Can some one help and tell me how I can find out where my Galaxy S3 gt-i9300 was manufactured and possibly what market the phone was meant to be used in. There are many of us on this forum that have had the sudden death issue and the first thing we are told is if your in the US we cant fix it but send it to the samsung service Center in the country you bought the phone in. HMMM easier said then done therefore the question is there a way to identify where the phone was originally meant to be used international,
I have seen a website that had a tool that you would add your serial number andEMEI number and it would tell you where the phone was from and carrier used etc but have not been able to find it again. Yah should learn to bookmark things ....
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Long story short. I was tricked into buying a Galaxy S2 that was IMEI blocked soon after I bought it. The only information I have is the seller's phone number, a name, and an alleged address (tried going there twice, no one answered doorbell: figures). TMO told me that they can't do much which was expected. I'm not hoping too much for any recourse, but I'm just wondering what can I do with this phone? Everything works and is in mint condition except for the blocked part. Any way to recover from this mess?
I was hoping TMO could help me trace it back but I don't think they'll do that for me.
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Very similar situation with Verizon.. called them many times but they said I'd need the account info before they can help me. I've tried to contact the guy on fb where I bought it and seen his post from a sell/buy page yet his account. Is no longer available or doesn't show when I search his name. I asked if I could have a number they have on file or can they contact him and they said that they couldn't.. I bought the s7 edge from him and now only use it have of it is an Internet Explorer... it's a very nice phone set me back 240.00 between a rock and a hard place please help
i have recently had my mobile phone stolen, galaxy s3 i9300, upon completion of the form for insurance for the insurance company asked for proof of handset, blocking and imei code and a few other details, which i got from o2.
however when i got the form my phone was listed on there website as a galaxy i8300, however the imei code on the phone matches the box and from a few website searches on imei info
the website clearly shows i own a white galaxy s3, but o2 will not accept this and categorically say that i was using the i8300.
i have never owned this phone in my life and know nobody with this handset and the dates all match to when i bought the phone sim free in london samsung Westfield and entered the sim, the only thing is the model number, and until corrected the insurance will not pay out.
can anyone please advise
Galaxy phones are all i9xxx models. Someone is being corrupt.
Try your Google play store account and download the app Plan B by Lookout Security. If you're lucky and the thief didn't reset the phone, the app will track it for you.
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hi mate thanx for the reply, sorry that was my mistake writing galaxy for the mistaken phone, i wrote thhis late at night lol
so basically the phone i owned was sgs3. imei code.********* anyhow the phone company told me .
yes mr lee we have blocked ur phone, imei; *********** then they told me the imei in question belongs to a samsung i8300 (My mistake before in calling galaxy i8300), but they have provided me with the usage dates, being from the 28th may-7th june, the exact time i had my sim in the sgs3 but they insist my sim was in a i8300, i have provided a receipt for them listing the imei and my sim free sgs3 but o2 will not accept this, i dont understand,
i hope i made a bit more sense this time,
thanks in advance
ALWAYS INCLUDE A DESCRIPTIVE THREAD TITLE
Samsung phones come with model numbers i9xxx if it's a galaxy,as in,i9000,i9100,i9103, i9200,i9300 so for them to deny replacing you the phone based on it saying i8300 (this is obviously their error,the 9 is a constant) on their computers is ludicrous, considering you have a valid receipt of purchase and proper insurance, outright fraud! I suggest you insist on dealing with someone else next time your there.
Did you try the app?
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All,
I have a general question, I use AT&T and got the Z3, now because AT&T does not sell the Z3 everyone told me not to change my IMEI with AT&T and keep the IMEI of my old HTC ONE M7 registered to my account with AT&T.
I was showing my friend my new phone and he asked what I was doing with my M7 and I told him I was planning on keeping it as a spare he asked me if I was willing to let him use it because he has a really old android phone and I said I need to research to see if there would be any negative effects.
So my question is if I let him use the phone will AT&T black list it because someone else is using the device when the IMEI is still registered to me?
So, a lot of you, who bought your S6 from other countries which aren't the one you live in, know that the S6 is Regional lock.
I've tried to find a way to unlock it via software and other methods and came to the conclusion that the only way is to pay for an unlocking site so they will get you your code from the manufacturer database BUT almost all of those sites can't get the unlock codes for the S6 devices!
So, after almost 3 weeks I've decided to send an email to Samsung mobile and to ask them for help in this matter; in my case, I bought mine in Germany and it is lock to all European networks, so I've sent an email (in English) to Samsung's Germany support told them about my problem and ask them to help me, I've even offered to pay them directly online.
To my surprise, they have me to send them my device's IMEI, the country is which I live in, the carrier that im using and a copy of me receipt, after I did so they send me a response saying that they will send me my device unlock code in the next couple of day FOR FREE!
So the answer to all of us, who share this problem is just to send Samsung
(which correspond to where you bought your device) an email asking for help in that matter.
go to this site
http://www.samsung.com/global/support/globalcontact.html
locate the country from which you bought your device, and enter that country samsung website, then go to Support-->mobile---> mobile and tablets then at the bottom click on Contact Service and Support by e-mail.
there you will need to fill your details.
you can use the same text that ive send them, and you will most likely get the same results:
Hello,
I live in -write your country-., I bought my galaxy S6 in -write the country.
My device is locked to -write the which region-, and I would like to unlock it, I've tried doing so for almost 3 weeks now and none of the unlock services are able to unlock it.
I don't mind paying in order to unlock it, but no one can!
Please help me, either by releasing my unlock code to those companies or, if it possible, for me to pay you directly.
IMEI -
Serial num -
Model SM-G920F
Date of purchase
Thank you,
your name
i sent them. hope it will work.
Thanks!
Not as smooth a task for me. I'm Australian and bought mine in the Netherlands, and their support has been terrible. First they told me they can't unlock it, then they said they could but I'd have to fill out a special form so I did, after over a week of hearing nothing I took it upon myself to contact them again, and asked them where my code was, only to be told I had sent the wrong receipt (I was given a few with my purchase), I asked them when they planned on telling me as I would've given them the other receipt upon request but I heard nothing. After unsuccessfully trying 5 different unlock sites I decided I'd go back to the samsung route. I contacted their support again, heard nothing for nearly another week, went on their live chat only to find out they didn't even receive my email, lucky the lady was nice and gave me her personal email and said shed make sure the request went through, but said it'd take 1-2 weeks. So as of the time of this message I've had a $1200 brick for nearly a month, with not much promise of anything really changing. Hopefully this woman will be more helpful than the last few I've had.
I got an answer from samsung usa.
they told me that they cant help me because by the law- only the carrier can provide an unlock code.
i send them mail back, hope that's can help.
ToMerbi said:
I got an answer from samsung usa.
they told me that they cant help me because by the law- only the carrier can provide an unlock code.
i send them mail back, hope that's can help.
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That's bull**** tell them its region locked not carrier locked. Its not illegal to remove a region lock, especially if they're the people that made the damn phone.
XoomZoom said:
That's bull**** tell them its region locked not carrier locked. Its not illegal to remove a region lock, especially if they're the people that made the damn phone.
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In the first mail they told me that they cant help me.
i sent them another mail that says the seller told me that he cant help me and the device is locked.
they sent me that mail back: (only relevant part is here)
However, Non-US/International model devices are also available at the third party retailers like Best Buy, Walmart stores and online stores like Amazon, eBay etc in the US. As the Samsung support is country specific we in Samsung US Email support do not have information regarding Non-US/international model devices.
For information regarding your product and assistance for it, we suggest you to contact the appropriate country support team where the device was purchased/manufactured. You can also contact the place of purchase for any available assistance and to know the origin of the device. Only, they can provide you with the region unlock codes. For your convenience, we will provide you with a web link wherein you can select and reach the required country support team.
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I dont get it, The link that they gave me looks like the first one, i need the technical support? that's what they meant?
s6 firmware
hi I have s6 build g920dxxu1aocz baseband g920fxxu1aod4 and pre installed galaxy gifts Africa which firmware/country should I install
I have the Galaxy s7 Edge SM-G935V (the Verizon model) and live in China, so I need to flash a SM-G350 rom. How to do this?
My phone is rooted, and I have tried do this through odin, but each time I get errors saying "Secure Check Fail : Pit".
I then tried to install TWRP, but I get an error each time, saying "dm-verity is locked". Apparently this isn't possible on the S7 phones yet, from what I've been told elsewhere.
How can I install another models firmware now? I know they are compatible, before my phone crashed it was running a Chinese firmware and had no issues.
As a bonus, if anyone can aide me, I shall send you 100 RMB through WeChat or PayPal.
Its illegal what u are asking for ...u are going to change the imei number too which is called imei spoofing please no one tell him
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Its illegal what u are asking for ...u are going to change the imei number too which is called imei spoofing please no one tell him
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From what I've read here on this firmware, people spoof other firmwares all the time, I don't see what the problem is?
It's my phone, I should be able to use it to connect to a service I am paying for (a 4g network). I don't see anything ethically wrong with that.
Oh really u change the imei number through this method ...u can get arrested for imei spoofing ...people like u flashing international roms on carrier models then selling the phone making the phone looks like its international model making idiots out of those people who are noob and there are no updates in a converted phone....i urge everybody please dont tell him how do it i have already seen so many phones on market which are imei spoofed converted phones
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Oh really u change the imei number through this method ...u can get arrested for imei spoofing ...people like u flashing international roms on carrier models then selling the phone making the phone looks like its international model making idiots out of those people who are noob and there are no updates in a converted phone....i urge everybody please dont tell him how do it i have already seen so many phones on market which are imei spoofed converted phones
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This isn't for selling, I'm just trying to use 4g in the country I am working in... I am personally for free and more open phone software, it's like having a car and not being allowed to do body work to it.
Please don't accuse me of being some crazy hacker selling and spoofing phones. If you don't want to help me, then just let the thread die rather than give me more attention.
Besides, the model number is written on the back. If it wasn't matching the firmware, then how could I ever sell it? And who would ever want to buy my phone with its Chinese software? People here only care about iPhones, there's little interest in Android phones. Also, although I am not a citizen of China, there is nothing illegal here about messing with your phone. Once you buy it, you can do anything you want to it without repercussions.
When its says in about in software its g9xxxf model while its actually g9xxv model (verizon) in odin mode... Most people coming from IOS dont know this... U still cant use 4G on ur phone even if ur imei spoofed its the same way of saying hey i can unlock the bootloader on that model so i can just flash that rom and i unlocked nope not gonna happen ...what u can do exchange ur phone for international model just give the seller where u bought from more yens tell him i want to use 4G he will swap u the one u want
Before my phone crashed, I was using 4g on this Verizon model here in China. It crashed to the point where even forcing it off and restarting it would result in the phone staying at the Samsung logo indefinitely.
After reinstalling the firmware, I can use 4g to get on the internet, but not to call anyone (which as possible beforehand!).
Thus, I need to reinstall the Chinese firmware, or find a way to spoof it somehow.
Changing the IMEI is illegal in most countries and the discussion thereof is strictly prohibited on XDA.
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