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General IMEI question

I looked all over the site for an answer, and could not find it, so I was hoping someone could help me figure this out. I was wondering. Are carriers able to identify a phone model on their network if an unbranded phone is used? Or only those issued by them? Thanks

they can see the manufacturer and the model. but i am not sure about anything else.

guandalf said:
I looked all over the site for an answer, and could not find it, so I was hoping someone could help me figure this out. I was wondering. Are carriers able to identify a phone model on their network if an unbranded phone is used? Or only those issued by them? Thanks
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Yes, and they can blocked it once it was identified that the phone was stolen or lost..below is the link.
https://www.mysoul.com.au/bweb/html...e=standard_services/mobile_phone_blocking.xml

Thanks a lot for the replies. I just looked at the link you provided but I cannot see there where it says that they can identify IMEI of unbranded phones. So, if I purchase a Nokia e71 device from a Nokia store, and then insert carrier's A sim card, my understanding was that they will not be able to identify the device, as it was not issued by carrier A, and that only devices I purchase through them, can they identify.

well what are you trying to do? are you just trying to not pay att the premium for having a pda?

josefcrist said:
well what are you trying to do? are you just trying to not pay att the premium for having a pda?
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Just trying to understand out of curiousity. My business owns 26 phones, all PDA's. I am way too old to mess around with tricking the system! LOL

AT&T can tell
I've been experimenting, switching from my unlocked/unbranded Tilt to a branded Sony W580i. I logon to my account and the change is registered almost at once. I wish there was a way to keep them from noticing.

[Q] My sensation wont recognize a specific simcard

First off, thank you for making a brilliant forum! Now that I dont get any further by searching for information I need som help from you guys.
Thing is: I have two sensations. Both are s-off, rooted, superCID and have the latest coindroid installed. Both are originally tmobile phones which were bought unlocked some while ago. They have both been used successfully in europe until now that im in the US.
For various reasons i have three simcards for these phones. And in one of them t-mobile doesnt seem to work at all. Neither before software modifications or after. The other phone with similar mods have no problems.
The other simcards are a norwegian one and another pay-as-you-go simcard which has been used since t-mobile doesnt work.
Since both phones are rooted and s-off I guess there is a setting somewhere. Where is this particular setting? Anybody that could come a newbie to the rescue?
Thanks!

no setting if phone dont ask for a unlock code or has been unlocked i am going to say bad/banned imi number call t-Mobile and ask them if your phone is black listed

The phone is blocked by tmobile it appears. Bought it off amazon nine months ago. The phone was sold as new and "unlocked" back then and w/o warranty, but not as stolen phone. Im angry right now.
Neither Tmobile or HTC are very helpful on the phone. Costumer service at Tmobile keeps failing to put me over to anyone who can help.
Any tips on how to proceed further? Showing up at one of their shops and stay there until someone is able to help?
Since the phone is without warranty its very tempting to do illegal stuff to it right now.

Suppehue said:
Since the phone is without warranty its very tempting to do illegal stuff to it right now.
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Like what free apps or fake call 911 lol not much you can do that's illegal
Only things you can do try att sim but may not work
resell on eBay for parts should get most of your money back or keep calling T-Mobile there the only ones who can if they will
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA

[Q] OPO IMEI Blocked

Hello everybody. Please forgive me for showing my ignorance. I'm very new to Android phones so please bear with me.
I recently purchased a OnePlus One from a friend of mine. I've been using the phone for a week on T-Mobile's network without a hitch. It doesn't work so well in my basement apartment but I still love the phone. Anyway, I went to make a call yesterday (10/11) and "Mobile Network Not Available." I called T-Mobile. I was told that the mfr put a block on the IMEI as the phone had been reported lost or stolen. I can assure you, the person I purchased it from did no such thing nor, obviously, did I. Does anyone have an explanation as what might have happened?
Trying to get OnePlus Customer Service to contact me is like trying to swim through cement, so I'm turning to the pro's here I've read great things about this forum and I'm sure someone here can help me.
I will try anything at this point. If someone could email me, I'd be very grateful. Thanks for any guidance you can offer!
Fred

That's interesting. T-mobile should not have the power to block the imei since it's an international phone. Att doesn't even have the imei in their systems. You haven't attempted to root your phone correct?
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Are you in the UK? Did your friend get the phone new from 1+?
Maybe someone got hold of the imei number and then claimed on their insurance by saying it was lost or stolen. In the UK it doesn't matter if it is a carrier phone or sim free, if it is reported on the lost/stolen register it will be blocked and can't be unblocked. It will still work outside of the UK

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That's interesting. T-mobile should not have the power to block the imei since it's an international phone. Att doesn't even have the imei in their systems. You haven't attempted to root your phone correct?
Sent from my OnePlusOne
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According to T-Mobile, they cannot block a non-T-Mobile phone, as you say. No, I haven't attempted to root the phone. I know what rooting is but I'm such a technological idiot I would never attempt it.

HELP please

I purchased a Oneplus One from a guy. Now I am faced with 2 problems.
The phone will read the sim card. For example if I throw a chatr sim card in it will say chatr on the top however, there will be no signal rendering no service.
the phone is not blacklisted or anything. IS there anyway to fix this.
I thought that all opo phones worked with all carriers (i.e Windmobile in canada) however I believe the opo i purchased was the chinese version. Is there any way to get this phone to work on wind if I can fix the first problem.
Any help is appreciated I am not very tech savy with this kind of stuff.
Thanks in advance.

xtreme123 said:
I purchased a Oneplus One from a guy. Now I am faced with 2 problems.
The phone will read the sim card. For example if I throw a chatr sim card in it will say chatr on the top however, there will be no signal rendering no service.
the phone is not blacklisted or anything. IS there anyway to fix this.
I thought that all opo phones worked with all carriers (i.e Windmobile in canada) however I believe the opo i purchased was the chinese version. Is there any way to get this phone to work on wind if I can fix the first problem.
Any help is appreciated I am not very tech savy with this kind of stuff.
Thanks in advance.
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The OnePlus One's Chinese model has those bands, but they are locked. You can use this guide to unlock them http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-unlock-aditional-bands-qualcomm-t2877031. Good luck!

I get signals on chatr for 30 seconds and then they are gone,
I have this explanation mark where the bars are...
Please help

[Completed] T-Mobile Blocked my IMEI on used phone

Hi Im new here and needed some clarification regarding an issue with my IMEI on my T mobile Note 2. I bought it used back in June off of a facebook buy and sell group to fix it up and sell it. At the time I bought it, it had a clean IMEI, and the people who sold me the phone told me they were the original owners. a few weeks ago, I again checked the imei, and it was still clean.
Now Im about to sell the phone, but I check one more time and now its blacklisted on T mobile and Metro, but clean on ATT and Verizon according ti imeidata.net. I check tmobiles website and it says its been reported lost. Im going to try to contact the people who sold it to me, and if they wont help me, Ill be contacting Tmobile and Asurion. After doing some research about what else I can do, Ive came up with a few options, but I still need some advice.
1. Sell as is and cut my losses
2. Sell on ebay to someone outside of US
3. Sell for parts
If I sell it to someone outside the country, how do I know it will work wherever the buyer is? I have no intention if screwing anyone over and want to make sure they get what they pay for.
How can I protect myself from this happening in the future? Is there a way to get the IMEI numbers of future phones signed over to my name, even if Im not a customer of that phones carrier?
Also, if imeidata.net says its only blacklisted on Tmobile/metro, can it be used on other American networks?
I really appreciate any help with this. Thanks.

One more thing I forgot to mention...when I bought it, it was running android 4.1.2. I downgraded it to 4.1.1 to unlock it and its still running 4.1.1 incase the unlock procedure didnt work and I need to try again. Not sure if this is relevant to the imei issue but Im just putting it out there.

Hi,
If it's blocked, it's blocked. No one can help you with that legally. Sorry.
Whether it works in other carriers.... I would doubt it. Usually blacklists are across all carriers in North America.
And as far as protecting yourself in the future, you can't really. Buying a used phone is always going to be a gamble. Nothing you can do about that except try to buy from a reputable source or individual.
Good luck!
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