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[Q] Help please - Selected Odin EFS Clear

This is a warning to others and a call for help in the unlikely event that someone has a fix. I forgot what the Phone EFS Clear checkbox did in Odin. In trying to fix another issue, I selected the box. I now get a Sim card initialization failed error after boot.
So - don't check the EFS clear checkbox, backup your EFS folder (I think you can do this with root explorer). Does anyone know how to restore the EFS data if you cleared it with Odin?
Thanks.

I believe you fried your sim card
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papi92 said:
I believe you fried your sim card
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Thanks for the suggestion, but they tried two new sim cards and it didn't fix the problem.

I'll see if I can get my efs for you
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papi92 said:
I'll see if I can get my efs for you
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Thanks - that would be great.

trebores1 said:
Thanks - that would be great.
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Did this work? I have the same issue, and I have been unable to find another solution, or even a EFS file on my own.
Any other solutions are welcome as well. Thanks for reading.

Wouldn't you restore that info if you replace your sim and odin back to stock ee4 or is it something more hardware oriented?
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I'm contacting Verizon today, the replacement SIM they have sent me is showing as not recognized or registered. I did Odin back to stock before I put the new card in. I'll do it again when i get home from work, just in case.
Phone is acting like it doesnt know what network to connect to.
Under Phone status it says Searching for service.
Mobile Network Type: UNKNOWN
Update: After talking with Verizon Techs the sim card seems fine, however, my phone is unable to contact their tower to update information on the Sim.

AFAIK, you can't recover from EFS clear. Could be wrong, but I've never seen anyone get back to a fully working device after selecting it.

imnuts said:
AFAIK, you can't recover from EFS clear. Could be wrong, but I've never seen anyone get back to a fully working device after selecting it.
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Long story short, I bought a bricked charge, got it unbricked and noticed it has the IMEI but no MEID(all zeros) in the settings menu. The phone is clear on VZW but I am stuck. I am guessing when it was bricked (or unbricked by who I used to fix it) my MEID was wiped cuz the unbricker gave me the phone with a custom ROM.
I was wondering if someones charge with a good efs restore could be edited with a hex editor or something to match for example my valid IMEI less the extra digit to fix this?

msgic said:
I'm contacting Verizon today, the replacement SIM they have sent me is showing as not recognized or registered. I did Odin back to stock before I put the new card in. I'll do it again when i get home from work, just in case.
Phone is acting like it doesnt know what network to connect to.
Under Phone status it says Searching for service.
Mobile Network Type: UNKNOWN
Update: After talking with Verizon Techs the sim card seems fine, however, my phone is unable to contact their tower to update information on the Sim.
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Just to confirm, if you read my previous/above post I tried to activate my charge via my vzw accout online. I entered my MEID number and vzw prompted me to swap my sim(had an active thunderbolt) which I did. I saw that I had no signal with the vzw network so I popped my sim back in the T-bolt. To date when I log into my vzw account it shows I am using a charge.
My charge works on wifi fine

Ronbo85 said:
Long story short, I bought a bricked charge, got it unbricked and noticed it has the IMEI but no MEID(all zeros) in the settings menu. The phone is clear on VZW but I am stuck. I am guessing when it was bricked (or unbricked by who I used to fix it) my MEID was wiped cuz the unbricker gave me the phone with a custom ROM.
I was wondering if someones charge with a good efs restore could be edited with a hex editor or something to match for example my valid IMEI less the extra digit to fix this?
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I took a look at my efs and it is basically a FAT16(RFS) filesystem with a few files and directories. There are 2 files, one of which has the Bluetooth MAC and the other that has what appears to be a MAC for something. On mine there is also a directory structure that contains the DRM stuff for DIVX. If there is anything in there that relates to the MEID, it would probably be the /efs/imei/.nvmac.info file that has what appears to be a MAC.
That being said, it looks like there is no linear correlation between the value in the .nvmac.info file and the MEID or IMEI (or even the serial number portion for that matter) There is a possibility that there is some sort of hash function being run on it to derive the MEID.

rj57 said:
I took a look at my efs and it is basically a FAT16(RFS) filesystem with a few files and directories. There are 2 files, one of which has the Bluetooth MAC and the other that has what appears to be a MAC for something. On mine there is also a directory structure that contains the DRM stuff for DIVX. If there is anything in there that relates to the MEID, it would probably be the /efs/imei/.nvmac.info file that has what appears to be a MAC.
That being said, it looks like there is no linear correlation between the value in the .nvmac.info file and the MEID or IMEI (or even the serial number portion for that matter) There is a possibility that there is some sort of hash function being run on it to derive the MEID.
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Hi, thanks for the reply. What you find looks close to my charge. Here is my last message to the unbricker. He asked me a question about the efs folder/files content in my charge for a possible restore. I replied with my findings and never heard from him again, this was 2 weeks ago.
Question: What files are in it? Do you see a .bin file or a .Bak file?
Answer: The efs folder has a couple sub folders \imei and \.files and one file named .nv_state
The sub folder \ .files has 3 more sub folders that are empty
The sub folder \ imei has the files .nvmac.info & bt.txt
I don't see any bin files.

imnuts said:
AFAIK, you can't recover from EFS clear. Could be wrong, but I've never seen anyone get back to a fully working device after selecting it.
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Not true, I EFS CLEARED MY FASCINATE. I HAD TO ACTIVATE a DIFFERENT device then reactivate the fascinate.....
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XDAholic said:
Not true, I EFS CLEARED MY FASCINATE. I HAD TO ACTIVATE a DIFFERENT device then reactivate the fascinate.....
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Thats interesting, I tried to activate my charge via my vzw accout online. I entered my MEID number and vzw prompted me to swap my sim(had an active thunderbolt) which I did. I saw that I had no signal with the vzw network so I popped my sim back in the T-bolt. To date when I log into my vzw account it shows I am using a charge.
Maybe I should go thru the motions back the the t-bolt then back to the charge. these do take sim cards though

Ronbo85 said:
Thats interesting, I tried to activate my charge via my vzw accout online. I entered my MEID number and vzw prompted me to swap my sim(had an active thunderbolt) which I did. I saw that I had no signal with the vzw network so I popped my sim back in the T-bolt. To date when I log into my vzw account it shows I am using a charge.
Maybe I should go thru the motions back the the t-bolt then back to the charge. these do take sim cards though
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Yeah not sure, but I can tell you that that's how I fixed it. 4g/Sim card might be different but I know GoS did the same thing. You can prob find his panick thread in the fascinate Q and A section. GizmoDroid explained what it does and how to fix. Again, 4g/Sim card might be different story. Good luck...
EDIT: HERES THE FASSY THREAD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990939
Heres gizmo's explanation
GizmoDroid said:
Uh... I'm going to copy and paste this here since it's really the only answer you are going to get, and to help anyone who might come along later:
If your MEID number is still valid in Settings -> About Phone -> Status -> MEID, then you are probably ok.
You may be able to *228, option 1. If that doesn't do it, try *22899.
If that doesn't work, activate an old phone on your account, then after a few minutes, reactivate your Samsung Fascinate. This will hopefully restore any of the EFS data that wasn't getting pushed by the *228 activation.
If your MEID in the Settings menu doesn't match the one printed on your phone under the battery, then the EFS data was corrupted and unable to rebuild after you cleared it. The only realistic option at that point is having it sent to Samsung.
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Hope it helps
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My phone in the settings menu has the IMEI number but the MEID is all zeros, did you ever see anything like that?

Ronbo85 said:
My phone in the settings menu has the IMEI number but the MEID is all zeros, did you ever see anything like that?
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According to GizmoDroid
It means your MEID is corrupt and Cant Rebuild the EFS data. Odin stock and send in for warranty....
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Wish I could but thank you for the help

Ronbo85 said:
Wish I could but thank you for the help
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NP.
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[Q] can not connect to t-mobile network

bought a phone t959v with a cracked screen on ebay took out main board and put it in a new lcd assembly. phone will not connect to t-mobile. says not registered on network. i thought it might have been a bad sim reader so i put one in i new worked from a different phone. still no good . called t-mobile verified phone was not locked . they did a hard reset, still nothing. i notesed it is running 2.3.6 and i have up to 4 bars reception with antenna. does anyone have any idea what the problem could be. thanks

Check your IMEI in Settings -> About phone. Don't post it. Compare it to the IMEI behind your battery. If it is the same we can probably get you up and running. Let us know.

ok thanks will get back to you tomorow phone is at work

number in phone is different. called t-mobile number is blocked. told me to bring it to t-mobile store. if they cant do anything is there any other way to get it unblocked

Which number is blocked? The one behind the battery would seem to me to be the one that matters. That is the number you should see in your settings.
And report whoever sold you the phone on ebay if they didn't tell you the IMEI was messed up.

There is way to recover?

He can ask Odia for help if the IMEI behind the battery is good and T-Mobile can't fix it.

WHo is ODIA?
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you can also try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021

the imei behind the battery but the one in the settings is blocked. it seems as though someone switched out the main board. whitch has the blocked number on it. is there anyway to unblock this imei number. thanks

what do you mean by blocked?

Its black listed. Meaning it came from a stolen phone. It appears the OP bought a phone and was scammed. I would return the phone and do a charge back via paypal.

eollie said:
Its black listed. Meaning it came from a stolen phone. It appears the OP bought a phone and was scammed. I would return the phone and do a charge back via paypal.
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+1

blocked due to fraued. maybe stolen or un paied balence

lumin30 said:
Check your IMEI in Settings -> About phone. Don't post it. Compare it to the IMEI behind your battery. If it is the same we can probably get you up and running. Let us know.
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Im having same issue, phone worked for 2 weeks then getting the "not registered on network" message. and my IMEI match, what do i do?

This happens to me anytime that I leave Tmobile service area, I usually just toggle "flight mode"
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QUIETLYloud said:
This happens to me anytime that I leave Tmobile service area, I usually just toggle "flight mode"
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Toggling flight mode did not help. Tried it many times at different times and nothing.

lumin30 said:
Check your IMEI in Settings -> About phone. Don't post it. Compare it to the IMEI behind your battery. If it is the same we can probably get you up and running. Let us know.
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I am going through this issue now on a friends phone, I checked to see if both numbers are the same and they are, I checked online to see if the number was blacklisted and everything seems to be ok. I have odin'd it back to 2.3.6 and to eclair, I have tried different fixes I have found but none seem to work, can anyone help or has anyone figured this out yet?

jt0037 said:
I am going through this issue now on a friends phone, I checked to see if both numbers are the same and they are, I checked online to see if the number was blacklisted and everything seems to be ok. I have odin'd it back to 2.3.6 and to eclair, I have tried different fixes I have found but none seem to work, can anyone help or has anyone figured this out yet?
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Eclair? What phone are you trying to fix?

I thought froyo was the earliest this goes back
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4g works... That's all. Help getting calls and texts please.

My phone was on clean rom 5.0, Loved it. Everything worked great for 2 months. 3 days ago I flashed CM10. Worked alright. Then flashed MIUI (pre-most recent update). Also worked fine except for some screen flickering. Decided to go back to stock. Did a nandroid restore and when it was finished I had no data or bars period. Restarted the phone to no avail. Called Verizon. They assumed my simm card was fried. Then I went and got a new simm card. They tried to activate it to no avail. After changing my PRL from 00000 to 15154 they were able to get 4g on my phone. It's a little slow but it works. Still no calls and text.
My phone number is 0000004548. Any ideas on fixing this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31051731
This is my next option. Will it help? Come on xda, I have faith you can save me! Thanks all!

Still no luck
I completed the guide in the first post. No dice. I got everything sorted out, My phone number is now correct and all but... I cannot get signal still and I cannot boot into recovery. Weird. Any advice would be great! I'm sure others are in my spot.

Is your imei intact? I also had this problem prior to flashing miui. What I did was go back to completely stock, there is a guide somewhere here, make sure you backup all your data. Once you've boot up to stock, you have to dial the re provision code which is *2767*3855# , it will wipe all your data I believe, then reboot it should work then. After that just reroot unlock flash roms. I hope it works for you. If you've lost your imei you have to do something else which a guide is written on here, but I'm pretty sure you haven't lost your imei.
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Yes, first thing to do is to check if your IMEI is intact. Also check your ERI (it should be set to 5).
Just a heads up, the re-provision code @Watoy mentioned only works on early build stock ICS. You can use the code in Root66, so my advice is to Odin back to Root66, which is available for download from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762204
If your IMEI and/or ERI is not intact, the following tool and guide will bring you back to life. You will also need to be on stock ICS for this, and I again recommend Root66 because many users need to perform the re-provision code after performing all of the steps in this guide to complete the process:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442

I'm attempting everything you two mentioned right now. I'll let you know how it turned out. I have already done each of these things but this time I'll follow the order (if that makes sense...)
Network - Unknown
Signal - -95 dBm 2 asu
Mobile net type - 1xRTT:6
in service
roaming
disconnected
phone # - 0000004548
Min 0000004548
PRL - 1
ERI - 5
IMEI - 990002068950862
IMEISV - 00
Definitely boot loops for days after flashing stock.vzw_root66.tar Any other ideas?

Alright. Flashed stock.vzw_root66.tar and it bootlooped. I pulled the battery after ten minutes and went into recovery and f/d reset. Network unknown. Signal strength and network type is the same. now service state says in service. Mobile network state still disconnected. PRL changed to 15173. phone number is correct. MIN is 3194421067. ERI is still 5. MEID now reads DEC: 256691456608999046 HEX: 0x99000206895086. IP address is now unavailable.
Can you read all that?
Okay I got the reprovision number to work. Going through that now.
I FIXED IT, Thanks to ya'll.

Now use the dialer code listed earlier
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I don't know if I should make a new thread about this? What do ya'll think?
Flashed stock.vzw_root66.tar. Bootlooped, pulled battery, factory /data reset in recovery.
Then dialed the *2767*blah blah. And tada. Everything works.
Post links so I can buy ya'll beers!

Dead serious. I just dropped it 2 feet onto carpet and there is a small crack above the menu key. Phone is a goner. Black screen and all. I still claim this endeavor as worth it, hopefully it helps others out. Off to buy a $40 droid x on craigslist. ugh
Again, Thanks!

kjfan1 said:
Dead serious. I just dropped it 2 feet onto carpet and there is a small crack above the menu key. Phone is a goner. Black screen and all. I still claim this endeavor as worth it, hopefully it helps others out. Off to buy a $40 droid x on craigslist. ugh
Again, Thanks!
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That sucks all that work to break it. I think it's like 170 for a new screen from Samsung installed.
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kintwofan said:
That sucks all that work to break it. I think it's like 170 for a new screen from Samsung installed.
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Really? That's not too bad of a price. I thought the screens were going for close to that on ebay, and that's without installation obviously.

hi all hoping somoene can help me out imee issue
I recently flashed from clean rom to paranoid and lost my imei. After doing some researech was able to get both imei and eri restored. I used a method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442 but still unable to recieve calls and text 4g is fine.
service state in service
roaming not roaming
mobile net work state connected
my phone number is correct
min number is a number i dont reconize 7722167376
eri version 5
imei number is correct from the back of my phone
I am thinking I need to flash back to stock in order to make that phone call to activate my phone but i want to do this as a last resort. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I hope I may have missed something in the hidden settings when i used *#22745927 and **22745927. Can someone tell me what my settings should be and thank you again.

Joseph772 said:
I recently flashed from clean rom to paranoid and lost my imei. After doing some researech was able to get both imei and eri restored. I used a method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442 but still unable to recieve calls and text 4g is fine.
service state in service
roaming not roaming
mobile net work state connected
my phone number is correct
min number is a number i dont reconize 7722167376
eri version 5
imei number is correct from the back of my phone
I am thinking I need to flash back to stock in order to make that phone call to activate my phone but i want to do this as a last resort. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I hope I may have missed something in the hidden settings when i used *#22745927 and **22745927. Can someone tell me what my settings should be and thank you again.
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A quick look at the thread you linked to, it looks like you need to be back on an ICS ROM (at least for TW) to use the factory reset/reprovision(?) code, after repairing the IMEI.
The key to make it all work together seems to be this order: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33609227&postcount=160

pdykstra said:
Really? That's not too bad of a price. I thought the screens were going for close to that on ebay, and that's without installation obviously.
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I've never had to do it, but in other three I hear people say it's $168 shipped both ways
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Joseph772 said:
I recently flashed from clean rom to paranoid and lost my imei. After doing some researech was able to get both imei and eri restored. I used a method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867442 but still unable to recieve calls and text 4g is fine.
service state in service
roaming not roaming
mobile net work state connected
my phone number is correct
min number is a number i dont reconize 7722167376
eri version 5
imei number is correct from the back of my phone
I am thinking I need to flash back to stock in order to make that phone call to activate my phone but i want to do this as a last resort. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I hope I may have missed something in the hidden settings when i used *#22745927 and **22745927. Can someone tell me what my settings should be and thank you again.
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You didn't miss anything, you just need to do that re-provision code. Flash back to this, do the re-provision, and you will be back to normal. No other way about it unfortunately.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762204

kjfan1 said:
Dead serious. I just dropped it 2 feet onto carpet and there is a small crack above the menu key. Phone is a goner. Black screen and all. I still claim this endeavor as worth it, hopefully it helps others out. Off to buy a $40 droid x on craigslist. ugh
Again, Thanks!
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This just saved me! Thanks a ton, sorry about your phone though. Just fixing the IMEI and ERI didn't work for me, I had to reset with the code

Same Issues
I suffered from no sms and no calls, reflashed root_66 tar from odin, then reprovisioned with *2767*3855# and i got sms and calls back but was stuck on roaming with it always trying to get me to install dual clocks, i figured it was a sim card issue as my imei was proper and everything was as stock, i took it to local Verizon, they installed new SIM for free, but it did not fix the issue. With a few kind words and pointing out the extras i spent on accesories, i ended up getting into the Note II. Keep In Mind i was still in my 30 day worry free, but for the SIM card it didnt matter, he did not look up that info till he told me he was going to replace my device if the SIM didnt take. I STRONGLY advise to approach them with kindness, i also informed them it happened when i kept toggling connection when transfering media thru the usb cable, i figured the heat and constant connect/disconnect fried the sim, they never asked if i tried to download any off market apps or anything along the MOD lines. Hope this helps anybody that may need it.. i did follow step 5 of the guide everyone references about rooting jellybean(root,custom recovery,stock), sorry new to forums and havnt figured out the linking yet, but once on the stock file with this name,( COMBINATION_I535VRBLK3_I535VZWBLK3_381038_REV09_user_low_ship.tar)everything read stock except my binary count, but i heard this is only an issue if sending to samsung as verizon reps are unaware of binary counts and odin and stuff related

Messed something up, now roaming. Help?

I have a verizon sammy galaxy s3
last night i was flashing some old restores, trying to decide what rom to play with for the next week.
Phone booted from one of them and would not activate. Phone is stuck on Roaming ... i got the data warning, and also the triangle is near the signal area
I've tried flashing other roms, tried wiping all data/cache and starting over. cant activate phone
Right now im trying a factory reset from within Settings, and will let you know if it works ... but im in a jam and need phone for work so im posting this in hopes someone knows what my issue is.
Thank you all very much

this should be in the QandA forum. it will be moved if you cannot locate it in this forum when you check for replies.
check your network settings to make sure they werent changed. sometimes that happens.
do you have your IMEI?

go to my stickied guide above...follow section 5. use the vralg1 file, then reprovision your device with dialer code *2767*3855#
and for future reference post your questions in the q&a section.

you did not look too hard did you...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066275

Damnit your right I should have been in QA. Hopefully they move me
I tried the factory reset it didn't work, and tried flashing my nand from just after root. Nothing.
Also confirmed my network settings are proper
Droidstyle, which sticky is yours? Link?
I'm on the road at the moment and will try in 1 hour
Thanks so much for the assistance

56K said:
you did not look too hard did you...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066275
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I didn't lose mobile data, I lost cell service. Cant make abphone call it says I'm not authorized (because it thinks I'm roaming)

rsarno said:
I didn't lose mobile data, I lost cell service. Cant make abphone call it says I'm not authorized (because it thinks I'm roaming)
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*2767*3855# this worked for me 2 times now.

Porkshanker said:
*2767*3855# this worked for me 2 times now.
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Just did this and it rang, then said "Welcome to verizon, please hold while your call is forwarded to an external operator who can process your call using a credit card"
when i dial *228 i get a popup on the screen saying "a VZW Sim has activated your service and updated your roaming capabilities" but it doesnt place the call to activate or anything

Did you pay your bill?
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x714x said:
Did you pay your bill?
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yes definitely. This has something to do with the phone thinking im roaming. Up near the signal bars i have the little roaming triangle, and if i try to make a phone call it says call not authorized because i am roaming, etc
so this is definitely having to do with the fact that the phone is stuck in roaming mode

There have been two times i've had issues flashing and lost service for no reason. Turned out verizon suspended my account, call this number (800) 922-0204 and type in account stuff and your number. If it says your account is currently suspended it'll then ask if you want to activate it.. you give an emphatic 1!!! and for me this has worked twice.

Had some time so i ran to VZW. They replaced the SIM and tried hard reset like 4 times but nothing worked. They eventually offered me a free Warranty replacement by mail. I asked her to note my account but i didnt want the replacement just yet ... i said this because she mentioned id have to mail back my original, i was afraid they would see the root and charge me. Is that possible?
Anyhow, going to try the method here for right now, ill report back:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35911327

Nexus 5 Emergency Calls Only (EFS Maybe)

Hey Guys,
Iv been undergoing a very strange problem, I flashed manually the 4.4.3 update to my Nexus 5, the phone worked fine for about 2 days after the flash and then random-ally one morning decided to display "Emergency Calls Only', I can scan for mobile networks just fine but it will fail to register on any network, here is some debugging iv been doing:
Select automatic registration, reboot
Switch off, remove sim, insert, boot
Flashed all modems available
Tried registering on different nework modes (3G, LTE, 2G)
Factory restore to 4.4.2
Corrupted EFS rulled out.
The same sim works just fine in other devices and I have ensured that the sim card pins are clean and fine. I cannot find a article related to this issue and what I have been reading is that it could be related to a corrupted EFS, what i dont understand is that does the EFS corrupt the IMEI number or is their anyway to confirm it is a corrupted IMEI number ? If so is their anyway to recover the EFS and just inject my IMEI number into the file and flash back ? Would the Nexus 5 PIT file help ? Or in the end would a google RMA device be a better choice ?
The RMA is difficult for me due to the fact that im in a unsopported county so would have to post it back, but i obviously need a phone so need to sort this out.

If you have corrupted efs your imei will be 0.
You can probably try for a rma, or take apart the phone to sell it for parts (everything except the motherboard). And no, you can't put the imei back yourself.
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Soprono said:
Hey Guys
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Settings > About phone > Status
Does it show your IMEI?
If it shows a zero or multiple zeroes it might be a corrupt IMEI.

Lethargy said:
Settings > About phone > Status
Does it show your IMEI?
If it shows a zero or multiple zeroes it might be a corrupt IMEI.
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Okey then its not, IMEI is still valid, Phones IMEI is still the same, I have tested the IMEI aswell with my service provider and a paid for service on the net that indicates all is in order still.

Sounds like an issue with the SIM card holder and/or connection of it to your motherboard. I know rma is difficult for you but that's probably your best option.
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Lethargy said:
Settings > About phone > Status
Does it show your IMEI?
If it shows a zero or multiple zeroes it might be a corrupt IMEI.
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jd1639 said:
Sounds like an issue with the SIM card holder and/or connection of it to your motherboard. I know rma is difficult for you but that's probably your best option.
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It would make some sense somewhat as recently after i updated i had dropped the phone from a small height, and that option has been playing on my mind ever since. What i cannot get is that the device still picks up a sim card when its inserted into the phone or will this still happen regardless? Iv practically ruled out everything, im getting a replacement phone tomorrow and Ill them log a call to google to get things moving with a RMA.
Another thread has suggested re-flashing the cache.img from the stock file, will this wipe everything or do you think it would be worth a try ?

Soprono said:
It would make some sense somewhat as recently after i updated i had dropped the phone from a small height, and that option has been playing on my mind ever since. What i cannot get is that the device still picks up a sim card when its inserted into the phone or will this still happen regardless? Iv practically ruled out everything, im getting a replacement phone tomorrow and Ill them log a call to google to get things moving with a RMA.
Another thread has suggested re-flashing the cache.img from the stock file, will this wipe everything or do you think it would be worth a try ?
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It's worth a try to flash the cache. It will not wipe your device or anything.
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jd1639 said:
It's worth a try to flash the cache. It will not wipe your device or anything.
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Thank you man, im going to attempt it now, busy getting the files again now quick and shall see.

Emergency Calls Only (Purely motherboard fault) Substandard hardware
Emergency Calls Only, This is due to substandard nexus hardware quality, as around the world all nexus 5 phone owner face the same problem, google is silent on their fault, i will never buy nexus phone in future, faulty upgrade destroyed our phone hardware,

Menish Pugalia said:
Emergency Calls Only, This is due to substandard nexus hardware quality, as around the world all nexus 5 phone owner face the same problem, google is silent on their fault, i will never buy nexus phone in future, faulty upgrade destroyed our phone hardware,
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