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[Q] Still hoping for an IMEI fix

Hi All,
I was one of the unlucky ones that lost my IMEI recently due to corrupt efs folder without any backup after flashing a ROM. My phone still works fine but I'm concerned about the default IMEI being blocked and any other effects of losing the files in the efs folder.
I had my phone imported from the US by a friend so returning it or sending to a Samsung service center is not an option because there are none that deal with phones in my country.
As a non Linux user and non-developer I have tried everything within my knowledge and spent hours searching the Internet to no avail. To resolve this issue we really need the help of an experienced developer.
So my questions is:
Is anyone still working on a solution? I'm sure there are still quite a few people that would really appreciate your help.
Thanks!

Only samsung have a box to generate a correct efs folder... Stop looking for a solution, not exist. There are people working for fix in a Galaxy S for a year ago and have no solution
Sorry but this is the reality (And I'm in the same situation than you, I was bought my Nexus the past december in US and I live in spain...)
Enjoy your phone while works... I will do

Try sending it to Samsung for warranty repair (restore using Odin first though or they might not work on your modified device).

Won't work...in order to fix this issue, I even made some friends with the guys in Samsung Service Center here in China. They only have Odin for each device...If I were an American, maybe things could be easier. As far as I heard, the Riff Box cannot even fix this.
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@byte and nitsuajd
Do you have an att or T-Mobile Nexus s phone?
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i still hope that in the development section are only dev posts! :O

There is a reason we have rules on this forum...

Restoring an IMEI is illegal in some countries, changing it in most, that's why there's no real solution for this problem.

rentaric said:
Restoring an IMEI is illegal in some countries, changing it in most, that's why there's no real solution for this problem.
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restoring my own imei is illegal? ;DD

Borky_16 said:
restoring my own imei is illegal? ;DD
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Yes, in some countries it is. Just not sure if that includes Austria.
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Questions belong in Q&A. Thread closed.
Also, talk of IMEI hacking is not allowed here. While this particular case isn't agaisnt the law, the solution, if one existed, would allow others to break the law.

Pantech Discover unlock info

Hello people i'm a newbie to this forum and i'm a newbie to unlocking phones. I don't care about Rooting my phone as i don't think i have the skills to do it. However i just want to unlock a Pantech Discover from AT & T so it will work on T-Mobile can anybody give me the unlock code so i can unlock the Discover so it will work with T-Mobile. Thanks for any and all help

Unlock Discover
If you bought your phone from AT&T, you should be able to get an unlock code for free from them (if you meet a few requirements). If you dont already have a carrier, then there are many sites you can visit to buy an unlock code (seen one for $8.99 http://cellphoneunlock.net/products/unlock-pantech-discover/) another is http://www.worldgsmcodes.com/pantech/Pantech-Discover-network-unlock/.
Each unlock code is unique to each phone based on it's imei # so you wont be able to use someone elses unlock code. You can get your imei # by dialing *#06# and it will give you a 15 digit imei #. If your unable to use your dialpad, you need pull your battery cover, pull the battery out and the imei # is list under the battery. Just goto to one those sites and follow their instructions.

Unlocked - WORKING
I've been noticing a few too many people having a hard time with some of the site someone mentioned. I've had to use one of them myself a few weeks ago for a ZTE Merit from TracFone. Luckily, I was given a working code and move about my way. This phone however, due to limited support has been an obstacle to root and unlock. I am proud to say that I FINALLY have both.
Maybe I could help you guys out. I unlocked mine and have it working 100% with Simple Mobile and T-mobile.
All I need is the phones IMEI. I spent hours last night trying using different methods and came really close to paying only to find out the Discover wasn't supported for some reason or another. A buddy came up with a minor tweak in the way the IMEI was loading into the unlocking software to get it working.
PM is anyone is interested. Here are some screenshots.

Flip956 said:
I've been noticing a few too many people having a hard time with some of the site someone mentioned. I've had to use one of them myself a few weeks ago for a ZTE Merit from TracFone. Luckily, I was given a working code and move about my way. This phone however, due to limited support has been an obstacle to root and unlock. I am proud to say that I FINALLY have both.
Maybe I could help you guys out. I unlocked mine and have it working 100% with Simple Mobile and T-mobile.
All I need is the phones IMEI. I spent hours last night trying using different methods and came really close to paying only to find out the Discover wasn't supported for some reason or another. A buddy came up with a minor tweak in the way the IMEI was loading into the unlocking software to get it working.
PM is anyone is interested. Here are some screenshots.
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Oh so the Pantech is also hard to unlock it? I like the Pantech Discover and the Sony Xperia TL and don't know whi ch to choose. The sony has a support board on this forum. Which should I choose?
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Some people have had issues with that. I can help you unlock yours if you end up choosing it. There are no ROMS out for the Discovery that I know of since there isn't a working recovery for it either. I haven't read up on the Sony yet though. I'll take a look at the specs and give you my thoughts.
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[Info]Reset knox possible

Hello to all!
Interested in the fact of rooter my Galaxy notes 3 but worried of losing the guarantee I have just contacted 2 PSM agencies of Lyon (France) to know if it would repair my note 3 if necessary in spite of the fact that the knox is 0x1.
The answer was without ambiguity (especially as he had just had this day an e-mail of Samsung their giving the instructions for the case of a root note 3)
Indeed PSM the possibility of putting back the knox in 0x0 and then of making the guarantee of play our telephone (method supplied by samsung he read me the whole e-mail but was not willing to tell me how he could make this miracle)
The only factor which it is necessary to take into account for this reset is the 65€ sum chargeable to the customer.
Sorry for my english

This would be great if its for all of Europe including the UK. I will ring them tomorrow and confirm. I honestly wouldn't mind rooting if it only cost me around £60 to reset it back.
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It is few to bode well all this, the method will eventually be well leaked

With this information, the "fuse" seems to be logical and not physical!

Ok....9 posts.....Nope. Don´t buy it.

dragoncius said:
Ok....9 posts.....Nope. Don´t buy it.
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Maybe he was a silent reader ? See that 2008 ?

dragoncius said:
Ok....9 posts.....Nope. Don´t buy it.
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His English isn't 100% so maybe he doesn't feel comfortable posting -
makes him no less of a member whether he has one post or 1000000 posts
Using that logic however makes him more of a member than you due to him being here 3 years longer than you - but hey I'm just speculating... Also Not sure if you'd like to be wrote off so easily either.
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Maybe he was a silent reader ? See that 2008 ?
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Indeedy

OK. Sorry.
Still, shouldn't been taken too serious (the rumor,not the member).
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dragoncius said:
OK. Sorry.
Still, shouldn't been taken too serious (the rumor,not the member).
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I'm not disagreeing with your point of "Is there truth to the reset of KNOX" :good:
I just disagreed cheekily with the way you put it across, it's all good though

I'm trying to figure what are u guys talking about and if I'm not mistaken you're still wondering if Knox can be reset?
It was reported by quiet few users already that Samsung has the capability of resetting Knox and I thought it was already established Knox flag doesn't use e-fuse and can be reset. Now, I can't vouch for this particular service center, but if they can get tools from Samsung, they should be able to reset the flag. I also don't think this is worth the price unless the phone is already seriously broken and need to be send for service to Samsung center already known for refusing repairs with the flag tripped, or Knox software needs to be used. The chances for the phone breaking down before one yr warranty expires are not that huge and even if it breaks, it could go dead to the point flag can't be checked anyway. It would probably be better to get outside insurance, that would cover accidental damage and theft as well, if available, for not much more cash. And yeah, I still think/hope some way of resetting flag will be leaked.

I'm Just a french guy so post in english is not easy for me...
It's was just an information for people search solution for reset knox. Psm says that they could be with the approve of samsung and Psm is a great sav store. Thats all, i've nothing tout sell. There is no interest tout lie about this suggest so i just want to share this info.
Thanks for your compréhension!
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dragoncius said:
Ok....9 posts.....Nope. Don´t buy it.
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There are at least two other long threads where I have counted 5-10 people that have already had their knox flag reset, first is full of T-Mobile users:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2637718
and this one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504258
corleone69 said:
With this information, the "fuse" seems to be logical and not physical!
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Yes, the fuse is very likely still involved but it is probably not only the fuse.

Well, the only way knox is not hackable is if it a hardware fuse without any of the pins exposed externally. If the fuse has pins on the chip package, then fooling knox will be as easy as soldering a bridge between the two pins.
I already tripped my knox, will be a good thing if there is a fix for it, but I won't be holding by breath..

Bought a Samsung Galaxy S6.....Now it's locked by RAC! Please help a NOOBIE out?

Hello Everyone, This is my first post here on XDA and I'm hoping you folks can help me out. I bought this S6 from a guy on Craigslist. When I got it everything was fine. I put my sim in a tested it be sure all was well. So I pull my sim out and put it away for a few days to be a birthday gift to my son. So he opens it up, puts in his sim card and goes through the setup. As soon as he was done we get this popup that the phone is locked by Rent-A-Center. Well crap, now what do I do? I bought this in good faith, paid hard-earned money for it, and now it's locked. Of course the seller is no where to be found. And there's not a Rent-A-Center within a hundred miles of me so it's UN-telling where it came from.
I did some research and ran across this thread here. I found what I thought was the latest firmware and flashed it to the phone. But I got no love as it is still locked. I also found a thread on rooting the S6 and followed that but it didn't work either. Now in no way am I a phone guru. My experience so far has been rooting my S5 by searching a thread, downloading what was linked in that thread, and following the step-by-step directions in that thread. With that said could someone help me out with this? I know it's asking a lot to post step-by-step directions and links but that would really help me out.
I should probably add that I can't get into this phone in anyway. After resetting the phone to factory and wiping the cache it then goes to setup. Immediately after setup it locks with the RAC popup and you can not go any further. I can't get to anything such as IMEI, build number, etc.
So with that said I would really appreciate any help you folks can give. I'm stuck at this point.

You're not going to bypass anything. The person you bought the phone from either stole it from Rent A Center, was delinquent on payments, or claimed that it was lost or stolen and the RAC remotely bricked the phone. Just like how people with iPhones can turn lost or stolen phones into permanent bricks regardless of what people try to do, it's the same for Android.
Your best bet is to try and contact RAC somehow and see if they're willing to provide the necessary information to bypass the lock. Otherwise, you're out of money and a phone.

Tacoo said:
You're not going to bypass anything. The person you bought the phone from either stole it from Rent A Center, was delinquent on payments, or claimed that it was lost or stolen and the RAC remotely bricked the phone. Just like how people with iPhones can turn lost or stolen phones into permanent bricks regardless of what people try to do, it's the same for Android.
Your best bet is to try and contact RAC somehow and see if they're willing to provide the necessary information to bypass the lock. Otherwise, you're out of money and a phone.
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I appreciate your replying to my post. But none of this is a known fact. You are making an assumption. And while it could be true neither you nor I know that it is true. And if it is true then that is on the seller, not on me. What is a known fact (at least by me) is that I have a phone that I bought in good faith. It is locked and I need help.
I have found many posts and videos on the internet of S5's and other phones being unlocked. I found a post here on XDA that the author stated he had experience with this on an S6 that I linked above in my original post. I tried what he said but it did not work for me. That could be because I used the wrong files or just from my inexperience. I did send that poster a message but have not heard back from him.
So with all that said I'm still in the same position. I need help from the folks here on XDA. Anybody got any ideas? Thank you all.

medic265 said:
I appreciate your replying to my post. But none of this is a known fact. You are making an assumption. And while it could be true neither you nor I know that it is true. And if it is true then that is on the seller, not on me. What is a known fact (at least by me) is that I have a phone that I bought in good faith. It is locked and I need help.
I have found many posts and videos on the internet of S5's and other phones being unlocked. I found a post here on XDA that the author stated he had experience with this on an S6 that I linked above in my original post. I tried what he said but it did not work for me. That could be because I used the wrong files or just from my inexperience. I did send that poster a message but have not heard back from him.
So with all that said I'm still in the same position. I need help from the folks here on XDA. Anybody got any ideas? Thank you all.
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My friend, you have to believe what @Tacoo is saying...with s6, you cannot bypass the RAC. Talking about the s5, you can only bypass it when it has kitkat and s6 is far different from s5 in terms android version and such bugs has being fixed...the only option u have now is to contact the person you bought the phone from to help you with the RAC or return the phone and get your money back. There is no way to bypass RAC in S6

success123 said:
My friend, you have to believe what @Tacoo is saying...with s6, you cannot bypass the RAC. Talking about the s5, you can only bypass it when it has kitkat and s6 is far different from s5 in terms android version and such bugs has being fixed...the only option u have now is to contact the person you bought the phone from to help you with the RAC or return the phone and get your money back. There is no way to bypass RAC in S6
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Exactly. Android on Lollipop and Marshmallow is like what Apple did with iOS. On iOS, if you put the lockdown on your phone and it gets stolen, even if someone wipes it entirely, the phone is useless without the original owner putting in their Apple ID. Android is the same way now, along with Samsung having their own account layer on top of that.
You can restore and wipe the phone, but chances are that you're not going to bypass this without contacting RAC.

Keep away from theandroiddoctor.com

Hi,
I bought the unlock service for my sm-n920p note 5 phone. The connect my phone remotely. They make somethings then said the phone is unlocked. But my phone is not unlocked. I couldn't use my phone. Then my phone give invalid sim messages.
I couldn't reach support. Open a few tickets but nobody contact me. I reach them via chat but they said me phone is blacklisted and a lot of "mother ****er, **** off, etc". They don't give me money back.
They give guarantee theandroiddoctor_com/imei-guarantee
They said unlock will be permenant.
Please keep away this persons and send this messages to your friends.
Regards,

That stinks man
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Jesushasadroid said:
That stinks man
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My order number is 15288.
I can send a lot of screenshot from my unlocked phone. Why I'm so ungry for $15. I lost totaly $500 for this phone. So $15 is not important for me. I can paid another $15 for permanent unlock my phone.
If you are theandroiddoctor person, you should explain the all process. Why technician close the session after unlock process without my test result. Nobody answer me, nobody answer my support request.
All time they use bad words and their behaviour is not fair.
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umitgl said:
My order number is 15288.
I can send a lot of screenshot from my unlocked phone. Why I'm so ungry for $15. I lost totaly $500 for this phone. So $15 is not important for me. I can paid another $15 for permanent unlock my phone.
If you are theandroiddoctor person, you should explain the all process. Why technician close the session after unlock process without my test result. Nobody answer me, nobody answer my support request.
All time they use bad words and their behaviour is not fair.
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Because they aren't a true professional shop, they are someone that does this from their home. They don't care about whether your phone works, they only care about getting paid and they didn't do the right thing because they didn't want to pay for messing your device up because they don't have a true business like a true professional would.
That's what you get for trying to save money to get it done and trusting someone that you found on the internet instead of taking your device to a trusted and reputable professional shop, you get what you pay for, it's your own fault for being stupid enough to trust someone you found online.
You made a bad decision and now you're paying the price, get over it, move on and learn a lesson from it. Posting here isn't changing anything.
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Droidriven said:
Because they aren't a true professional shop, they are someone that does this from their home. They don't care about whether your phone works, they only care about getting paid and they didn't do the right thing because they didn't want to pay for messing your device up because they don't have a true business like a true professional would.
That's what you get for trying to save money to get it done and trusting someone that you found on the internet instead of taking your device to a trusted and reputable professional shop, you get what you pay for, it's your own fault for being stupid enough to trust someone you found online.
You made a bad decision and now you're paying the price, get over it, move on and learn a lesson from it. Posting here isn't changing anything.
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Regarding the Note 5, the phone can be restored to factory conditions by downloading Samsung Kies. Once downloaded fire up the software, select "tools" followed by "firmware upgrade and initialisation". Then connect your phone and the software will download all the necessary files, including the latest updates. I know this because they screwed my phone's IMEI during a unlock process, probably hoping they would squeeze more money out of me for a IMEI repair. Kies solved my IMEI problem, and their unlock wasn't affected by the Kies update (their unlock worked). These are unsavoury people who had access to my computer and phone while they carried out their half a job. Hindsight is a wonderful thing....

js6281 said:
Regarding the Note 5, the phone can be restored to factory conditions by downloading Samsung Kies. Once downloaded fire up the software, select "tools" followed by "firmware upgrade and initialisation". Then connect your phone and the software will download all the necessary files, including the latest updates. I know this because they screwed my phone's IMEI during a unlock process, probably hoping they would squeeze more money out of me for a IMEI repair. Kies solved my IMEI problem, and their unlock wasn't affected by the Kies update (their unlock worked). These are unsavoury people who had access to my computer and phone while they carried out their half a job. Hindsight is a wonderful thing....
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Cyberbullying at it's best, STAY AWAY FROM THEM
To add to the OP's experience, here is what i had to go through:
I asked about the process to unlock a galaxy s7 and the online chat support rep sent me a Google pay link. I asked him whether they'd support Paypal and he responded with a barrage of expletives, also threatening to install active x and hack my browser. NEVER EVER USE THIS SITE FOR ANYTHING.

umitgl said:
Hi,
I bought the unlock service for my sm-n920p note 5 phone. The connect my phone remotely. They make somethings then said the phone is unlocked. But my phone is not unlocked. I couldn't use my phone. Then my phone give invalid sim messages.
I couldn't reach support. Open a few tickets but nobody contact me. I reach them via chat but they said me phone is blacklisted and a lot of "mother ****er, **** off, etc". They don't give me money back.
They give guarantee theandroiddoctor_com/imei-guarantee
They said unlock will be permenant.
Please keep away this persons and send this messages to your friends.
Regards,
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They are racist. Disgusting human being. I had a horrible experience through their online "help" to fix my note 5 blocked on the Samsung Google Account Verification screen.
Disgusting
I am filing a racial discrimination complaint against this Sharena Johnson that sent me a gpay link and their service. What a disgusting person

GOOD NEWS
Just want to let everyone here know that the androiddoctor has been shut down by me. I contacted someone in the higher dept in shopify and i got their website shut down. They messed with the wrong person. Scammed my friend for $40 now they are done.

Here is proof
Attached are photos showing site down and me messaging them before and after.

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Attached are photos showing site down and me messaging them before and after.
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Dude they're still online.
Lets report the site to google and firefox . Maybe they'll mark the site as deceptive
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