Any info on sim card cloning or a backup image(not just your phone numbers I mean everything that the sim has in it) but doing this with a smartphone.
Is it possible?
Look for a program called "Jeyo Mobile Companion". It should handle what you're trying to do.
i was looking for this but now it seems that its impossible
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_cloning
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Hi,
I have successsfully clones my SIM and have now the original one and three clones.
Basically you need to extract some values (KI and anotherone, which name I forgot) out of your original SIM. This is done through a Smartcard-Reader (Phoenix-Mode). The software you need is available for free, however all this is done by bruteforcing your SIM.
Recent SIM-cards are resistant against these attacks and will lock themselfs, which makes them useless: they will have to be replaced. When I say recent, that means all cards distributed in the last 5 years AT LEAST!
If you can read spanish, here is the only link you need: http://simemu.cjb.net
Also, if you succed in cloning your SIM, you should always pay attention TO NOT HAVE TWO CLONES TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME, as the provider will naturally detect the same SIM to be connected twice.
What's nice about this is that you can actually clone different SIM's into on single smartcard and then change numbers/operators, without turning your phone on and off. Naturally you will be connected to only one number at any given time.
Hope this helps a little.
EDIT: English version: http://simemu.gsmhosting.net/6.01_Eng
Cheers,
vma
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does anything like this exsist?
i am looking for a program to have two sim cards on my pocket pc, i mean it should simulate 2 sim cards. please note that i am not looking for SIM Adaptor or hardware attachments..
Yes. That exists.
But:
1) You need to extract the data of your original SIM-cards by bruteforce. Newer SIM-cards (with less than 2-3 years are protected against such attacks and will lock themselfes, which mean you will need to exchange them for new ones at your oprator).
2) You may have up to 10 SIM-cards emulated on one ATMega smartcard. Hoever, you may only be logged on with one number at any given time, obviously.
3) You should take care NOT to use more than one card (original or clone) at any given time, as the operator may blacklist your SIM.
Cheers,
vma
Hi im an N1 user and would like to ask if there is any app on the market which will help me with search and rescue of my phone.
It must be compatible with all versions of android (my sister is still having to work with 1.6 on the Tattoo!)
It must provide a facility wherein a background process will run and detect that a new SIM card has been inserted send the new SIM pin number (or better still the actual tel no of the sim inserted) to a predesignated number via SMS. This way, the GPS being on/off or the wifi/gprs/3G activity is not a requirement.
Probably the only workaround would be if the thief is smart enough to reinstall the entire OS on the phone before putting in the new SIM. (then i guess im just screwed!)
looking forward to the experts input here at xda.
Thanks.
Hi everibody, a couple of weeks ago my windows phone has been stolen. Of course I went to the police and I did everything what was in my possibility..and I know that there's a localization service for windows phone. I tried to use it but this service searches phones trough the SIM number, not to the IMEI..considering that the thief has thrown away the Sim card I think it's not an useful service at all =_= Do you have any idea to suggest how to find my phone in any way, if it's possible?
Thank you for listening!
Well a couple of weeks may be too late, but its worth a try.
The localization feature uses your live id saved in the phone, and not the sim card (at least that's what I think). So just give it a try. Go to windowsphone.com and sign in using the same id that you have in your phone, and then go to my phone tab. Under that tab, there will be a smaller tab "Find my Phone" which locates your phone.
If your phone is turned on and not flashed, you could locate it without the thief knowing.
Best of luck.
p.s. In case you find it, don't lock and ring your phone immediately. If you do that, the thief will become aware and can switch off or flash your phone. Go to the shown location with Police, and then do it. The ring that the phone use when activated remotely is very weak, and you need to be really close to hear it. In case you have important information on your phone, then you can erase the phone's contents to be safe.
I tried your method but as expected This service finds my phone number and not my Windows live ID, in fact when I try to search my phone I can see it is in my house, because I made a new SIM card with the same phone number and now I am using that on another phone (with different os and imei!!!). I can say this is a very useless sevice =s
Well, if you'd used it within a few minutes or hours instead of within a few weeks, you'd have had a much better chance of it being useful... any anti-theft system can be easily disabled if you give the theif that long!
Tracking a phone by IMEI is possible, but requires the cooperation of the phone company and typically they'll require a warrant (depending on jurisdiction). It'll also only locate the phone to within a few blocks; for full accuracy you need to query the phone's GPS rather than attempt to determine it by tower signal strength.
You should have done this on the day you lost your phone and not a few weeks later.
I've been wondering lately, is there any solution to make a lost/stolen phone really unusable even after flashing etc?
Yes i know a couple method about google dashboard or google email verification, but as a flashing junkies, i look at that method is easily crackable.
I've been wondering too, is there any tech to make the phone unusable via IMEI blocking (user requested)? Unusable means like maybe the phone will no longer getting SIM services even after switching to any SIM cards -or- better if it still locks the phone and showing user editable lockscreen info - both even after flashing/changing email (since IMEI will still intact even after flashing unless you format the EFS which will resut in blank IMEI = no SIM services).
Then the phone manufacture support it by making an imposible (or hardly possible) IMEI changes, it can do via software or dedicated IMEI chip hardware.
The point i'm trying to make is if there is a tech like that, it will surely making a higher chance of someone retruning an accidentaly found phone and wishing for a reward afterward rather than having a thought of flashing it then re-use/sell it. The cost of making a locked lost/stolen phone usable again should be high enough that people wont bother to do it.
Well i believe i'm not searching enough to found the answer, but i guess there isn't yet exist any techonlogy to make a lost/stolen phone barely/fully unusable even after changes via software/hardware. It's been almost 10 years since android cames up,
I think we should push this to google/phone manufacture.
It's just my opinion, let me hear what is your thought.
And i'm wishing too somebody get inspired and take an action (since i'm just a lazy guy)
PS: sorry if there is a grammar mistake.
Can do nothing with IMEI there are many easy ways to change IMEI number of android device ???
Hi. I received my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G smartphone, which I ordered from Samsung.com (I chose the T-Mobile version when ordering). After turning on the phone for the first time, at the Welcome screen, when I click the Start button, I get the message, "Insert SIM card from your service provider for network service."
I can't find a way to bypass this message. I was initially thinking if I could connect to my WiFi, it'd go away, but there's absolutely no way to connect to WiFi or access any settings.
I upgrade my smartphones every 15 months and have had T-Mobile for nearly a decade, and this is the first time I've seen such a thing during setup. I like to keep my SIM card in my current smartphone until the new one is fully set up, at which point I would transfer the SIM card over. I have a lot of services I use that rely on SIM card (i.e., not fully cloud-based and are tied to the SIM card), and not having that service during setup may be an issue. Also, I have received brand new phones that have had issues in the past (e.g., poor battery life, screen problems), so I'd rather fully test the new phone before transferring my SIM over.
The workaround I thought of: Put in a temporary T-Mobile SIM card, just to complete the setup process. Once setup has completed, I'll put my actual SIM card into the phone, or have T-Mobile transfer my phone number to the new SIM card. Thoughts?
Thank you.
It's because you got the T-Mobile phone so it wants you to connect to the network first before using it or continuing with setup. A way to get around that is to install the u1 firmware.
IIRC you can hold the volume down button for 5 seconds at the sim required screen to bypass the requirement. There's a help article somewhere that documents this.
As far as I know, Samsung requiring a SIM card during initial setup has been around for a long time. Nothing to do with your carrier. Even my unlocked phone from Samsung required a SIM card on first boot before continuing. There are of course ways around that, but beware. I bypassed the SIM card requirement setting up my S21 Ultra and spent a day configuring it to my liking. Then I popped the SIM card in from my old phone and it caused a factory reset erasing all my hard work. Probably because my carrier wanted to install all their software and settings. Not saying the same thing will happen to you, but just something to be aware of.
Here is the link to the eSIM setup (bypass SIM requirement)
Samsung eSIM to eSIM first time use
Visit T-Mobile Support for help with phones & internet devices, plans & services, billing, and more!
www.t-mobile.com
Sticking a SIM from another carrier after eSIM set up should not cause a hard reset under normal circumstances, it does cause a reboot into bootloader to deploy the new carrier specific customizations from cache, but this is supposed to be transparent to user data. It broke if it caused a hard reset ;\
Da_G said:
IIRC you can hold the volume down button for 5 seconds at the sim required screen to bypass the requirement. There's a help article somewhere that documents this.
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Technically, this worked, but this burned me badly. I appreciate the workaround, but I highly recommend against it. See below.
SloPoke23 said:
I bypassed the SIM card requirement setting up my S21 Ultra and spent a day configuring it to my liking. Then I popped the SIM card in from my old phone and it caused a factory reset erasing all my hard work. Probably because my carrier wanted to install all their software and settings. Not saying the same thing will happen to you, but just something to be aware of.
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This is exactly what happened to me on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. This is literally the most annoyed I have ever been at an electronic consumer device.
I spent over 21 hours over the span of 6 days setting up the phone. I put in the SIM card and was presented with a message stating, "SIM card detected. Restart your phone to start using your new SIM card." I could not use the phone at all, so my only option was to restart. After I hit the Restart button, the phone restarted. For less than 3 seconds, it showed a black screen with a small Android logo, with the small text "Erasing." Then the phone started up and everything is as if it's a brand new phone. Everything I've spent time working on is all gone.
Hello Team, important information, when it is asking for the carrier sim card, you need press volumen up + volumen down + power button at the same time for few seconds, then it will say a message like "Unlocked" then proceed with the first configuration.
This is for people who is going to use with a different provided, please let me know if you heard or read this info in another link (because i did not find that)