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 SEF will automatically detect that the SIM has been replaced by comparing IMSI information.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
I need the help of xda-developers!! I have a HTC Hermes and so far only one rom - I can't remember which, recognizes my Virgin (UK) sim as "Virgin" or "3G Virgin" - all the others I have tried see it as "T-Mobile UK" or similar. Is there anyway to fix this without things like Personalizer. I do not want to make the operator name fixed, I just want it to recognize it as it should.
EDIT: It was MrDSL ROM that recongized it as Virgin:
This one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543842&highlight=mrdsl I tried the 3G version.
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I need the help of xda-developers!! I have a HTC Hermes and so far only one rom - I can't remember which, recognizes my Virgin (UK) sim as "Virgin" or "3G Virgin" - all the others I have tried see it as "T-Mobile UK" or similar. Is there anyway to fix this without things like Personalizer. I do not want to make the operator name fixed, I just want it to recognize it as it should.
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well what does not work when the rom sees your sim as "tmobile uk"
you can manually set the data settings if that is what is wrong.
Well nothing doesnt work - it's just that I want it to correctly recongize the sim. I realize that I have to set the data network manually, but I want it to say Virgin in the corner without me setting it that way with the Personlizer or the registry hack, because if I use that and go roaming I will need to disable it.
Whilst on the subject of Virgin Mobile, can one of the mods add Virgin as an option for the carriers on the User CP, I only chose T-Mobile cos Virgin uses their network here in the UK.
QuePPC UNLEASH ROM also works for me.
Hello
I just recently got the optimus 3d. its brilliant!
With the help of this forum I've managed to root and get Clockwork then install thais rom.
amazing speed increase.
But i have just one issue.
My phone was locked to orange uk provider. when i bought the phone I had to call orange to have my phone 'activated'
only after i did that did the phone even receive a signal.
before that it just said emergency call only, or no signal.
now, i've unlocked the phone using a code. it now says no personalization when i check the lock menu.
but: when i insert another sim, vodaphone uk or 3 uk, it says emergency call only or no network.
whats going on?
please help...
thanks
after a search it seems other people also have this issue with no reply.
did anyone else have this problem and fix it?
pauliebb said:
Hello
My phone was locked to orange uk provider. when i bought the phone I had to call orange to have my phone 'activated'
only after i did that did the phone even receive a signal.
before that it just said emergency call only, or no signal.
now, i've unlocked the phone using a code. it now says no personalization when i check the lock menu.
but: when i insert another sim, vodaphone uk or 3 uk, it says emergency call only or no network.
whats going on?
please help...
thanks
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The activation bit is for the sim card, I have a phone locked to O2 and what happens is you register the sim with them and then they enable it to use their network which is why until then it will say no network.
It is also the reason why if you put any other sim in the phone, and that sim has not yet been used to make calls, you get the same error.
As for the personalisation message on the unlock menu, I am unsure what you mean by the lock menu. I assume you mean the screen you see before you unlock your phone to use it each time, and did a search on google which produced no results but I would guess that if you are using a custom rom the message means you either have not personalised your screen or that the option is there to personalise it but has not been used.
Dave
mistermentality said:
The activation bit is for the sim card, I have a phone locked to O2 and what happens is you register the sim with them and then they enable it to use their network which is why until then it will say no network.
It is also the reason why if you put any other sim in the phone, and that sim has not yet been used to make calls, you get the same error.
As for the personalisation message on the unlock menu, I am unsure what you mean by the lock menu. I assume you mean the screen you see before you unlock your phone to use it each time, and did a search on google which produced no results but I would guess that if you are using a custom rom the message means you either have not personalised your screen or that the option is there to personalise it but has not been used.
Dave
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unlock menu - where you enter the network unlock code.
i'm trying to use my 3 uk sim, its been on contract for over 2 years.
I know that a lot of unlocked phones wont work with 3, if you google 3 unlock you will find a lot of people have problems and some unlock companies even specify they wont unlock to 3 network but if it does the same with non 3 cards or only works with one operator perhaps the unlock was only partial?
I did a search for pedsonalisation and all I found were various unlock sites saying that a sucessful unlock needs you to have a personalisation menu.
My previous android phone had a device lock and a sim lock, could it be your unlock has only partially worked? Is it only one provider whose network you can access?
Dave
mistermentality said:
I know that a lot of unlocked phones wont work with 3, if you google 3 unlock you will find a lot of people have problems and some unlock companies even specify they wont unlock to 3 network but if it does the same with non 3 cards or only works with one operator perhaps the unlock was only partial?
I did a search for pedsonalisation and all I found were various unlock sites saying that a sucessful unlock needs you to have a personalisation menu.
My previous android phone had a device lock and a sim lock, could it be your unlock has only partially worked? Is it only one provider whose network you can access?
Dave
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you're being really helpful so i give thanks.
i have tried o2 and vodafone sims in the phone also but to no avail... always says emergency only or no network, with both showing no signal.
would flashing the original orange rom back then retrying the lock code help? as of right now when i go to the unlock menu and click network lock it prompts a message stating my phone has no personalization.
sorry missed out a little bit of info.
the only network that works is orange, it gets full signal and works perfect, but i'd really like to use my contract sim instead of pay as you go extra on orange.
I've done some more searching and found that on a lot of phones that personalisation message means the phone unlock has failed and that after a successful unlock it should say something like "network lock has been personalised".
You do only get a certain number of tries so don't enter the code over and over, if you are sure you entered it correctly it means the code you got just didn't work (I had that when unlocking my previous LG and had to buy a code from somewhere else as the first one didn't work at all).
I am not recommending this site, it's just one that explained how to unlock so am posting a link in case it helps, but the site says you need to enter two codes on an Optimus 3D. One is for network lock and one for service provider lock, I know that some people on the xda forums have unlocked their phones so I hope they will jump in and help solve your problem as really all I can do is google for the bits I am unsure of but it would seem your code did not work, or that you need two codes and only had one.
Dave
mistermentality said:
I've done some more searching and found that on a lot of phones that personalisation message means the phone unlock has failed and that after a successful unlock it should say something like "network lock has been personalised".
You do only get a certain number of tries so don't enter the code over and over, if you are sure you entered it correctly it means the code you got just didn't work (I had that when unlocking my previous LG and had to buy a code from somewhere else as the first one didn't work at all).
I am not recommending this site, it's just one that explained how to unlock so am posting a link in case it helps, but the site says you need to enter two codes on an Optimus 3D. One is for network lock and one for service provider lock, I know that some people on the xda forums have unlocked their phones so I hope they will jump in and help solve your problem as really all I can do is google for the bits I am unsure of but it would seem your code did not work, or that you need two codes and only had one.
Dave
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just wondering if i could post a video link here to show how it happens, if not, mods can you delete this link:
http://videobam.com/YqMQH
might need to tilt head/computer screen
that was with orange sim, without orange sim it shows no signal and no network... its running thais rom.
heres a video of it using another sim.
when i start the phone with other sim, it prompts whether i'd like to use mobile data or not, but no connection!
pauliebb said:
just wondering if i could post a video link here to show how it happens, if not, mods can you delete this link:
http://videobam.com/YqMQH
might need to tilt head/computer screen
that was with orange sim, without orange sim it shows no signal and no network... its running thais rom.
heres a video of it using another sim.
when i start the phone with other sim, it prompts whether i'd like to use mobile data or not, but no connection!
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http://videobam.com/ScZMP
Well having watched your videos I can clear up something, I think.
I had searched for terms based around "no personalisation available" which means your code did not work but searching for the actual message in the video "your phone is not personalised" produced completely different results.
That specific message means the option you are clicking on is not locked (not personalised by your provider) at least according to various pages I have found including a few on other well known Android forums so if that's correct your unlock did actually work and that is why the message appears.
The page at http://www.cpkb.org/wiki/LG_enter_NCK_code also mentions this code and its cause.
If the other sims you try offer you data or mobile but do not connect, yet you can make calls, then you need to set up your apn for that provider. The apn tells your phone how to connect to your provider.
This is really easy to do but you will need a free app called Apn global from the android market at https://market.android.com/details?id=osatek.apn.global obviously you need it on your device which can be done in various ways, possibly easiest if you can connect via wifi and go to the market.
Install and run it, pick the name of your provider (the provider whose sim you wish to use) and it will create the mms and internet settings for you. Then mobile data should work.
Alternatively if you have an android phone which you already use that sim on, install to that phone and choose the apps backup option which will backup your exact settings to sd card so you can import them to another android phone.
If you have other providers apns on there you will probably need to tell the phone to use your new settings. Simply go to your phones settings menu, find the wireless settings option and click it then scroll down the screen to "mobile networks" and click that. Then click "Access point names" and choose the desired provider. I have three on my phone and you can always revert to any other settings if you change provider later.
The apn app is very useful, I have used it on a few phones, it has a large list of providers worldwide so you should find your choice of provider there and hopefully that will solve your problem.
Dave
Thanks for the reply dave, but I have yet more bad news sadly.
I can't actually make calls, as shown in the second video it shows no network/emergency calls only.
It's hard to believe no-one else has this issue.
I have owned lots of android in the past(started with g1, then hero, then jumped to zte blade then galaxy 1, now this) none of them posed any difficulty removing network lock.
Its such a strange problem that a search of this forum shows at least one other person had this issue but no-one could help.
Sorry if this sounds stupid but have you gone into the settings menu on your phone (Settings/Wireless and Networks/Mobile Networks/) and chosen the "select your network provider" option?
There you can force your phone to use a specific network provider.
Dave
mistermentality said:
Sorry if this sounds stupid but have you gone into the settings menu on your phone (Settings/Wireless and Networks/Mobile Networks/) and chosen the "select your network provider" option?
There you can force your phone to use a specific network provider.
Dave
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I have with error "Unable to connect to this network at this time. Please try again later."
I don't think I can help, though I did some more googling and on the cyanogen mod forums someone posted a similar problem....
I've been using the nightly builds of CM7 since they came out and have had no network problems. I then installed version 7.0 [stable] when it came out, and just yesterday I installed version 7.0.3 [stable].
I have had no signal since, and whenever I try and select my network from the Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Network Operators, it comes up saying "Unable to connect to this network at this time. Please try again later.".
It is nothing to do with my network provider, as my brother's phone works fine and he is on the same network as me.
I am on Three Mobile.
Please help!
RESOLVED: I just wiped all userdata and reflashed CM 7.0.3, I'm a very impatient person
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If you fail to get a solution this option may help but probably best as a last resort. One thing I did notice when watching your second video is that you have the wireless on, this will stop your phone connecting to any providers mobile data so at least as far as mobile data goes you won't be able to use it when connected to wifi and would have to switch wifi off in order to test the mobile data connection.
Also I know that on my O3D my wireless sometimes seems to cause my phone signal to switch off with the little x. I doubt that is the cause of your problem but may be worth trying to connect with no wifi.
Dave
mistermentality said:
I don't think I can help, though I did some more googling and on the cyanogen mod forums someone posted a similar problem....
If you fail to get a solution this option may help but probably best as a last resort. One thing I did notice when watching your second video is that you have the wireless on, this will stop your phone connecting to any providers mobile data so at least as far as mobile data goes you won't be able to use it when connected to wifi and would have to switch wifi off in order to test the mobile data connection.
Also I know that on my O3D my wireless sometimes seems to cause my phone signal to switch off with the little x. I doubt that is the cause of your problem but may be worth trying to connect with no wifi.
Dave
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I'm going to try reinstall the original orange rom that came with it and downgrade baseband, if that fails to work after a full reinstall using lgflashtool I'll have to try get another phone.
thanks for all your help dave, i really appreciate it!
A popular unlock site says the only steps needed to unlock to any network are...
1. Input a non accepted simcard
2. Phone will display enter “Sim network unlock PIN” or “Enter Network Unlock Code”
3. Input the 8 or 16 digit unlock code that was emailed to you
4. Phone is unlocked!
If you did this, which you obviously have, your phone is unlocked and the problem must be something else but if you're going to flash a copy of the orange rom you might want to check first with one of the more knowledgeable users here that the rom won't replace some of the locks you already removed.
I checked around and from what I have found it should be as easy as put the new providers apn on your phone, select their settings from mobile networks menu for provider and also mobile data and that should work.
One orange customer who unlocked a different model android phone found that all they had to do was flash the radio only (not the rom), not sure how you do that but there are probably guides on xda.
Dave
I flashed the original orange rom and after flashing the froyo basrband it suddenly worked. Flashed gb again and it still worked, seems i just hsd to reflash basebsnd/radio like you said.
Thank you so much
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Hi pauliebb,
I have the same problem that you had. I bought a used unlock O3D vodafone ES to gift to my brother, he lives in south america and he told me that the mobile does not recognize his SIM. What did you exactly do you did to reflash the baseband firmware???
I supposed thet the mobile is unlock because it shows the same message when enter to the unlock options "phone is not personalised"
Regards
the same problem
i have the same problem, i have phone from plus gsm poland, phone is not personalizet but read only sim card from plus, diffrent card not read and show info no sim card, help me how resolve this problem?
Hey guys
I just got my SR unlocked and i am using it in India. Whenever i dial a number starting with '011' it considers it as an international number and shows the country name based on the digits following it. '011' is used in India for dialing to phone numbers in New Delhi whereas the international dialing prefix is either '00' or '+'.
For e.g., if i dial a number as '01140...' the phone shows Romania as the destination when its actually New Delhi!
Though there is no problem in connecting to the correct numbers, i would still like to change this.
Whats the best way? I read somewhere about a sub-menu under settings called 'assisted dialing', but it seems to be missing on the SR.
Should i flash a custom ROM?
candiesdoodle said:
Hey guys
I just got my SR unlocked and i am using it in India. Whenever i dial a number starting with '011' it considers it as an international number and shows the country name based on the digits following it. '011' is used in India for dialing to phone numbers in New Delhi whereas the international dialing prefix is either '00' or '+'.
For e.g., if i dial a number as '01140...' the phone shows Romania as the destination when its actually New Delhi!
Though there is no problem in connecting to the correct numbers, i would still like to change this.
Whats the best way? I read somewhere about a sub-menu under settings called 'assisted dialing', but it seems to be missing on the SR.
Should i flash a custom ROM?
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When the calls go through, are you getting any additional charges through your carrier as if they are reading that the call is to Romania?
If it is not costing you any extra and still works but you want it to say the correct location, try flashing a different ROM just to see if it is different.
Maybe try Rogers or T-mobile based ROM instead of AT&T and see what happens.
candiesdoodle said:
Hey guys
I just got my SR unlocked and i am using it in India. Whenever i dial a number starting with '011' it considers it as an international number and shows the country name based on the digits following it. '011' is used in India for dialing to phone numbers in New Delhi whereas the international dialing prefix is either '00' or '+'.
For e.g., if i dial a number as '01140...' the phone shows Romania as the destination when its actually New Delhi!
Though there is no problem in connecting to the correct numbers, i would still like to change this.
Whats the best way? I read somewhere about a sub-menu under settings called 'assisted dialing', but it seems to be missing on the SR.
Should i flash a custom ROM?
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If you are with Rogers and you took your Rogers SIM card, put it in, dial *611 (it's free globally) and get them to tell you what the hell is going on and how to fix it. No need to mention unlocked, rooted, ROM'd or anything, just say your problem and wait for a solution.
Isn't this due to the app that is installed that tells you the location of the number ringing you or that you are dialing?
I can't remember the name of the damn app, but its a trial and after a while it asks you to buy and if you don't it deactivates.
/system/app/CityID.apk
Interesting Post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550305
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Thanks guys.
The calls were not getting routed through any country. They were connecting just fine. It was only a display issue. I tried by replacing the AT&T radio with the Rogers Radio, but that didnt help.
Then i figured it could be because of the phone.apk file, but editing it would be complicated.
I dint really go down the path of looking at cityid.apk.
But then i flashed using the Rogers stock ROM and it solved the problem!
Thanks again!
This is for the sole reason that Rogers does not package CityID.apk in the 727r release.
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I'm using a new SIM on my OnePlus 6 whith Android Pie.
When I first used the SIM with the phone, it had a certain (temporary) phone number associated to it; after requesting a phone number portability to my carrier, I managed to get my "hystorical" phone number (the one I had with my previous carrier) on my new SIM.
I have this issue: my phone still thinks that my phone number (the one appearing in settings/SIM data) is the old (temporary) one, and apparently I cannot edit that data.
As a consequence certain apps (such as WhatsApp) think that I'm currently roaming (using mobile data from my former temporary phone number) and prevent me from doing certain operations (WhatsApp won't let me backup my chats on Google drive, for instance).
I tried removing the SIM card and inserting it again in the phone, but with no use.
Any solution that doesn't involve rooting?
Thanks
Good question... My number for my sim is "unknown" I think it's carrier related? I would like to fix mine too... Anyone know how?
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