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[Q] MY Samsung Galaxy 3S stolen,HELP?

Greeting
I have a Samsung Galaxy 3S, stolen from me , from about 3 weeks ago or more,
Unfortunately, I did not activate tracking process on my account in Galaxy site!
But I have a serial number to my Samsung Galaxy !!!!
Is it possible to track mobile by serial number???,
If possible Can anyone help me to tracking my Mobile by serial number?,
Or tell me how can i do??
Please help me,
Thank you very much.

No it is not possible to find a a phone using serial, if you got it from your carrier then the best thing you can do is notify your carrier and and tell them you lost it, they may tag it in the system so it is not used on their network...

Pretty sure there's nothing you can do. If you already reported stolen it can no longer be used on at&t. Sorry man...sucks.
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If you happened to have made an imei backup you might be able to get your imei number from it. If the phone is ever turned on and logs onto a network then the carrier may be able to trace it.

If you have renters insurance (usually no deductible) you should be able to file a claim.
Homeowners same thing but u would have to pay..
Last I checked att doesn't care about stolen phones though.. They won't block the imei...
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digitalextremes said:
No it is not possible to find a a phone using serial, if you got it from your carrier then the best thing you can do is notify your carrier and and tell them you lost it, they may tag it in the system so it is not used on their network...
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Sir
I o ready did all of these measures, notify my carrier and tell them,but no thing till now from them!!!
Thank you very much for your response and your support

defnow said:
Pretty sure there's nothing you can do. If you already reported stolen it can no longer be used on at&t. Sorry man...sucks.
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sir
thank you for your response

crash822 said:
If you happened to have made an imei backup you might be able to get your imei number from it. If the phone is ever turned on and logs onto a network then the carrier may be able to trace it.
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Sir
I will try ,
Thank you for your help.

waiters said:
If you have renters insurance (usually no deductible) you should be able to file a claim.
Homeowners same thing but u would have to pay..
Last I checked att doesn't care about stolen phones though.. They won't block the imei...
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My girlfriend got mugged and they stole her skyrocket and att blocked the imei so if they they to activate it will fail and notify att.
i727-ucle2-SkY IcS

waiters said:
If you have renters insurance (usually no deductible) you should be able to file a claim.
Homeowners same thing but u would have to pay..
Last I checked att doesn't care about stolen phones though.. They won't block the imei...
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Sir
I will try , i hope find a solution to my problem,
Thank you for your help.

3 weeks is too long to do anything else. Had it just happened I would recommend going to "play" on google.com and installing "Android Lost" to the phone remotely. Then you could take pictures from the camera and see what the bastard looks like. You could then turn on the GPS and find out where he is. Then you go to you local walmart and purchase a nail puller from the hardware section........well you know the rest.

Whats the galaxy 3s ?
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It's between the galaxy 3 and 4; then comes the 4s.......LOL nice catch.
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You could remotely install the app called Plan B if they haven't wiped your phone yet... it's from the makers of the security app Lookout.

Carrier can only block, they will never tell you if they find it because of liability issues (so you don't go to someone's home and shoot them for the stolen phone and the carrier gets sued and you find out the poor guy paid for the phone on Craigslist from someone else who stole it, etc etc)
You can file a police report and tell the carrier to notify the cops but cops won't care much because they probably have better things (things with higher priority) to worry about.

[Q] Hardbricked Flashed international Rom SGH-i747

Hard bricked Att model Galaxy S III i was being a dumbass and accidentally flashed a international Rom and when i plug my phone to the outlet without a battery it has a red light on, when theres a battery in and its plugged in the phone shows no light or anything Can a Jig work for this? Any tips or help
oh ya and it shows up that qhsub_dload when i plug it in to my laptop

It is not hardbricked.. just softbricked but seriously read the titles and ****.. people have recovered from it just go searching around or wait for a reply with a link.
I can not stress enough.. READ EVERYTHING or else.
Edit: See if it shows up in odin, if odin sees it can you flash one of the stock SGS III AT&T roms.

Yea jigs wont work but see if you can get it in download mode and flash a stock img for your phone not the international one
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
Thread that talks about this very thing, and how to fix it.

smartguy044 said:
Yea jigs wont work but see if you can get it in download mode and flash a stock img for your phone not the international one
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FYI .. JIGS do work for the SGSIII .. I still have my JIG from when I was using my SGSII SkyRocket .. this JIG works on the SGSIII with no problems .. I use it all the time when putting my phone back to AT&T Stock through ODIN (rather than using the key combo).

its not soft bricked i cant get to download mode at all and the boot up logo doesnt show up either

Your phone is a doorstop. You ****ed the partitioning and overwrote the bootloader with nonsense. No, jigs are useless here. You need jtag to fix it__ http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/

Randomacts said:
It is not hardbricked.. just softbricked but seriously read the titles and ****.. people have recovered from it just go searching around or wait for a reply with a link.
I can not stress enough.. READ EVERYTHING or else.
Edit: See if it shows up in odin, if odin sees it can you flash one of the stock SGS III AT&T roms.
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its hard bricked cant get to download mode i do have stock att rom tho... if only i could get to download mode id be fine

LordGeek said:
FYI .. JIGS do work for the SGSIII .. I still have my JIG from when I was using my SGSII SkyRocket .. this JIG works on the SGSIII with no problems .. I use it all the time when putting my phone back to AT&T Stock through ODIN (rather than using the key combo).
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When you used a JIG on the SGIII were you hardbricked? did it still take you to download mode?

A jig will help you if your phone boots but won't enter recovery and download mode but if your phone doesn't boot at all, not even a vibration, the jig won't work. Your safest bet is to take it back to the store and get a new one. They won't check if it is rooted. Worst case scenario if your not under warranty anymore, they may repair it and charge you .
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liltitiz said:
A jig will help you if your phone boots but won't enter recovery and download mode but if your phone doesn't boot at all, not even a vibration, the jig won't work. Your safest bet is to take it back to the store and get a new one. They won't check if it is rooted. Worst case scenario if your not under warranty anymore, they may repair it and charge you .
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hm.. i bought it from ABT but my carrier is AT&T who do you recommend giving it too?

amzi said:
hm.. i bought it from ABT but my carrier is AT&T who do you recommend giving it too?
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Rumor has it you can ship it back to samsung and theyll fix it free under warranty and pay to ship it too. Ive heard 4 or 5 different people confirm this. Id give that a shot.

amzi said:
hm.. i bought it from ABT but my carrier is AT&T who do you recommend giving it too?
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Go to an att store they'll check if it still under warranty and they should take care of the rest. It is also possible they hand you a new one right away. You can also try abt but I would go with att
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Sending it to Samsung will also works but it can take up to one month before you get your phone back.
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liltitiz said:
Go to an att store they'll check if it still under warranty and they should take care of the rest. It is also possible they hand you a new one right away. You can also try abt but I would go with att
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Sending it to Samsung will also works but it can take up to one month before you get your phone back.
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no warranty am i screwed?

billard412 said:
Rumor has it you can ship it back to samsung and theyll fix it free under warranty and pay to ship it too. Ive heard 4 or 5 different people confirm this. Id give that a shot.
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no warranty am i screwed??

Check out mobiletechvideos. They can probably fix you up.
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amzi said:
no warranty am i screwed??
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No warranty on a SGSIII !!!!!!
You have 1 year .. the damn phone ain't a year old yet !!!

amzi said:
no warranty am i screwed?
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Well, if you have no warranty, try with the store anyway. If they don't want to help you, you'll have to deal directly with Samsung's customers service. They may charge the repair but they'll get it fixed.
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liltitiz said:
Well, if you have no warranty, try with the store anyway. If they don't want to help you, you'll have to deal directly with Samsung's customers service. They may charge the repair but they'll get it fixed.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
what about this? will this help at all??

Worth a try. At this point, what is it going to hurt?

[Q] Note 2 efs corrupt...NO backup!!!!

hello to all friends. I have a note with 2 imei but generic baseband correct. I accidentally deleted the efs folder but without backup. Now there is no network signal and I can not call or send text messages. I've tried all the methods described on each web forum but nothing. If I delete the folder is in factory mode. Three days I have no phone and I want to avoid back for assistance. Please help! Even in payment methods but please HELP

Why are you crying now. No one but Samsung can help you.
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Why would you delete the EFS folder? That's like stripping your phone off of its identity. Try installing stock rom through Odin it's a long shot but worth a try otherwise your gonna have to make new friends at the Samsung service center.
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Sorry but I agree with all the above posts. Your pretty much screwed! You should at least try to install a stock rom via Odin or Mobile Odin. This could fix your issue but most probably not.You can inquire at your local cell phone repair store but this could be pricey.No sense asking others for a copy of their EFS. Its kinda like asking someone for their social security number. Best of luck

Does others efs backup work?
I know several people in Korea and I can probably get them to send you an efs backup given you're not going to use it in the same country.
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BBlax said:
Does others efs backup work?
I know several people in Korea and I can probably get them to send you an efs backup given you're not going to use it in the same country.
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It might work but chances are pretty slim and not without doing some modifications to the efs backup you plan.to send the OP. It's gonna require a lot of reading and time spent on Google especially for a newbie.
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No.
If you restore else's efs then you both would be liable to jail.
Because imei is strictly unique.
If two phones with same imei connect to network then it would disable both your phones.
Plus advanced legal steps could be taken against you.
Get to a service center it's still not late.
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UtkarshGupta said:
If two phones with same imei connect to network then it would disable both your phones.
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But if he made a schedule with his friend, with exact hours, when they would use their phones, it will be all legal. Only one phone turned on at a time :laugh:

No.
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UtkarshGupta said:
No.
If you restore else's efs then you both would be liable to jail.
Because imei is strictly unique.
If two phones with same imei connect to network then it would disable both your phones.
Plus advanced legal steps could be taken against you.
Get to a service center it's still not late.
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Says who? Just because you bought a kirf phone that shares the same imei with lets say a thousand other kirf phones doesn't mean you're liable to imprisonment, and its no different in this case. The most that could ever happen is that the imei would get blocked by the network if used on the same network at the same time. And network providers don't generally sit and monitor who's using the same imei unless a large number of the phones connected are using the same imei hence a lot of kirf phones don't work on certain networks. If the guy wants to tinker with his phone let him be, just don't try scare him off with false info.
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If we both have the same phone and I get a call it could get redirected to any of us.
Network providers use imei to identify us.
We use mobile nos.
If two phones would pop up with same imei. They instantly block both because they don't know which it has to be passed on to.
The server would be configured to block itself.
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What about the sim card? they have different ones.

Sorry but I never knew sim cards had imei. They have a sim id or something.
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UtkarshGupta said:
Sorry but I never knew sim cards had imei. They have a sim id or something.
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I didn't mean they had IMEI, but that they were the first line of identification: the sms or call comes to your sim and not to your IMEI

Try it.
Both would be blocked within a day I guarantee.
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I don't know if you have solved your problem already but i'll still reply to give an idea for people having the same problem who might read this from now on. I think your problem might be fixed by using kies software. Kies software has an option to revert the machine to factory settings with latest firmware installed. It's in kies tools menu. Must be something like "initialize and install latest firmware". I use kies on my native language which is not english so i can't be sure for the right translation of the menu item. It asks you device model no which is GT_N7100 in our case. And then asks for S/N which can be found on the backside of the device under the battery. After you type all these infos it downloads the spesific software necessary to get your device to factory defaults and installs the latest firmware up to date. I think that would also repair your EFS files though i'm not sure. Why would they ask for your device spesific S/N other wise ?

once upon a time i knew a man who using cloned (taken from other phone) imei and he using that phone about 2 years. And nobody disturb him...
Exactly he was doing it illegal. But two of phones had same imei and two of phones were working at the same time (via different sims and phone numbers)
Please dont write here for just being writer. Alwasy write things just when you sure.
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Try my mod.efs repair

Transferring efs from one device to another is against XDA rules and illegal. Send the device in for repair.

stolen note 2

hi
my note 2 has been stolen yesterday and i can't find its location
i tried to install android lost or plan b remotely from google play site but it says that my note 2 is incompatible can any one help me please or tell me any other app like these
sorry for my bad english an thanks in advance

http://findmymobile.samsung.com/login.do
go there , just use your samsung account info that you already had in your note 2

mjrshark said:
http://findmymobile.samsung.com/login.do
go there , just use your samsung account info that you already had in your note 2
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it keeps saying that my phone is offline ,, i've been tryng this method for 2 days
i think tha's because that location service is deactivated in my phone
my phone has my account but i haven't activated location service :X

i just want to know why my phone isn't compatible with the android lost app

Looking at your post history shows that you installed a custom ROM. That may be why it's showing incompatible with the app. Just a guess.
Go to whomever you purchased the phone. They may be able to shut it down.
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apallohadas said:
Looking at your post history shows that you installed a custom ROM. That may be why it's showing incompatible with the app. Just a guess.
Go to whomever you purchased the phone. They may be able to shut it down.
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it's true i have a custom rom for sake
please tell me what should i do i'm dying :X

Apps you install remotely from the Play Store don't activate on the device unless you run them on the device.
Not much you can do outside of calling the police and your mobile operator.
Sorry.
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picaso55 said:
hi
my note 2 has been stolen yesterday and i can't find its location
i tried to install android lost or plan b remotely from google play site but it says that my note 2 is incompatible can any one help me please or tell me any other app like these
sorry for my bad english an thanks in advance
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I too lost my Note N7000 and I was unable to track via lookout or other apps..
Moreover, its imei was changed! So no way to track if its imei is changed..
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mannyvinny said:
I too lost my Note N7000 and I was unable to track via lookout or other apps..
Moreover, its imei was changed! So no way to track if its imei is changed..
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does flashing a custom rom changes its imei !?

picaso55 said:
does flashing a custom rom changes its imei !?
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no it doesn't

No app will work ever if the phone has been shut down or factory reseted mate those apps are handy if u can't find the phone in your bedroom if it has been stolen up can say goodbye to it like I had to when mine was stolen
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There was a glitch that can chanche it but i can brick you phone.
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mannyvinny said:
I too lost my Note N7000 and I was unable to track via lookout or other apps..
Moreover, its imei was changed! So no way to track if its imei is changed..
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Sadly that's what happens, 1st thing they do is remove your sim card, unless they're amateurs. then it will most probably be sold in another country using a different imei, which is why you should NEVER post your imei online. So basically your phone is gone. And the Google Locate and the Samsung find are not 100% reliable, yesterday I was testing the Google find with WiFi, GPS & mobile data on and it couldn't locate it. Best you can do is make sure your important data is protected on your phone and back up photos and all as much as you can.

My T-Mobile account app?

Anyone else that is rooted notice the app has a tab called device health and it shows that you are rooted.... Is this a bad thing? Should I delete the app?
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The FBI is probably on their way over with the T-Mobile police
Lol kidding! It's just telling you that your device is rooted and apps may do harmful things. It's just stupid to have that there. Don't worry about it. I have the app too.
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cryptic3 said:
Anyone else that is rooted notice the app has a tab called device health and it shows that you are rooted.... Is this a bad thing? Should I delete the app?
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I did awhile ago when i discovered it was creating a log file on my SD of everything my phone was doing network wise (even wifi). I don't think tmo needs to keep track of my Wifi activity being my home wireless has nothing to do with their network. To me it just seemed like Tmobile spyware on my phone. :laugh:

elesbb said:
The FBI is probably on their way over with the T-Mobile police
Lol kidding! It's just telling you that your device is rooted and apps may do harmful things. It's just stupid to have that there. Don't worry about it. I have the app too.
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So your warranty hasn't been voided?
I'm afraid that the app ratted you out to T-Mobile and they may have voided your warranty.
Even if you Odin back to stock and triangle away T-Mobile knows you were rooted.
I hope I am wrong.
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I really wouldn't worry about it. I just returned a rooted s4 to T-Mobile.
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Ash359 said:
So your warranty hasn't been voided?
I'm afraid that the app ratted you out to T-Mobile and they may have voided your warranty.
Even if you Odin back to stock and triangle away T-Mobile knows you were rooted.
I hope I am wrong.
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You are overthinking it.
If you contested that they'd have to prove the phone was rooted and that their app wasn't just going haywire adn reporting the wrong data. And you'd have the physical phone which showed a reset flash counter and official recovery so you'd have a much stronger argument than they do.
Also, since you are rooted you can do various things to prevent apps like this from telling T Mobile anything. First you can block their permissions and second you can us a firewall app to prevent it from having access to the Wifi or Mobile data. Of course it would be able to give your minutes or data usage or anything like that. But it wont' be able to tell T Mobile anything about yoru phone either.

Android_Monsters said:
I really wouldn't worry about it. I just returned a rooted s4 to T-Mobile.
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Did you Odin back to stock and reset the counter?
Did you have the new app feature wiring that tells if you are rooted?
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Skipjacks said:
You are overthinking it.
If you contested that they'd have to prove the phone was rooted and that their app wasn't just going haywire adn reporting the wrong data. And you'd have the physical phone which showed a reset flash counter and official recovery so you'd have a much stronger argument than they do.
Also, since you are rooted you can do various things to prevent apps like this from telling T Mobile anything. First you can block their permissions and second you can us a firewall app to prevent it from having access to the Wifi or Mobile data. Of course it would be able to give your minutes or data usage or anything like that. But it wont' be able to tell T Mobile anything about yoru phone either.
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Well only if you catch it in time and see what this app update will do. Otherwise blocking permissions might not appear to be necessary until too late.
You make a good argument however saying that their app can be malfunctioning.
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