I just bought the phone from Craigslist and it's brand-new from Verizon. I have to unlock to use it on AT&T. Do you have any suggestion for a good website to buy unlock code?
I have not used an unlock service in a long time, but I DO HOPE that you checked to make sure the IMEI is clean and not black-listed before you bought it (e.g. Stolen or reported stolen or whatever reason they put them on black-lists).
There are a ton of free IMEI checkers if you search online.
I have always had carriers unlock my devices, so it MIGHT be worth calling Verizon, but if that fails, I don't have a suggestion on a site, but I am sure others can help.
send your imei in pm i can unlock it by imei if its clean
I bought this phone from Craigslist and hope so but how do you PM?
MA7MOD_GSM said:
send your imei in pm i can unlock it by imei if its clean
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How do you PM?
MA7MOD_GSM said:
send your imei in pm i can unlock it by imei if its clean
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also it has not been activate and I check IMEI "Clean"
- Has to be clean, not stolen or reported stolen.
- has to be fully paid off on Verizon.
Dealt with this before, those are the options...outside of paying someone online to do it.
MA7MOD_GSM said:
send your imei in pm i can unlock it by imei if its clean
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That's so nice of you. Thank you
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Hi, I own Note 3 N900T bought from T-Mobile US and I'm using it in Macedonia with Chainfire's RegionLock Away App on Android 4.3. And now I want to update to Lollipop and do a factory reset but I checked my IMEI and it's Blacklisted. My question is can I unlock my phone with unlock code in Macedonia if I do a factory reset or I need to activate with T-Mobile SIM card?
Thanks in advance
Blacklisted IMEI.... ouch.
Yeah, you will need to have it unlocked somehow. I'm not sure if T-Mobile will do this for you, however. Give them a call.
Also, I thought that blacklisted IMEI's were only devices that people hadn't paid off, or something along those lines. You did in fact buy the device directly from T-Mobile? How long have you owned it now? Did you pay it off?
I only ask for the sake of connecting the pieces here to try and give you the appropriate advice.
411y0ur8453 said:
Blacklisted IMEI.... ouch.
Yeah, you will need to have it unlocked somehow. I'm not sure if T-Mobile will do this for you, however. Give them a call.
Also, I thought that blacklisted IMEI's were only devices that people hadn't paid off, or something along those lines. You did in fact buy the device directly from T-Mobile? How long have you owned it now? Did you pay it off?
I only ask for the sake of connecting the pieces here to try and give you the appropriate advice.
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I bought it from a guy in the US and maybe he is not paying the bills there, I don't know. I will buy the unlock code from ebay but I don't know if I can insert it after factory reset. Do I need to activate the phone after factory reset?
stavrov said:
I bought it from a guy in the US and maybe he is not paying the bills there, I don't know. I will buy the unlock code from ebay but I don't know if I can insert it after factory reset. Do I need to activate the phone after factory reset?
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Honestly man, this really sucks. It sounds like he ripped you off.
T-Mobile blacklists IMEI's that are associated with an unpaid balance on a device. They do this to prevent people from getting a discounted phone, then taking it somewhere else.
You will need to call T-Mobile and talk to them about it. Not good. Usually they don't "unlist" them after they have been flagged.
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Honestly man, this really sucks. It sounds like he ripped you off.
T-Mobile blacklists IMEI's that are associated with an unpaid balance on a device. They do this to prevent people from getting a discounted phone, then taking it somewhere else.
You will need to call T-Mobile and talk to them about it. Not good. Usually they don't "unlist" them after they have been flagged.
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As I heard you cannot use the phone in the US but you can use it in other countries, but I'm not sure. And now I don't know if I should perform a factory reset, if I need to activate the phone in the US (or with T-Mobile SIM card) I will end up with unusable phone.
stavrov said:
As I heard you cannot use the phone in the US but you can use it in other countries, but I'm not sure. And now I don't know if I should perform a factory reset, if I need to activate the phone in the US (or with T-Mobile SIM card) I will end up with unusable phone.
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You're confusing a Carrier lock with a Region lock. There is no region lock on the N900T, just carrier lock. You can purchase an unlock code from some place like cellunlocker.net and follow their instructions to unlock and use it with any carrier's sim.
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You're confusing a Carrier lock with a Region lock. There is no region lock on the N900T, just carrier lock. You can purchase an unlock code from some place like cellunlocker.net and follow their instructions to unlock and use it with any carrier's sim.
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So if I purchase an unlock code I can use the phone in my country?
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So if I purchase an unlock code I can use the phone in my country?
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You should be able to, yes. There is no region lock, only Carrier/SIM lock, so an unlock code should allow it to operate anywhere, and it would be a permanent unlock, so you can factory reset even and not worry about it getting re-locked to tmo usa.
The region lock away app seems to also remove the sim lock, so I don't think you'll need an unlock code...
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You should be able to, yes. There is no region lock, only Carrier/SIM lock, so an unlock code should allow it to operate anywhere, and it would be a permanent unlock, so you can factory reset even and not worry about it getting re-locked to tmo usa.
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I would say this is bad advice.
Why would you purchase anything without first giving them a call and finding out what is going on. IMEI stands for... ready....
INTERNATIONAL mobile equipment identity... not carrier specific. If T-Mobile flags a GSM device for "theft", as in, somebody not paying it off, it is essentially the property of T-Mobile's, and I promise you they have gone through the hoops to protect themselves from a product sales perspective.
It would be simple to give them a call. You should do it, and not spend any more of your money until A) You know why it was blacklisted, B) Know whether or not T-Mobile can fix this problem for you (maybe it was a mistake, but I doubt it), C) You call that idiot back that sold you the phone and find out why he sold you a device that was blacklisted (he knew).
That's all I really can say about it. And I hate to say it, but I think you are going to be SOL man. Sorry.
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I would say this is bad advice.
Why would you purchase anything without first giving them a call and finding out what is going on. IMEI stands for... ready....
INTERNATIONAL mobile equipment identity... not carrier specific. If T-Mobile flags a GSM device for "theft", as in, somebody not paying it off, it is essentially the property of T-Mobile's, and I promise you they have gone through the hoops to protect themselves from a product sales perspective.
It would be simple to give them a call. You should do it, and not spend any more of your money until A) You know why it was blacklisted, B) Know whether or not T-Mobile can fix this problem for you (maybe it was a mistake, but I doubt it), C) You call that idiot back that sold you the phone and find out why he sold you a device that was blacklisted (he knew).
That's all I really can say about it. And I hate to say it, but I think you are going to be SOL man. Sorry.
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No, it's not bad advice
It's a widely known FACT that tmo USA and AT&T, who share blacklists) ONLY blacklist within the USA.
OP it's up to you, but based on others experiences (Google is your friend) and KNOWN FACTS, you should be fine
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No, it's not bad advice
It's a widely known FACT that tmo USA and AT&T, who share blacklists) ONLY blacklist within the USA.
OP it's up to you, but based on others experiences (Google is your friend) and KNOWN FACTS, you should be fine
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I would assume that if they had blocked an IMEI, it would be borked indefinitely. If not, good for you OP.
If you have heard of somebody having a blocked IMEI, toastido, and then taking a device to another country and successfully using it, then there is hope for him.
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Hi, I own Note 3 N900T bought from T-Mobile US and I'm using it in Macedonia with Chainfire's RegionLock Away App on Android 4.3. And now I want to update to Lollipop and do a factory reset but I checked my IMEI and it's Blacklisted. My question is can I unlock my phone with unlock code in Macedonia if I do a factory reset or I need to activate with T-Mobile SIM card?
Thanks in advance
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the chainfire region lock away only works on 4.3... so if you update the phone to Lollipop or any other 4.4, I do believe it won't work for you anymore....
if you get the sim unlock from ebay or anyone else, you can use it anywhere except Tmobile USA...
I do not think tmobile cares enough to feel sorry that you got ripped off, but sometimes, only sometimes, I heard they have pardon 1 or 2 people..
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I would assume that if they had blocked an IMEI, it would be borked indefinitely. If not, good for you OP.
If you have heard of somebody having a blocked IMEI, toastido, and then taking a device to another country and successfully using it, then there is hope for him.
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If it's blocked in the USA, then they are borked in the USA indefinitely, but fine outside of it. Now I can't speak for the European Union or Asia, but unless they have been blacklisted in the region they're trying to use it, should be good to go once it's unlocked - add long as its outside the us of a.
In Macedonia they can unlock it for you some small shops not Tmobile stores, it's like $10 and try One the carrier, you got nothing to loose, i srekno. IMEI is only blocked in USA.
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I need help with my LG G8 still Sim locked to Att. I have tried different webpages to no success. I bought it in great conditions online. The phone is excellent, but I wish to use it as my daily driver.
Thank you.
rafadiaz183 said:
I need help with my LG G8 still Sim locked to Att. I have tried different webpages to no success. I bought it in great conditions online. The phone is excellent, but I wish to use it as my daily driver.
Thank you.
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Provided that the phone was paid for by the original owner and is not tied to an existing contract you should be able to get that code from at&t. Problem is that a lot of those online deals (e-bay) were never paid off and have been blacklisted
Thank you for the reply.
I checked online and the IMEI hasn't been reported lost, stolen, or (according to the IMEI report that I paid $3.00 usd for) doesn't have late fees or any other contract problems.
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Provided that the phone was paid for by the original owner and is not tied to an existing contract you should be able to get that code from at&t. Problem is that a lot of those online deals (e-bay) were never paid off and have been blacklisted
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I tried the Att unlock service, and after 5 days they replied :
Current status - Denied
Your unlock request was denied because the device is no longer supported by the manufacturer and we can't obtain an unlock code.
At this point I'm totally clueless.
rafadiaz183 said:
I tried the Att unlock service, and after 5 days they replied :
Current status - Denied
Your unlock request was denied because the device is no longer supported by the manufacturer and we can't obtain an unlock code.
At this point I'm totally clueless.
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They have terrible customer service just call them and ask to speak to a certain department pretty sure. Look it up online
Ok. Thank you!
Can you give me an update if anything happened?
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Ok. Thank you!
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And can you share the code if you received one? Thanks!
I have same problem , can't unlock my ATT G8
Phone is sim locked (imei was barred in my country) So i cant make calls/4g within the country
Is there any solution for this? ie modify the IMEI code?
lee88 said:
Phone is sim locked (imei was barred in my country) So i cant make calls/4g within the country
Is there any solution for this? ie modify the IMEI
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Is this simlocked to one specific network that isn't the one you want to use it on, or is it blacklisted ie. someone sold you the device but they ddin't pay their bill with the carrier, etc. ?
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Is this simlocked to one specific network that isn't the one you want to use it on, or is it blacklisted ie. someone sold you the device but they ddin't pay their bill with the carrier, etc. ?
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Its open to all carrier.
Yup that person didnt pay bill
Was wondering if there is a solution to this..
1) Will the carrier lock both sims?
2) Is it possible to bypass this lock?
lee88 said:
Its open to all carrier.
Yup that person didnt pay bill
Was wondering if there is a solution to this..
1) Will the carrier lock both sims?
2) Is it possible to bypass this lock?
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Hmm... let's check your IMEI and find out if it's a ban on your IMEI - you're asking me about both sims, do you have a dual-sim phone? Go here https://www.imeipro.info/ put in your IMEI for the phone - (not the iMSI for the sim) Have you already tried the phone with a sim from a different carrier than the one you believe it's blacklisted with? This should be able to tell us if there's a blanket ban on your IMEI or if it was just something carrier specfiic.
lee88 said:
Yup that person didnt pay bill
Was wondering if there is a solution to this..
1) Will the carrier lock both sims?
2) Is it possible to bypass this lock?
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Hmm... let's check your IMEI and find out if it's a ban on your IMEI - you're asking me about both sims, do you have a dual-sim phone? Go here https://www.imeipro.info/ put in your IMEI for the phone - (not the iMSI for the sim) Have you already tried the phone with a sim from a different carrier than the one you believe it's blacklisted with? This should be able to tell us if there's a blanket ban on your IMEI or if it was just something carrier specfiic.
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Status is clean.. All other carriers are blocked as well
Seems like its locked based on the imei nationwide
Greetings. Just an FYI for all of you. Since the changing of the IMEI is prohibited in many countries for obvious reasons, XDA does not condone this discussion as well.
Best advice would be to contact the carrier, pay off the phone, and call it a day.
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i have 1+ 7t got sim but no signal. member can help me fix it ! really big problem for me
timonblue1131 said:
i have 1+ 7t got sim but no signal. member can help me fix it ! really big problem for me
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Please list:
The carrier of your SIM card.
Is your HD1907 SIM unlocked?
The firmware/ROM type (T-mobile stock/Global/Third party...)
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Please list:
The carrier of your SIM card.
Is your HD1907 SIM unlocked?
The firmware/ROM type (T-mobile stock/Global/Third party...)
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- The carrier in vietnam 4g
- Is unlocker divece
- fw stock t-mobile i try rom cook in xda till not signal.
and me check in web tmobile "was ime-locked by the manufacturer because it was stolen or lost"
timonblue1131 said:
- The carrier in vietnam 4g
- Is unlocker divece
- fw stock t-mobile i try rom cook in xda till not signal.
and me check in web tmobile "was ime-locked by the manufacturer because it was stolen or lost"
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Well, if it is IMEI-blocked by T-mobile because it was stolen or lost, the information may be shared with your Vietnamese carrier, and it will fail to work in Vietnam.
Before you buy a used phone, make sure it has a clean IMEI.
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Well, if it is IMEI-blocked by T-mobile because it was stolen or lost, the information may be shared with your Vietnamese carrier, and it will fail to work in Vietnam.
Before you buy a used phone, make sure it has a clean IMEI.
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What do I have to do to bring it back. i bought it in vietnam and i have absolutely no idea when there is a problem. im try
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What do I have to do to bring it back. i bought it in vietnam and i have absolutely no idea when there is a problem. im try
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You may have several options if the IMEI block is the reason.
Ask T-Mobile to recover your phone and remove the IMEI block. Only the original owner who is a T-Mobile subscriber can do it.
Use it as a WiFi-only device.
Sell it for parts/repair.
Buy a new phone and make sure it has a clean IMEI and is SIM unlocked.
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You may have several options if the IMEI block is the reason.
Ask T-Mobile to recover your phone and remove the IMEI block. Only the original owner who is a T-Mobile subscriber can do it.
Use it as a WiFi-only device.
Sell it for parts/repair.
Buy a new phone and make sure it has a clean IMEI and is SIM unlocked.
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i think unlock ime from tmobile is impossible because i dont my own divece. may only wifi or repair ime. so sad
Well, it is locked by the cell towers. There is nothing you can do if that device was stollen and locked. This is probably the only example when tower lock it justified. There is practically nothing you can do to spoof your IMEI (not saying that is a crime), and no cell tower will let you in with this IMEI.
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Well, it is locked by the cell towers. There is nothing you can do if that device was stollen and locked. This is probably the only example when tower lock it justified. There is practically nothing you can do to spoof your IMEI (not saying that is a crime), and no cell tower will let you in with this IMEI.
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if repair other imei maybe ok ?
timonblue1131 said:
if repair other imei maybe ok ?
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I don't think you can. It is considered a crime in the first place.
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if repair other imei maybe ok ?
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I think it's better to return the phone to the seller, asking for a refund. The IMEI record clearly shows that it is a lost or stolen phone.
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I think it's better to return the phone to the seller, asking for a refund. The IMEI record clearly shows that it is a lost or stolen phone.
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i dont know ! i buy it other secon hand, of course imei lost or stolen
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I don't think you can. It is considered a crime in the first place.
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if u is stolen, u have up post and question about considered of u ?? i dont think u doing.
im just by it secon hand and here
U can fix imei but not in xda. Look elsewhere
timonblue1131 said:
What do I have to do to bring it back. i bought it in vietnam and i have absolutely no idea when there is a problem. im try
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Is it possible to change the number of IMEI
Msfdfsx said:
Is it possible to change the number of IMEI
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Yes, but not on XDA
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Yes, but not on XDA
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Does it solve the problem?
timonblue1131 said:
i think unlock ime from tmobile is impossible because i dont my own divece. may only wifi or repair ime. so sad
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does imei repair solve the problem?
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does imei repair solve the problem?
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Yes
Imei repair will only solve if there's no hw issue you need to post some pick for better experience
I paid for an IMEI repair and I believe it messed up my phone. I was told it was not rooted, but I can not get Samsung Wallet to work at all. Is there a way I can restore the original IMEI without having to root the phone? The phone was originally Branded to AT&T. Can anyone help me please? I had to repair the screen myself because the IMEI shows up as a S21 Ultra so I couldn't even file an Insurance claim when I broke my screen to get a new phone. Any help will be appreciated.
I am just trying to restore my phone to the original IMEI it had before I did this. I am not trying to get anyone in trouble just would like to fix my phone.
thebizerker2010 said:
I paid for an IMEI repair and I believe it messed up my phone.
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Who originally changed the IMEI that you paid for?
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**Link removed by moderator** I paid 250 for the service.
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You do know that it is an offence in most countries for a 3rd party to change an IMEI number don't you...
Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002 - Explanatory Notes
www.legislation.gov.uk
Thieves use this method to try to get around blocked stolen phones. I suggest that you contact the company that did this for you.
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I paid for an IMEI repair and I believe it messed up my phone. I was told it was not rooted, but I can not get Samsung Wallet to work at all. Is there a way I can restore the original IMEI without having to root the phone? The phone was originally Branded to AT&T. Can anyone help me please? I had to repair the screen myself because the IMEI shows up as a S21 Ultra so I couldn't even file an Insurance claim when I broke my screen to get a new phone. Any help will be appreciated.
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thebizerker2010 said:
I am just trying to restore my phone to the original IMEI it had before I did this. I am not trying to get anyone in trouble just would like to fix my phone.
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You do know that it is an offence in most countries for a 3rd party to change an IMEI number don't you...
Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002 - Explanatory Notes
www.legislation.gov.uk
Thieves use this method to try to get around blocked stolen phones. I suggest that you contact the company that did this for you.
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This ^^^^^^^