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[Q] [Help] I have lost my phone, any tips in wiping it remotely or finding it?

Hi, i have lost my phone, believe its stolen. Is it possible for me to remotely wipe data or logout my facebook and google?
Anyway to locate it through GPS?
Last but not least, any good recommendations for a alternate cheap phone? Like maybe HTC one V?

Use htcsense.com if you have logged your phone to htc sense account.
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jerrylzy said:
Use htcsense.com if you have logged your phone to htc sense account.
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Nope dont have Was using Lee's ROM...

kedirakevo said:
Nope dont have Was using Lee's ROM...
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Use Plan B by Lookout..
http://myportableworld.com/posts/lost-your-phone-heres-plan-b/

no deal...

Change all your passwords at least; it won't log you out but if whoever has it tries to access your account(s) it should ask them for the new password instead of just opening straight up.

Change all passwords

I can help you listen.
Your phone can be track through your phone's IMEI number. Just complaint about your lost phone to a police station or to the phone's company. No matter if a person change your lost phone's SIM card, your phone will located through IMEI number.

KapWorldDevp2 said:
I can help you listen.
Your phone can be track through your phone's IMEI number. Just complaint about your lost phone to a police station or to the phone's company. No matter if a person change your lost phone's SIM card, your phone will located through IMEI number.
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i seriously doubt my local police will do something as trival as locating my lost phone... and yes i have my IMEI

fridgie said:
Change all passwords
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problem is other than google and facebook, i forgot what i have inside that is instant access....

kedirakevo said:
i seriously doubt my local police will do something as trival as locating my lost phone... and yes i have my IMEI
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You have to report as stolen they will give a crime number then go to your network they will block the phone, will never be able to connect to a mobile network.
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treebill said:
You have to report as stolen they will give a crime number then go to your network they will block the phone, will never be able to connect to a mobile network.
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err... sorry if i come across as a .... idiot or something but do telcos really do that?

kedirakevo said:
err... sorry if i come across as a .... idiot or something but do telcos really do that?
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Depends where you are. In the UK it's standard practice (report a phone stolen to your provider and they'll blacklist the IMEI so it can't be used on a mobile network). In the US I think it's less standard and will depend on your carrier. Elsewhere in the world I've no idea. It's something they can do, you'd have to check whether yours does.

I bet almost any phone carrier will try to track your phone through its IMEI
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xdevilium said:
I bet almost any phone carrier will try to track your phone through its IMEI
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Depends on the country,in my country Orange,Vodafone,Cosmote doesn't do that,it's against their "privacy policy" which i think is a big...crap...but anyway,thats how things work here.

jeyml said:
Depends on the country,in my country Orange,Vodafone,Cosmote doesn't do that,it's against their "privacy policy" which i think is a big...crap...but anyway,thats how things work here.
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yea thats what I was thinking too, Im from singapore... and so much being a "FIRST" world country like what my gov like to boast.... corny...

[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] 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.

SIM HELP!!!!

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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dr.ketan said:
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.

[Q] A thief stole my Samsung galaxy Note II GT-N7100

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

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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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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
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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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True. ...all true. ..
We need a way to freeze the download mode....that would do it. ...g