Hi,
I recently purchased a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 on Craigslist. When I put in my SIM card, I couldn't use the phone, or any network services on the device. It said "Not Registered on Network." I contacted T-Mobile and gave them information about the phone. They said that the phone has been reported as stolen and blacklisted. I tried to get in touch with the original owner, but the original owner's number is no longer in service, and will not respond to my emails. I looked online on how to fix this, and I've been told to change the IMEI number of the device, so that it will no longer be blacklisted. I don't know how to do this. Could someone please teach me?
Thanks in advance!
Unless I'm mistaken this may be illegal. Even if it's not you're likely to wind up using an existing imei and you'll get blacklisted that way. At the very least....
Your best bet is to try to unlock and resell it on eBay to someone preferably out of the country. Then buy another having learned from this mistake so you don't do it again.
Sorry to hear this happened to you, but I'm not sure anyone will be able to help you.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Unless I'm mistaken this may be illegal. Even if it's not you're likely to wind up using an existing imei and you'll get blacklisted that way. At the very least....
Your best bet is to try to unlock and resell it on eBay to someone preferably out of the country. Then buy another having learned from this mistake so you don't do it again.
Sorry to hear this happened to you, but I'm not sure anyone will be able to help you.
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This.
You should be able to (legally) change the board out and thus change the IMEI.
DocHoliday77 said:
Unless I'm mistaken this may be illegal. Even if it's not you're likely to wind up using an existing imei and you'll get blacklisted that way. At the very least....
Your best bet is to try to unlock and resell it on eBay to someone preferably out of the country. Then buy another having learned from this mistake so you don't do it again.
Sorry to hear this happened to you, but I'm not sure anyone will be able to help you.
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its only illegal if you dont own the device you are using the IMEI from, my brother in law works on all android phones for a living and that is one of his services is rewriting IMEI's to blacklisted devices, he basically buys totaled units that still boot just too broken to warrant fixing i.e. GS3 with broken screen a new digitizer and lcd for the GS3 is around $450 on ebay, you can buy a GS3 outright for that most of the time, so if you have a previous phone you no longer use in your possession you can legally change the IMEI of the blacklisted device to the one of that device and never sell it. you are probably safe throwing the phone out but its a good legal decision just to keep it boxed up just in case.
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damalujordan said:
Hi,
I recently purchased a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 on Craigslist. When I put in my SIM card, I couldn't use the phone, or any network services on the device. It said "Not Registered on Network." I contacted T-Mobile and gave them information about the phone. They said that the phone has been reported as stolen and blacklisted. I tried to get in touch with the original owner, but the original owner's number is no longer in service, and will not respond to my emails. I looked online on how to fix this, and I've been told to change the IMEI number of the device, so that it will no longer be blacklisted. I don't know how to do this. Could someone please teach me?
Thanks in advance!
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you may pay quite a bit more for it but i would highly recommend using XDA's own Swappa service to purchase used goods they wont sell a blacklisted device and do check those kinds of things before the device is listed, unless you personally know the individual who is selling it you should never buy a device from somewhere like craigslist,you would be fairly safe to buy from ebay as long as the poster has not specifically said the phone is blacklisted, bad ESN and so on. most purchases are covered by either ebay buyer protection, paypal buyer protection or both, sorry you got a blacklisted phone thats never cool, i have had my share, i want to say there are a few places online that can check an ESN IMEI for blacklisted devices, so if you want to buy off of craigslist have them give you the IMEI first and check it out, or if its a paid service to check it ask them to pay for it and show you the report before purchasing, i dont have any of the links handy but a simple google search should give you some results as to the service. here is one link https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=sPIFnWz5bP6e_D4o0Lag8g&bvm=bv.48572450,d.dmQ there should be a few more out there if you want to look into it for future devices. if you want you can pm my brother in law and ask him if he is able to do it through a remote link. his handle is RussellAlan
Guys I need to find Peoplesarmy's thread. I restore IMEI but data remains on Edge, I believe that his thread has some sort of fix, but I can't find the thread
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Guys I need to find Peoplesarmy's thread. I restore IMEI but data remains on Edge, I believe that his thread has some sort of fix, but I can't find the thread
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pm him its the easiest way, if he doesnt accept PM's search his username and scan through the posts until you find it, that is what we would all have to do to get it to you.
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pm him its the easiest way, if he doesnt accept PM's search his username and scan through the posts until you find it, that is what we would all have to do to get it to you.
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I think I may have found said tool to get data back though
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I think I may have found said tool to get data back though
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i didnt find the tool, but i pm'd someone who was showing someone else where to get it, the thread it was in is no longer on the XDA server, so i asked if he still had a copy its an .apk i will let you know if he gets back to me with it.
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i didnt find the tool, but i pm'd someone who was showing someone else where to get it, the thread it was in is no longer on the XDA server, so i asked if he still had a copy its an .apk i will let you know if he gets back to me with it.
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Greatly appreciated, need to use my phone this week, I need to fix it fast
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Guys I need to find Peoplesarmy's thread. I restore IMEI but data remains on Edge, I believe that his thread has some sort of fix, but I can't find the thread
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Here a custom NVitems for 3g/4g
Its only for t999 ... if you need for other models PM ...
You must use NVitem writter to load the file
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7mff8nl4tlk5fcf/NV+Item.txt
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Here a custom NVitems for 3g/4g
Its only for t999 ... if you need for other models PM ...
You must use NVitem writter to load the file
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7mff8nl4tlk5fcf/NV+Item.txt
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So I should just write this to the phone in the nv writer tool and data should be fixed? Sorry, this is the first time this has happened, and I'm slowly learning as I go
Edit: or should I inject it, backup, and restore it again?
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So I should just write this to the phone in the nv writer tool and data should be fixed? Sorry, this is the first time this has happened, and I'm slowly learning as I go
Edit: or should I inject it, backup, and restore it again?
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You probably have to put your IMEI in it, before using the nv reader writer, open it in hex editor and see if line 550 is present, if it is, you will have to either edit it to have your IMEI in it, or not sure about this one but you might be able to delete line 550 and just write what you have, this may wipe your IMEI, not sure, or it may just only write the other nv items, again not sure, you might compare the file that was created with the IMEI injector, and that backup file and see if the IMEI injector has any of the other lines, that that backup file has if not, copy the IMEI from the injector file by hand typing do not copy and paste, into line 550 of the backup file save and then try, however I am NOT a pro on this, so I would definitely want to double check that with someone who has a little more experience before I did anything
i cant do it until my wife gets home but if you can send me the file the IMEI injector created, i can do a NV backup of my wifes phone(T999) and insert your IMEI in place of hers and see if that will work out for you, or if you want to PM me your IMEI and post a link to the injector tool i could simply generate your NV IMEI Item here and add it to her Backup, then i can send it to you and you can use the CDMA NVdata reader Writer tool to write the entire backup to your phone and see if that works, i would make a backup of what you do have and save it just in case something were to go wrong during the write phase, you could at least write that backup to your phone until you can get another option figured out. just need to verify from you that you do have a T-Mobile S3 AKA SGH-T999 and not another variant
CDMA Reader/Writer TOOL: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42944498&postcount=340 instructions on how to use this are linked in this post as well.
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You probably have to put your IMEI in it, before using the nv reader writer, open it in hex editor and see if line 550 is present, if it is, you will have to either edit it to have your IMEI in it, or not sure about this one but you might be able to delete line 550 and just write what you have, this may wipe your IMEI, not sure, or it may just only write the other nv items, again not sure, you might compare the file that was created with the IMEI injector, and that backup file and see if the IMEI injector has any of the other lines, that that backup file has if not, copy the IMEI from the injector file by hand typing do not copy and paste, into line 550 of the backup file save and then try, however I am NOT a pro on this, so I would definitely want to double check that with someone who has a little more experience before I did anything
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My brain does not cooperate. Do you think you could break this down for me?
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Basically, if you use the file.linked a few posts back. You will neef to check if whoever made it left their imei in it. If so you need to replace it with yours. If not.you need to.insert yours in the correct line.
@all, can anyone confirm that there is no other device specific info in those backups? If there is you probably don't want to use someone else's. I just can't remember...
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My brain does not cooperate. Do you think you could break this down for me?
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i looked at the nvitem.txt in that post it shows line 550 as an inactive item, so you should be able to just write that file to your phone with the tool, just a fair warning use the CDMA reader/writer tool i linked to do a nv data backup before writing the nvitem.txt you linked just incase line 550 (THIS IS YOUR IMEI) gets removed from your phone when you write the file to fix your 3g/4g at least this way you will have a backup to where you currently are instead of making matters WAY WORSE!
@doc i looked through the file he is trying to use to fix his 3G/4G it looks like whoever wrote it deactivated any device specific items, there are very few lines that remain active the rest show as inactive, still having the offset for the line but no info to be written.
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i looked at the nvitem.txt in that post it shows line 550 as an inactive item, so you should be able to just write that file to your phone with the tool, just a fair warning use the CDMA reader/writer tool i linked to do a nv data backup before writing the nvitem.txt you linked just incase line 550 (THIS IS YOUR IMEI) gets removed from your phone when you write the file to fix your 3g/4g at least this way you will have a backup to where you currently are instead of making matters WAY WORSE!
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All right, so I should write my respective imei in line 550. I already have a backup, and I have the generator tool as well. I will report back thanks so much for the help, as well as docholiday
Edit: check pm motodefier
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All right, so I should write my respective imei in line 550. I already have a backup, and I have the generator tool as well. I will report back thanks so much for the help, as well as docholiday
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Nope, since line 550 shows as inactive you should only have to write the 3G/4G nv items to the phone, it should skip all inactive items, and just add to what's already there.
The backup is just a precaution.
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JUSMEJOSE said:
Here a custom NVitems for 3g/4g
Its only for t999 ... if you need for other models PM ...
You must use NVitem writter to load the file
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7mff8nl4tlk5fcf/NV+Item.txt
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Will this fix my non-blacklisted T999 that is stuck in 2g?
It should
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Qcn repair complete
eggydrums said:
Guys I need to find Peoplesarmy's thread. I restore IMEI but data remains on Edge, I believe that his thread has some sort of fix, but I can't find the thread
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check your PM's you should have the link to your new QNC file, let me know when you have downloaded both so i can remove them for your safety and my DEV-HOST space. I also included an on device nvdata backup and restore app, once you have restored the qcn with QPST and rebooted, verify your services are back if so make a backup of your NV data before doing anything else, this will help you avoid this problem in the future.
@everyone else if you need this service performed for your S3 just PM me i would be glad to help.
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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
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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
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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.
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Sir
I will try ,
Thank you for your help.
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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.
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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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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.
Hello,
I'm hoping someone will be able to help me, my T-Mobile Note 2 SN are all 0's and my IMEI also starts with two 0's..
I'm guessing this means big problems if I want to unlock it.
Please advise on what to do.
Thank you.
are you stock or rooted ?
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I don't think that imei starting with two zeros is bad, but your serial number might be an issue in many ways if its 0
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I'm on stock.
Actually, i think you're right about the IMEI maybe not being a concern. But that serial number still worries me.
I have no idea what was done to make it like this.
What kind of issues might I encouter if i don't fix the SN?
Also, how can something like this be reverted?
Kenze said:
I'm on stock.
Actually, i think you're right about the IMEI maybe not being a concern. But that serial number still worries me.
I have no idea what was done to make it like this.
What kind of issues might I encouter if i don't fix the SN?
Also, how can something like this be reverted?
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Well I would THINK it would be more important for using kies/warranty purposes/ exchanges....things of that nature....as far as everyday use of the phone not important.
I think kies needs a valid serial number to work however.
I also dont think you are the only one with this concern I read another post a while back about serial numbers being zero.
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Well I would THINK it would be more important for using kies/warranty purposes/ exchanges....things of that nature....as far as everyday use of the phone not important.
I think kies needs a valid serial number to work however.
I also dont think you are the only one with this concern I read another post a while back about serial numbers being zero.
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Oh, I was worrying for nothing then.
I don't live in the states (Canada) so it doesn't even matter for the warranty.
Not sure about Kies but I can probably live without it.
Yes kies is pretty redundant
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Kenze said:
Oh, I was worrying for nothing then.
I don't live in the states (Canada) so it doesn't even matter for the warranty.
Not sure about Kies but I can probably live without it.
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Mine is exactly like that too, all serial # are zero, phone works fine and all, also I am in Canada too... mine is t889v
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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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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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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.
About 2 weeks ago I started being unable to send/receive texts and calls. All of a sudden I just constantly got the messages "not registered on network" and "emergency calls only". I have tried everything. Flashed different ROMS and modems, taken the SIM out and put it back in - even ordered 2 new SIMS from different networks to see if it was a problem with my provider - but nothing has worked.
I contacted my network and tried all the suggestions they gave me(none of them worked) and they assured me that as far as my account is concerned, everything is fine.
I really have no idea what the issue could be. My phone CAN detect the SIM card, e.g. when I got a Vodafone one to try out the Access Point settings all changed and a Vodafone toolkit was installed on my handset, but I still cannot send/receive any texts or calls.
I checked my device's hidden menu, and it correctly tells me what my current network is, but then it says:
GSM service: Emergency calls only
GPRS service: Disconnected
ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated, as you can imagine this is very frustrating!
Have you purchased device second hand?
Confirm with operator your imei is not blocked.
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dr.ketan said:
Have you purchased device second hand?
Confirm with operator your imei is not blocked.
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Nope, I purchased the device brand new. I've had it since the start of November and haven't had any problems until now.
I just paid for a report from checkmend.com to find out if my IMEI has been reported or blocked and it says that it hasn't, so that seems fine. Any other ideas?
And your imei is displaying correctly too? Same on sticker under battery.
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This sounds like its got something to do with the operaor end and not your phone. If you have a sim card from any other country other then you are living ?
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And your imei is displaying correctly too? Same on sticker under battery.
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Thanks so much for this suggestion! I checked under the battery and the IMEI is completely different to what my device is saying! What shall I do now?
Can you write first 7-8 character of imei you can see in device *#06#, don't write full on public forum
Its not like this
0049990106400
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dr.ketan said:
Can you write first 7-8 character of imei you can see in device *#06#, don't write full on public forum
Its not like this
0049990106400
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Yes! That is the IMEI number that is coming up! 00499901.......
I looked for an efs backup on my phone but I only have ones from AFTER my IMEI must have changed in the first place, so what can I do now?
Your is generic imei and it's due to corrupted efs
Find toolbox in my signature and there is a tool 'efs repair' try with that
Otherwise you have to send to service station.
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Boolean = True said:
Yes! That is the IMEI number that is coming up! 00499901.......
I looked for an efs backup on my phone but I only have ones from AFTER my IMEI must have changed in the first place, so what can I do now?
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I just checked my efs folder in the root directory of my phone, and noticed that I have .nv_core.bak, .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5 from dates BEFORE my phone started going wrong, can these be used to restore my original IMEI?
You can try, nothing harm as you already have broken
But keep backup of efs folder safe whatever it have, at least you will have it, if something goes wrong.
Try contact this xda user. cvxcvx
But first thing you need is try that sw I said you in my toolbox thread
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dr.ketan said:
You can try, nothing harm as you already have broken
But keep backup of efs folder safe whatever it have, at least you will have it, if something goes wrong.
Try contact this xda user. cvxcvx
But first thing you need is try that sw I said you in my toolbox thread
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I tried your app that you suggested, and unfortunately it hasn't worked. I also tried replacing the files myself with the older backups in my efs folder but that hasn't worked either. Looks like I'll be paying cvxcvx to help me out! Unless you have any other ideas? Thank you for your help by the way, I appreciate it.
Hello partners, this night a thief stole my Note II, but i have my divice encrypted and the Samsung Account is enabled, as we know we can use Samsung Dive to track a lost phone.
Now, my question is: can he do a Hard reset?, if he can, the Samsung account is erased?, Is there any way he can still use my phone?
Try downloading "plan b" on your device by using the play store on your laptop to try to track your device.
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He can odin a stock rom and it's like he walked out the store with it
oneders65 said:
Try downloading "plan b" on your device by using the play store on your laptop to try to track your device.
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He shut down the phone, that means he cannot be able to turn on again the device.
rquinn19 said:
He can odin a stock rom and it's like he walked out the store with it
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But can he do a Hard reset to disable the encryption?, because i have the usb debugging disabled, that means he cannot use Odin properly
adagio121 said:
But can he do a Hard reset to disable the encryption?, because i have the usb debugging disabled, that means he cannot use Odin properly
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What does USB debugging have to do with Odin? Phone would be in download mode.
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If Odin is used.....the device is erased. ..
Have you notified your carrier ??
And are you insured ??
Make sure your carrier blocks the IMEI number. ..it may help prevent future use. ..
Unless the device is turned on. ..And Odin is not used. ...you may not find it again. ...
VERY sorry. ...g
gregsarg said:
If Odin is used.....the device is erased. ..
Have you notified your carrier ??
And are you insured ??
Make sure your carrier blocks the IMEI number. ..it may help prevent future use. ..
Unless the device is turned on. ..And Odin is not used. ...you may not find it again. ...
VERY sorry. ...g
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That would only prevent use on the single network though, once unlocked it would be useable elsewhere
gregsarg said:
If Odin is used.....the device is erased. ..
Have you notified your carrier ??
And are you insured ??
Make sure your carrier blocks the IMEI number. ..it may help prevent future use. ..
Unless the device is turned on. ..And Odin is not used. ...you may not find it again. ...
VERY sorry. ...g
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crixley said:
That would only prevent use on the single network though, once unlocked it would be useable elsewhere
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Exactly what he^^^^^^^ said¡!
Just so you know most carriers share lost or stolen phone data so or can't be used there. It becomes a paper weight!! The only place that it would actually work is, if it was sent to someone internationally. FYI
Just my 2¢®
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Bajanman said:
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Exactly what he^^^^^^^ said¡!
Just so you know most carriers share lost or stolen phone data so or can't be used there. It becomes a paper weight!! The only place that it would actually work is, if it was sent to someone internationally. FYI
Just my 2¢®
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Maybe in the US, they sure don't here in Canada..
I've read otherwise too, that they don't. Plus your service is linked to your sim, not imei these days unless you're on a cdma carrier.
If they did the hardware free unlock they could use it on another carrier.
Not that I'm saying don't get the imei blacklisted, but just that it doesn't do much good these days
Yeah I here what ya saying. But that's not cool on Canada's part. :thumbdown:
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Well. ...
Any attempt to get the device deactivated could help. ..
If Canadian carriers refuse to incorporate a black list program. ..shame on them. .
The amount of device theft and fraud is staggering. ...And it's only getting worse with the inception of these powerful devices. .
Considering that both of our countries are greatly lacking in their ability to stop the reactivation of stolen devices. ..I suppose the only real solution ATM is insurance coverage.
Not the cure by any measure. ..but at least the victim can be up and going again. ..
Why don't we find a way to deactivate download mode ??
Is that even possible ??
That would prevent erasure of the device. ..And would be a huge benefit. ..IMHO. ...g
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crixley said:
That would only prevent use on the single network though, once unlocked it would be useable elsewhere
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True. ...all true. ..
We need a way to freeze the download mode....that would do it. ...g