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Help! GPS problem.

My phone(e973) can't detect GPS signal. I tried to flash different ROMs(ICS,JB,CM10.1 ...) but it still doesn't work. I installed GPS Status app to support for getting GPS signal but still can't detect any satellites. I tried to hold my phone and my father's phone(HTC One X) and stood outdoor. the phone of my father detect satellite very quickly while mine is not. 2 days ago, I flashed Liquid Smooth 4.2.2 rom at AT&T Optimus G Box. Now, It shows like in the screenshot.
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Pls help! I tried to stand in the sunshine for over 15 minutes, but it is still "looking for GPS location"

I'm having the same issue with my Droid RAZR.
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have you tried going back to stock (or latest official) with the KDZ?

Can it see the GLONASS satelites?

t1mman said:
have you tried going back to stock (or latest official) with the KDZ?
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I tried but still not succeed

Tim4 said:
Can it see the GLONASS satelites?
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No. I can't see any satellites.

any body help me

Since the issue seems pretty specific, I'd go for an RMA, you might have an issue with this phone specificaly.
If you do, don't forget to return to locked/stock/unrooted and remove the traces

t1mman said:
Since the issue seems pretty specific, I'd go for an RMA, you might have an issue with this phone specificaly.
If you do, don't forget to return to locked/stock/unrooted and remove the traces
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I did KDZ to return to 4.0.4 stock and I also made a hard factory reset but the problem still isn't solved.
I'm not sure whether or not it is related to baseband because I heard that the baseband manage radio and GPS signal. Do u have any solutions.

galeonui9590 said:
I did KDZ to return to 4.0.4 stock and I also made a hard factory reset but the problem still isn't solved.
I'm not sure whether or not it is related to baseband because I heard that the baseband manage radio and GPS signal. Do u have any solutions.
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My solution, as I told you, is to return it for an RMA, the Optimus G has a 1 year waranty so it must still be covered since it came out not even a year ago!

Sorry to see this thread this late,but i have some questions:
1.where from did you bought your phone ?
2.was new?second-hand?
3.is your phone a demo/pre-unit?
I'm asking this because i tested alot of demo/pre units and many of those had gps hardware disabled.
In uour case,i'm 99% surr it'd a hardware problem,has nothing to do with the software.
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kimitza said:
Sorry to see this thread this late,but i have some questions:
1.where from did you bought your phone ?
2.was new?second-hand?
3.is your phone a demo/pre-unit?
I'm asking this because i tested alot of demo/pre units and many of those had gps hardware disabled.
In uour case,i'm 99% surr it'd a hardware problem,has nothing to do with the software.
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well, a man sold it to me. He've been studying in canada and when he returned for holiday, I bought it from him. It is a second- hand phone because he was using this phone before selling to me..
I don't know wether or not it is a demo but front face and rear face has a LG logo and rear face has the following information:
- LG-E973 FCC ID:ZNFE973
- IC:2703C-E973
- Made in Korea
But when I check IMEI on the Internet, it shows that my phone model is LG E970
2 013287000006856 LGE970 null 101KX001186 20010101 GLOBAL/GLOBAL N N

You should try to contact LG and explain the situation, I'm pretty sure you do have a waranty even if it's second hand.

Only if he has the original invoice and the warranty certificate.if not,i'm afraid there is no good news.
He can talk to the person who sold it and ask if he has them,but....
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kimitza said:
Only if he has the original invoice and the warranty certificate.if not,i'm afraid there is no good news.
He can talk to the person who sold it and ask if he has them,but....
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I don't have the warranty certificate and the person selling it to me is now in canada.

kimitza said:
Only if he has the original invoice and the warranty certificate.if not,i'm afraid there is no good news.
He can talk to the person who sold it and ask if he has them,but....
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Are you sure of that? Have you tryed it yourself?
IMHO, as long as the IMEI has not been reported stolen, you can have it serviced. I have done many RMA over the years (I've been working in IT's for more than 10 years) and never once I was asked for the "warranty certificate", and only some times I was asked for an invoice (didn't even needed to be original)
Try it, if it fails, then contact the dude and have him scanned/emailed the things to you.
If you can't even try this out, there's no point trying to solve anything else.

Yeah,i'm sure.But i didn't made myself clear. I asked about papers so he could send the phone to WARRANTY.
Without those papers,it won't be worth the price. Let me tell you why.The mainboard needs special tools to work on.This special tools can be found only at LG or official services.I will look further on the service manual to see if the gps module can be replaced.If it's soldered to the mainboard, without the possibility to be replaced,then he needs the whole mainboard and this will cost about 200 euros as spare.Again,the replacement can only be done in an official service,because the imei will have to be re-writen.
Not to mention the callibration of the screen to work properly on the new mainboard.It is more complicated than it seems my friend,believe me.
I don't know how can you replace components without proper papers,without the warranty certificate.It's the basic in service .
You said it yourself, if you can't prove the origins of the product,how do they know it's not stolen and not out of warranty?The IMEI is registered at the operators,not at LG.

Why don't you just let the OP contact them and explain the issue
http://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/contact-customer-support
They can check with the serial number to see if the waranty is still valid. Many company does.
And I'm not talking about sending it for repairs at his expenses, but under waranty. As I already stated, many companys can service a device under waranty only with the serial number.

At least in Europe this will not work.
Why?because you need to prove you are the rightful owner of the device.besides,in Europe we 2 yrs warranty and it's stated clearly:in order to benefit the warranty,the product must be shipped in the original box,with all accesories,along with the invoice(or any other payment proof) and the warranty certificate.simple as that.
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[Q] Root Sharp 304SH?

Anybody interested at this phone?
I am waiting for so long=[

304SH Root I need.
CarmeloHK said:
Anybody interested at this phone?
I am waiting for so long=[
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Hi. I have this phone 304SH.
And I am in need of the root.
Do you have??
Thank you.

Is this phone can be (SIM) unlocked???

minori_aoi said:
Is this phone can be (SIM) unlocked???
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Of course, it can be. U can get a sim-free one on TAOBAO from China for a reasonable price.

tobise said:
Of course, it can be. U can get a sim-free one on TAOBAO from China for a reasonable price.
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Can you share the link? TAOBAO is all chinese, I can't tell which is which.

minori_aoi said:
Can you share the link? TAOBAO is all chinese, I can't tell which is which.
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It was released for such a long time and not easy to find a brand new one now. It was around $250 (unlocked). And will be cheaper if u could accept a used one (actually in mint condition).

it seems there is somebody has rooted this device successfully,and he/she is selling the root tools in TAOBAO for 25 Chinese Yuan~
The seller needs the 304sh's IMEI numbers and give you the passwords of the root tools(8 digits)
the itmes page is(delete all ******):
it********em.taobao.com/it********em.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.1.H0Rmzw&id=529824809175

wenwen500 said:
it seems there is somebody has rooted this device successfully,and he/she is selling the root tools in TAOBAO for 25 Chinese Yuan~
The seller needs the 304sh's IMEI numbers and give you the passwords of the root tools(8 digits)
the itmes page is(delete all ******):
it********em.taobao.com/it********em.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.1.H0Rmzw&id=529824809175
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sure， the author also is the one who root 306sh.
25yuan is not expensive, my 304sh has been rooted for a long time.

Does anyone know another way to root this phone? I understand that tewilove has a root and i've even paypal'd him money (I can not understand taobao), but he replied and said sorry not for foreigners... Anyone know what other avenues I have to get this done, or to unlock band 4 AWS as bennyhk has done? He also does not sell his extra band unlock to foreigners... Any help is greatly appreciated.

mpwr722 said:
Does anyone know another way to root this phone? I understand that tewilove has a root and i've even paypal'd him money (I can not understand taobao), but he replied and said sorry not for foreigners... Anyone know what other avenues I have to get this done, or to unlock band 4 AWS as bennyhk has done? He also does not sell his extra band unlock to foreigners... Any help is greatly appreciated.
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well， I recommend you find a friend who can read Chinese (native Chinese will be better), use taobao straight away, pay 25yuan by alipay, then all done.
if you go to tewilove 's taobao shop, you will be shocked that he can root so many sharp phones and Fujitsu phones (maybe the only one author in the world)

anybody has link to tewilove's shop I can't seem to find it, thanks in advance

magicsword123 said:
well， I recommend you find a friend who can read Chinese (native Chinese will be better), use taobao straight away, pay 25yuan by alipay, then all done.
if you go to tewilove 's taobao shop, you will be shocked that he can root so many sharp phones and Fujitsu phones (maybe the only one author in the world)
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Thanks magic, thats exactly what I ended up doing. It sucks but when theres only one guy in the world doing this its the only route to go.
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mudkipstar said:
anybody has link to tewilove's shop I can't seem to find it, thanks in advance
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://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=529824809175&toSite=main#detail (ADD https on the front)
Its easy to do, but FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS or it will not root. Takes about 3-4 minutes to complete. The very first thing is create a TWRP backup just in case you mess something up. My point was to help remove the shutter sound, but I still haven't found a way to do this unfortunately.
Good luck

Thanks man What firmware are you running on? I am still on 0018, after root software can't be updated (under his FAQ)? Yea the cam sound is annoying haha
Who has purchased a phone from Taobao before? Care to share the trusted seller? TIA

mudkipstar said:
Thanks man What firmware are you running on? I am still on 0018, after root software can't be updated (under his FAQ)? Yea the cam sound is annoying haha
Who has purchased a phone from Taobao before? Care to share the trusted seller? TIA
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well I did a lot of work on my 304sh, and I can tell you directly how to delete the camera sound .
use an file manage APP, setting, show hidden file.
1./system/media/audio/ui ，delete the files with camera prefix
2./system/media/.sharp_audio/ui，delete the files with camera prefix
3.reboot, done.

Thanks for the tips, are you guys able to do an OTA update outside Japan? I am still on 0018

mudkipstar said:
Thanks for the tips, are you guys able to do an OTA update outside Japan? I am still on 0018
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nope .
1. the latest version is 0028, SoftBank is a rubbish company absolutely. the version you can check it here: ~~~~(change it to www)softbank.jp/mobile/info/personal/software/archive/_year_2016/
2. once you rooted your phone. no more OTA. or the phone will become a brick ~~~~
3. you can restore someone 's TWRP backup, to be 0028. I have my own backup, but uploaded it to a Chinese Internet storage (don't know you can use it or not ~)

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nope .
1. the latest version is 0028, SoftBank is a rubbish company absolutely. the version you can check it here: ~~~~(change it to www)softbank.jp/mobile/info/personal/software/archive/_year_2016/
2. once you rooted your phone. no more OTA. or the phone will become a brick ~~~~
3. you can restore someone 's TWRP backup, to be 0028. I have my own backup, but uploaded it to a Chinese Internet storage (don't know you can use it or not ~)
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Yea I checked haha, its not really their fault, I think they are low on funds, Apple controls them, they have to sell a certain amount of IPhones in their contract or something haha. I have have yet to root the phone, in fear that maybe they may release a Lolipop / Marshmallow update but chances are low haha. Softbank's phones are more cheaper than their DoCoMo variants though.
On a side note I really love Softbank's mascot, a Hokkaido Inu, again they only leave the best for themselves, Japan pure breeds are very rare and hard to get. The American Akita is not even recognized, by the Japan Kennel club haha. They mentioned they spoiled their breed.
Here is the a pic of the cute gal dog, I think its our phone in the picture too haha
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PS - 你住在国内？

Hi! I have 304sh from China, but it's not working. My PC don't see It And My device do not load beyond the logo.
Please help Me!

When Did SnapDragon Bootloader Get Unlocked? Or Is This Article BS?

Ran across a article written on June 17th
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Is this for real or just clickbait?
Source: https://www.goandroid.co.in/unlock-bootloader-of-galaxy-s9-plus-snapdragon/84688/

Certainly not the US version but if the OEM unlock option is available in settings then I guess it's possible on the few other places that got the snapdragon.

Tel864 said:
Certainly not the US version but if the OEM unlock option is available in settings then I guess it's possible on the few other places that got the snapdragon.
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The author made a comment claiming that the OEM Unlock will appear if the phone is left on for a week. Check it out.
I don't think that is correct though. I'm pretty sure my S9 has been left on for over a week and it hasn't appeared.

zzEvilGeniuszz said:
The author made a comment claiming that the OEM Unlock will appear if the phone is left on for a week. Check it out.
I don't think that is correct though. I'm pretty sure my S9 has been left on for over a week and it hasn't appeared.
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its not for U or U1 variants... at the same time, the site is not BS because HK/China and LATIN AMERICA devices are also snapdragon..
just bcuz it says snapdragon doesnt mean its USA variants

Why is USA s9/s9+ locked but others are not this seems like Sammy fell into carrier bs making them a bad brand for me I will be buying other brands b4 I'm ever locked down again..
Root ok I can deal with out if need to be but this not able to use Hotspot is driving me crazy to a point I'm considering sim unlocking my HTC 10 and going back to that this is insain
elliwigy said:
its not for U or U1 variants... at the same time, the site is not BS because HK/China and LATIN AMERICA devices are also snapdragon..
just bcuz it says snapdragon doesnt mean its USA variants
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Can confirm, my SM-G9600/DS (Hong Kong Snapdragon S9), has OEM unlock option in developer settings.

kushman said:
Why is USA s9/s9+ locked but others are not this seems like Sammy fell into carrier bs making them a bad brand for me I will be buying other brands b4 I'm ever locked down again..
Root ok I can deal with out if need to be but this not able to use Hotspot is driving me crazy to a point I'm considering sim unlocking my HTC 10 and going back to that this is insain
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you can use hotspot, pay for it lol
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I am a strong beleave I shouldn't have to pay to use Hotspot due to the Corp world already limits amount data we recieve why would I pay more for same limited data if it was truly unlimited that's a diff story but being they con the customer already I'm a strong beleave in hacking it
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you can use hotspot, pay for it lol
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kushman said:
I am a strong beleave I shouldn't have to pay to use Hotspot due to the Corp world already limits amount data we recieve why would I pay more for same limited data if it was truly unlimited that's a diff story but being they con the customer already I'm a strong beleave in hacking it
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tgey provide a service.. you chooseto use it ornot is the point..

elliwigy said:
tgey provide a service.. you chooseto use it ornot is the point..
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A lot of people seem to forget this... If you COO you would do the same. No matter what your mind says. Besides you have the lives of thousand of employees. Millions of share holders that are banking you'll grow and be profitable.

Well nothing on mine Canadian version. NO OEM Unlock

I have a Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-A015M/DS) Latin American version, Region Panama, with Snapdragon processor. My experience posted here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/how-root-device-samsung-galaxy-a01-t4167509
The OEM UNLOCK appears but all of the usual unlock proccedure produces no Bootloader Unlock when it resets.

Did I just buy a stolen Pixel 2 XL ?

Did I just buy a stolen Pixel 2 XL? http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html is giving the following info
https://imgur.com/r2QrdSJ
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Where did you purchase it?

pizza_pablo said:
Where did you purchase it?
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from a mobile shop....the phone is working fine. I'm in Pakistan by the way and all the Pixel phones come here from the USA or UK

ranasrule said:
from a mobile shop....the phone is working fine. I'm in Pakistan by the way and all the Pixel phones come here from the USA or UK
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If it were stolen and "blacklisted", I doubt the device would be working fine.
Unless "blacklisted" is only effective for use in the USA, as Google suggests.
Google:
............... Blacklisted phones can’t be used in the United States, but some companies can unlock them for international use.

ranasrule said:
from a mobile shop....the phone is working fine. I'm in Pakistan by the way and all the Pixel phones come here from the USA or UK
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I would return to the shop and show them what you've discovered.

Az Biker said:
If it were stolen and "blacklisted", I doubt the device would be working fine...
Google:
............... Blacklisted phones can’t be used in the United States, but some companies can unlock them for international use.
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so basically I'm fine as long as I stay out of the US of A ?

pizza_pablo said:
I would return to the shop and show them what you've discovered.
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tried it....they were of no help
is there any way to tell if this phone was bought directly from google or via a carrier? In the USA or somewhere else?

ranasrule said:
tried it....they were of no help
is there any way to tell if this phone was bought directly from google or via a carrier? In the USA or somewhere else?
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That's too bad. I guess you have no other recourse.
I would contact Google, giving them the IMEI and serial number and ask what info they can provide.

pizza_pablo said:
That's too bad. I guess you have no other recourse.
I would contact Google, giving them the IMEI and serial number and ask what info they can provide.
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couldn't they then remotely disable my phone somehow?

ranasrule said:
tried it....they were of no help
is there any way to tell if this phone was bought directly from google or via a carrier? In the USA or somewhere else?
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Mine is a Verizon phone purchased form UAE, it also shows blacklisted but it works just fine. I receive monthly updates without any problem, even adb sideloaded android pie full OTA when it got released. Main issue with mine is that I cannot unlock its bootloader so obviously can't root it but i believe you can unlock yours and root it.

ranasrule said:
couldn't they then remotely disable my phone somehow?
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Oh! I didn't think of that!
That is something to consider.
I guess I'm out of suggestions.

asif4self said:
Mine is a Verizon phone purchased form UAE, it also shows blacklisted but it works just fine. I receive monthly updates without any problem, even adb sideloaded android pie full OTA when it got released. Main issue with mine is that I cannot unlock its bootloader so obviously can't root it but i believe you can unlock yours and root it.
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Thats good to hear...thanks for the info .....Mundia Silakotia

ranasrule said:
so basically I'm fine as long as I stay out of the US of A ?
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If it's working and it says it's blacklisted, it's probably a U.S. only thing as Google suggests.

Clearly someone managed to get Google financing and stopped making payments. So no, you didn't buy a stolen phone. Anyway, the blacklist carriers use here in the United States is only effective if the phone itself is in the US. In your case, where you are in Pakistan, the device will work normally even though it's blacklisted.
For a period of time there was talk of every carrier worldwide using the same blacklist, which would really ruin your day. As of now, obviously nothing has come of it.

Generally a IMEI will only be blacklisted in the country it was reported stolen.

Question IMEI 00000

Hii have a zfold 4 f936b bought from eBay.
It says IMEI is 00000000 and when I insert sim nothing happens.
Any idea what are my options ? Some people say is a demo phone but it don't look like some other says the user trying to root it but failed. Obviously eBay seller won't take any responsibility
Look forward for your comments.
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Return it.

blackhawk said:
Return it.
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I waited to long can't do it now . Now my only hope it's to find a way to make this work more than using it as a tablet

when you bought the phone. was it specified in the ebay description that the phone is faulty/locked/imei probelm/etc? was it ":buy as is"? if yes, then you might be in a bit of a pickle of trying to complain/return it. however, if the description said the phone was fine and had no issues: how long ago was the purchase? if you paid by paypal, i believe you have 45 days from the day you paid to lodge a dispute.

Emmanuel Spadafora said:
I waited to long can't do it now . Now my only hope it's to find a way to make this work more than using it as a tablet
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The phones efs/file is corrupt. See...
What is EFS folder ?
Hi All, I came to know the EFS folder is very important in Samsung phones. I didn't cared about it and flashed a different region ROM (XEU->OZS). Each thing is working fine. I can remember that there used to be some files inside the EFS folder...
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I have never been able to repair an efs/file but here is a link to someone who claims to have done so...
[GUIDE] how to fix EFS Damaged on samsung devices [EASY!]
Edited in 2022 to make it look a bit better! *WARNING* *TAKE A NANDROID BACKUP OF EFS AND BASEBAND BEFORE STARTING* Hello people, first I want to say that this is my first guide so it doesn't really look professional but I am doing my best to...
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blackhawk said:
Return it.
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I use a forwarder to bring the articles bought in eBay to central america
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The phones efs/file is corrupt. See...
What is EFS folder ?
Hi All, I came to know the EFS folder is very important in Samsung phones. I didn't cared about it and flashed a different region ROM (XEU->OZS). Each thing is working fine. I can remember that there used to be some files inside the EFS folder...
forum.xda-developers.com
I have never been able to repair an efs/file but here is a link to someone who claims to have done so...
[GUIDE] how to fix EFS Damaged on samsung devices [EASY!]
Edited in 2022 to make it look a bit better! *WARNING* *TAKE A NANDROID BACKUP OF EFS AND BASEBAND BEFORE STARTING* Hello people, first I want to say that this is my first guide so it doesn't really look professional but I am doing my best to...
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Will take a look

Sorry, meant to respond but was in out of service area..
Yeah, you were ripped off... Someone has done something that has wiped the IMEI number. Unfortunately it is a mother to fix, if it can be (Might lose IMEI everytime the phone is reset).
Been years since I had to play around with that and the programs I used to use probably don't work anymore, if I even had them backed up anywhere...
Unfortunately this is the risk of buying off Ebay.

May be a demo phone, all demo devices sent to retailers have no IMEI ie 00000..
Probably snatched from a TMO or VZW and reflashed.

Paradoxumical said:
May be a demo phone, all demo devices sent to retailers have no IMEI ie 00000..
Probably snatched from a TMO or VZW and reflashed.
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Not TMO or Verizon, this is an international model:
SM-F936b...

ultramag69 said:
Not TMO or Verizon, this is an international model:
SM-F936b...
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That's neither here nor there.
All retailers (Best Buy, Walmart, etc), cellular providers, and the rest are sent demo phones with no modems to try and alleviate the chance of a snatch & grab.
Chances are extremely high it's one of those devices.

Paradoxumical said:
That's neither here nor there.
All retailers (Best Buy, Walmart, etc), cellular providers, and the rest are sent demo phones with no modems to try and alleviate the chance of a snatch & grab.
Chances are extremely high it's one of those devices.
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Lol, it's not here but it's there... return it. Otherwise you have a parts queen or play Android roulette and buy a used working mobo. Or buy a new mobo.

Even your 2 imei is 000000?
because sometime the 2nd remain at that point u will use an esim
therefore, Ive been in this situation in the past and the device was mine for some reason i lost the imei.
check if ur device was rooted if it was this could be one on teh reason
I paid someone he fixed it remotely at that time it costed me 20$ .

Are you from Honduras?