[Q] please help if you can. network unknown... - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

hello everyone i have a question to ask cause i am clueless about these new mobile phones. i found a samsung galaxy s3 gt-i9300 phone and it has no signal at all and does not read any sim cards i put in it, i suppose this is because the previous owner must of reported it lost and the company would have blocked the network, im going to give this phone to my daughter as a christmas present because she likes to play the games on it but she is at an age now that it would be handy for her to have a mobile phone that actually works as a phone, and my question is if i put a new motherboard in will it work again as a phone or not? or is there a different way of fixing this problem? if anyone can help i will really appreciate it thanks

spiros26 said:
hello everyone i have a question to ask cause i am clueless about these new mobile phones. i found a samsung galaxy s3 gt-i9300 phone and it has no signal at all and does not read any sim cards i put in it, i suppose this is because the previous owner must of reported it lost and the company would have blocked the network, im going to give this phone to my daughter as a christmas present because she likes to play the games on it but she is at an age now that it would be handy for her to have a mobile phone that actually works as a phone, and my question is if i put a new motherboard in will it work again as a phone or not? or is there a different way of fixing this problem? if anyone can help i will really appreciate it thanks
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Only one way to find out .. Buy a pre-paid SIM, stick it in, see if it works.

CrustyMcLovin said:
Only one way to find out .. Buy a pre-paid SIM, stick it in, see if it works.
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no ive already tried that the imei is null i was wondering if installing a new motherboard will it have a different imei im not sure how this sort of thing works but thanks anyway mclovin

spiros26 said:
no ive already tried that the imei is null i was wondering if installing a new motherboard will it have a different imei im not sure how this sort of thing works but thanks anyway mclovin
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Hmm i wasn't even aware you could change out the motherboard on a phone. Can't help you.. Sorry and best of luck,

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[Q] Is there a way to tell how long a Desire S has been in use?

I recently bought a desire s off ebay, it's suppose to be new but I wondered if there's anyway for me to tell for sure or does a factory reset wipe all such info?
Do the carriers have a way of finding out how long a handset has been in use?
FlexiPack said:
I recently bought a desire s off ebay, it's suppose to be new but I wondered if there's anyway for me to tell for sure or does a factory reset wipe all such info?
Do the carriers have a way of finding out how long a handset has been in use?
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Cut it in half and count the rings.
No seriously, there is no way I know of to check on the handset how long it has been in use. The only thing I can think of is to make a note of the IMEI number, and ring carriers and police to see if it's been reported stolen or has been registered on a network.
Edit: It's also almost impossible to use the Desire S for any period of time, without wearing off the paint surrounding the USB charging socket. Does that show an signs of clumsy cable attachment or wear?
Another edit: How easily does the battery cover come off? If it's brand new it'll be a b*tch. If it slides off easily it's a sure sign it's been on & off several times before.
The best way to know if its used..call few network providers and ask them if its black listed (even if its not) and they can exactly tell u from and till when it was used and even the mobile number used on it....all they need is the IMEI number....anyways let me know the IMEI number if u r in the UK....will try to check it for you....
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App
Thanks for the advice guys. From what you've said I'm confident that it was brand new, but thanks for the offer mackhenri!

Lost my SG2 can anybody give me any ideas to try locate my phone?

Guys I went out last night and cant remember much Im curious to actually knowing whether or not I did take my mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 out. (i think i did)
anybody know any ways to help find my phone. am gutted ive lost it.
haha
I got in at 3am and tried to call it, and it rang out
now it goes straight through to voicemail
thanks
the main question is did you have any kind of security gps on it and as we gs2 users are aware you battery has died mate. gutted to here that but without some form of location fix you may have lost it for good.
If i get it blocked,, it can not be used right?
and there is no solution to change imei for this phone if am correct ?
thanks
Go to the market on your pc and try installing Plan B. Hopefully it hasn't been wiped yet.. Goodluck!
duffy1807 said:
Guys I went out last night and cant remember much Im curious to actually knowing whether or not I did take my mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 out. (i think i did)
anybody know any ways to help find my phone. am gutted ive lost it.
haha
I got in at 3am and tried to call it, and it rang out
now it goes straight through to voicemail
thanks
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[Q] USB no detection Club

I've read so many posts about USB woes and no PC detection. So now I'm officially a member of the My PC wont recognize my Infuse anymore club. I've tried so many cables, PCs, laptops in many combinations and nothing. Often the phone wont even alert me that I am connected via USB.
So my thoughts are that I troubleshot this to the best of my abilities. Cleaned the port, contacts points etc and still nothing.
I got my phone in August of 2011. And of course I have a great custom ROM running on it now and I cant return to stock!!!
Oh and add to that I have issues with SIM Card detection errors, lost contacts randomly and crappy sound during calls on occasion.
So here is the question...Who do I call ATT or Samsung??? And do I tell them its rooted and running a custom ROM or not admit it (will they find out). Will this cause me to not have any warranty support?
Should I just count my loss at this point and get a new phone out of pocket maybe upgrade to a newer phone... Gxy note, Skyrocket, HTC one X or S3???? unlocked on ebay or ???
Really at a crossing point here and unsure of next steps. Be gentle on me folks this aint easy to fess up on my lack of repair, warranty, return process skills!
Maybe I should just ask Who do I call for warranty support?
The local AT&T store suggested that I call Samsung as they never heard of USB port problems.
Rebelranger said:
Maybe I should just ask Who do I call for warranty support?
The local AT&T store suggested that I call Samsung as they never heard of USB port problems.
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Go to an att store and ask where there nearest exchange center is. Then simply tell them what's wrong. If your scared if they will deny you because of the rom, then just brick it by flashing random crap to get no recovery, then they can not really tell unless if you were on gingerbread bootloaders (even then most employees dont get what the numbers mean). Make sure if you want back up all the data to the cloud or use bluetooth to connect your phone and computer to transfer data over. Remember to act stupid like you don't know what happened and you never heard of odin and such.
Ryanscool said:
Go to an att store and ask where there nearest exchange center is. Then simply tell them what's wrong. If your scared if they will deny you because of the rom, then just brick it by flashing random crap to get no recovery, then they can not really tell unless if you were on gingerbread bootloaders (even then most employees dont get what the numbers mean). Make sure if you want back up all the data to the cloud or use bluetooth to connect your phone and computer to transfer data over. Remember to act stupid like you don't know what happened and you never heard of odin and such.
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Cool. Thanks! I visited the store yesterday and they really seemed to push for me to call Samsung. Trust me "acting" stupid comes naturally! LOL
I appreciate your thoughts.
Rebelranger said:
Cool. Thanks! I visited the store yesterday and they really seemed to push for me to call Samsung. Trust me acting stupid comes naturally! LOL
I appreciate your thoughts.
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No problem. Happened to me too... except i wanted the data off it and i completely bricked it, so i headed over to mobiletechvideos and he figured out my usb was broken. He tried exchanging the usb hub and it did not work. Another user found that somehow the voltage was screwed up and running the wrong way, that is probably the cause. I think i was the first person to have this happen to me, it was late last year. Anyway do not take to sammy, they would probably turn you down, they have gotten pretty tough with devices lately, unless if you reset the bootloader. With this experince from sammy, im very tempted to go with the one x for my next phone. Installing custom roms are a pain on that thing, but then again it actually works a lot better the first time around, instead of installing a custom rom.
Yes the One X is very much in my eyes. And I hear you in out of the box performance rather than the need for custom Roms!
I'm hoping that I can convince AT&T to allow me to move up even though my contact ends next year, i've been a customer seems like forever.
Thanks again for the information on mobiletechvideos!!
Dunno about you but I've seen like 3 people post about it ever... And there is always two answers; either your phone's port is broken or you need to learn how to flash ROMs.
wayzata said:
Dunno about you but I've seen like 3 people post about it ever... And there is always two answers; either your phone's port is broken or you need to learn how to flash ROMs.
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Well, since I know how to flash roms and there are several with this issue not just three as you suggest, I'd rule in favor of it being an inoperative port.
The original question was inquiring for return/warranty recommendations and not to solicite judgments of ability or lack thereof.
Ryanscool said:
Go to an att store and ask where there nearest exchange center is. Then simply tell them what's wrong..
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Thanks for the exchange center suggestion. I went to a different store (device support) and they were fully aware of the USB port issues on many Samsung devices. They, without hesitation gave me an exchange and tested it before I left to ensure all was ok.
Problem resolved!
Mod feel free to close this thread as the question was answered and problem resolved.
Rebelranger said:
Thanks for the exchange center suggestion. I went to a different store (device support) and they were fully aware of the USB port issues on many Samsung devices. They, without hesitation gave me an exchange and tested it before I left to ensure all was ok.
Problem resolved!
Mod feel free to close this thread as the question was answered and problem resolved.
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Thats good. And idk, maybe i can get some help on this withoit opening another thread? Anyway, would you upgrade and get a one x, or get the tablet asus tf300? For high school they recommend getting a tablet, but idk maybe i could use the one x as one? Idk.
That's a tough one for me to answer. My wife has the HTC One X and loves it. I can't say it could replace a tablet. Maybe the SS Note?
Rebelranger said:
That's a tough one for me to answer. My wife has the HTC One X and loves it. I can't say it could replace a tablet. Maybe the SS Note?
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The tablet or the phone? Lol.
im in the club too. phone wont connect to usb for charging or for transfer. have tried with several cables (that work with other phones/devices) but to no avail. Since i bought this phone on ebay will i be able to go to att for a replacement if i am on an att prepaid account. what are the chances of fixing this by replacing the usb port as i have read about users not being able to get it fixed after doing this.
as for now i have resorted to an external charger. it works but a solution to fixing the usb would be much appreciated
WOW
Panama!! I lived there for 11 years!! I miss it!!
Im not sure if they will help you with a replacement. If not there is a place that repairs them
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This is the first time im not glad im joining a club .
But as of last month, my usb is not working, returning it is out of the quiestion( im in europe) so im stuck with cwm flashes only. Btw Ryan i did test the wires with a multimeter and i get +Vcc on a wire that should never have voltage running trough. I opened the phone, checked the jack and the pcb, everytning seems factory like, so im screwed...
mikig_mkd said:
This is the first time im not glad im joining a club .
But as of last month, my usb is not working, returning it is out of the quiestion( im in europe) so im stuck with cwm flashes only. Btw Ryan i did test the wires with a multimeter and i get +Vcc on a wire that should never have voltage running trough. I opened the phone, checked the jack and the pcb, everytning seems factory like, so im screwed...
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Hmmm... i wonder if its from flashing something improperly?
Rebelranger said:
Thanks for the exchange center suggestion. I went to a different store (device support) and they were fully aware of the USB port issues on many Samsung devices. They, without hesitation gave me an exchange and tested it before I left to ensure all was ok.
Problem resolved!
Mod feel free to close this thread as the question was answered and problem resolved.
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Question....What did you do about having a flashed ROM and rooted phone if you returned it?
th3ju99anaut said:
Question....What did you do about having a flashed ROM and rooted phone if you returned it?
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I removed everything that I could and when I returned it. They tried to upload a stock rom and it would not connect at all on their set.
All they were concerned about was the moisture indicator for water damage and physical damage-cracks battery contacts etc. I really played dumb as heck and asked dumb questions.
The tech told me he didn't care about custom roms since in fact the issue was a known problem with the USB port and that was what they were replacing it for.
Rebelranger said:
I removed everything that I could and when I returned it so that it would not boot. They tried to upload a stock rom and it would not connect at all on their set. All they were concerned about was the moisture indicator for water damage and physical damage-cracks battery contacts etc. I really played dumb as heck and asked dumb questions.
The tech told me he didn't care about custom roms since in fact the issue was a known problem with the USB port and that was what they were replacing it for.
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You lucky, lucky guy. I wish i was in USA and had contract with att, so i can act as a dumb turist with bad english
Sent from my Infuse 4G running Aeon 1.3.1!
mikig_mkd said:
You lucky, lucky guy. I wish i was in USA and had contract with att, so i can act as a dumb turist with bad english
Sent from my Infuse 4G running Aeon 1.3.1!
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Did you consider maybe sending it for repair? Or is that not an option? I have a link in a few posts back.
Or maybe ordering a port and installing it?

Guys, I need help with OPO

Hello, my mom really wanted a new phone fast because right now she uses an old samsung and it's has some problems but for her phone is in need because of work... So in eBay we found an awesome deal! OnePlus One auction, and we won that phone only for 37 pounds. Phone has to come tomorrow, but I was scrolling through eBay and I wanted to read some feedbacks on seller again so I went to OPO information and then I readed that phone doesn't pick up any network. So, I know that mother will kill me because network will not work. So I wanted to ask, is there any way fix that fast without any parts changing? Just change something in settings and it will work?
Are you serious dude?
Ever heard of "If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is"?
If it was that easy to fix then it would have been sold for far more than £37. Basically, no chance of fixing it in settings I'd guess, but you could try flashing a factory ROM image and praying lots.
Not sure until you actually get the phone and see what's wrong with it.
Soo, phone came and any sims doesn't work on him. So we took it to the repair, they told that they will see if they can fix it. So we waited until next day, they told that they will try to fix it until today. We came to the repair and they told that they changed the sim tray and problem still exist and they said to us to wait until tomorrow if phone gets any better they will call us. But my mom wanted to know, can be that problem can't be fixed at all?
Does the phone show IEMI in Settings/About Phone/Status/IEMI Information? "do not post your IEMI" just let know if does.
For the price you've paid inc the repair you could have got a Nexus 5 in good condition on Ebay.
stylez said:
Does the phone show IEMI in Settings/About Phone/Status/IEMI Information? "do not post your IEMI" just let know if does.
For the price you've paid inc the repair you could have got a Nexus 5 in good condition on Ebay.
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I think so that it shows IMEI, I can't check right now because phone is teardowned and I saw that antenna was corrupted so we gonna changed it on Thursday and what about nexus 5, we could get it but only 16gb but my moms needs more memory so .
And more about IMEI, last time when I checked IMEI was in place but I don't know what about last time when I restored the phone after flashing ROMs .
If you have TWRP installed try backing up the EFS partition. That's where the IMEI is stored.
There's no more problems after antenna change, thanks everyone who tried to help!

Looking for a way to root LG Rebel 4 (L212VL)

I've searched but I can't really find anything. In the developer options there is an oem unlock but other than that I'm not sure what to do. Any help would be appreciated.
It's clear.....
deathwithafi said:
I've searched but I can't really find anything. In the developer options there is an oem unlock but other than that I'm not sure what to do. Any help would be appreciated.
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It's probably not worth it.... That's why ima figure out how to..... I'm hardheaded and don't steal..... (Won't even take a hint....lol)
Taterroot4u said:
It's probably not worth it.... That's why ima figure out how to..... I'm hardheaded and don't steal..... (Won't even take a hint....lol)
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Root is always worth it. The bright side the phone does function pretty adequately for what it is. Decent battery life. Good Luck.
Out of curiosity, did you ever come up with a method? I'm trying to recover data from a system crash reset and have been told it's a lost cause because this phone is unrootable. Did you find a way? Would you care to share?
I did not. Sorry. It's unfortunate it's not a bad phone, sorry to hear about your issues.
How to root
Abc if u know how to root LML212VL (lg rebel 4)
XxcjtheinsanexX said:
Abc if u know how to root LML212VL (lg rebel 4)
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If it is a Verizon phone or a StraightTalk phone, you won't be able to root the device.
Sent from my SM-S767VL using Tapatalk
I found a TracPhone model of this device, functional, with no SIM card in it, laying in the grass at a local park. Does anyone know anything about rooting or flashing it?
ransack said:
I found a TracPhone model of this device, functional, with no SIM card in it, laying in the grass at a local park. Does anyone know anything about rooting or flashing it?
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Not worth messing with unless it's unlocked. You'd have to pay monthly for service for a year just to switch carriers.
TracFone is good as a secondary line. I still use them for that on that exact model phone. Right now my G7 is out of power. If it breaks or the service goes down, I still have this Tracfone. TF does honor the unlock policy but they are very strict about it.
I do not know about rooting it. I expected it would never be rootable when I bought it. After digging into some cheap tablets over the last week, I decided I will never run an unrootable device. Those have hidden SIM cards and any attempt to access or disable that SIM causes the user data to be wiped. It's anyone's guess what info they are collecting, how, or who they are sending it to. I suspect this Tracfone does the same thing.
But... if it can be rooted, I'll do it.
Anyone able to get me the Bluetooth app for LG rebel 4? I want to try install it on LG Classic flip.

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