inserting new att SIM it had no phone service or data. Also my note 4 that was working before has no phone service or data. When I try to make a call it gives me some message about connecting to a sprint operator to use a prepaid card or make a call with credit card. Also the S5 should be on the newest software update cause my mom installs it as soon as it pops onto her phone.
The att guy said it seemed like sprint re-locked these 2 phones and didn't know what to do because they were previously working on the att network. He suggested I call sprint which I did and after 3 different technicians and 45 minutes later they hung up up on me. The only question they asked me was for my DEC #. I tried calling back and told them I was hung up on, they put me on with another technician and after 20 minutes on hold they hung up again. I am going to keep trying to get someone at sprint to help fix this but it doesn't seem like I can get anyone competent to help me.
The att guy was trying his best to help, even driving to another location to pick up 2 temporary phones for tonight 45 minutes after he was supposed to close. We got our numbers put on the temp phones for the night and finally the att guy was able to go home 90 minutes after the store was supposed to close.
I was planning on trying out some new roms on my note 4, which is currently stock (I've never got a popup to install new update and never did it manually). I haven't played around with any custom roms since my last phone 2 years ago so I'm pretty rusty although I have customized all my other phones for the last 4-5 years. I also plan to switch to a galaxy s8 when it comes out.
Is there anything I can do to my phone before I go back to att tomorrow? I just backed up my game apps with helium/carbon. I'm overly tired so before I mess up my phone I'm going to get some sleep and get a fresh start in the morning. Then I'm going to install twrp and do a full backup. I was also planning on following this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059 to add the att GSM bands. Will doing this https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/sprint-users-easy-downgrade-to-kitkat-t3471131 help at all?
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Ouch. Sounds like Sprint isn't doing you any favors and the phones won't work to capacity on AT&T.
If you're a directv customer or can switch, I think there's still incentives for trading those phones in for $650 per line ported with trade-in and getting one free phone on the unlimited plus or bundled directv plan. May take 2 or more billing cycles to apply and $150 per line credit has to be spent on account or in-store.
Can't promise offer still exists but I was considering it but wanted to wait until new phones were available and see what's available then. At the time I asked, the offer was scheduled to be available until August- I think. You may need to talk to AT&T some more. The current AT&T plus unlimited plan includes a $25/month voucher credit for AT&T paid TV services; won't pay a full but discount may help.
I'd seriously consider GSM phones if AT&T can make it affordable. You might also look at ZTE Axon mid-range phone price with flagship specs among others I think.
Edit: If nothing else, I think Galaxy Tools may be what you need to unlock those Sprint phones for domestic use.
Edit 2: You won't need that link you posted for Note 4; those screenshots appear to indicate you're already fully on KitKat. If galaxy tools agrees NK2 for bootloader, you're fully KitKat with lower security bootloader; maybe you know this but once you upgrade the bootloader, you can't downgrade it. If you were to Odin that tar, you'd actually be upgrading your bootloader and wouldn't be able to Odin NK2 stock tar again. Same would also apply to NIE and OB7 stock tars that are on the lower security bootloader.
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Yeah, sounds like sprint is shafting you from using their phones.
But you are correct, you can use this phone. I'm a GSM user with an unlocked sprint note 4 to. I use cricket, which is at&t. You just won't get lte, like you said. But you will get 4g-hspa+, but it'll only show 3g on screen.
As samep stated, don't update your phone yet. Stay on kit kat, and try to use the free tools available to unlock your phone. Like gt-tools.
If all else fails, all i can recommend is a paid service i used. Idoneapps.com. I can vouche for them.
Either way you get your phone unlocked, what i would do after, is install twrp, and do a full backup, especially your Efs. And keep it somewhere safe.
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I bought a Verizon Pixel 6 Pro off of Facebook. I knew to check that the IMEI was not on the stolen list and verified that it was paid off, but I get en error when I put my Visible Sim card in the phone. It says "Sim card isn't supported. Ask Verizon if this device can be unlocked."
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I called Verizon and the rep said that if I wait 60 days from the phone's original activation it should unlock automatically even though I don't have Verizon Service. The Rep said that I could use this device on Verizon Prepaid or regular service, but I have $5 months for referrals on Visible, that I would lose if I switched.
The Rep also said that you can request an unlock since the phone was paid off and IMEI was clear, but that I could not because in their system I was not the phone's owner. They could not tell me the date when the phone was activated because it would be a privacy issue.
I tried to work it out with the person I bought the phone from to get them to request the unlock, but got ghosted.
Questions:
1.) Does anyone know if it is true that my phone will unlock after 60 days without Verizon Service?
2.) If I put the phone on Verizon PrePaid service for 60 days, would that count as service and get it unlocked?
3.) If I activate on Verizon Prepaid or activate on no contract post paid will it take the last owner of the phone off of their "record" at Verizon so I can just request that the carrier lock be removed myself?
Thank you!
PS Once I get this figured out I will post what happened for anyone else that might run into this in the future.
As far as I was aware, all Verizon phones are carrier (erroneously called SIM) unlocked from the start. I've been away from Verizon for 5+ years, though, so that might've changed.
Note that just as has been said multiple times in multiple threads in this section (and every other possible phone section), that carrier unlock won't be the same as bootloader unlock, which will be impossible except by winning some kind of rare bootloader lottery, per se. (effectively never).
It's possible you don't want to unlock the bootloader since you only mention carrier unlocking, but I just wanted to head that part off just in case that's where you end up leading the conversation, so forgive me if I'm mistaken.
Hopefully, someone else with modern experience with Verizon can answer your two specific questions, however.
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As far as I was aware, all Verizon phones are carrier (erroneously called SIM) unlocked from the start. I've been away from Verizon for 5+ years, though, so that might've changed.
Note that just as has been said multiple times in multiple threads in this section (and every other possible phone section), that carrier unlock won't be the same as bootloader unlock, which will be impossible except by winning some kind of rare bootloader lottery, per se. (effectively never).
It's possible you don't want to unlock the bootloader since you only mention carrier unlocking, but I just wanted to head that part off just in case that's where you end up leading the conversation, so forgive me if I'm mistaken.
Hopefully, someone else with modern experience with Verizon can answer your two specific questions, however.
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Having ROM'ed lots of phones years ago, it was my first though to be able to change it by modifying the bootloader and/or firmware. I quickly ruled that out with the search feature before posting. (bummer)
I do appreciate you pointing this out to keep this thread on track. I witnessed some of the other disasters in my searching.
Yeah it’s true Verizon locks their phone for 60 days to their network and then unlocks it automatically. I’m not exactly sure if the device has to be continuously active though to be unlocked but I know that it had to be activated and used on their network to start the timer.
What you can try doing is to use online unlock services like drsim and try to get in unlocked with imei number. It’s not free but it might be worth it if you don’t wanna wait.
Is the 60 day unlock based on network checks? Or is it something really stupid like based on the system DATE? Might be worth trying to set the clock ahead and see if that fixes it.
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Is the 60 day unlock based on network checks? Or is it something really stupid like based on the system DATE? Might be worth trying to set the clock ahead and see if that fixes it.
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I'm not sure if its based on network checks or something else. I did try to set the date ahead (2 months and a few days out) and it gave me the same message with the Visible sim card.
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Yeah it’s true Verizon locks their phone for 60 days to their network and then unlocks it automatically. I’m not exactly sure if the device has to be continuously active though to be unlocked but I know that it had to be activated and used on their network to start the timer.
What you can try doing is to use online unlock services like drsim and try to get in unlocked with imei number. It’s not free but it might be worth it if you don’t wanna wait.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I did try a couple unlock services, and they say they can't do it when I enter my info.
so what happened here i have the same issue but i got it from google and they mistakenly sent me the Verizon model
in my case the phone is new
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so what happened here i have the same issue but i got it from google and they mistakenly sent me the Verizon model
in my case the phone is new
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You don't want a Verizon version... return it and get what you meant to get.
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You don't want a Verizon version... return it and get what you meant to get.
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Yeah it sucks about the locked bootloader and junk but google won't exchange it for me even though the order say unlocked and I have this.
Because it's past 15 days.
Anyway I had to call vzw like 50 time only to be told 49 times if I don't have an account we can't help you bye. It took 7 hours of calling.
I finally got them to give me a complementary esim to unlock it and now it's ok
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Yeah it sucks about the locked bootloader and junk but google won't exchange it for me even though the order say unlocked and I have this.
Because it's past 15 days.
Anyway I had to call vzw like 50 time only to be told 49 times if I don't have an account we can't help you bye. It took 7 hours of calling.
I finally got them to give me a complementary esim to unlock it and now it's ok
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That's ridiculous... they don't have a choice, 15 days or not unless you are not saying something relevant to the story.
If you ordered A and they shipped B... they have to fix it. Dispute the charge with your credit card company if needed.
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I bought a Verizon Pixel 6 Pro off of Facebook. I knew to check that the IMEI was not on the stolen list and verified that it was paid off, but I get en error when I put my Visible Sim card in the phone. It says "Sim card isn't supported. Ask Verizon if this device can be unlocked."
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I called Verizon and the rep said that if I wait 60 days from the phone's original activation it should unlock automatically even though I don't have Verizon Service. The Rep said that I could use this device on Verizon Prepaid or regular service, but I have $5 months for referrals on Visible, that I would lose if I switched.
The Rep also said that you can request an unlock since the phone was paid off and IMEI was clear, but that I could not because in their system I was not the phone's owner. They could not tell me the date when the phone was activated because it would be a privacy issue.
I tried to work it out with the person I bought the phone from to get them to request the unlock, but got ghosted.
Questions:
1.) Does anyone know if it is true that my phone will unlock after 60 days without Verizon Service?
2.) If I put the phone on Verizon PrePaid service for 60 days, would that count as service and get it unlocked?
3.) If I activate on Verizon Prepaid or activate on no contract post paid will it take the last owner of the phone off of their "record" at Verizon so I can just request that the carrier lock be removed myself?
Thank you!
PS Once I get this figured out I will post what happened for anyone else that might run into this in the future.
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Did you ever figure this out? I bought a used s22+, checked with 4 different Verizon reps and they said they phone is unlocked. But of course I cant use it on another network (have tried on MintMobile which is Tmobile now). It just says "this phone cant be activated on another network"