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O2 online, a bunch of tossers??

Can somebody go to the O2 website and attempt to register. I was on there for ages, it asks for phone number, sends a txt with a verification code, then asks for details, postcode, user name etc, it refused every user name I entered, even if I used the "suggest a user name feature, it even rejected its own suggestions, then it says the code is no longer valid, request another code, enter this code, refuses all user names then says code not valid, then is says "this phone has had its limit of verification codes", which in effect prevents a person ever registering on the site even though I am using O2 payg sim and an O2 xda2, what a bunch of tossers.

They all are...
I'm not familiar with the site you're refering to, but I do know the O2 developer 'community', called SourceO2.
They have a few discussion boards, and the busiest one is the one about XDA. Without exaggeration, it gets about as many messages per month as XDA-developers gets in an hour, and I suspect nobody working at O2 is ever looking at what is posted there. It's basically a stale collection of unanswered questions.
Then again: show me a GSM provider that doesn't suck... Sadly, most modern companies consist of little more than a bunch of badly written ASP scripts, 2 or 3 pages of call-center instructions and a bunch of externally hired PR companies.

I had no problem registering.

www.o2.co.uk

Changing your ROM or Radio, the effect on your IMEI and Device ID.

Hi there,
It is always a difficult consideration, "shall I start a new thread on this?". But, I thought it would be good to have this information available to everyone. Please don't discuss specific ROMs or Radios in this thread. Just discuss the effects flashing has on your IMEI and/or Device ID.
Being new to flashing the following question came up. What happens to your IMEI and "Device ID"... (not "Device Name") when you flash a new ROM on your mobile. I asked this question in a specific ROM thread and the answer was... "not sure".
This may be an important question to consider before flashing your ROM. Example, my (paid for) Route66 GPS software and maps only work with my specific "Device ID". This is not the same as your Device Name. This Device ID is unique to your mobile (quoting Route66 support team).
This Device ID can not be found on the sticker at the back of your mobile below the battery. So, it seems to be some hardware or software generated number. On my mobile it looks like the following:
9934xx27xx089013B
(The xxx-es are just replacements for some other numbers.)
My IMEI number looks like the following
358xxx010xx4859
(The xxx-es are just replacements for some other numbers.)
I learned that the IMEI number on the sticker may differ from the one stored in your phone. If you press *#06# on your phone your 'stored' IMEI will appear. In my case the following showed up:
358xxx010xx485901
Note the additional two numbers not found on your sticker. Flashing your ROM or Radio can have an effect on these last two numbers I understand. They are some kind of version indication. So if you need to keep the same "full" IMEI number for some software to run on your phone the following question needs to be asked:
How will flashing the ROM or Radio effect your IMEI number?
How can we change the IMEI back to the original number?
Back to Device ID
In addition there are several questions unanswered regarding the Device ID.
Where does it originates from?
Will the Device ID change when flashing a ROM or new Radio?
Can it be changed back?
Do you have any experience with this? What effect did it have on your software? Did you compare your IMEI and Device ID before and after flashing? Do you know how to change the numbers back? Write in this thread please! (again I am new to flashing and if some of this information is not correct please let us know)
Thanks,

Moved this out of Rom Development as it has nothing to do with that topic, and would caution users against posting their IMEI numbers on a public site. That being said, please feel free to discuss the effects to your heart's content.

Invalid Phone Numbers Problem [SOLVED]

Thought I'd post this issue since I've run into it since I got my new G1. Possibly if someone has a well read blog it's worth posting there for Google to index! There must be others who have this problem. Anyway..
I moved all my numbers across via my SIM card. It seems the SIM cropped all the pluses (+) from the front of all numbers with +447... in my contacts. (+44 is UK code).
Now, a +447.. number is valid, and a 07.. number is valid, but a 447.. number is NOT!!
This I did not know. Now I need to fix 100+ numbers in my contacts.
Further to this, and G1 specific:
In Messaging if I send a message to a 07.. number it goes in a new thread. The reply will always (I think) come back with +447.. as the prefix. This means it starts its own new thread! Annoying at best.
I would recommend everyone change their numbers to use the correct +blah.. country prefix.
Also, the Messaging app could be a bit cleverer with parsing number prefixes when it comes to threading up messages . Android dev team reading??
Anyone else had this problem? Any comments?
mafro

[Q] Problems unlocking bootloader

Hi,
I am new to android and this forum so first of all, hi and thanks for all the insight shared on this platform.
My problem:
I have tried to unlock the bootloader of my new HTC One S as described on htcdev.[com]. In Step 9 I was requested to submit the identifier token which I did. There was a message on the website stating that I had received an e-mail with the further instructions and some code to unlock the bootloader. However, I never received any e-mail from HTC. I called up HTC but got stuck in some .... hotline discussion answering questions which were quite obviously made up for users with technical (warranty) issues.
Any suggestion how to proceed without the e-mail or how to get the instruction an required code form HTC? Does the e-mail usually take more then a day? It appears to be an automatic reply so I was expecting an e-mail right away.
Many thanks
pbtraveller

Submit the info again... check your spam folder

[Q] find IMEI number

hi,
there's a way (like an app or something (android)) to know The IMEI code of an incoming call or SMS?
Thank you in advance

roxnad94 said:
hi,
there's a way (like an app or something (android)) to know The IMEI code of an incoming call or SMS?
Thank you in advance
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Sorry, the IMEI code is private to its own users. Unless you disclose it to someone else, I don't think its possible. But of course, govt. organizations like Police can track this. I don't think end users can implement this, as it creates legal problems.

i think you can only know yourself imei. it is no way to incoming call imei.

coolsandie said:
Sorry, the IMEI code is private to its own users. Unless you disclose it to someone else, I don't think its possible. But of course, govt. organizations like Police can track this. I don't think end users can implement this, as it creates legal problems.
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yes but i mean, if the IMEI "travels" with the rest of the message (a call or a SMS), i think its preatty easy that it ends on the other phone too?
i know there was an app for nokia, time ago, that could help you to know who was making private calls, and it was based on the IMEI.
and if i know the IMEI of someone.. thats illegal?
in reality im asking this, to know if the IMEI i can read over my phone, is the same as the one that gets tracked by the phone companies (i know it sounds strange, but flashing my s2 ive accidentally changed my imei, but somehow this new IMEI, that is something the phone creates automatically, is not blocked in my country, so i can still use it.