Hi, I bought on July a LG G3 on french craig's list, with buy proof, warranty, the box... Everything was fine until yesterday, I've got a message which says "illegal_me" and after that I can't sms or call either. But the LTE works fine. I think that the old owner may have say that his phone is stolen...
Do you know any solutions? can I root or something, to re-use the phone normally, or it is impossible? Thank you!
Sorry for my english btw.
Maestrours said:
Hi, I bought on July a LG G3 on french craig's list, with buy proof, warranty, the box... Everything was fine until yesterday, I've got a message which says "illegal_me" and after that I can't sms or call either. But the LTE works fine. I think that the old owner may have say that his phone is stolen...
Do you know any solutions? can I root or something, to re-use the phone normally, or it is impossible? Thank you!
Sorry for my english btw.
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"illegal_me" or "illegal IMEI"??
without correct IMEI, phone modem cannot connect to mobile network.
rtomakov said:
"illegal_me" or "illegal IMEI"??
without correct IMEI, phone modem cannot connect to mobile network.
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Illegal_me!
But maybe the problem is linked to the IMEI, cause the phone is certainly declared stolen..
Looks like somebody sold you a stolen phone and the actual owner got it locked down.
Fortunately(for the community) and unfortunately(for you), as far as I know the IMEI related information is present on the EFS and reverse engineering that is not possible. Even if it was, fabricating an IMEI number is not legal and pretty much not possible.
if4ct0r said:
Looks like somebody sold you a stolen phone and the actual owner got it locked down.
Fortunately(for the community) and unfortunately(for you), as far as I know the IMEI related information is present on the EFS and reverse engineering that is not possible. Even if it was, fabricating an IMEI number is not legal and pretty much not possible.
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Ok you mean the phone cannot be repaired? When I type *#06#, the IMEI is the same that the one on the box.
Maestrours said:
Ok you mean the phone cannot be repaired? When I type *#06#, the IMEI is the same that the one on the box.
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Hey.
You can change the IMEI if that is the problem with Terminal from playstore but you must be rooted.
Search in LG Optimus Black forum and you`ll find an tutorial there. Hope this helps you.
scamex said:
Hey.
You can change the IMEI if that is the problem with Terminal from playstore but you must be rooted.
Search in LG Optimus Black forum and you`ll find an tutorial there. Hope this helps you.
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thank you!!! i'll search this. But what IMEI shoul I write? i can't type anything, yes?
Maestrours said:
thank you!!! i'll search this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2137840 2nd post !
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Maestrours said:
thank you!!! i'll search this. But what IMEI shoul I write? i can't type anything, yes?
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Any IMEI you might think. But it must have the same number of characters and must begin with 35..........
scamex said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2137840 2nd post !
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Any IMEI you might think. But it must have the same number of characters and must begin with 35..........
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Oh ok, but any IMEI i trywill work? I thought there was a repertory with IMEI, so you cannot use anyone else.
U think this will work for the G3 too? Because the link you posted show a firmware for optimus black!
Edit: unfortunately, it seems to be only for optimus black... :/ the hidden menu cmd don't work
Maestrours said:
Oh ok, but any IMEI i trywill work? I thought there was a repertory with IMEI, so you cannot use anyone else.
U think this will work for the G3 too? Because the link you posted show a firmware for optimus black!
Edit: unfortunately, it seems to be only for optimus black... :/ the hidden menu cmd don't work
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Search in your G3 hidden menu and you will find AP and CP USB. From there folow that tutorial:
Type AT (If not accepted, or do not see the characters switch ports)
Type at% imei (should show current phone IMEI)
Type at% imei = x, x, x, x, x ..., (In each X would have to put the number that corresponded to your new IMEI)
Maestrours said:
Hi, I bought on July a LG G3 on french craig's list, with buy proof, warranty, the box... Everything was fine until yesterday, I've got a message which says "illegal_me" and after that I can't sms or call either. But the LTE works fine. I think that the old owner may have say that his phone is stolen...
Do you know any solutions? can I root or something, to re-use the phone normally, or it is impossible? Thank you!
Sorry for my english btw.
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This happened to me on 23/03/2015 on my LG G3 registered on the EE network, after many conversations between the LG helpdesk and talking to EE customer support it seems my IMEI had been blocked.
I think the message ILLEGAL_ME displayed on a black background means Illegal Mobile Equipment, initially I thought it was some kind of spoof or joke but my handset was now unable to make or receive calls.
Fortunately the good people at EE customer support removed the blacklisting against my IMEI but could not explain how or who had caused it to become blacklisted. I had downloaded upgrades to several apps that morning mostly linked to Google but that may have been coincidental.
if4ct0r said:
Looks like somebody sold you a stolen phone and the actual owner got it locked down.
Fortunately(for the community) and unfortunately(for you), as far as I know the IMEI related information is present on the EFS and reverse engineering that is not possible. Even if it was, fabricating an IMEI number is not legal and pretty much not possible.
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its possible..
http://www.androidbrick.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-imei-tamiri-ders-1/
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Hi guys, I've found an HTC Wildfire S this morning at the train station. IT has locked SIM and locked Screen. Tried to look in the SD card but there'snothing useful.
Debug USB is not enabled so I can't navigate the system folders to find any clue. What do you suggest to help me find the owner out?
Why didn't you just hand it over to the police?
phishphinger said:
Why didn't you just hand it over to the police?
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That's the last option. I trust more myself
No, the reason is that is much easyer for the owner if I can directly call him. And also often the loss of a low budget device is not reported to the police, so the owner will never find it.
Just some months ago I forgot my phone on a train and a guy called with it my mum and I was ablo to retrieve it in a couple of days!
try installing the sim card to other phone and see if it works than just wait for the owner to call on that number...
Or
you can make a nandroid backup and extract that backup using your pc find the social apps like facebook or tweeter and you will find the account info for the owner and you can send the message to that account that you have found the phone or whatever you want to send...
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Hi guys, I've found an HTC Wildfire S this morning at the train station. IT has locked SIM and locked Screen. Tried to look in the SD card but there'snothing useful.
Debug USB is not enabled so I can't navigate the system folders to find any clue. What do you suggest to help me find the owner out?
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Take it to the carrier store. They will contact them and i think they might even give reward or something. I believe carriers used to.
santacrab.it said:
That's the last option. I trust more myself
No, the reason is that is much easyer for the owner if I can directly call him. And also often the loss of a low budget device is not reported to the police, so the owner will never find it.
Just some months ago I forgot my phone on a train and a guy called with it my mum and I was ablo to retrieve it in a couple of days!
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You should be able to see what the network is from the SIM - I'd contact them really. Whoever lost the phone is going ot have to contact them so would be able to get the phone back that way. You could also leave a note with your contact details at the lost property at the train station.
Then contact the service provider of the phone. They will have a record of the device serial number and IMEI, and will know the owner of the phone.
Edit: too slow
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
try installing the sim card to other phone and see if it works than just wait for the owner to call on that number...
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The SIM is locked, so it's no use.
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
you can make a nandroid backup and extract that backup using your pc find the social apps like facebook or tweeter and you will find the account info for the owner and you can send the message to that account that you have found the phone or whatever you want to send...
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How can I make the nandroid backup with a non rooted device, which have the screen block?
santacrab.it said:
The SIM is locked, so it's no use.
How can I make the nandroid backup with a non rooted device, which have the screen block?
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ah ok... Sorry... I didnt knew that...
No other "software" solutions?
santacrab.it said:
No other "software" solutions?
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No other option that I can find...
Power off the device, remove and replace the battery, boot into hboot by pressing volume- and power, --wait-- use volume keys to select recovery. You should now be able to use adb stuff even though usb debugging is disabled. I'm not sure, but it's worth a try. I still think the best option is to return the phone to the carrier.
I think if i lost my phone id be a little upset at someone going so far as a nandroid of my stuff even if trying to return to me. Id just take it to carrier. It's a guarantee it gets to the person. They usually have an email or alternate contact for the person.
There will be a serial no on the Sim Card, so that the carrier people will easily identify the owner. (Same thing for the phone also)
**Much simple**.
Hey Guys..
I recently purchased an SHV-E250K phone from Korean.
Everytime i boot it up, it shows that Olleh Logo, instead of the samsung logo
Looking around i found out that it is "still locked by a contract for one of the korean mobile providers"
I dont know if thats try or not, but some apps that i have on my phone, still display korean language, even though i was able to change the default language and keyboard to English US
I currently live in the Netherlands, so when i try and access my voicemail from the Dialpad, the icon of the tape or wheel (or whatever u call it) next to the number 1, is not there. So when i keep pressing the number 1 button, it asks me to create a speed dial shortcut thing. I know it should ask me to enter my VM number, but it doesnt in my case
In relation to that, when i receive a call, and i reject the call, it automatically hangs up on the caller, not forward the caller to my VM
i have been struggeling with this for almost a month now (since i got the phone), i even emailed samsung support in Korea, they cant help.
I was able to root the phone successfully, no issues there, and i was able to install triangle away, and all that good stuff, but for the life of me, i cant find anywhere to fix the issue that i have.
i am really desperate to get this fixed, so any help on how to get rid of this whole crappy OLLEH thing on my phone, i would greatly apprecaite it.
thanks
Thanks
I've been working with an Olleh E250K in the US for a while. I had to unlock it and this worked for me.
http://www.unlocksamsungonline.com/unlockbycodes_alt1.php?utm_expid=3836263-3
Rooting it is hard though...
dotvezz said:
I've been working with an Olleh E250K in the US for a while. I had to unlock it and this worked for me.
http://www.unlocksamsungonline.com/unlockbycodes_alt1.php?utm_expid=3836263-3
Rooting it is hard though...
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Thanks for the info. But what I found out is that the phone was already unlocked, just it had that olleh stupid rom that displayed their logo at boot up. I managed to get rid of it by installing another rom. But the issue still is that I cant reject calls and get them to vm. Instead it hangs up on the caller. Still reaserching a solution for that.
Does urs do the same?
Sent from my E250K usind xda-developers app.
any feedback is highly appreciated.. This issue is driving me nuts now
valkmanb said:
any feedback is highly appreciated.. This issue is driving me nuts now
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Have you solved this yet?
When you root your device you can change it to anything you want. it's call Bootloader Animation.
There are some apps on the Play Store that will do this, and some guides online for how to make your own.
I changed mine to the game Portal boot animation instead of the olleh logo.
I, on the other hand, am in the situation you thought you were in. I have a Note 2 SHV-E250K that is SIM locked, and I need it unlocked before I leave for the USA (in 2 months from now).
any ideas on how to do this?
dotvezz said:
I've been working with an Olleh E250K in the US for a while. I had to unlock it and this worked for me.
http://www.unlocksamsungonline.com/unlockbycodes_alt1.php?utm_expid=3836263-3
Rooting it is hard though...
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I tried your link, but it seems to be non-existent now. I also searched on the unlocksamsungonline site, as well as others, and I cannot seem to find the Note ii Korean olleh model on any of them. And sorry to contradict you, but I found rooting it to be very easy with CF Auto Root.
Might you or anyone else have some suggestions or advice for how I can Unlock the SIM and whatever else I need to do to prepare my Note2 for use in the USA?
Thank you in advance!
-Robert
IceRapture said:
Have you solved this yet?
When you root your device you can change it to anything you want. it's call Bootloader Animation.
There are some apps on the Play Store that will do this, and some guides online for how to make your own.
I changed mine to the game Portal boot animation instead of the olleh logo.
I, on the other hand, am in the situation you thought you were in. I have a Note 2 SHV-E250K that is SIM locked, and I need it unlocked before I leave for the USA (in 2 months from now).
any ideas on how to do this?
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hey man..
no I have not solved it yet.. still with the VM issue, everything else is working/fixed
when I bought by phone from Korea, it was already unlocked, so unlocking this baby would be out of my knowledge.. sorry man
I heard though.. the K model, like urs and mine, are the most difficult to unlock in comparison to the S and the L
on a side note.. do they sell over there the digitizer and screen for the K model?
thanks
valkmanb said:
hey man..
no I have not solved it yet.. still with the VM issue, everything else is working/fixed
when I bought by phone from Korea, it was already unlocked, so unlocking this baby would be out of my knowledge.. sorry man
I heard though.. the K model, like urs and mine, are the most difficult to unlock in comparison to the S and the L
on a side note.. do they sell over there the digitizer and screen for the K model?
thanks
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I'm not sure what you mean by digitizer, nor which location? from fixing a friend's iPhone, i remember that term being used for screens, which was her (my friend's) issue. I did a google search, and the wacom S-Pen came up it digitizer as well. If you are talking about Korea as the location, and the digitizer is, or it for S-Pen? then yes. a replacement for a cracked screen? I'm 99% sure they do. Screen protector? of course. if it was made for the samusng phone, it can easily be found in Korea at both the samsung service centers and the private fixing shops.
As for your boot animation logo;
Is your phone rooted?
- if yes, then download a Boot Animation app from google Play store, and choose one you like. most of the apps will work automatically. the samsung file system is slightly different than other android phones, so consistency is not guaranteed.
- if still yes, a second alternative is to make and inject a boot animation yourself. this guide should help get you started http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971828
-if no, then get it rooted so you can do these things. CF Auto Root worked best for me. find your device model here http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ download the .tar and flash with Odin.
assuming you are in the USA, do you think an AT&T store or Sprint or (etc...) can unlock it for me when I arrive?
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I'm not sure what you mean by digitizer, nor which location? from fixing a friend's iPhone, i remember that term being used for screens, which was her (my friend's) issue. I did a google search, and the wacom S-Pen came up it digitizer as well. If you are talking about Korea as the location, and the digitizer is, or it for S-Pen? then yes. a replacement for a cracked screen? I'm 99% sure they do. Screen protector? of course. if it was made for the samusng phone, it can easily be found in Korea at both the samsung service centers and the private fixing shops.
As for your boot animation logo;
Is your phone rooted?
- if yes, then download a Boot Animation app from google Play store, and choose one you like. most of the apps will work automatically. the samsung file system is slightly different than other android phones, so consistency is not guaranteed.
- if still yes, a second alternative is to make and inject a boot animation yourself. this guide should help get you started http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971828
-if no, then get it rooted so you can do these things. CF Auto Root worked best for me. find your device model here http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ download the .tar and flash with Odin.
assuming you are in the USA, do you think an AT&T store or Sprint or (etc...) can unlock it for me when I arrive?
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location I am referring to, you are in seoul
Digitizer, is what every phone has.. you have the screen, and right below it is the digitizer. For our phones, if you will replace the screen, you would have to replace the digitizer also (which normally are glued together)
my screen is cracked, and I need the screen with the digitizer. The Samsung repair place her say they don't have the digitzer/screen for my phone because the K model has the tv antenna, and it is only for the Korean model. The European model (I live in the Netherlands) does not have that antenna
as for the bootanimation.. that was fixed long time ago.. it was part of the ROM.. Stupid Olleh company added it as part of the ROM
So that got fixed, I now have the stock Samsung bootanimation, and the ROM is all English, nothing is Korean. Except that my phone is Korean
The issue I am having still is the voicemail forward when I reject the call.
I tried everything.. but that's cool.. I am getting close of finding a resolution to fix this issue.. That's why I waited that long and search all over this forum until I found a lot of answers to my questions, including for the issue that I am having
in regards to the digitizer/screen
they told me here that the only way is to get that kit from korea.. is there a way for you (since you are in Seoul) to find out for me please which place has those and if they would ship internationally ?
Thanks
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location I am referring to, you are in seoul
The issue I am having still is the voicemail forward when I reject the call.
in regards to the digitizer/screen
they told me here that the only way is to get that kit from korea.. is there a way for you (since you are in Seoul) to find out for me please which place has those and if they would ship internationally ?
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Ah ok, I fully understand now.
Sorry I'm unsure of how to get the voicemail to work... I'm usually good at those kinds of things, but I haven't needed voicemail here, so i have yet to experience that...
Yes there are many locations that sell the screen and digitizer, shipping internationally is the hard part...
I think one of your best options would be to checkout a website called GMarket (korean version of amazon, has an english translation) im pretty sure they ship internationally, some of it is still in korean... you might need the help of a korean.
Another one is auction.co.kr but this one is all on korean last time i saw it.
Next time i head to an electronics market here, i'll ask for you and post back here if they can ship it to you.
thank you.. I will try those site, and I appreciate it if you can please, about checking an electronic store, or even a Samsung repair center.. just to make sure to get an original part for the phone, if you know what I mean
thanks
hi guys, I'm new here.. does anyone know where I can find custom rom for galaxy note 2 korean version... shv e250k..
please.. any body help me..
thanks before
febry js said:
hi guys, I'm new here.. does anyone know where I can find custom rom for galaxy note 2 korean version... shv e250k..
please.. any body help me..
thanks before
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everything you need it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936433
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recently just rooted and flash custom recovery to the same E250K phone
febry js said:
hi guys, I'm new here.. does anyone know where I can find custom rom for galaxy note 2 korean version... shv e250k..
please.. any body help me..
thanks before
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the link above is good.. and also.. the search option is your best friend.. thats what i used when i signed up in this site.. good luck
febry js said:
hi guys, I'm new here.. does anyone know where I can find custom rom for galaxy note 2 korean version... shv e250k..
please.. any body help me..
thanks before
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Hi, I hope this helps... I think you can flash at&t roms to shv e250s/l/k provided that you also flash JS kernel.
I can't post the link, but you can go ahead and google it.
Sent from my SHV-E250K using xda app-developers app
not just the sj kernel, but you CANT flash the modem, otherwise you will brick the phone.. so you would need to choose NO for modem
Note2 Olleh need to root and unlock usim personalisazation
valkmanb said:
Hey Guys..
I recently purchased an SHV-E250K phone from Korean.
Everytime i boot it up, it shows that Olleh Logo, instead of the samsung logo
Looking around i found out that it is "still locked by a contract for one of the korean mobile providers"
I dont know if thats try or not, but some apps that i have on my phone, still display korean language, even though i was able to change the default language and keyboard to English US
I currently live in the Netherlands, so when i try and access my voicemail from the Dialpad, the icon of the tape or wheel (or whatever u call it) next to the number 1, is not there. So when i keep pressing the number 1 button, it asks me to create a speed dial shortcut thing. I know it should ask me to enter my VM number, but it doesnt in my case
In relation to that, when i receive a call, and i reject the call, it automatically hangs up on the caller, not forward the caller to my VM
i have been struggeling with this for almost a month now (since i got the phone), i even emailed samsung support in Korea, they cant help.
I was able to root the phone successfully, no issues there, and i was able to install triangle away, and all that good stuff, but for the life of me, i cant find anywhere to fix the issue that i have.
i am really desperate to get this fixed, so any help on how to get rid of this whole crappy OLLEH thing on my phone, i would greatly apprecaite it.
thanks
Thanks
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SHV-E250K
dial 319712358
password : 774632
this will open a hidden kt menu,, but still can hlep to solve the “ussd code running” error.. i cannot run any ussd codes in my note2. i can use any sim to call msg 3g etc… but cannot use ussd codes like *12345# etc.. so i cannot use the code
to Go to ServiceMode by dialling *#197328640#.
but after entering shows ussd code running..
how can i correct this, My cellphone tracker is switched off too.. Note2 is running on 4.3 android, olleh version of note2..SHV E250k , firmware is E250KKKUENC3.
As well another problem is i tried to change usim pin, but after entering two times defauld 1234 , the phone cannot unlock and has one more try left, i hard reset the phone but it shows still the same..
usim personalization to {dont require password to use other usim} also is locked with a password.
How can i open those…. Will a rooting solve these problems, I also want to remove the olleh screen that appears when phone starts.
ThankYou, good day
thankYou again
May I know have u got custom rom also i have some doubts if u could ans pls , thankYo
febry js said:
hi guys, I'm new here.. does anyone know where I can find custom rom for galaxy note 2 korean version... shv e250k..
please.. any body help me..
thanks before
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May i know have u found the custom rom you was lookng, will it be clear of olleh if i flash custom rom again.. Was u able to root this phone..
how can i unlock usim personalization and solve ussd running error in SHV E250K
SHV-E250K
dial 319712358
password : 774632
this will open a hidden kt menu,, but still can hlep to solve the “ussd code running” error.. i cannot run any ussd codes in my note2. i can use any sim to call msg 3g etc… but cannot use ussd codes like *12345# etc.. so i cannot use the code
to Go to ServiceMode by dialling *#197328640#.
but after entering shows ussd code running..
how can i correct this, My cellphone tracker is switched off too.. Note2 is running on 4.3 android, olleh version of note2..SHV E250k , firmware is E250KKKUENC3.
As well another problem is i tried to change usim pin, but after entering two times defauld 1234 , the phone cannot unlock and has one more try left, i hard reset the phone but it shows still the same..
usim personalization to {dont require password to use other usim} also is locked with a password.
How can i open those…. Will a rooting solve these problems, I also want to remove the olleh screen that appears when phone starts.
ThankYou, good day
thankYou again
Hi everyone
This is my first post here and a sad one at present.
i restored my G3 back to stock last night and all seemed to go well but now my phone says McaFee mobile security your device is locked and is asking for a pin to unlock it.
i don't have this pin and i don't have a clue how to get it, i purchased the phone as a used mobile and it was all good until i did the root back to stock because lollipop was causing some serious lag issues.
can anyone please help me with a way around this if possible
big thanks in advance
Contact the person who sold you the phone. He entered the PIN. McAfee thinks the phone is stolen now.
You can try flashing stock firmware (kdz) file with CSE flash. It could help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
DelBoy said:
Contact the person who sold you the phone. He entered the PIN. McAfee thinks the phone is stolen now.
You can try flashing stock firmware (kdz) file with CSE flash. It could help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
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Thanks for the reply
I contacted the seller and it seems the phone is infact 3rd hand if not more and basically he does not have the pin
i did the firmware flash and thats why I'm in the pickle now as the phone knows its been factory reset and MacaFee kicks in for security, the sellers not interested as he sold me the phone working which it was but lollipop was just killing the phone when i updated it and after trying to get back to kitkat I'm in brick land
If anyone else has a suggestion or can help then please do get in touch if possible
Thank you
In fact the previous owner set up an account here: McAffee Mobile Security.
Contact someone there and explain your situation.
I will contact McAfee for sure and see if they can help me but I do believe the answer I will receive will be can't help and I come to this conclusion through general security measure because I'm pretty sure anyone could steel a phone and call them up asking for the unlock code but let's see what they say.
If anyone has had this happen and have found a way around the issue please do send me a private message if you don't wish to publish it as I am stuck big time at present
Cheers
I have just got off the phone with McAfee customer support here in the UK and well to be blunt I'm up that creek without a paddle
Nothing they can do for me because even though the software licence is valid and I have the original owners email address that confirms this because I don't have a prof of purchase for the phone like a receipt or mobile number for the original owner they can not help me I'm anyway
All they said I can do is to keep emailing the owner with this email address and hope for a reply and if I get one enter the pin and it will unlock
So people be very careful if you don't have the pin for your phone as it looks like I have just lost £240 and now have a brick to look at
Again if any of you wonderfully cleaver people know of a fix please do help me out if possible
Thanks
Joe
talk2joe said:
I have just got off the phone with McAfee customer support here in the UK and well to be blunt I'm up that creek without a paddle
Nothing they can do for me because even though the software licence is valid and I have the original owners email address that confirms this because I don't have a prof of purchase for the phone like a receipt or mobile number for the original owner they can not help me I'm anyway
All they said I can do is to keep emailing the owner with this email address and hope for a reply and if I get one enter the pin and it will unlock
So people be very careful if you don't have the pin for your phone as it looks like I have just lost £240 and now have a brick to look at
Again if any of you wonderfully cleaver people know of a fix please do help me out if possible
Thanks
Joe
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have you tried any diff roms or cyanogen mod? maybe a diff software wont have the mcafee on like cyanogen mod
No I haven't tried to put any other software on because I can no longer access download mode as the McAfee has a kill switch and won't let me do anything from what I can see.
All I can do it switch on my device I can't even get into setting properly because the McAfee block kicks in to quickly and I've tried probably 20 odd times
If anyone can explain a way for me to flash another operating system onto my handset please get in touch as I will try anything rather than have a dead phone and e out of pocket
Cheers
Take it some private repair shop. They will solve your issue.
DelBoy said:
Take it some private repair shop. They will solve your issue.
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If i can not get around this fix i will defo take it to a shop as you mentioned and try my luck.
but i have some news
i have managed to get into the phone and it allows me to gain access without lock down but no sim installed yet.
i followed the steps from an earlier thread on how to get to buddy lock code and gain access to Macafee software but i do not see or can not figure out how to enter a buddy number as suggested in the last part of the solution
anyone know how to enter a buddy number please
cheers
Bump up just for those who might have missed this thread
Anyone know how I add buddy number please
Cheers
open the apk. on top , on the right there are like three dots. settings, scroll down to find device-buddy list.
under settings you can also see subscription info. there you can find the email of the person who set up the apk.
Well just wanted to say thanks to everyones help who replied or sent me a ptivate message
My phone is back and working well and i now have a new password for mcafee
Took some time and my device went through a few stalls n freezing trips but after being persistant i got around the issues.
Cheers to all
talk2joe said:
Well just wanted to say thanks to everyones help who replied or sent me a ptivate message
My phone is back and working well and i now have a new password for mcafee
Took some time and my device went through a few stalls n freezing trips but after being persistant i got around the issues.
Cheers to all
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how were you able to enter the buddy code?
i have the same problem..i cant access my lg g3 because of mcafee.. i dont know the pincode.. im the 3rd owner of the phone and i dont know how to contact the first person who bought this.. im begging you guys please help me
cass10 said:
i have the same problem..i cant access my lg g3 because of mcafee.. i dont know the pincode.. im the 3rd owner of the phone and i dont know how to contact the first person who bought this.. im begging you guys please help me
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here is the method :https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg...are-method-t3534946/post70470494#post70470494
Hi everyone.
I got phone from UK and i want use in PL.
I would like unlock sim card only.
Maybe I have to install new ROM and all will be good?
Any hint, please?
sever321 said:
Hi everyone.
I got phone from UK and i want use in PL.
I would like unlock sim card only.
Maybe I have to install new ROM and all will be good?
Any hint, please?
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Sim lock is related to hardware. You can't unlock by flashing software. (Like OS)
MaDaLiNoSt said:
Sim lock is related to hardware. You can't unlock by flashing software. (Like OS)
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sim lock is also known network lock right? but why theres a lot of cases that they successfully unlock their phone using z3x or other samsung tool box?
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sever321 said:
Hi everyone.
I got phone from UK and i want use in PL.
I would like unlock sim card only.
Maybe I have to install new ROM and all will be good?
Any hint, please?
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try to flash firmware for specific country you want to use your phone, find here
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
or you can dial a code *#272* "you imei no." # and choose your country code for poland choose XEO and touch install then reboot and be free :good:
I recommend the dial code cause its safer and easier for me
IT WILL FACTORY RESET YOU PHONE SO MAKE A FULL BACK-UP :good:
maxxetan said:
try to flash firmware for specific country you want to use your phone, find here
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
or you can dial a code *#272* "you imei no." # and choose your country code for poland choose XEO and touch install then reboot and be free :good:
I recommend the dial code cause its safer and easier for me
IT WILL FACTORY RESET YOU PHONE SO MAKE A FULL BACK-UP :good:
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What the code for middle east?
i had a similar problem and contacted samsung in the live chat they assured me all you need to do is a 5min pone call with a si in the original region and then it will be unlocked. in my case the phone was from poland and i need to use it with a brazilian sim. Im testing this rigth this moment.
drum roll
and the results are in:
it worked !!! after a 5:36 call (jsut to be sure) the phone no longer says anything about the sim being locked as it did before.
here is the chat:
Amber
11:55:03
Welcome to Samsung Support. Please allow me a moment to read through your enquiry.
Vinicius Costa
11:55:41
good afternnon i would like to obtain the unlock code for my wifes phone
11:56:46
she just got it as a gift and i tested sim cad for the country where we live (Brazil) but hte phone is locked and it was a gift from her mom i would like to help them as my in law is very nervous about this issue
11:57:09
i told her that i would talk to the samsung support and they would probabilly solve this issue for us
11:57:21
would unlocking the sim void the warranty?
11:57:45
i wouldn´t think so because this is only a software lock
11:57:50
can you guys help me?
We don't unlock phones here
11:58:31
In what way is the phone locked? To network? Or region?
ME
11:58:43
region
11:59:03
she bought it on a shop its not tagged to any network
11:59:21
i can provide scan of the receit or ayhting that may be nescessary
Amber
11:59:26
Okay, it needs to have a five minute call in it's country of origin, otherwise it will not work.
11:59:36
There is no other way to unlock the phone
Me
11:59:36
the phone isnt branded with any network
Amber
11:59:56
Yes, but you would need to make a call in the UK or EU for 5 minutes.
ME
12:00:07
so if she makes a 5 minute phone call in the country of origin the phone will unlock by itself?
Amber
12:00:14
Yes
12:00:26
Needs to be to another number in that country/
ME
12:00:38
im still in urope so all i have to do is make a 5 minute phone call to a european number and pronto?!
12:00:45
voila that is problem solved?
Amber
12:00:46
Yes! That's great
ME
12:01:02
Oh man that is great
12:01:21
samsung already kickign lg´s ass in less than an hour we have the phone
12:01:26
Amber
12:01:41
Haha, it's super lucky you're still in the EU!
12:01:45
Is there anything else I can help you with today?
ME
12:01:57
and then after that 5 minutes phone call we can insert a brazilian sim to test?
12:02:09
yes indeed its lucky
12:02:45
you can help me by confirming that after the 5 miutes call with an eurpoean sim i can swithc for the BR sim and it will be ok
Amber
12:02:55
Yes
ME
12:03:13
great thank you very much
12:03:26
that is all the help i need today
Amber
12:03:39
Thanks for contacting Samsung today, I hope you have a wonderful day! If you could fill out the short survey after chat that would really help me a lot Thanks again!
me
12:03:45
you too amber
12:03:56
i will give you good grades!
12:03:59
Amber
12:04:03
Thanks!!
PS I EDITED MY REAL NAME IN THERE
Cabronbr said:
i had a similar problem and contacted samsung in the live chat they assured me all you need to do is a 5min pone call with a si in the original region and then it will be unlocked. in my case the phone was from poland and i need to use it with a brazilian sim. Im testing this rigth this moment.
drum roll
and the results are in:
it worked !!! after a 5:36 call (jsut to be sure) the phone no longer says anything about the sim being locked as it did before.
here is the chat:
Amber
11:55:03
Welcome to Samsung Support. Please allow me a moment to read through your enquiry.
Vinicius Costa
11:55:41
good afternnon i would like to obtain the unlock code for my wifes phone
11:56:46
she just got it as a gift and i tested sim cad for the country where we live (Brazil) but hte phone is locked and it was a gift from her mom i would like to help them as my in law is very nervous about this issue
11:57:09
i told her that i would talk to the samsung support and they would probabilly solve this issue for us
11:57:21
would unlocking the sim void the warranty?
11:57:45
i wouldn´t think so because this is only a software lock
11:57:50
can you guys help me?
We don't unlock phones here
11:58:31
In what way is the phone locked? To network? Or region?
ME
11:58:43
region
11:59:03
she bought it on a shop its not tagged to any network
11:59:21
i can provide scan of the receit or ayhting that may be nescessary
Amber
11:59:26
Okay, it needs to have a five minute call in it's country of origin, otherwise it will not work.
11:59:36
There is no other way to unlock the phone
Me
11:59:36
the phone isnt branded with any network
Amber
11:59:56
Yes, but you would need to make a call in the UK or EU for 5 minutes.
ME
12:00:07
so if she makes a 5 minute phone call in the country of origin the phone will unlock by itself?
Amber
12:00:14
Yes
12:00:26
Needs to be to another number in that country/
ME
12:00:38
im still in urope so all i have to do is make a 5 minute phone call to a european number and pronto?!
12:00:45
voila that is problem solved?
Amber
12:00:46
Yes! That's great
ME
12:01:02
Oh man that is great
12:01:21
samsung already kickign lg´s ass in less than an hour we have the phone
12:01:26
Amber
12:01:41
Haha, it's super lucky you're still in the EU!
12:01:45
Is there anything else I can help you with today?
ME
12:01:57
and then after that 5 minutes phone call we can insert a brazilian sim to test?
12:02:09
yes indeed its lucky
12:02:45
you can help me by confirming that after the 5 miutes call with an eurpoean sim i can swithc for the BR sim and it will be ok
Amber
12:02:55
Yes
ME
12:03:13
great thank you very much
12:03:26
that is all the help i need today
Amber
12:03:39
Thanks for contacting Samsung today, I hope you have a wonderful day! If you could fill out the short survey after chat that would really help me a lot Thanks again!
me
12:03:45
you too amber
12:03:56
i will give you good grades!
12:03:59
Amber
12:04:03
Thanks!!
PS I EDITED MY REAL NAME IN THERE
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Whenever my friends use to purchase mobile which was in an offer by network locked in the middle east, they used to call for 5-10 mins in the same country before sending it to their families in another. And I used to think they were STUPID. Fortunately, their network locked mobiles do get unlocked but I couldn't believe them as I didn't understand the logic behind it. After hearing your success story, I kinda believe it but still how will it unlock technically?
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mirasal2 said:
What the code for middle east?
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Did you succeed in unlocking your mobile in the middle east?
I'm still stuck
cooldudell said:
Did you succeed in unlocking your mobile in the middle east?
I'm still stuck
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Not at all ,I just "نسيت الموضوع"
J510f country unlock
dear need J510f Country unlock solution, i have z3x and octopus box please help me if anyone get solution.........
maxxetan said:
sim lock is also known network lock right? but why theres a lot of cases that they successfully unlock their phone using z3x or other samsung tool box?
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try to flash firmware for specific country you want to use your phone, find here
or you can dial a code *#272* "you imei no." # and choose your country code for poland choose XEO and touch install then reboot and be free :good:
I recommend the dial code cause its safer and easier for me
IT WILL FACTORY RESET YOU PHONE SO MAKE A FULL BACK-UP :good:
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Hi
I have the same issue. Bought a non working j500fn from ebay. It was not charging and not booting. Managed to fix it. However, now it appears that it is sim locked. It asks for a sim unlock code. I tried flashing different FWs, but with no result. The issue remains. Tried dialing the code you mention "*#272+IMEI*" but again nothing. By the I can not execute any codes. Even *#06# to show the IMEI does not work. I might have broken something, while trying different FWs.
Also I tried using SamsungToolPro but again couldn't get the unlock code. On the videos I watched, people presses a button "Read codes" in the SamsungToolPro and the tool showed them the unlock code. However, there is no such button for my model j500fn. I tried J300 and there is such a button and when I press it starts showing info for my phone j500fn, but when it comes to the retrival ot codes it just stops with an error that it tried to access an invalid memory or something.
Also I can not use an UK SIM, because I am in Bulgaria and don't have any active UK sim cards here with me.
Please help me. This is a rather old model so I am pretty sure there has to be a way to unlock it. Otherwise I will have to trow it away or re sell it for parts. The display is in perfect condition by the way. That way I bought it.
anyone ..... ? can't anyone help? Hereis full of android gurus, i thought this would be an easily one ...
HI
I am proud to anounce that after trying several firmware images i finally managed to unlock the sim of the phone.
The key element is to be able to run the hidden codes, which I wasn't for some reason. For example, *#06# didn't show me anything. When you get that fixed, you have to enter the hidden code *#0808# and select "DM+Modem+ADB” . After that just use the Z3X\Samsung\SamsungToolPRO - press "Unlock" and you are done.
Okay, So I've got my note 7, I rooted it yesterday and installed a custom ROM, downloaded Titanium backup and blocked all the things I was supposed to block to try and prevent my phone from being disconnected from the networks.
I tried to make a phone call earlier on and I get the message saying "this device has been blocked from Australian Networks" blah blah. I'm on the Telstra network as is my wife,
I did the same with her phone, and she still has full access to networks including phone calls. I don't know why I've lost mine and she hasn't.
Well ****. Weird thing is, though. I still have access to internet, 4g+ and the ability to send text messages and I have no idea why I can't make phone calls. So I'm turning to you guys to try and help.
Have I been IMEI blocked? I've been reading about the xposed framework, and a free app I can download that masks my IMEI to seem like it's a different phone. Will this work?
Thanks guys.
Changed my IMEI and it's still telling me the handset is blocked on this network. Kinda hope I can get phone calls back, if not, Samsung won. I'll have to hand my phone back
Txr05 said:
Changed my IMEI and it's still telling me the handset is blocked on this network. Kinda hope I can get phone calls back, if not, Samsung won. I'll have to hand my phone back
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try change device model in build prob SM N930* to SM G935F
kenpaci said:
try change device model in build prob SM N930* to SM G935F
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Did not work. Still telling me it's blocked.
before network blocked, you have update or something?
Nothing. Was freshly rooted, titanium backup was given su access, blocked everything I was told to for packages, went to work, got 1 phone call for the day from the wife, tried to call her a couple hours later and nothing.
Interesting, we are okay in Toronto so far
Txr05 said:
Changed my IMEI and it's still telling me the handset is blocked on this network. Kinda hope I can get phone calls back, if not, Samsung won. I'll have to hand my phone back
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IMEI can only be changed illegally from pros..they have ads on EBAY for $25-$50 to do such thing. Its illegal so I can not say its the right thing to do. Im only saying thats the ONLY way to change one.
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Also I am using a NOTE 7 Poer on my Note 5 and I keep getting the POWER DOWN and RETURN Messages...hahahaha..i bet they shut that phone down too...LOL What a blipping mess!!! SAMSUNG has WENT wayyyyy TO FAR THIS TIME!!!
Really? I've used an app and it's telling me it's changed in system info and when I dial *#06#? Is that just masking it?
I just checked my original IMEI, and it comes back blocked since yesterday.
No idea how to change it.
guess I'll just buy a cheap phone till the s8 drops