I'm buying a used (2 week old) ZL tomorrow night.
Aside from physical damage, as well as placing a phone call with my SIM card, what is it I should be looking for? Can I access some sort of menu to see if it's legit, stolen, etc..?
It is locked to my carrier, so it being unlocked or not doesn't matter..
I've never bought a phone from outside of a retail store..
Wiltron said:
I'm buying a used (2 week old) ZL tomorrow night.
Aside from physical damage, as well as placing a phone call with my SIM card, what is it I should be looking for? Can I access some sort of menu to see if it's legit, stolen, etc..?
It is locked to my carrier, so it being unlocked or not doesn't matter..
I've never bought a phone from outside of a retail store..
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Where are you from? I bought mine from Amazon
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Near Toronto, Ontario Canada.
I checked; Amazon wants $650 for the device.. this guy wants $300 for practically new.. 2 weeks old is still considered new in my books..
Wiltron said:
Near Toronto, Ontario Canada.
I checked; Amazon wants $650 for the device.. this guy wants $300 for practically new.. 2 weeks old is still considered new in my books..
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It could be defective, I rather expend more money and buy something with warranty
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Wiltron said:
I'm buying a used (2 week old) ZL tomorrow night.
Aside from physical damage, as well as placing a phone call with my SIM card, what is it I should be looking for? Can I access some sort of menu to see if it's legit, stolen, etc..?
It is locked to my carrier, so it being unlocked or not doesn't matter..
I've never bought a phone from outside of a retail store..
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*#*#7378423#*#*
Check everything in there.
Few things you should consider check for black dot/dead pixels on camera, Mic and speaker during a phone call with noice suppression checked, IR blaster reading ability, most of cases it wont work it doesnt matter if you dont care about reading ability. other than that i don think anything can be there. and also check for bootloader status using above service number.
The bold text scares me - is there a lot of defective devices with the black dot and dead pixels on the camera reported? Do I just snap a picture of something white, like a piece of paper, review on the device for black pixels or off colour pixels?
As for the mic/speaker, just a simple phone call to the seller or a friend and confirm that it sounds decent? (get the caller to call my phone, so I can confirm, then swap phones)
Wiltron said:
I'm buying a used (2 week old) ZL tomorrow night.
Aside from physical damage, as well as placing a phone call with my SIM card, what is it I should be looking for? Can I access some sort of menu to see if it's legit, stolen, etc..?
It is locked to my carrier, so it being unlocked or not doesn't matter..
I've never bought a phone from outside of a retail store..
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I wouldnt worry to much if I was you. Just use common sense, like you said make sure theres no physical damage, that phone calls work good and sound quality is good. One thing I would verify is if the seller knows what root is, if he does then you want to confirm your bootloader status. I dont know if its important to you but some bootloaders cannot be unlocked and therefore you cannot flash custom kernels. If his bootloader is set to "bootloader unlock allowed: Yes" then make sure you Bravia Engine is still working. Maybe he simply relocked it but he never saved the TA before he unlocked it the first time which will cause your Bravia Engine to go out the window. That would be a deal breaker.
But honestly, I bought 3 used/new phones (only a few weeks old) and never had a problem. Most people dont know what root is anyway so phone will be stock. My last used phone was an Xperia T and the guy didnt even know how to do a factory reset before giving it to me.
To check the bootloader status, type *#*#7378423#*#* in the dialer and then navigate to Service Info >> Configuration
Good luck, the ZL is a great phone if you ask me!
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The bold text scares me - is there a lot of defective devices with the black dot and dead pixels on the camera reported? Do I just snap a picture of something white, like a piece of paper, review on the device for black pixels or off colour pixels?
As for the mic/speaker, just a simple phone call to the seller or a friend and confirm that it sounds decent? (get the caller to call my phone, so I can confirm, then swap phones)
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Frankly I'm not facing it. But Mic and reading ability of ir blaster is a problem. Which is repairable(Mic)
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Hi, I got an HTC Desire for my 21st birthday from my (awesome) family. They bought it unlocked off ebay. It was previously Orange-locked, and contains their logo branding on the back case.
When I first put my 3/4 year-old Vodaphone sim from my old Sony Ericsson P990i in it, it said the SIM card wouldn't allow a connection to the Vodaphone network (this was using both automatic and manual network selection). I looked up on the internet, and read somewhere that it was the age of the SIM meant it wasn't compatible with a 3G phone. Alright, I thought.
So I ordered a brand new pay-as-you-go Orange sim (Dolphin) off the Orange website. Stuck it in my phone, and it threw the same error back at me: "Your SIM does not allow a connection to this network". I tried it in my P990i just in case, and it seemed to work perfectly fine. Turns out I didn't want to be with Orange anyway, so I ordered TWO new 3 SIMs.
Now this is where I am today. Neither of those SIMs work in this phone either. I want to stay with 3 so I can switch my number over and get £10, along with the extra data and texts. Unfortunately, it gave me the same error. I spent all day today rooting my phone and installing the latest radio (from here showthread.php?t=687464) -- 32.42.00.32U_5.09.00.08 -- and still no luck. I have the cyanogen mod installed also, but even on the stock HTC ROM it was giving me the errors. I've got a little further, and it's now also giving me an error "Unable to connect to this network at this time. Please try again later." which I've googled, to no avail.
With the CyanogenMod-6.0.0 RC1, according to the network strength indicator I get full bars (that fluctuate). Which network these are signifying I have no idea, since it's not letting me connect to anything.
I've got to the point where I've had years shaved off my life. My hair is now grey and falling out in clumps, and I swear I'm now sterile. Any help would be appreciated before I brick this phone, and not in the usual way.
As its an ebay purchase, it COULD be an insurance jobby and now reported stolen so the imei blacklisted.
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Damn socktug, thanks. I just filed the report and it came back that "this item has been blocked during its lifetime by one or more UK networks", and that "This item is currently blocked on one or more networks. It may still work on some networks." It wasn't listed as stolen or anything though.
I wonder how I can get my money back now. I don't deal with e-bay often (at all) for this very reason. Sigh.
Thanks for your help socktug! hopefully I can get a replacement device/my money back and get a Desire that actually works.
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Damn socktug, thanks. I just filed the report and it came back that "this item has been blocked during its lifetime by one or more UK networks", and that "This item is currently blocked on one or more networks. It may still work on some networks."
I wonder how I can get my money back now. I don't deal with e-bay often (at all) for this very reason. Sigh.
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What a bummer, sorry to hear that. Sellers like that need to have their knees done!
You will need to open a dispute via paypal. I'd also contact the police with a print out of the listing and your check mend report.
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What a bummer, sorry to hear that. Sellers like that need to have their knees done!
You will need to open a dispute via paypal. I'd also contact the police with a print out of the listing and your check mend report.
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Will do. Thank you for being so helpful, if this forum had rep, you'd be getting a fist-full!
Lol. No bother. I hope you get it sorted.
Let me know how you get on. Good luck!
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Let me know how you get on. Good luck!
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Well luckily, I called Orange (the original retailer) and they unlocked the IMEI straight away for me. Took about 5 minutes to get all the networks, and now I'm just setting up my 3 account.
thanks for your help sock. Without it, I probably would have gone mental.
When I'm old and grey and re-telling this story to my grandkids, I'll make sure you're portrayed in shining armour on a white steed.
Nice one, glad you got it sorted.
If you decide to have a film made of this, then I'll be happy to have Russel Crowe play my role, lmao.
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Nice one, glad you got it sorted.
If you decide to have a film made of this, then I'll be happy to have Russel Crowe play my role, lmao.
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Russell Crowe? Why?!?! The guy can't even do an accent correctly.
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Jabbafat23 said:
Russell Crowe? Why?!?! The guy can't even do an accent correctly.
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Be careful, he might just come over and kick your ass!
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Dekstar said:
Well luckily, I called Orange (the original retailer) and they unlocked the IMEI straight away for me. Took about 5 minutes to get all the networks, and now I'm just setting up my 3 account.
thanks for your help sock. Without it, I probably would have gone mental.
When I'm old and grey and re-telling this story to my grandkids, I'll make sure you're portrayed in shining armour on a white steed.
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Hey Dekstar,
When u called Orange, what explanation did they have for the IMEI lock? Iv'e never experienced an IMEI lock in Denmark, except with stolen phones, and in some cases where companys bhought a lot of phones, and didnt pay...
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Hey Dekstar,
When u called Orange, what explanation did they have for the IMEI lock? Iv'e never experienced an IMEI lock in Denmark, except with stolen phones, and in some cases where companys bhought a lot of phones, and didnt pay...
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I think it was something to do with a £10 debt or something from the previous owner, but I just said I got it second-hand, and they unlocked it.
I just got my Motorola Defy (from amazon.de)
Software version is Blur_version_2.51.1.MB525.Retail.en.DE
My Vodafone SIMcards don't work (tried 3, a prepaid non-UMTS SIM, my normal UMTS SIM and the SIM they exchanged at the Vodafone shop) , but a KPN SIMcard works. Phone shows 'No SIMcard' in the screen.
Does anyone have any insights or help ? (or does the Defy flat out not work with Vodafone NL ?)
Update, also doesn't work with a T-Mobile (NL) SIM.
Is my Defy broken ?
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Looks like the SIM reader is faulty...
If it's under warranty, get it replaced.
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Beach_Head said:
Looks like the SIM reader is faulty...
If it's under warranty, get it replaced.
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Thanks
I applied for RMA and Amazon.de is sending me a new one tomorrow (hope that one yields better results )
No problem! I hope the one you get is problem-free.
The Defy is a great device but hearing things like this gives it a bad rap. If Moto can iron out all the manufacturing problems as well as all the other problems, they'll probably get more sales...
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Thanks
I applied for RMA and Amazon.de is sending me a new one tomorrow (hope that one yields better results )
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However, anyone who does some research before making a purchase, will know that any phone or even any electronic device out there, will on occasion have a bad apple amongst the bunch. Manufacturing defects are virtually impossible to prevent completely - it is what warranty is for.
If prospective buyers would not buy a device based on the experiences of a fraction of the consumers, they would simply never be able to buy anything.
Ask enough people and you will always find someone who has a problem with any product out there.
Hello,
I have found various ads on ebay.co.uk with users selling htcs that are not functional to UK (It's shows no service when inserting a sim card in UK) but are functional to the rest of the world, or so they claim. How can this be true? Anybody knows anything about this? Please follow these links and have a look if you wanna help. Should I bid on them in order to use them in europe (not uk)? Can they be stolen or ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-One-X-3...=487860465136872654&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=1&
and
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140793541131&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
I strongly recommend that you do not buy one of these. They are likely to be phones that have been lost or reported stolen and the IMEI has been blocked by the network operator. Network operators share the block between all carriers here in the UK and most of Europe I believe. I would steer well clear personally.
Those phones are either stolen or written off by an insurance company.
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
Stay away.
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Thank you for the replies. I will stay away.
For the record this is the reply I got "as i have stated on the listening i had bought this for me to use, and is open to all network, some how the network has been locked in for uk use, but it dose work other part of the world with any Sim card you put in.
many thanks"
tzic said:
Thank you for the replies. I will stay away.
For the record this is the reply I got "as i have stated on the listening i had bought this for me to use, and is open to all network, some how the network has been locked in for uk use, but it dose work other part of the world with any Sim card you put in.
many thanks"
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Anyone with half a brain that had had their phone locked for no reason would be straight on the phone to their network operator and going berserk! I would never just accept that "Oh, my network's barred my phone, oh well guess I'll just sell it then". Yeah right, pull the other one!
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Anyone with half a brain that had had their phone locked for no reason would be straight on the phone to their network operator and going berserk! I would never just accept that "Oh, my network's barred my phone, oh well guess I'll just sell it then". Yeah right, pull the other one!
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agreed... stay away from it OP...sure you can find a deal which does not mean you get ripped off.
As a general consensus, if a phone is barred in the UK it will work abroad, if a phone is barred in Turkey it'll work in the UK.
All barred phones emit a signal and when you enter a UK sim it checks it against the database and it will know it's barred.
2 main reasons why a phone could be barred, 1) It's stolen 2) It's been insurance scammed. Either way if you are the legit holder of a barred phone the only way it would have been barred is if you insurance scammed it yourself, or you bought the phone privately and it was stolen/scammed and it got barred whilst in your possession without realising it was either.
This happened to my sister, the SGS2 she bought privately was listed due to an insurance scam, although it wasn't blocked the IMEI had been listed which was odd!
Stay away, these days phones are smuggled out of the country for illegal purposes.
STAY AWAY. It will do you more harm than good.
it will be better to not buy HTC!!! totally crap!! used my NEW HTC ONE X for only 10 days. it its bricked itself. lcd quolity is poore!!
real77055 said:
it will be better to not buy HTC!!! totally crap!! used my NEW HTC ONE X for only 10 days. it its bricked itself. lcd quolity is poore!!
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And this is the whole reason threads like this one should not be opened. Attracts all kinda idiots. If you have an expensive toy do bit research first before start messing with it. Cause most of the times users like to be spoonfed with info on how to do things. Basically if you do not know what your doing get an iPhone instead and troll away from here
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And this is the whole reason threads like this one should not be opened. Attracts all kinda idiots. If you have an expensive toy do bit research first before start messing with it. Cause most of the times users like to be spoonfed with info on how to do things. Basically if you do not know what your doing get an iPhone instead and troll away from here
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maybe your idiot but not me!!!!!\i know what to do with my phone !!im using android phone mor than 2 years! i'm very well experienced!!! and you can confirm that yellow dots in lcd is my foult???? the phone bricked by itsself. also my friend phone bricked(it was stock htc nothing changed!!) totally crap not a phone!! and be a little bit quite with your words!!
Guys please stop flaming, I got my answer!
real77055 said:
maybe your idiot but not me!!!!!\i know what to do with my phone !!im using android phone mor than 2 years! i'm very well experienced!!! and you can confirm that yellow dots in lcd is my foult???? the phone bricked by itsself. also my friend phone bricked(it was stock htc nothing changed!!) totally crap not a phone!! and be a little bit quite with your words!!
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of course mate you know what you are doing with your phone..just with the way you come out with your answers says what kinda person you are. regarding the OP i am sorry for the rant was not mean't for you..just saying with opening threads like this one you attract all kinda trolls...Like i said no way a phone can get bricked by itself as it is always down to a user fault. yellow spots on lcd then fine but just return it back instead of moaning...
anyways said what i said...
Hi everyone,
I've got smashed Galaxy Note 10+ from eBay, fixed it and found out that it has a kind of carrier change temporary lock. IMEI is clean, not blacklisted or anything. Technically the phone is unlocked and it fully works with my non-US carrier SIM card for around 5 min or so. But after that a ridiculous nonsense message about carrier change pops up and the phone becomes blocked. It looks like the phone is connecting by itself with Verizon servers, they detect other carrier SIM card and block GSM functionality. I flashed international U1 firmware already but it didn't help. Verizon tells some 60 day activation cap - the phone will be unlocked automatically after 60 days since Verizon account activation. Is there any way to fix it / block the phone from communicating with Verizon? I have no idea how long should I wait since the phone was wiped before sale.
Thanks in advance.
Sounds like the seller might have received an insurance replacement due to the damage. Maybe the phone is blocked by Verizon because it should have been disposed of and/or should no longer be used in their network. Just a guess.
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burrzoo said:
Sounds like the seller might have received an insurance replacement due to the damage. Maybe the phone is blocked by Verizon because it should have been disposed of and/or should no longer be used in their network. Just a guess.
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The phone is not going to be used in the USA. Again, it works for few minutes. It's not blocked straightaway.
WarVic said:
The phone is not going to be used in the USA. Again, it works for few minutes. It's not blocked straightaway.
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That's just the way the network lock works.....you'll need to wait the 60 days...(probably closer to 30 now...but no way to know)
If you can't wait there are paid solutions that you can use... cell unlocking services.
No amount of firmware changing etc will have an effect on the network lock.....sorry.
Also i disagree with the other poster....sounds like you confirmed its not blacklisted....what you're experiencing is the typical network lock behavior.....pay or wait it out.
Btw any before and after pics?
What did you pay for smashed device? How much spent repairing?
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louforgiveno said:
That's just the way the network lock works.....you'll need to wait the 60 days...(probably closer to 30 now...but no way to know)
If you can't wait there are paid solutions that you can use... cell unlocking services.
No amount of firmware changing etc will have an effect on the network lock.....sorry.
Also i disagree with the other poster....sounds like you confirmed its not blacklisted....what you're experiencing is the typical network lock behavior.....pay or wait it out.
Btw any before and after pics?
What did you pay for smashed device? How much spent repairing?
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I paid US$230 for smashed device, $320 for screen assembly with housing, $15 for back glass cover (haven't receive it yet), $40 for S-pen. Screen assembly is original despite being bought from AliExpress. It looks like brand new now. Just waiting for back cover and unlock.
Yikes! That thing got brutalized
Not a bad deal....too bad the damn screen assemblies cost so much!
Thanks for the info.
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louforgiveno said:
Yikes! That thing got brutalized
Not a bad deal....too bad the damn screen assemblies cost so much!
Thanks for the info.
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This is why I like and dislike Samsung Galaxy flagships. Screen is always damn expensive but the possibility to fix completely smashed device is very high. Actually I repaired few Galaxies in much worse condition than that. At the same time, recently I had an iPhone XS Max with relatively light screen damage and was unable to repair it due to face ID failure (logic board fault). Cheers!
WarVic said:
This is why I like and dislike Samsung Galaxy flagships. Screen is always damn expensive but the possibility to fix completely smashed device is very high. Actually I repaired few Galaxies in much worse condition than that. At the same time, recently I had an iPhone XS Max with relatively light screen damage and was unable to repair it due to face ID failure (logic board fault). Cheers!
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not bad for such an amazing screen
WarVic said:
Hi everyone,
I've got smashed Galaxy Note 10+ from eBay, fixed it and found out that it has a kind of carrier change temporary lock. IMEI is clean, not blacklisted or anything. Technically the phone is unlocked and it fully works with my non-US carrier SIM card for around 5 min or so. But after that a ridiculous nonsense message about carrier change pops up and the phone becomes blocked. It looks like the phone is connecting by itself with Verizon servers, they detect other carrier SIM card and block GSM functionality. I flashed international U1 firmware already but it didn't help. Verizon tells some 60 day activation cap - the phone will be unlocked automatically after 60 days since Verizon account activation. Is there any way to fix it / block the phone from communicating with Verizon? I have no idea how long should I wait since the phone was wiped before sale.
Thanks in advance.
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Did you call Verizon? Give them IMEI and they should be able to tell you what's up
oneandroidnut said:
Did you call Verizon? Give them IMEI and they should be able to tell you what's up
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I live 13000km away from USA so the call to Verizon could be not cheap. I had an online chat with them via Messenger and they asked me my Verizon account details to answer my question. Obviously I don't have them. From now I'm looking for not crazy expensive unlock service.
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Did you call Verizon? Give them IMEI and they should be able to tell you what's up
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Just had one more conversation with Verizon. It seems that they're bloody dickheads! They claim the Verizon does not lock phones which is pure lie. And their temporary carrier lock system is a bloody mess. They're unable to manage it at all!!! Just look at my conversation history with Verizon support:
"We greatly appreciate this (IMEI) information, Victor. After further review, we do show that this IMEI is not currently showing a carrier lock to our network....
I know this is confusing and that you just want to get full use out of that phone. While we don't lock any locks on the phone, it is true that takes 60 days from sale of the phone for a phone to be unlocked. We would suggest that you get in contact with the seller of this phone and instruct them to get in contact with Verizon or alternately, reach out to the selling platform you used and your local carrier. Keep in mind also that Verizon sold phones are not guaranteed to work with other carriers. We would not be able to provide any further support beyond this. I hope this helps clarify and if you have any additional concerns, we are happy to help out. "
WarVic said:
Just had one more conversation with Verizon. It seems that they're bloody dickheads! They claim the Verizon does not lock phones which is pure lie. And their temporary carrier lock system is a bloody mess. They're unable to manage it at all!!! Just look at my conversation history with Verizon support:
"We greatly appreciate this (IMEI) information, Victor. After further review, we do show that this IMEI is not currently showing a carrier lock to our network....
I know this is confusing and that you just want to get full use out of that phone. While we don't lock any locks on the phone, it is true that takes 60 days from sale of the phone for a phone to be unlocked. We would suggest that you get in contact with the seller of this phone and instruct them to get in contact with Verizon or alternately, reach out to the selling platform you used and your local carrier. Keep in mind also that Verizon sold phones are not guaranteed to work with other carriers. We would not be able to provide any further support beyond this. I hope this helps clarify and if you have any additional concerns, we are happy to help out. "
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Is the phone a verizon branded one? what is the model #?
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Is the phone a verizon branded one? what is the model #?
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No, it's just a standard SM-N975U, not a Verizon branded one. Actually I was able to easily flash it into unlocked N975U1 version. But still that damn Carrier change message pops up and blocks GSM capability.
WarVic said:
No, it's just a standard SM-N975U, not a Verizon branded one. Actually I was able to easily flash it into unlocked N975U1 version. But still that damn Carrier change message pops up and blocks GSM capability.
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because its a carrier variant and is sim locked
elliwigy said:
because its a carrier variant and is sim locked
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As I sad earlier, I had a chat with Verizon twice regarding this phone. They checked it by IMEI and told me that it is NOT SIM locked. This is the only useful piece of info I've got from them. Despite of that, they were unable to help me with that Carrier Change issue sending me to original owner / Verizon account holder of this phone. So it's not a carrier variant and not sim locked.
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As I sad earlier, I had a chat with Verizon twice regarding this phone. They checked it by IMEI and told me that it is NOT SIM locked. This is the only useful piece of info I've got from them. Despite of that, they were unable to help me with that Carrier Change issue sending me to original owner / Verizon account holder of this phone. So it's not a carrier variant and not sim locked.
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i think ur confused lol... if it was originally sold by verizon then it is a Verizon Variant..
and clearly you are sim locked as thats the exact message ypu get when its sim locked as well as you dont get service with the other carrier..
based on what u posted whoever you talked to has no idea what theyre talking about especially if theyre telling you they dont lock phones which meansthey also didnt even bother to look up their own policy for it and instead just made stuff up off the top of their head..
but hey, dont take my word for it.. it wont work as u need tho until vzw unlocks it or u pay for a service to unlock it.
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elliwigy said:
i think ur confused lol... if it was originally sold by verizon then it is a Verizon Variant..
and clearly you are sim locked as thats the exact message ypu get when its sim locked as well as you dont get service with the other carrier..
based on what u posted whoever you talked to has no idea what theyre talking about especially if theyre telling you they dont lock phones which meansthey also didnt even bother to look up their own policy for it and instead just made stuff up off the top of their head..
but hey, dont take my word for it.. it wont work as u need tho until vzw unlocks it our u pay for a service to unlock it.
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Yes, I'm confused indeed. Confused by Verizon which says one thing but does other. They clearly said that "we don't lock our phones" but apparently they do it! Bloody bastards!
Did you manage to unlock the device?
WarVic said:
Yes, I'm confused indeed. Confused by Verizon which says one thing but does other. They clearly said that "we don't lock our phones" but apparently they do it! Bloody bastards!
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Did you manage to unlock it?
Tarar said:
Did you manage to unlock it?
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No, I sold it. As I can see there is no unlocking solution right now. No hope that it will be available any time soon.
Hi all!! Please be gentle, I'm new to all of this awesomeness. So I have a note 10+, it was given to me because they couldn't get it to work. Idk what they did to it, but they really did a number on it!! The model number on the back says sm-n9700, in the about phone stuff it says sm-n9750. I'm pretty positive the imei has been changed as well as the serial number. it's locked to tmobile I assume since that's the carrier that shows when powering on. HELP!!
badgett77 said:
Hi all!! Please be gentle, I'm new to all of this awesomeness. So I have a note 10+, it was given to me because they couldn't get it to work. Idk what they did to it, but they really did a number on it!! The model number on the back says sm-n9700, in the about phone stuff it says sm-n9750. I'm pretty positive the imei has been changed as well as the serial number. it's locked to tmobile I assume since that's the carrier that shows when powering on. HELP!!
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What shows up on the splash screen doesn't necessarily mean it's locked to the carrier. It would be if the phone was financed/leased... But I have other concerns based on what you said.
Personally I would strongly suggest you just give the phone back.
It's really nice that someone gave you the phone, but this has the "too good to be true" ring to it.. Especially if the model number is not correct, that would be a major red flag. At the same time if you think that the IMEI was changed then I would definitely give the phone back. Absolutely no reason would exist to change the IMEI other then the phone was blacklisted, financed, lost/stolen or a warranty return that wasn't returned.
scottusa2008 said:
What shows up on the splash screen doesn't necessarily mean it's locked to the carrier. It would be if the phone was financed/leased... But I have other concerns based on what you said.
Personally I would strongly suggest you just give the phone back.
It's really nice that someone gave you the phone, but this has the "too good to be true" ring to it.. Especially if the model number is not correct, that would be a major red flag. At the same time if you think that the IMEI was changed then I would definitely give the phone back. Absolutely no reason would exist to change the IMEI other then the phone was blacklisted, financed, lost/stolen or a warranty return that wasn't returned.
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kinda what I was thinking, but was hoping to get a different answer. Thanks though...
The only legal way is to pay the balance, just like that
maxpunj007 said:
i am having the same problem i bought it second hand and now phone is financial locked is ti possible to make it unlock.
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Only way is to pay company fully to unlock IMI of the phone. Nothing else going to work
Return it, buy from reliable source, easy
Well after digging deeper I have discovered that it's a freaking counterfeit (I guess that's what you'd call it). Oh well...that's my luck. But on the bright side I've managed to learn quite a bit, thanks to me being so determined, that otherwise I never would have educated myself on.
How do you change the IMEI of a phone?
I agree with the others though, give it back. If the person who gave it to you won't take it back, or is not around to take it back, and if you didn't pay any money for it, then recycle it.
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gernerttl said:
How do you change the IMEI of a phone?
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That is not something they allow discussions on here.
scottusa2008 said:
That is not something they allow discussions on here.
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Yeah, I figured as much. I was just curious. In my opinion, this thread smells a little sketchy.
gernerttl said:
How do you change the IMEI of a phone?
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When someone asks for things like this, most surely the device is an illegal matter, what a shame with these guys
winol said:
When someone asks for things like this, most surely the device is an illegal matter, what a shame with these guys
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Yeah.
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winol said:
When someone asks for things like this, most surely the device is an illegal matter, what a shame with these guys
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I suppose these days with carriers opening their networks to other carrier's phones....
But in the past i did this a few times. Boost mobile for instance didn't have the device i decided i wanted, bought a used Boost branded phone and changed my chosen phone to that boost imei. Put the boost phone away (still have it).
I did this maybe 3 different times to 3 different phones on different carriers....was really the only way to have the device you wanted on the carrier you had......
Again, that was when carriers had too much power and most networks were all cdma....a dark time.
To be clear, i owned the phones/imei's outright.
I used to dream about the day we'd get gsm phones....the cellular world is much better now so no need for imei swaps (on legit devices)
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louforgiveno said:
I suppose these days with carriers opening their networks to other carrier's phones....
But in the past i did this a few times. Boost mobile for instance didn't have the device i decided i wanted, bought a used Boost branded phone and changed my chosen phone to that boost imei. Put the boost phone away (still have it).
I did this maybe 3 different times to 3 different phones on different carriers....was really the only way to have the device you wanted on the carrier you had......
Again, that was when carriers had too much power and most networks were all cdma....a dark time.
To be clear, i owned the phones/imei's outright.
I used to dream about the day we'd get gsm phones....the cellular world is much better now so no need for imei swaps (on legit devices)
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imei changing/swapping is illegal in the US.. are u sure ur not talking about sim swapping lol..
i suppose if u owned the devices outright then y not.. but its still illegal.. devices have an imei for a number of reasons so manipulating that i can also understand why its illegal some places..
think of it like a car.. if u got a cheap pinto and take that license plate with the tags n all and swap it onto a sports car to avoid paying higher insurance or w.e then if u get caught u pay the price lol..
its an identifier.. for networks, global imei blacklists, financing etc. etc. its like an ssn for a phone lol.. ppl dont go changing their ssn when they feel like it lol..
i can see both sides but more so the carrier side since most ppl (not all) that r changing imeis are for nefarious reasons.
Exactly, imei changing is illegal, any way you look at it, it is illegal
Never suggested that it wasn't...and while i had my reasons back then, these days the only reason i would imagine someone doing it would be in the case of a "stolen" device. I don't condone that
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