I try to explain my problem as short and as informatical as possible.
I have a Sony Z3 which i bought in Germany 2 years ago, now i live in Turkey and my phoes IMEI got blocked from cellular access because if you want to use a Phone bought in a foreign country you have to pay something like a activation fee.
I also have a Sony xperia U which is much older but which i did buy in turkey.
Normaly foreign phones get blocked within 2 Months, i did use mine for 7 months now becasue i did put the Xperia U´s IMEI inside inside my Z3 with the "IMEI changer Pro" app. But somehow doesnt work anymore if i change the Imei to my xperia U´s imei, i do get network and even 3g, but cant do calls or recive calls, i get the "no network" error.
I did some digging and tought i have to change my IMEI in a more permanent way and found the program "MDKdroidTools" where you can change your imei, everything went well i even got the green box but the option to click on "IMEI/NVRAM" is always greyd out.
In very short i want to use my Z3 with my xperia U´s IMEI, and need assistance doing so.
Would be really great if someone has some tips for me. Thanks in advance.
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I am closing this thread. We do not allow discussions on swapping or changing IMEI's on XDA. This can be used in some instances to clone devices etc.
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Hi all,
I have a SPV3000 from my work and I lost it for a while so I mentionned it to my manager who is going to state it to Orange to get it blacklisted.
The thing is, after a couple of weeks, I have just found my phone again!
I am not feeling I should mention it again to my boss as it sounds really ridiculous and he was kind enough not to argue on the loss. But well, now I have a phone fully working which IMEI code will soon be blacklisted by the 3 main operators in France running a common database on the subject (in case of phones stolen). I may send my phone to a friend abroad who will certainly be able to use it there but is there any tricky solution to be able to use it in France?
What is this IMEI code exactly and how does it work?
BE SURE I AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF BLACK LISTS TO AVOID SO COMMON AGGRESSIONS JUST FOR PHONES...
You may send me private posts in case you are reluctant to have this kind of information largely communicated.
Hi marcel06!
IMEI is kind of like a serial number which your cell company sees.
If you haven't noticed, there is a wiki link under the word for details.
There are no tricks when it comes to IMEI. There are ways of changing it, but that is illegal in most countries.
Because IMEI identifies your phone, thieves could change their phone IMEI to match yours so you would pay for calls made from other phone.
If you really want to use the phone again, you should report that it was found so they won't blacklist you.
levenum said:
Because IMEI identifies your phone, thieves could change their phone IMEI to match yours so you would pay for calls made from other phone.
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Oh.. no. I'm not sure about those pre-SIM period phone. But I'm definately sure that now, for phones that are using SIM cards, you are not able to charge to others account using IMEI. The controlling mech is the SIM card, the billing information is in the card, not the phone. But the operator will have the power (as I've heard) to disable/track phone by IMEI.
Hi !
I need urgent help , i bought SONY ERRICSON EXPERIA PRO MK16I FROM EBAY.
The phone is imported and i am from india , the dealer says that the phone is unlocked.
Ecert thing works fine but there is a huge network problem.
Phone is gsm and only 2-3 network providers like vodafone and reliance work but the signals are so poor that the call may drop at any second, while using internet signals drops everytime, even on the top floor the signals are poor , just one or two bars some times the bars are full the again the bars are no more.
The phone had android 2.3 operating system which was upgraded by the dealer to 4.0
i used upgraded from sony web side and from software nothing work
it's not working. It's been like this for around 1 months now, and I really want it to work! And i've tried reseting, updating the ROM, changing SIM card and put in a totally new SIM card and it's work but signals:crying: drop every time, oh i am so upset.... SIGNAL DROPS EVERY TIME !!
dealer refused to return the phone , i bought the phone from the dealer so it's under seller warranty
the sony service center in india is so poor that they will steal my mobile parts if i will take their help.
i have shown the phone to some local mobile repair experts and some says that network ic is the problem , emei is the problem , some say the phone might not unlocked , some say that do not have the files to solves the problem because the phone is imported.
Is there anyone who can tell me what is the problem with this cellphone
I have tried up every possible way and i am not financially strong to buy a new phone and i don't know who will buy this cellphone if i am ready to sell it ..
Regards
vivekaroraus said:
Hi !
I need urgent help , i bought SONY ERRICSON EXPERIA PRO MK16I FROM EBAY.
The phone is imported and i am from india , the dealer says that the phone is unlocked.
Ecert thing works fine but there is a huge network problem.
Phone is gsm and only 2-3 network providers like vodafone and reliance work but the signals are so poor that the call may drop at any second, while using internet signals drops everytime, even on the top floor the signals are poor , just one or two bars some times the bars are full the again the bars are no more.
The phone had android 2.3 operating system which was upgraded by the dealer to 4.0
i used upgraded from sony web side and from software nothing work
it's not working. It's been like this for around 1 months now, and I really want it to work! And i've tried reseting, updating the ROM, changing SIM card and put in a totally new SIM card and it's work but signals:crying: drop every time, oh i am so upset.... SIGNAL DROPS EVERY TIME !!
dealer refused to return the phone , i bought the phone from the dealer so it's under seller warranty
the sony service center in india is so poor that they will steal my mobile parts if i will take their help.
i have shown the phone to some local mobile repair experts and some says that network ic is the problem , emei is the problem , some say the phone might not unlocked , some say that do not have the files to solves the problem because the phone is imported.
Is there anyone who can tell me what is the problem with this cellphone
I have tried up every possible way and i am not financially strong to buy a new phone and i don't know who will buy this cellphone if i am ready to sell it ..
Regards
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Maybe give this a shot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684009
AndroidDevGru said:
Maybe give this a shot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684009
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Thank you very much but i am not getting this solution in the link..i know nothing about flashing , rooting loading and in my city i and 100% sure not a single person can help me..
Can you please explain the solution in the link in a very simple way..please help me else my all hard earned money will go in vain..i am not able to buy a new phone ..i am too much upset.please help
Regards
vivekaroraus said:
Thank you very much but i am not getting this solution in the link..i know nothing about flashing , rooting loading and in my city i and 100% sure not a single person can help me..
Can you please explain the solution in the link in a very simple way..please help me else my all hard earned money will go in vain..i am not able to buy a new phone ..i am too much upset.please help
Regards
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Sorry, but I don't have this phone.
We all where noobs at some point and started with nothing.
The link provides a step by step guide, so trowing your arms up and saying i know nothing - help me wont cut it here am afraid.
Get your **** together and learn how to follow instructions.
If you run into problems, try again, only if all else fails come back and ask for help.
This sounds like a firmware issue. Did you look around for the proper firmwares to flash.. remember don't flash firmwares with an unlocked bootloader. Flash before , then unlock then root. Flashing firmwares on a unlocked bootloader bricked our Sony play. I have since relocked the bootloader and flashed over the UK firmwares. Now we get 3g. Before this we were stuck on 2g (edge). Be careful and good luck
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Hello
new on here, and hoping someone can point me in the right direction please - I think my phone has developed an issue with it's IMEI, it will no longer register on any networks to make calls or send texts, although 3g internet works. It is a galaxy Note GT N7000 on android 4.1.2 and seems to have a generic 00499 IMEI number. I live in the UK
I've had the phone since new with my contract. I wondered if something happened after the last android update, or whether it has developed another issue. I didn't want to renew my contract, so when it expired I started using a PAYG SIM, and that has been fine for the last 3 weeks so I don't think my phone is locked. The SIM works in other phones so there is credit and network coverage.
It is unmodified, and I have never rooted the device, or installed any custom software. I read online that that automatic updates can sometimes cause Galaxy phones problems resulting in a default IMEI number. As I have only installed automatic updates through KIES and via my previous mobile network, I wondered if this has caused a preoblem, of if the phone is blocked!?
I would send it for repair but I don't live near any repairs shops :crying: I don't want to change the IMEI just restore it to what is on the label if that will fix the 'not registered on network' problem.
If it means buying a new mobile, then I'm happy to learn something new to try to repair it....just where to start?
thanks in advance :fingers-crossed:
I've searched but couldn't locate info. Can you help?
Can my blocked imei, be used on an alternate Australian provider, or is the block national for all carriers? eg: 123456789123456/2, slash 2 is appended on the end of my imei.
Bought a phone from a homeless person, to help them out, and it was a really a good idea to help out, but now the imei is blocked on my service provider, despite being ok when I tried my sim. I have the same service provider as was on the phone previously and cannot make calls. I get the message that this number is blocked on the Optus network.
I threw the original sim away and can't even locate the owner through the carrier. They don't give out info. So no chance of returning it to the original owner for a reward to recoup my losses.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Edge N915G. Phone now has root access..... Tried to manually update the IMEI, back to the original without the /2 appended to the end, but unable to get any of the programs, or terminal emulator codes to work with this latest model. Seems that it's a bit of a problem.
Don't have money to spare (gave it to the homeless), to try out an alternate provider and find it's not working, so your knowledge and help is appreciated.
Back to my original question, can anyone help?
debgary11 said:
I've searched but couldn't locate info. Can you help?
Can my blocked imei, be used on an alternate Australian provider, or is the block national for all carriers? eg: 123456789123456/2, slash 2 is appended on the end of my imei.
Bought a phone from a homeless person, to help them out, and it was a really a good idea to help out, but now the imei is blocked on my service provider, despite being ok when I tried my sim. I have the same service provider as was on the phone previously and cannot make calls. I get the message that this number is blocked on the Optus network.
I threw the original sim away and can't even locate the owner through the carrier. They don't give out info. So no chance of returning it to the original owner for a reward to recoup my losses.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Edge N915G. Phone now has root access..... Tried to manually update the IMEI, back to the original without the /2 appended to the end, but unable to get any of the programs, or terminal emulator codes to work with this latest model. Seems that it's a bit of a problem.
Don't have money to spare (gave it to the homeless), to try out an alternate provider and find it's not working, so your knowledge and help is appreciated.
Back to my original question, can anyone help?
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I think, if an IMEI number is blocked, it is blocked throughout the country in all network providers.
To be on the safer side, just change the IMEI number of the phone.
Though this is illegal, you can do it the right way by using the IMEI number of any of your old phone.
This app can help you do it: http://apkapkapk.com/download/com.yahoo.dr.ketan.efsnsgn4pro
Hi,
I bought the phone about a year ago, secondhand from the local ecommerce. The phone still had android 10 so I updated it to 11. It was fine, until a few months later when it started to lose cell service. It could be solved by turning airplane mode on-off or restarting the device back then, but now I can't get service at all.
Pixels isn't officially sold in Indonesia, and it was most likely bought in Japan. I can see the "osaifu keitai" app but also a load of Verizon-related apps/activities. I'm not sure if this is a locked phone, not only because I've unlocked the bootloader easily (like a regular phone), but I also only have "Sim 1 not allowed" or "Phone not allowed for voice" notifications instead of "Contact Verizon" or something like that.
Here's the thing though, I can't get service with almost all major carriers here (Telkomsel, Indosat, XL), but I can with Smartfren, even surf the internet with LTE, but still can't make a call or dial USSD codes. I have done this guide, also manually select a network from settings, 4636, even locked freq band with Network Signal Guru, still no luck and I'm out of ideas now. Whether it's the official build from Google or rooted LineageOS (what I use now), it's always the same.
Please help. Thanks in advance.
Hope I'm not too late to reply.
Hi, I'm currently using Pixel 3a XL that i bought around 4 months ago, "blackmarket" phone is banned in Indonesia so this tend to happen. Government blocks the "blackmarket" phone's IMEI because the IMEI in our phone is made by "injection" or sort (yeah, your provider is connected to your IMEI code, i don't know how it works) and that is illegal because we don't pay tax for the phone. In my experience of buying "blackmarket" phone, i had to send my IMEI image to the seller as for "warranty" purpose, if that didn't happen to you when you were buying the phone, it's better to use third party store to restore/inject new IMEI, don't forget to move/backup your data before doing it.
cliffflip said:
Hi,
I bought the phone about a year ago, secondhand from the local ecommerce. The phone still had android 10 so I updated it to 11. It was fine, until a few months later when it started to lose cell service. It could be solved by turning airplane mode on-off or restarting the device back then, but now I can't get service at all.
Pixels isn't officially sold in Indonesia, and it was most likely bought in Japan. I can see the "osaifu keitai" app but also a load of Verizon-related apps/activities. I'm not sure if this is a locked phone, not only because I've unlocked the bootloader easily (like a regular phone), but I also only have "Sim 1 not allowed" or "Phone not allowed for voice" notifications instead of "Contact Verizon" or something like that.
Here's the thing though, I can't get service with almost all major carriers here (Telkomsel, Indosat, XL), but I can with Smartfren, even surf the internet with LTE, but still can't make a call or dial USSD codes. I have done this guide, also manually select a network from settings, 4636, even locked freq band with Network Signal Guru, still no luck and I'm out of ideas now. Whether it's the official build from Google or rooted LineageOS (what I use now), it's always the same.
Please help. Thanks in advance.
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cliffflip said:
Hi,
I bought the phone about a year ago, secondhand from the local ecommerce. The phone still had android 10 so I updated it to 11. It was fine, until a few months later when it started to lose cell service. It could be solved by turning airplane mode on-off or restarting the device back then, but now I can't get service at all.
Pixels isn't officially sold in Indonesia, and it was most likely bought in Japan. I can see the "osaifu keitai" app but also a load of Verizon-related apps/activities. I'm not sure if this is a locked phone, not only because I've unlocked the bootloader easily (like a regular phone), but I also only have "Sim 1 not allowed" or "Phone not allowed for voice" notifications instead of "Contact Verizon" or something like that.
Here's the thing though, I can't get service with almost all major carriers here (Telkomsel, Indosat, XL), but I can with Smartfren, even surf the internet with LTE, but still can't make a call or dial USSD codes. I have done this guide, also manually select a network from settings, 4636, even locked freq band with Network Signal Guru, still no luck and I'm out of ideas now. Whether it's the official build from Google or rooted LineageOS (what I use now), it's always the same.
Please help. Thanks in advance.
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Hope I'm not too late to reply.
Hi, I'm currently using Pixel 3a XL that i bought around 4 months ago, "blackmarket" phone is banned in Indonesia so this tend to happen. Government blocks the "blackmarket" phone's IMEI because the IMEI in our phone is made by "injection" or sort (yeah, your provider is connected to your IMEI code, i don't know how it works) and that is illegal because we don't pay tax for the phone. In my experience of buying "blackmarket" phone, i had to send my IMEI image to the seller as for "warranty" purpose, if that didn't happen to you when you were buying the phone, it's better to use third party store to restore/inject new IMEI, don't forget to move/backup your data before doing it.