well,
got myself 3 LG P500 for my uncles kids for cheap from china
2 of them were good updated them to CM10 on the way
but... the 3rd one had a "bad" imei that starts with 012 and not the normal 35
i contacted the seller but still don't have a respond from him
so right now i look for other solutions
how can i fix the imei to a normal one?
can i use the imei form one of the other phones i have?
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if someone can send me a working NV2 it would help me a lot
i live in israel so there will be 0 problems with carriers on your end
free beer to anyone that helps
Re: bad IMEI, starts with 012 and not 35
Dude, you shouldn't have purchased the phone from China! Officially any new LG p500 would come with gingerbread 2.3.3, I think they are used ones. They kinda messed up imei no while installing unofficial cm10 and you can't change imei of phone or have similar imei but I guess you can have cuz users are from same family. Use lgdmp and backup imei of good phone and restore backup to messed up phone.
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the price... the price...
it came with stock 2.2 no problem there... i updated to CM10 to use a newer version and i also needed hebrew on it
my problem is as i sad, 2 devices with normal 35*** imei and one with 012*** imei
i don't want to "clone" a imei from a phone i use in the same country (might have a problem with my carrier)
hopping to get a lgdmp backup from the seller
worst case will try to get it from some one that lives in a different country so i and him wont have problems even if imei is the same
There were some tools i came across a long ago.. you can create a new NV2 file and restore it.
You can check imei code on the box and also on phone under the battery!!
this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534704
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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 ..?
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.
Hi, I bought locked IMEI Z2 off ebay without knowing it. short story, I got my money back but there one thing that surprise me.
the my IMEI is from other phone LG L5 to be precise and I'm pretty sure it's a Legit Z2 as well, not some chinese made knock off. I also checked my other phone that I got from new (S4, and HD2) they all got the right model.
What I want to know is, is it possible to change the IMEI number? ASFAIK you can't change xperia IMEI number because it's stored somewhere in the partition. and you can't change it because it is security signed and if you change it, would make your device completely useless or hardbricked, unlike softbricked device that you can easily fix.
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you should probably return the phone because even if you could change the IMEI, you won't be able to generate a valid IMEI for it.
Well, or you could just put another phone IMEI like he did. I don't know if its possible. I'm not condoning any illegal attempt to change IMEI of stolen phone, just acted out of curiosity. I returned the phone to seller as well.
Its a stolen device.
Whether its a knockoff or not has no relevance.
IMEI can be modified, whether intentionally or accidentally. However, because of the legal implications, no one here will teach you how to.
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nightly_shadow said:
Hi, I bought locked IMEI Z2 off ebay without knowing it. short story, I got my money back but there one thing that surprise me.
the my IMEI is from other phone LG L5 to be precise and I'm pretty sure it's a Legit Z2 as well, not some chinese made knock off. I also checked my other phone that I got from new (S4, and HD2) they all got the right model.
What I want to know is, is it possible to change the IMEI number? ASFAIK you can't change xperia IMEI number because it's stored somewhere in the partition. and you can't change it because it is security signed and if you change it, would make your device completely useless or hardbricked, unlike softbricked device that you can easily fix.
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the best thing happened that u got ur money back, cause you'll never make it work with an other IMEI other then its IMEI.
IMEI can be modify by some sw tools. I suspect it is not a new phone.
I bought a LG g3 32gb refurbished at t model. And this phone has clone imei. They put some other phone imei number to my phone. Seller said to me if you upgrade this phone you are going to loose your imei number and your phone may not work after all. But is there any other way? Because I don't want to use this phone with Android 4.4.2 some apps didn't work on this version. And seller also said some customer upgrade it and phone screen stop working. How can I upgrade it without any issues? Thank you.
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I bought a LG g3 32gb refurbished at t model. And this phone has clone imei. They put some other phone imei number to my phone. Seller said to me if you upgrade this phone you are going to loose your imei number and your phone may not work after all. But is there any other way? Because I don't want to use this phone with Android 4.4.2 some apps didn't work on this version. And seller also said some customer upgrade it and phone screen stop working. How can I upgrade it without any issues? Thank you.
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I would return it as it's been tamperered with. It's probably not even a D850 AT&T model. It could be a Sprint model for all you know. And yes updating or flashing firmware will destroy anything that was changed rendering the device either useless or dead
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Sir I am sure it's original. I compared another g3 and and also checked antutu results. But I am afraid if I upgraded it my imei will be erased. That's my main concern. Thank you.
Help anyone?
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Sir I am sure it's original. I compared another g3 and and also checked antutu results. But I am afraid if I upgraded it my imei will be erased. That's my main concern. Thank you.
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You cannot know the actual model of a device UNTIL you've taken the phone apart and looked at the motherboard. Antutu can only read what the software tells it. But yes as I stated if you upgrade it / flash a firmware it will erase any modifications that where made. As well as since you said the seller said they lost touch screen access that also tells me it's not a AT&T model. That happens when flashing a incorrect model firmware.
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I only know it's not a replica. My brother has the same phone and he bought from LG store. They are exactly the same. Screen quality speed camera vs even mine is faster because it has 3gb ram instead of 2 but being stuck on Android 4 is really bugging me. But I guess I can't update it. But is there any way to open an apps that needs Android 6 on my phone which is android 4?
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I only know it's not a replica. My brother has the same phone and he bought from LG store. They are exactly the same. Screen quality speed camera vs even mine is faster because it has 3gb ram instead of 2 but being stuck on Android 4 is really bugging me. But I guess I can't update it. But is there any way to open an apps that needs Android 6 on my phone which is android 4?
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I'm NOT saying it's a replica, I'm saying it's most likely a DIFFERENT model. This is extremely common and the user won't know till they update or flash an firmware and they found out there D855 or D850 is actually an LS990 Sprint model rigged to work with GSM. There's more than one model of the G3. Only differences being modem, carrier stuff etc.
Sadly you cannot run software meant for newer versions of android on KitKat. I'd honestly return the device.
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I bought this device half the price so it would make sense to return it. Antutu says it's a d850 but I don't know for sure. What happens if I just updated it like a regular g3 if it's broken can I bring It back? Thank you by the way for all your infos.
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I bought this device half the price so it would make sense to return it. Antutu says it's a d850 but I don't know for sure. What happens if I just updated it like a regular g3 if it's broken can I bring It back? Thank you by the way for all your infos.
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How much was half price if you don't mind me asking? The G3s are already pretty cheap. Yeah Antutu will say whatever the software installed is. I can change the build prop and make it think it's a Samsung device it's simple to do. If you updated it you'll loose whatever IMEI modifications where made which also tampering with which is illegal you wouldn't be able to bring that back.
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In Turkey lg g3 is 1200 turkish liras. Minimum payment is 1300 turkish Lira by the way. I bought this phone for 530 turkish liras. So I am gonna use it anyway but updating it would be really nice
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In Turkey lg g3 is 1200 turkish liras. Minimum payment is 1300 turkish Lira by the way. I bought this phone for 530 turkish liras. So I am gonna use it anyway but updating it would be really nice
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Ahh okay. Ouch things are a little pricey out that way. That's around $148 American. The G3 normally goes around $100-$150 and $150 being mint condition.
Not sure why the seller was selling it with a fixed imei. If it's bad or blacklisted that only applies if your using the phone in America having a bad IMEI wouldn't affect you outside America for that phone.
I'm going to guess it's most likely a Sprint model. But only true way is to look at the motherboard of the device.
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Turkey government demands 200 turkish liras on every phone exchange for imei. And without imei you can't use the phone as you know. That's why people start to made their old phone's imei to their new phone. Anyway thank you again I am going to use this phone with kit Kat.
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I bought a LG g3 32gb refurbished at t model. And this phone has clone imei. They put some other phone imei number to my phone. Seller said to me if you upgrade this phone you are going to loose your imei number and your phone may not work after all. But is there any other way? Because I don't want to use this phone with Android 4.4.2 some apps didn't work on this version. And seller also said some customer upgrade it and phone screen stop working. How can I upgrade it without any issues? Thank you.
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Since the IMEI is the digital serial number of the device - I'd be pretty suspicious of the transaction. That's like buying a used car and the seller is telling you that they filed off the original serial number and put a new one on the car... Sounds like an illegal scam.
Sir I have a different problem now. My phone is shutting of instantly. And won't open when I press the power button. I am removing the battery and putting back than it start working. And few minutes later it's doing it again. But some days it doesnt do it at all. For example yesterday it did it 6 times but today it didn't happened yet. What can I do? Is that a hardware issue? Is there anyone who had this problem?
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Sir I have a different problem now. My phone is shutting of instantly. And won't open when I press the power button. I am removing the battery and putting back than it start working. And few minutes later it's doing it again. But some days it doesnt do it at all. For example yesterday it did it 6 times but today it didn't happened yet. What can I do? Is that a hardware issue? Is there anyone who had this problem?
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Sounds like battery issue. But can also be hardware failure.
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Hi there,
So I recently bought a "T-Mobile" OnePlus 7 Pro second-hand. Now, the problem is, I'm in Canada and it's locked to T-Mobile. I should be able to unlock it, but the IMEI looks like it's been changed to a different phone. I'm not sure why it's been changed, but is there a way I can restore the original one? The original IMEI is on the back of the phone and I've checked it and it's not blacklisted, so I don't know the original intention of changing it.
Could someone let me know?
Thank you
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Hi there,
So I recently bought a "T-Mobile" OnePlus 7 Pro second-hand. Now, the problem is, I'm in Canada and it's locked to T-Mobile. I should be able to unlock it, but the IMEI looks like it's been changed to a different phone. I'm not sure why it's been changed, but is there a way I can restore the original one? The original IMEI is on the back of the phone and I've checked it and it's not blacklisted, so I don't know the original intention of changing it.
Could someone let me know?
Thank you
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Unfortunately imei changing is illegal in some form in most countries you won't find much help on here with that. We don't support imei changing on xda. Unfortunately even if it is too go back to the proper one. Thst is quite odd. T-mobile still won't unlock it. You have to follow a stringent set of rules they have in place. There are really no unlock services for this device either. I've been looking myself. Every one claims they can. But then you read from there. Even the way I tried almost ruined mine
Check eBay, there's lots of services available. Just give the seller the IMEI number listed on the back, they should be able to change it no problem. Mine cost $20 to have done.
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Check eBay, there's lots of services available. Just give the seller the IMEI number listed on the back, they should be able to change it no problem. Mine cost $20 to have done.
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Again we don't discuss imei changing on xda