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Star EnForcer - counters the mobile theft

This little utility will automatically detect if the SIM card of a smartphone or pocket pc was replaced. Star EnForcer will automatically send a SMS message to a previously specified phone number containing the new SIM IMSI and current location in hexa LAC-CID combination. The message will repeat every 30 minutes.
http://www.fightersoft.ro/sef/index.htm
How does it work:
- install the CAB in the phone/ppc memory (not the storage card). Make sure that you have installed it in \Program Files\SEF
- launch SEF - initially there is no password so press OK. Press Get IMSI. If a long number will appear then it means that the application is compatible with your smartdevice. Mostly C600 - based models should work, C500, Wizard PPCs etc
- input the phone number that you want to use in case your smartdevice is stolen (use a parent's mobile phone, a friend's etc)
- input a password
- press save
- press activate
Now... in case someone steals your phone the first thing they will do is to (obviously) replace the SIM. SEF will automatically detect that the SIM has been replaced by comparing IMSI information. After 30 minutes SEF will automatically send a SMS to the predefined phone number that will include the current SIM's IMSI and the current GSM location (LAC-CID combination in hexa). With the first information and the fact that you will clearly see the thief's phone number you can go to the network operator or the police. If the thief is using a SIM with a subscription he is nailed. If he is using a prepay SIM then at least you will draw comfort from the fact that the credit from that SIM will be drained in a few days because the fact that SEF will automatically repeat the message every 30 minutes (you will also be able to track the thief). With the second information you can either go to the network operator or take your chances that MTS - http://www.fightersoft.ro/mts/index.htm will have this location in the database.
Remember, SEF doesn't require a GPRS connection. It will send SMSes to you from everywhere in the world.
Now let's suppose that you really want to replace the SIM card. Follow these steps:
- make a copy of starenforcer.exe in the same folder (very important). Run the copy. Insert the password and press deactivate.
- restart your smartdevice.
- launch SEF from the start menu, input your password and get the new IMSI, press save and that's it.
This is far from a perfect sollution with obvious flaws. However, please don't advertise them and if you have any ideeas on how to improuve security, please tell me in private. In my opinion, this software is more than a match for the clueless bus thief.
User feedback is always welcome and appreciated.

Thanks for this nice app. How would you suggest to install it in a way to survive to an hard reset? Extended ROM way?

I am sure that the product will work on the cellphone. But any person who is putting his sim will always hard reset the phone. In that case all the information will get deleted. How can we overcome that issue.

The only way is to cook it into the rom

Auto Time Set WM5 SDA

My T-Mobile SDA does not have the automatic time set. I think the network should support it because I have other phones that can set the time automatically. Is there any way to add this, via program or registry hack? I'm still using the stock WM5 that came on it.

You need a different ROM. There is an iPhone rom on here somewhere and one other that does this in WM5.
or go to the PEE WM6 rom.

Can you describe how does it work on wm6. My inner batary is empty and every time i change my sim card the date and time goes somewhere in the past. As I undrstood within this technology I can reboot wait for carrior detected and date and time would be corrected? Would it work on my device? Is that a standart service of mobile operator's, I mean if it deppend on my operator or this function works with every operator

I've just discovered accidentaly :d
In registry
HCKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Drivers > BuiltIn > RIL
NTIZEnable = 1 (Decimal)
If the value does not exist, just creat it (dword)
PS: you need to flash a proper radio version for this feature. (eg: 4.1.13.28_02.61.01)
Radio 4.1.13.28_02.61.01:
http://www.jm012a9749.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/WM6GSMUPDATE.zip
Aditionally you can copy the clock.cpl.xml from andot's ROM if you want to be able to disable/enable this feature via GUI (Settings > Clock & Alarm > Date and Time)
PS: don't flash the radio module if your device is note SuperCIDed. I've tested on a WM6 ROM. Don't know if it does work on WM5.

My radio is exact the same but i have no such registry entry, my HCKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Drivers > has now RIL and etc.

Sorry, I've passed a key..
The complete path is:
HCKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Drivers > BuiltIn > RIL
I will edit my previous post.

can u describe this feature. I change my sim - I start my phone, date and time changes to the date and time my phone's rom was written. How many time should pass to automatically change the phone's time ???? (Sorry for my pervert english
I solved the problem by myself in other way, may be my operator MTS Ukraine doesn't support this feature. I use Time Sync

On every phone restart (network connect) the phone will syncronize with operator's date&time.
..but the network MUST suport this feature.
My network (orange ro) has this feature

Moto Q9h / AT&T / VPN Lockout

AT&T has disabled (hidden) VPN capability on their
Motorola Q9h. How nice. It is magically re-enabled when
you purchase their nice expensive "enterprise data plan."
This is somehow magically done over the air but I am certain
it is a registry item. Anyone aware of how to make the VPN
config re-appear on this device, is it indeed simply a
registry setting and if so where/what? Any help appreciated,
thanks!

Stop Media net from function from going dormant
1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers
2HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}
3 MEdia Net Set AlwaysOn to 1

Jasoninaz said:
Stop Media net from function from going dormant
1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers
2HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}
3 MEdia Net Set AlwaysOn to 1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried this and it didn't work. Does that entry even have anything to do with the VPN?

Jasoninaz said:
Stop Media net from function from going dormant
1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers
2HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}
3 MEdia Net Set AlwaysOn to 1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
could you please explain this to me like a 2yr old baby? I just want to be able to decode my phone. hope am at the right place?

Enclose all the reg hack for Q9H for your reference
The Q9h has a file size limit (307.2 KB) on ringtones that is embedded in the registry of the operating system (Windows Mobile 6). That is what is causing the problem for people of this forum wanting to use MP3s and other relatively large sound files.
1) Get a good registry editor (I recommend Resco Explorer's "Resco Registry" tool. Then use it to change the file size limit, found in HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Sounds/. When you find the File Size Limit line at the end, click on it and replace the "307200" limit with whatever (reasonable) # you want. Click Done and you're good to go.
2) Now you have to transfer your sound file from your laptop/desktop to your Q9h. Go ahead and Synchronize your Q9h. Once it finishes synchronizing, find your sound file on your laptop and copy it. Now click on the Explore option on your synchronize window. Go to My Device/Application Data/Sounds/ and paste your sound file. Also paste it into My Documents/My Ringtone.
3) Lastly, you need to change the Sounds settings on your Q9h to use your sound file for whichever events (phone, email, IM) you want. Go to Start...System Tools...Settings...Sounds and scroll through each event list until you find your desired sound.
Enable Network Selection Mode:
HKEY Current User\ControlPanel\PhoneNetSelMode\
Set value "option" from 0 to 1
Restart your device.
Enable band selection:
By doing this you can pick automatic/North America 3G/GSM W850/W1900(3G) 850/1900(GSM) 900/1800 (GSM)
1. Go to Home Screen
2. Type *#1546792*# and then send
3. You will see new screen that indicates that Band
Selection was enabled
4. Now you can go to Settings/Phone/Network/Band
Selection
Enabling Search Frequency:
This hack will allow you to choose the speed at which your phone updates the signal strength icon. Please bear in mind that continuous will have a significant impact on your battery life. The default setting is Medium.
[HKLM\Software\Motorola\SearchFreq] Change the Enable DWord string to 1. Done and done.
Tether With ICS:
1. Navigate to HKLM\Comm\InternetSharing\Settings
2. In here will be a value named "ForceCellConnection"
3. Change "ATT ICS" to "" (make it blank) and reboot your device.
ICS will now give you the option to choose either ATT ICS or MEdia Net. ATT ICS will not work without a tethering plan on your wireless account because of the fact that its set up to connect to a secure WAP network, but MEdia Net will work as long as you have the signal and the basic pay-as-you-go feature (definitely not recommended).
ATT ICS uses "isp.cingular" (Private IP address assigned) whereas MEdia Net uses "wap.cingular" (general internet).
Enable Editing of ATT ICS and Media Net settings:
1. Navigate to HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4...}\Connections
2. There will be 2 keys in here. One for ATT ICS and MEdia Net. In those keys there will be a value of ReadOnly
3. Change "ReadOnly" from 1 to 0
4. Restart your device.
5. Upon restart, you may now delete or change the default information.
To restore the "Music" key launching Windows Media Player:
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd
Change the APP2_path key to read: "\windows\wmplayer.exe"
Restart your device.
Enable editing of your Proxy:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{EF097F4 C-DC4B-4c98-8FF6-AEF805DC0E8E}\Cingular WAP
Change "ReadOnly" from 1 to 0, and restart your device Upon restart, you may now delete or change the proxy information.
Change ATT MMS Settings:
HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Motorola\MMS\Profiles\ AT&T MMS
Change the value of "Lock" from 1 to 0. Restart your device.

hey, thanks a lot for this thread!!! very helpfull... with some registry tweaks I was able to unlock this nasty AT&T connections that were preventing my moto q9h to connect properly. I unlocked them and then I erase them. Now everything is working fine.

Manual Network Selection - HTC Touch2

I bought an HTC Touch2 (unbranded) and for whatever reason I can not change the "Network selection" to "Manual".
The "Phone -> Menu -> Options... -> Network" screen didn't even contain any settings besides "Find Network".
A quick google found the policy setting reliable for it and changing "HKLM\Security\phone\ManualDisable = 0" does bring the desired setting temporarily back.
However, after a reboot the key changes back to 0. (Could fix that with a program in autostart.)
However even with the setting enabled I can not change it to manual selection. The moment I try to select a network from the list I get the following error message: "Cannot register on selected network. Choose another network, or disconnect you data connection." (I have not data connection open.)
Any ideas?
Help would be appreciated!
Christian

I thought it might be a TouchFlo issue, as the Band selection is gone as well but accessable through TouchFlo.
But the settings are available on the HTC Touch pro2. I am really annoyed about this issue, as I deliberatly bought an unbranded device to avoid having to hack it -> if I wanted that pleasure I would have bought an i-thing.
I was able to identify the registry keys changed by the setting:
Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\PhoneNetSelMode]
"ManualNet"="11122"
"Option"=dword:00000001
111 = the desired networks MCC
22 = the desired networks MNC
I will try out if setting the keys manually will have the desired effect or if they will get set back automatically after reboot. Should that work I might just write an app to set them. (Somehow I doubt it though.)
Is there a contact for HTC one can contact for this kind of enquires?

Just in case anybody else has the same issue.
it turned out that the SIM card sent an ADPU command to the ME on initialization that told the OS to disable the functions.
So running my batch was overwritten every time the phone reconnected to the network.
Getting a different SIM card solved that issue.

i have this same exact problem. i don't mind buying a new simcard, but before i do how can i be sure i'm buying one that doesn't send the adpu command to reset the registry? i doubt the guys at the store i buy the simcard from will have a clue what i'm talking about. i have a really old sim from cingular before they were bought by att, which is my current provider.
do you have a script or batch that i can run on my phone manually to set the registry? i'm using ceregeditor now but if i don't have a computer then i need to be able to set this key using just the phone.
thanks!

Moved to QnA, not dev related.

Wrong country code Verizon

This problem probably has an easy solution but I just cant figure it out.
So im Swedish and I ordered a tp2 Verizon and unlocked it with unlock program.
Got everything to work, gsm and umts.
But when I dial numbers ex: 070 65 11 65 (swedish cellphone number)
I see on the screen it adds (1) 070 65 11 65 wich I guess is the
american or english country code.
Now if I type in +46 (Swedish country code)
in front of the cell number and and subtract the 0
+46 70 65 11 65
Everything works.
But for convenience I don't want to have type in my country code for every
cell number.
How do I fix this?
Ive been in region settings on the phone and changed to Swedish.
Someone please help

settings. personal. phone. then i think gsm services

Thanks but it didn't work.
It seems logical the settings to change that would be there though.
I played around with settings on location setting in there. Didn't change anything.
The settings i have on gsm settins are the following:
Call barring
Caller ID
Voice mail and text messages
Pin/pin2
Location setting
tty mode
Time synchronizaion
Am I missing any settings?
I also tried rebooting in cdma mode without gsm sim card and changing
country to Sweden in the cdma settings. Then rebooting again with sim card in gsm
mode.
I didnt try this before but i can call local land line number no problems
but if i try a swedish cellphone number without country code it still
wants to add (1) in front of it.
So annoying.
Any ideas?

hklm-->software-->OEM-->phonesetting and then choose autoprepend_1 and change the "Data" value from 1 to 0.

Ok so im guessing that hklm means changing some registry setting.
I haven't done that before.
Can you recomend a good app for this?
Besides this do you think that this problem might be tied to
using a verizon stock rom and that verizon is an american operator?
If i change to an international rom later do you think I would have this problem?

I know of no international cdma roms. use phm regedit or even easier use CEregreditor from computer with phone connected by activesync.

I used resco explorer 2010,
I didnt have autopretend setting on Phonesetting.
I had something called assisted dialing, wich is something that comes up
whenever i dial a number it says above the number dialing (assisted dialing)
That setting seems to be on (1)
And I have audioredial no value set,
The rest is
Bandtype
Callbarring
CalledId
CallforwardingGsm
CallWaiting
CurrentCountrySetting (no value set)
DNDMode
EmergencyCallAlert
FDN
LocationSetting
NBCDSetting
NetworkService
NetworkType
OutOfCoverageAlert
PIN
RoamingAlert
SwicthNAM
TimeSync
TtyMode
VMailTextMSG
VoiceMail
VoicePrivacy

After a closer I look I found
ShowAutoPrependPage under phonesetting
I changed that value from 0 to 1 but nothing happend.
damn..

Rhodium 500,
thanks for your help and pointing me in the right direction.
Really appreciate it.
I disabled "Assisted Calling" in registry settings and that solved my problems

it was to easy
1-click the call button to see the dial keypad
2- click menu
3- choose global smart dialing
4- disable global smart dialing
5- press ok

abvmoose and others,
How do I turn on Assisted Dialing? I have no entries under HKLM-->SOFTWARE-->OEM-->PhoneSetting--> AssistedDialing?
Please let me know the entries in this folder so I can turn assisted dialing on.
Thanks!