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I am looking at purchasing the Note 2 but can really only find ones in my price range that are on US Cellular. I have unlimited data on VZW and do not want to upgrade and lose it. Verizon Tech support said that it "may" be possible to flash the US Cellular Note 2 to VZW but they do not guarantee it will work. I have some knowledge of rooting and unlocking but want to make sure that this version of the Note will actually work on VZW. Since VZW has given me the OK to flash one, that should cover me I think. Does anyone have experience with this?
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sth like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7gMO_kRxyM
by the way. good thread, but wrong area
Sorry about wrong area... However... Isn't the T-Mobile and AT&T version on the same type of network? I'm more concerned as to if the US Cellular one will work on VZW
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I believe he means "wrong area" as this question belongs in the Q&A section, not the Original Android Development section of the forum.
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I believe he means "wrong area" as this question belongs in the Q&A section, not the Original Android Development section of the forum.
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Yes. I do understand what he's saying.... I don't know of a way to move my thread. I believe a MOD has to do this. I do not want to double post.
I can't believe that nobody has tried this. What about if it were a Sprint Phone converting to Verizon? Wouldn't it be the same since US Cellular is also CDMA? Could I just unlock it and flash the Verizon ODIN file on the device? Or is there a Hardware Specific issue with the model number?
Anybody?
So... just loading the VZW Bootloader and trying to load the VZW software keeps stopping at tz.img and fails. Then I have to load the boot-insecure.... etc... to get back.
Anybody have experience here?
Hi guys I had flashed hellybean on my n7100 (UK phone on orange network) 2 weeks ago and then stupidly without thinking flashed an add-on which wasn't compatible with the rom. Unfortunately it corrupted my imei or I did something wrong when flashing various bits. I can confirm the rom was working brilliant until I started playing around with it. I cannot remember which add-on I flashed as I tried a couple of different kernels as well before I noticed what had happened. I didn't have a backup of my imei stupid me... (it changed the imei to the fake 004 number) as assumed from reading other posts and help topics I didn't have any service or network coverage. After a few days of trying my hardest to find a solution I had to give up and give into a warranty repair. So I reverted back to stock while using Triangle Away and Odin to put my correct regional stock non rooted rom into XXDMB2 and sent it back to Samsung.
Now they have cancelled the repair and are sending it back to me with broken imei no explanation given just cancelled and returning the phone.
Question is when it has been returned is there anyway I can inject the imei like the U.S. qualcomm version? (I know UK based n7100 doesn't have the qualcomm chip before anyone rips into me about it) I'm completely out of my depth with this one and I am assuming I have ruined my note 2 forever.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Well try to contact the user cvxcvx.
this is SPARTAAA
UtkarshGupta said:
Well try to contact the user cvxcvx.
this is SPARTAAA
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Already been there thanks anyway I received an email from him, I read his post via a link he sent to me here on XDA and he cannot do it as it didn't work according to the testing he carried out quite recently.
Now I am totally lost and clueless, shall I just accept Ive killed my note 2 (as a phone anyway) through my lack of common sense by not backing up the efs
I have been searching but there is no solution to my problem that I can find anyway.
How have other users overcome this problem assuming they have managed to fix/inject/restore their imei number?
Demand answer for what reason they are cancelling the warranty repair and or try to force them if you can. Go to citizens advie borough and get documents with regards to consumer rights etc. If they think you ll give them a headache they might just get it done just to avoid issues. Ask your local paper to publish an article about it. Its all to do with how much you wanna push. Worst scenerio get them to repair it and pay the bill
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So the story unfolds as to why it has been cancelled, the screen has been cracked in transit to the service centre aaarrrrggggghhhhh. They have quoted me £138 for the repair of the screen before they look at the imei fault. So in having it returned and putting a claim in through my insurance absolute nightmare this is cannot believe this has happened. Thanks for the replies anyway.
Get insurance then get imei fixed
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Are you sure it is the N7100? - Orange UK provide the N7105 AFAIK (That's what they sent me anyway!)
If it is the LTE version (The N7105) then your missing IMEI number is most likely due to having a Kernel for a N7100 installed. This is exactly what happened to me - took me hours to find and download the legit firmware for EE to flash with Odin - If you need it, let me know and I will upload it somewhere for you!
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Are you sure it is the N7100? - Orange UK provide the N7105 AFAIK (That's what they sent me anyway!)
If it is the LTE version (The N7105) then your missing IMEI number is most likely due to having a Kernel for a N7100 installed. This is exactly what happened to me - took me hours to find and download the legit firmware for EE to flash with Odin - If you need it, let me know and I will upload it somewhere for you!
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cheers mate im 100% its n7100 I had it from orange as soon as it was released iv checked to be certain it wasn't n7105 in case I mucked up somewhere it defo n7100 though thanks for the offer anyway
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the screen has been cracked in transit to the service center
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Regarding my Notes return from a Samsung repair .... the packaging was a joke. One postage sized stamp of bubble wrap in what looked like a bright yellow medical waste bag without the hazard emblem. I was stunned this thing survived its transit back undamaged.
Try to claim from post office
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Just got it back from samsung in the hope they may have repaired imei out of goodwill but there hopes and theres dreams and neither came true. Spoke to mobile phone insurance just had to email some paperwork off to them and it will be sent to them to sort out. FML
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Latest update from my problem finally got mobile phone insurance to sort the problem out (for anyone in the u.k stay away from peotect my bubble.com USELESS) had a new phone sent to me today. only took a couple of months to sort the problem out.
So im with my note 2 once again forgot how big and lovely it was lol. Bit dubious about flashing roms snd will always backup efs from now on. will root it later got the latest update over wifi soon as I turned it on.
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Unable to activate a phone I bought off craigslist as there is still a number attached to the account (but not blacklisted or stolen).
How can I deactivate that number if I no longer have access to the seller ?
Go to the sprint store?
That's why you should always meet at a Sprint store. Did you call Sprint to activate? If so what did they tell you?
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Contact the seller, get them to deactivate the phone. Most likely sprint won't do anything because anyone can say they bought a phone legally.
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You can't.
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Unable to activate a phone I bought off craigslist as there is still a number attached to the account (but not blacklisted or stolen).
How can I deactivate that number if I no longer have access to the seller ?
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Unless you are the account administrator, there is no way to Deactivate a Device. With you having a Receipt you could possibly take the Device into a Sprint Store. Even then if it is from a private seller it would be difficult if the Device was still activated. Next time I would suggest using an ESN CHECKER . That way you know if the device is clear. Your best bet at this point is to try and get the seller to deactivate the device. Although it may not be easy.
ESN was checked and it came out 'clean'.....I am unable to contact the original owner so I guess I am SOL then?
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Unless you are the account administrator, there is no way to Deactivate a Device. With you having a Receipt you could possibly take the Device into a Sprint Store. Even then if it is from a private seller it would be difficult if the Device was still activated. Next time I would suggest using an ESN CHECKER . That way you know if the device is clear. Your best bet at this point is to try and get the seller to deactivate the device. Although it may not be easy.
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It is probably a stolen phone that has not been reported. Not sure why anyone would sell there phone still activated and in use.
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ESN was checked and it came out 'clean'.....I am unable to contact the original owner so I guess I am SOL then?
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Had something similar to this happen to me with a Device. I got it sorted, but I ended up having to call Sprint. After a lot of calls, and phone time. I finally convinced a CSR to contact him. The CSR talked to him. Not sure what was asid, or asked. Outcome was that the Device was cleared, and activated. But it took over a week of calls to Sprint .
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Hi guys, I am sorry if it was already posted here, I could not find similar topics or posts. I have a problem with the network. When I try to call someone it says 'not registered on network'
I have been using galaxy s3 tmobile since last year november. I bought it from a police officer, he gave me unlock codes from tmobile. I used the phone on tmobile for 6-7 months and than I switched to staright talk unlimited and have been using it till yesterday. Yesterday suddenly my phone/ data/ sms.... stopped working. I was using cm10.1.3 than I thought, it is related to kernel/radio or modem and flashed back to stock rom.
But I still have the same problem.
The signal bar is full. I went to apn setting and played with it little, but no results. I tried to connect to the network, it says ' sim card does not allow a connection to this network'. I chatted with tmobile agent: she said, it must work on any network other than tmobile. I put my sim card on iphone, it works, but when I insert any simcard on my phone, it gives same issue. I checked my imei on tmobiles network, the result is: imei blocked. Could anyone help me with it please. ???? :banghead:
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bek23 said:
Hi guys, I am sorry if it was already posted here, I could not find similar topics or posts. I have a problem with the network. When I try to call someone it says 'not registered on network'
I have been using galaxy s3 tmobile since last year november. I bought it from a police officer, he gave me unlock codes from tmobile. I used the phone on tmobile for 6-7 months and than I switched to staright talk unlimited and have been using it till yesterday. Yesterday suddenly my phone/ data/ sms.... stopped working. I was using cm10.1.3 than I thought, it is related to kernel/radio or modem and flashed back to stock rom.
But I still have the same problem.
The signal bar is full. I went to apn setting and played with it little, but no results. I tried to connect to the network, it says ' sim card does not allow a connection to this network'. I chatted with tmobile agent: she said, it must work on any network other than tmobile. I put my sim card on iphone, it works, but when I insert any simcard on my phone, it gives same issue. I checked my imei on tmobiles network, the result is: imei blocked. Could anyone help me with it please. ???? :banghead:
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If the IMEI is blocked then the seller has reported the phone to be stolen. There's not much that can be done in that case to the phone. You can talk to the Seller if you want.
Doesn't sound like a police officer to me. Probably lied to you to make the sale. Either he reported it lost/stolen like Perseus said, or he never fully paid it off and stopped making payments. Either way, the device is now almost certainly considered to be stolen property. You can unlock it and sell overseas, but otherwise you are pretty much screwed I am sorry to say.
You need to call T-Mobile to find out why it's been blacklisted. If it's been reported stolen, or was never fully paid for try to contact the seller and ask about it. If you can't get in touch with him you may want to consider filing a police report.
Only other possibility, but highly unlikely, is if some a$$ cloned their device using your imei (either randomly entered or obtained some other way). In this very unlikely scenario it wouldn't be the sellers fault, unless he gave the IMEI to someone to use or used it himself.
It's much more likely the seller did this to you since this, unfortunately, happens all the time.
Like stated previously, there isn't much you can do if you can't resolve things with the seller.
Sorry to hear about your misfortune.. good luck though.
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Thank you for the replies, I have called tmobile, they say it's not fully paid off or the customer has stopped the services at all, at the time of purchase I was 100% sure he was police officer, he showed his badge and all the stuff in the car.
How can I unlock it? I might want to sell overseas.
Anyway, I was thinking about move to n5, but it is too early, coz n5 is not out yet
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In the general section is a SIM Unlock thread. Should be on the first page or two.
If he is actually a cop, I'd call him up and ask about it. If he only recently cut his service, it may have been unintentional that you got screwed as a result. Maybe he had forgot all about it. Considering how long it's been, he probably had it close to paid off, so maybe he'd be willing to pay off the balance to T-Mobile to have it unblocked. Or it might be worth it to you, depending on the amount owed, to pay it yourself if he can't or won't.
Granted, it would suck to have to, but if he only owes like $50, might be worth considering.
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Thank you for the replies, I have called tmobile, they say it's not fully paid off or the customer has stopped the services at all, at the time of purchase I was 100% sure he was police officer, he showed his badge and all the stuff in the car.
How can I unlock it? I might want to sell overseas.
Anyway, I was thinking about move to n5, but it is too early, coz n5 is not out yet
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If its not paid for then t-mo will release it after you pay up. Nexus 5 is ways away. You will have to go without a phone.
Unlock, ask T-mo or use online services on ebay
Well it is pre unlocked, or should I unlock again?
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Well it is pre unlocked, or should I unlock again?
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No Need. If you know its unlocked then go ahead and sell Overseas.
Thank you very much who helped me with this issue, and of course the seller cut his services and even his number is not available anymore, no replies from email, but I am happy that nexus 5 is play store now, yeey
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I have an S3 that displays this message when I insert my SIM card: PHONE NOT ALLOWED MM#6
Before any one starts jumping to conclusions, please hear me out.
Did I do an IMEI check? YES...I called AT&T and met with the seller at an At&t store. The seller was the original owner. I even inserted my SIM card in the store. Since I never seen this ERROR before, I figured I could just downgrade the phone like I always have.
What Android Version? The phone is currently on 4.3. Now that I'm home and spent the last few hours doing research. I now know the phone can not be downgraded. UNLESS someone knows otherwise.
Since the phone has not been reported stolen, and current downgrading methods are not available. How can I get around this ERROR?
Could it be it not NETWORK UNLOCKED?
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
Go to XDA general and look to see a thread called working downgrade. That might help you.
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Go to XDA general and look to see a thread called working downgrade. That might help you.
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THANKS!! I was just reading that. Theres a possibility I may still not be able to unlock. But, I'll give it a try.
You can't unlock but that may help you seeing as the issue never happened before
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Does the phone show the same imei # as the label located in the battery compartment when you dial *#06#?
You are correct, you cannot downgrade the bootloader, only the ROM; therefore, the free unlock method will not work. You'll have to buy an unlock code. To unlock it using a code, make sure you're running a stock ROM.