Buying phone from marketplaces on internet... - General Questions and Answers

Hey all,
i think i have an good question...
i was thinking to buy an secondhand HTC Touch HD/Pro or Diamond..
now my question, if the phone i will buy has been reported as stolen,
then the police will send sms floods to bring it back (working on imei)..
can it be true that when i flash the rom of the phone will change and will disable the sms flod of the police...
this is not that i want to buy an stolen phone, but because i dont want my own phone on sms flood, or when i lose my phone, it get reflashed and never get back.
greets,
mark
p.s. my english isnt good, sorry for it, i hope you want u understand me.

Well, to be honest with you... a new rom might disable the SMS (if the feature is not included in the rom), but if the messages are coming into your phone because of the IMEI, I don't think flashing your phone will do you any good. The flash will not change and/or remove the IMEI. In fact, changing this number is illegal in most countries.
Hope this answers your question.

okee,
i though it would change my imei, because i have an imei Number whats different with the one on my box.
when i try *#06# ..
this is on an qtek S200...
can it be that the imei is flashed with another thing/program?
and is it normally, that an htc touch diamond will be sold for 80 euros in the netherlands, secondhand ..?

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How to Change HTC TYTN II imei?

Hi all,
I really need to change my HTC TYTN II imei. Can anyone help me on this? Is there any software I can get from this forum to change my imei myself? Hope you all can guide me on this.
Changing your IMEI is seriously illegal in several countries.
proevoguy said:
Hi all,
I really need to change my HTC TYTN II imei. Can anyone help me on this? Is there any software I can get from this forum to change my imei myself? Hope you all can guide me on this.
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Why you want to change imei,did you steal it,and you dont want the oparator tracking you.to change imei is ilegal.
Anything in this forum/site that is deemed illegal such as software or hacks will get you banned and the thread removed. Do you understand what the IMEI is used for? I can see if your device got hacked as many places such as Brazil had this problem with the TDMA/CDMA network. GSM is more secure but still not perfect. If you think you got hacked then loose the device and talk to your service provider right away as changing the International Mobile Equipment Identity will not help!
If you are on GSM and use a SIM card, most all wireless providers will not require you to register your IMEI. How many iPhones are in Canada on the Rogers network? And has Rogers nailed anyone for having one? Your SIM is what GSM networks use to ID you and your usage, not the phone. I would not be using an AT&T Tilt if IMEI would black list me from my provider and force me to use one of their (somewhat) outdated and poor selection of full featured phones...
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digitalfreeze said:
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I see an old NES Conrta fan here
I tried that and I still don't have unlimited lives.. er,... minutes on my phone
ya, still play it now and then. I was hoping someone would try this on their phone then post that's it's not working for them.
Which I then would have replied
you must first downgrade your rom to windows mobile 4.9
then upgrade your radio to version 1.66
remove your battery
reinsert your battery
try the code again
..hehe jokes
digitalfreeze said:
ya, still play it now and then. I was hoping someone would try this on their phone then post that's it's not working for them.
Which I then would have replied
you must first downgrade your rom to windows mobile 4.9
then upgrade your radio to version 1.66
remove your battery
reinsert your battery
try the code again
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Dam that worked.
thx for the new imei
somerandomname said:
Dam that worked.
thx for the new imei
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it wont work if you haven't unlocked first!!!
proevoguy, u must install hardSPL first
after that you must downgrade to WinMobile 4.7
, then search registry for IMEI
if you haven't install hardSPL, the key is hidden
mmm why is this thread is not locked??
lol
People want to change imei doesn't mean he/she is using a stolen phone. I want to change my imei just because I don't want AT&T to know I am using a PDA phone w/ their non-pda data plan
jackleung said:
People want to change imei doesn't mean he/she is using a stolen phone. I want to change my imei just because I don't want AT&T to know I am using a PDA phone w/ their non-pda data plan
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I was actually want the same thing because AT&t's plan for this phone is like 64.99 a month, which is just outrageous.
for those that care, i used an 8525 for 7 months before it broke and att never said a word about the fact that i didn't have a pda plan, when i took the phone in they asked if i wanted to register my new phone with them without changing my plan and it didn't cost me a dime, i was previously on a nokia 6030i as far as they knew
tubaking182 said:
for those that care, i used an 8525 for 7 months before it broke and att never said a word about the fact that i didn't have a pda plan, when i took the phone in they asked if i wanted to register my new phone with them without changing my plan and it didn't cost me a dime, i was previously on a nokia 6030i as far as they knew
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Same for me and Rogers. They had the Motorola 320, and Nokia 6820b in their database. Those 2 I got for next to nothing as I renewed my plan both times. The phone after those, I bought direct from HP as I was outsourced by them and got a good discount when buying the HW6955 (HTC Sable) through them and not Rogers (kept my old plan and the phone was factory unlocked too). Next is my current phone: AT&T Tilt, again bought the phone from some place other than Rogers and kept my old plan. If you got the phone for free or discounted, you will be forced into a new plan and the plan will always match the type of your phone. That is why you never buy from your cellphone provider. My 3 dollar internet plan I added long ago, only covered text based sites which matched my very old Motorola 320 So I axed that 3 dollar service from my plan. The guy was surprised to find out the last 2 phones were not on his list With what our providers have to offer for phones, Canada is way behind everyone else (can you say September for iPhone? And that is a maybe). Rogers added Tytn to their fleet of phones when everyone else was getting ready for the TyTN II. They still offer the original TyTn and still no plans for a Kaiser. We will get the Diamond but only after the rest of the world has warn them out. So in short: buy your phone in full and avoid a contract renewal. In the long run, you will still save money and avoid being put in their database.
yeah. It is very slow in Canada. However, I phoned Fido for their additional $7 dollars all you can browse service plan, it is required to registered your IMEI with Fido. Or I should said it this way, Fido only allows the IMEI on their list to sign up for that plan. That means without changing the IMEI, you are not eligible for that plan. I know some of the people change the IMEI on their Iphone just to use that data plan.
well the poster should
explain why they want to change their IMEI no reason just makes it all seem aloof to me!
jackleung said:
People want to change imei doesn't mean he/she is using a stolen phone. I want to change my imei just because I don't want AT&T to know I am using a PDA phone w/ their non-pda data plan
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And that is not "stealing" how?
I have often wondered - I think that it is the RIAA that made it illegal to "break copy protection schemes" - in other words to remove code that was designed to protect a program or music or software. In this forum we "remove" bits that keep us from installing ROMs - technically this would put us in violation of this?
We get away with it because?
1. it is our purchased phone and we can do with it what we want?
2. we don't sell the software that we make (ROMS)
I am pretty sure that is we change the IMEI numbers and enable someone to hurt provider's revenue stream that this will be the straw that breaks the camels back and they will go after the culprits.
My two bits worth...
proevoguy - the forum will generally not discuss IMEI changing as it is highly illegal in most countries. Please search for "get you sore" for some info on why most people won't assist you on this. Personally I'm not against the technical discussion of IMEI changing, but as it is such a dangerous subject, it's best not to touch it.
I'm going to lock the thread, but leave it visible, so if anyone wants to help you privately they can. Just don't forget to lube up first if you get caught with an IMEI changed phone.
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[Q] Help please!

hello,i'm a new member here and this is my first post.Since my Galaxy ace broke i'm looking to find a new phone and i think i'm going with the desire s.I found this guy on ebay who sells his used desire s as faulty and claims it can't make or receive calls inside the u.k but after i asked him he said that it will work ok outside the u.k.Is that possible or is he lying.I really need some help on whether i should or shouldn't buy this phone.Thank you in advance and sorry for my english!
Well you can try to ask the guy where, more precisely, the problem comes from...
If it's a hardware issue (antenna?), i don't think the phone will be able to receive or send calls, neither in the UK, nor anywhere else. On the other hand, if it's a ROM / settings / software issue, it will probably be possible to fix it by installing a new ROM...
However if you need to change your phone, it's just my opinion but I'd rather go to a more recent model like the One S or One X... Not the same price though I agree.
Hope this helps
It could be the stolen phone and blocked by networks in the uk
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try flashing the newest Radio Image.
Flashing a new radio won't do a thing if the phone is registered as lost or stolen, which is going to be the case unfortunately.
EDIT: If you get the IMEI number from him you can check it at http://www.checkmend.com/uk/ for a small fee.
If it is not getting signal in the UK only then it is because the phone has been lost/stolen and the owner has rang up the network and they have put a block on it
I would say its stolen and the original owner has reported it to there provider who has blocked the phone.
If you buy it you could be buying stolen goods, mrbishi is right get the IMEI number and check it.

[Q] Unlocking Alcatel One Touch 900

Hello,
I have seen a sentence from JUDge JOseph DRead on a previous post and coz i'm french i don't understand.
"If you want it unlock see your carrier or subscriber, and do not post your IMEI ever any where...."
I think this mean do not post it, so my question is; how to do it, story is my wife has exchanged a htc trophy for this old dirty phone something like a present to her dad, now she's got a phone but the thing is how to make it useable in France it's a phone from an other country, Morocco. Her SFR provider doesn't work on it.
I've got provider ID and IMEI, i don't want to pay for a phone like that, i have already tried with LoginPlus, but probably it's outdated, if someone knows how it can work.
And when i push buttons it is written "Warning battery error", is it a false chinese battery, how do i recognise it, and is it dangerous?
P.S; can't find how to go in Q.A. Forum part. Thanks in advance for responses.

Buying a SG-S6 with changed IMEI

I was offered a Samsung S6, the person who is selling it said to a friend of mine that she needed to change the IMEI. That friend told me that. There are two possibly scenarios on when a phone needs its IMEI changed: 1.- Its stolen or 2.- It srsly have some IMEI troubles. Since I live in Venezuela, and know the way things are made here, I'm gonna bet that its the 1 one. I wanna know what are the upsides and downsides of buying a IMEI changed phone ( In a software/firmware level (Am I gonna lose something if I change the rom, gonna have some troubles with OS, gonna lose the IMEI, the phone will be useless after a time period, etc))
TL;DR: Im thinking in buying a Samsung S6 at a good price that, allegedly, had Its IMEI changed. I just wanna know the pros and/or cons of having a changed IMEI.
no problem prob can be used dont worry about any thing.
This is a touchy subject always on xda. But i have there are a few other reasons it could be changed due to mb replacement. Contract unfulfilment.
But i have changed plenty of them just remeber if u ever callcust service or n e thing. Cant go of the emi. Also i try to use phone iemis of the similr grouping at least if not the same type of phone. To help eliminate issues in the futre.

[Completed] Accidentally bought a stolen phone, and really need somebody's help.

So a couple months ago I bought a phone that at the time I didnt know was stolen. After finding out a little more about it here is what I found:
-not blacklisted
-previous owner still owes 500+ dollars on it
-its the g930p version (sprint)
-There is no lock pin or anything so I have access to it, just cant use it for data, sms, mms, or anything of the sort.
-sprint says its still under contract/financial responsibility so they wont unlock it for me
So, I dont have the money to pay it off, and have no way of contacting the owner, so what I'm wondering, is if there is a way that I could perhaps change the imei or meid number (to seem new to different carriers) or any other way of making it so i can actually use the phone.
btw919 said:
So a couple months ago I bought a phone that at the time I didnt know was stolen. After finding out a little more about it here is what I found:
-not blacklisted
-previous owner still owes 500+ dollars on it
-its the g930p version (sprint)
-There is no lock pin or anything so I have access to it, just cant use it for data, sms, mms, or anything of the sort.
-sprint says its still under contract/financial responsibility so they wont unlock it for me
So, I dont have the money to pay it off, and have no way of contacting the owner, so what I'm wondering, is if there is a way that I could perhaps change the imei or meid number (to seem new to different carriers) or any other way of making it so i can actually use the phone.
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Greetings and welcome to assist. You have my sympathies that you bought a stolen phone and I really hope you get your money back but changing IMEI numbers is illegal and not something we can discuss on xda
Thanks for understanding
Sawdoctor

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