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[Q] Demo note 2 imei and baseband problem

Hi i have been given a samsung galaxy note 2 but it is a demo from samsung. It has everything in it but it doesnt have an imei and doesnt register to a network. It has a sim slot but it doesnt pick up network. If i type *#06# it says imei null. Also another thing i noticed is that it has no baseband version. It keeps loading retail mode from samsung all the time however i have managed to get rid of it. Is there a way to flash it with different firmware to get sorted. I am not an expert so if someone can guide me step by step that will be great.

Hassanv2 said:
Hi i have been given a samsung galaxy note 2 but it is a demo from samsung. It has everything in it but it doesnt have an imei and doesnt register to a network. It has a sim slot but it doesnt pick up network. If i type *#06# it says imei null. Also another thing i noticed is that it has no baseband version. It keeps loading retail mode from samsung all the time however i have managed to get rid of it. Is there a way to flash it with different firmware to get sorted. I am not an expert so if someone can guide me step by step that will be great.
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Return the phone and request a new one mate. Your story sounds fishy to me to be honest

gee2012 said:
Return the phone and request a new one mate. Your story sounds fishy to me to be honest
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There's nothing fishy about his story. Samsung demo units only contain WiFi connectivity options to discourage theft and resale.
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Mister_Mxyzptlk said:
Ther to discourage theft and resale.
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Which is exactly what this sounds like...
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One direct question, how the hell u got this phone or who gave it to u?
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Its not fishy it has been given to me by samsung for demo in mobile stores in uk. It does connect to wifi as someone mentioned its just it dont pick sim cards probably because samsung blocked it. As i got a sim with unlimited data i want to use it and get rid of my dongle and laptop.

Hassanv2 said:
Its not fishy....
...it has been given to me by samsung for demo in mobile stores in uk......
....I got a sim with unlimited data i want to use it and get rid of my dongle and laptop.....
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Since samsung supplied it (in your words) for demo in mobile stores in uk I doubt they would be particularly pleased with it being supplied with an imei (which is TOTALLY dodgy to me) for personal use when it was never intended for that!
Sorry dude but it does sound fishy.

No manufacturer would be pleased to install custom roms too..... So solution please if you have any?

Hassanv2 said:
Hi i have been given a samsung galaxy note 2 but it is a demo from samsung. It has everything in it but it doesnt have an imei and doesnt register to a network. It has a sim slot but it doesnt pick up network. If i type *#06# it says imei null. Also another thing i noticed is that it has no baseband version. It keeps loading retail mode from samsung all the time however i have managed to get rid of it. Is there a way to flash it with different firmware to get sorted. I am not an expert so if someone can guide me step by step that will be great.
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I would not flash anything if you have these issues right from the get go, take it back to place of purchase and or call your carrier. Demo is just that Demo...
Thank You and Thread Closed, before this goes into the woods....

Phone not allowed mm #6

Ok I bought a galaxy s3 from craigslist worked for a couple days...then all of the sudden I try to make a call "phone has been blocked for network use" Is there a way to unlock this phone for tmobile and use on tmobile...been trying my solavei (tmobile) sim and phone will not activate on tmobile network.

jqwest said:
Ok I bought a galaxy s3 from craigslist worked for a couple days...then all of the sudden I try to make a call "phone has been blocked for network use" Is there a way to unlock this phone for tmobile and use on tmobile...been trying my solavei (tmobile) sim and phone will not activate on tmobile network.
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Sounds like they reported it stolen. Call at&t to see.
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Seen this in a post earlier this week to unlock a gs3....so I tried it and it worked on mine... Dial *#197328460# then you get a menu.. Select the (1) utms > (1) debug screen > (8) phone control >(6) network lock > options (3) persosha256 off > then wait at least 30 seconds.... Then go back by pressing the menu button then select back and now you are in... Then select network lock again then choose (4) network lock initialize and wait at least one minute then reboot the phone.. I hope this helps u and others...
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yeah I already tried theDial *#197328460# then you get a menu.. Select the (1) utms > (1) debug screen > (8) phone control >(6) network lock > options (3) persosha256 off > then wait at least 30 seconds.... Then go back by pressing the menu button then select back and now you are in... Then select network lock again then choose (4) network lock initialize and wait at least one minute then reboot the phone.. I hope this helps u and others...
I want to revert phone back to stock and then apply the unlock code that I purchased from ebay ...is there any way to undo the above unlock...as phone will not work with atat or tmobile sim card

Pretty sure once the phone is unlocked its unlocked for good
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vwood2121 said:
Pretty sure once the phone is unlocked its unlocked for good
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Ok I already used this code to unlock galaxy s3....i was using the s3(atat) model on tmobile ...and now i get this error that it cant connect to tmobile when I put an atat sim in it says locked form network

jqwest said:
Ok I bought a galaxy s3 from craigslist worked for a couple days...then all of the sudden I try to make a call "phone has been blocked for network use" Is there a way to unlock this phone for tmobile and use on tmobile...been trying my solavei (tmobile) sim and phone will not activate on tmobile network.
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jqwest said:
Ok I already used this code to unlock galaxy s3....i was using the s3(atat) model on tmobile ...and now i get this error that it cant connect to tmobile when I put an atat sim in it says locked form network
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Differing content in your posts... If it says blocked then post #2 is probably accurate.

kirkgbr said:
Differing content in your posts... If it says blocked then post #2 is probably accurate.
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A fix that worked for me was rooting and installing a new rom with new att modem

shadyx513 said:
A fix that worked for me was rooting and installing a new rom with new att modem
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Do you remember which rom you installed? I tried about 5 different rom but no luck.

dear sir, you've been scammed.
whoever sold the phone on craiglist must have reported it lost or stolen to the carrier and got a replacement.
btw this scamming method is pretty common, so be careful when you buy it off from someone

pcshano said:
dear sir, you've been scammed.
whoever sold the phone on craiglist must have reported it lost or stolen to the carrier and got a replacement.
btw this scamming method is pretty common, so be careful when you buy it off from someone
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+1
Only way out is to contact the person who sold you the phone, if you still happen to have his number.
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jqwest said:
Ok I bought a galaxy s3 from craigslist worked for a couple days...then all of the sudden I try to make a call "phone has been blocked for network use" Is there a way to unlock this phone for tmobile and use on tmobile...been trying my solavei (tmobile) sim and phone will not activate on tmobile network.
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there can be two reasons.. one is IMEI on your phone would have corrupte (this can happen if you have tried to change some thing on service mode on your phone), and second reason can be some one reported the phone stolen and it is blocked from the service provider end..
to validate this check your phone IMEI by dialing *#06# if that shows your valid IMEI then your phone must have got blocked by the service provider or incase if the IMEI shows some thing like null or 00/0 then the phone IMEI is corrupted, I can help your fixing your phone IMEI if it corrupted.. pm if you still having this problem

i need help
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there can be two reasons.. one is IMEI on your phone would have corrupte (this can happen if you have tried to change some thing on service mode on your phone), and second reason can be some one reported the phone stolen and it is blocked from the service provider end..
to validate this check your phone IMEI by dialing *#06# if that shows your valid IMEI then your phone must have got blocked by the service provider or incase if the IMEI shows some thing like null or 00/0 then the phone IMEI is corrupted, I can help your fixing your phone IMEI if it corrupted.. pm if you still having this problem
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Hi im having a problem with my imei been reported i have a blackberry z10 i would like to know if you can help me get it working pls u can email me at [email protected] pls and thank you

yonis19 said:
Hi im having a problem with my imei been reported i have a blackberry z10 i would like to know if you can help me get it working pls u can email me at [email protected] pls and thank you
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This forum is really for the Samsung Galaxy S3 i747u/i747m only. You will need to find a blackberry forum for support. Also, the forum is wary about discussions relating to IMEI fixes for obvious reasons.

Ok guys need help anyone! I have a Samsung galaxy s3 originally from att&t it belong to a friend who had it unlocked and connected to T-Mobile i have the phone now took it to metro pcs to connect to their network the phone picked up the sim an read it from metros side everything checked out the phone and the service but i still have no network on the phone keeps giving me the mm#6 phone not allowed i verify the phone hasn't been blacklisted an it was unlocked once already by a third party not att&t help any solutions?

My IMEI shows 0/16
[email protected] said:
there can be two reasons.. one is IMEI on your phone would have corrupte (this can happen if you have tried to change some thing on service mode on your phone), and second reason can be some one reported the phone stolen and it is blocked from the service provider end..
to validate this check your phone IMEI by dialing *#06# if that shows your valid IMEI then your phone must have got blocked by the service provider or incase if the IMEI shows some thing like null or 00/0 then the phone IMEI is corrupted, I can help your fixing your phone IMEI if it corrupted.. pm if you still having this problem
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Hi,
My phone was unlocked some time back and it worked for two days then started giving me a phone not allowed error. Since then it works on some days and gives the error on others. The IMEI shows 0/16 and mobile data has never worked at all. Can you help? It is a Samsung Galaxy III (SGH-I747) and was locked to AT&T

pcshano said:
dear sir, you've been scammed.
whoever sold the phone on craiglist must have reported it lost or stolen to the carrier and got a replacement.
btw this scamming method is pretty common, so be careful when you buy it off from someone
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I had the same problem, I bought a ATT Galaxy S5, and I had a Metro PCS SIM, so I got an unlock code, SIM unlock the phone successfully, then made one phone call, then it showed me the mm #6 code. I called Metrco PCS and they added the IMEI to their system and boom! worked perfectly.

MM#6 error means "blacklisted." Your phones will work outside the USA but they are blocked from the carriers "inside".

[Q] Unlocked TMobile Samsung Note II no data on ATT Wireless

Hello All,
I am having an issue where I am unable to get any data on my Unlocked TMobile Samsung Note II. I am currently using a ATT One X+ and get full bars of LTE service in my area, while I understand I will not be able to get LTE service on the device, I cannot get any data. The default APN on the phone was Cingular 410, I've also attempted to create a new APN mirroring the exact settings on my HTC One X+. I've reflashed the stock OS and bootloader and issue persists.
I've done some searching and found one similar issue, I am currently using a NANO LTE slim from my ATT iPhone 5 with a nano to micro converter. The post I found said the user had some issue doing this as well and went to ATT for a LTE Micro SIM and his issue was solved. I'm not sure how this would make a difference since the Nano to Micro works just fine in my ATT One X+.
I was under the impression from what I read online I would just need to pop in my ATT LTE sim into the Unlocked TMobile Note II and be on my way with any data lower than LTE. I have also verified I am successfully able to make calls with the ATT sim inserted into the Unlocked TMobile Note II
Any insight would be beneficial? Thanks!

Did you change the apn?
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I put my sim and it works just fine I get hspa
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Will of fire said:
I put my sim and it works just fine I get hspa
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Turns out I thing I got scammed, thanks craigslist. I think the modem is blown out on this phone, My phone will not even register a SIM is inserted in it anymore, even when using a TMobile SIM.
Is there anything I can do, go to TMobile or reach out to Samsung for support?

exp0se said:
Turns out I thing I got scammed, thanks craigslist. I think the modem is blown out on this phone, My phone will not even register a SIM is inserted in it anymore, even when using a TMobile SIM.
Is there anything I can do, go to TMobile or reach out to Samsung for support?
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Would you mind sharing what happened and what's wrong with the modem? When you bought the phone, didn't you put your sim in and test it?

exp0se said:
Turns out I thing I got scammed, thanks craigslist. I think the modem is blown out on this phone, My phone will not even register a SIM is inserted in it anymore, even when using a TMobile SIM.
Is there anything I can do, go to TMobile or reach out to Samsung for support?
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You need to do some work, but im pretty sure everything can be back up and running, another user was able to restore the blown efs/nv/modem on a messed up GNII, once he had that working, even injected a Behold imei onto the phone and get full service...
Search the forum for the thread, ill try to find it and post it here for ya
Edit: here is what the guy did... the links he refers you to should show you all the steps you need to do... hopefully this helps....
"Here is what i had... i lost my note and got a replacement.. then i found my note in my girls car.. no service i insert my sim no service my imei was blacklisted. so i googled ways to change my imei. no dice the terminal emulator way didnt work. i said i got a paper weight and i can **** with it so i did.. got in the service mode *#197328640# and toyed with everything in there.. lost all the network setting and signal and in the
umts /debugmode /common/ rebuild nv it said it will delete my efs part. so i did haha lost my imei bootloader serial number and everything that makes my note a phone. a few days later i was at it again but this time i was going to fix it hoorah! so read and read bout efs part and googled some more and more.. and found this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
what i did was backed up my new notes efs/ nv files and used them in my other note.. now i have 2 notes with same serial number and imei i gave one to my wife and both are working like new.. but having 2 phones on same family plan with same ime/sderial numberi just wont cut it. so i decided to change the imei and foud this....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804123
the old imei is bad and wont work so i need a different one.. lucky i had a old samsung behold2 laying around the house .. turned it *#06# a new imei!! yay now i dont have a clone phone but more of Frankenstein monster.. cool huh when i log in to my tmo account it says samsung behold on the other line,,
this is for educational purposes only goddamit "
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[Q] note 2 help(original or fake)

buddies im using nexus S
and one of Fb buddies asked me to exchange with note 2, he is saying it is not anycall
no antana
and these are the details he gave me
gt n 7100
jb1.01
3.0301217b21
353627052923508
will you guys please help me to find if its fake or real
he is saying this is what he knows about the phone
made by samsung
made by korea
please help me guys

Plz......don't put the IMEI here!.....you can check over here:
http://www.imei.info/
No absolute guarantee it's a real N7100 btw.

LKS007 said:
buddies im using nexus S
and one of Fb buddies asked me to exchange with note 2, he is saying it is not anycall
no antana
and these are the details he gave me
gt n 7100
jb1.01
3.0301217b21
353627052923508
will you guys please help me to find if its fake or real
he is saying this is what he knows about the phone
made by samsung
made by korea
please help me guys
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well the best way is to physical verify the phone
i am unable to find the list but here are some u can
1.make sure he has the bill and imei written in it
2.verify the imei with the bill *#06# typing this on the phn
3.type *#0*# and test all stuff
4.check for battery if its orginal
5.check for any wear and tear
6.try to call ur number and have a talk to see the signal recption on phn
7call samsung customer care and ask them saying that u have purchased a new phn and you want to verify if its genuine they will inform u.
8.download mmc checker from playstore and see if it has got insane chip
well this all came to my mind as of now, the imei seems to be ok though

shhbz said:
well the best way is to physical verify the phone
i am unable to find the list but here are some u can
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:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
thanks brother
instead of buying this unknown crap i bought a T-mobile s3(shv-e210s)
and its way better with 2gb ram and 32gb storage

Just ask him for a picture of the spen. You will see them, fake phone won't have it.
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TMobile NOTE 3 - BAD IMEI works on Tmobile?

I'm a Canadian (Rogers) customer. I just picked up my TMobile (bad IMEI) Note 3, that I purchased off EBay, hoping to unlock it and use it on the Rogers Network back at home. I was told that the IMEI is bad. I'm staying here (USA) for a few days so I bought a TMobile Pay as you Go Sim for my Unlocked S4. Experimentally, I slipped the SIM card into the NOTE 3 that was supposed to have BAD IMEI, and it works!!! Is it supposed to? It's on 4.4.2, now i'm hearing its not unlockable.. true??? HELP HELP HELP!!

It's not supposed to. Keep using it and see what happens and report back to us

This worked to unlock mine. I'm on T - Mobile and I'm no longer carrier locked.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.regionlockaway
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samething happened with me. Have you checked the imei with the imei checkers online? I Traded phones it was clean at the time. I unlocked it then used with att. tmobile blocked it 1 month later and i've been using it on att for the past year. you should be fine till you put your rogers in.

kweese said:
I'm a Canadian (Rogers) customer. I just picked up my TMobile (bad IMEI) Note 3, that I purchased off EBay, hoping to unlock it and use it on the Rogers Network back at home. I was told that the IMEI is bad. I'm staying here (USA) for a few days so I bought a TMobile Pay as you Go Sim for my Unlocked S4. Experimentally, I slipped the SIM card into the NOTE 3 that was supposed to have BAD IMEI, and it works!!! Is it supposed to? It's on 4.4.2, now i'm hearing its not unlockable.. true??? HELP HELP HELP!!
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Try checking the imei on T-Mobile USA website it should tell you if bad, swappa lags behind on status. If it is bad it will probably take a month or or more to actually register on the network and get flagged