Recently I got a n915fy with motherboard problems. It is usable only on KitKat roms and it doesn't have IMEI number. I tried to find a solution for this but after searching the whole internet i gave up and decided to buy a new board.
Is buying a motherboard from Aliexpress a good idea?
Will it work straight away after installing it?
xPatrixxx said:
Recently I got a n915fy with motherboard problems. It is usable only on KitKat roms and it doesn't have IMEI number. I tried to find a solution for this but after searching the whole internet i gave up and decided to buy a new board.
Is buying a motherboard from Aliexpress a good idea?
Will it work straight away after installing it?
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Did you get the motherboard? I'm in the same boat, my Note Edge died one week before the end of my contract. Now I have a S8+. But I want to fix my Note Edge and keep it as a spare. What do you think? Please let me know from what vendor you bought the motherboard from, thank you.
TestCrash said:
Did you get the motherboard? I'm in the same boat, my Note Edge died one week before the end of my contract. Now I have a S8+. But I want to fix my Note Edge and keep it as a spare. What do you think? Please let me know from what vendor you bought the motherboard from, thank you.
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Yep ,I got the new motherboard. I bought it on Aliexpress from "ShenZhen DCY Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd" store. It works out of the box. No issues after 24 hours.
How much was it, and is it carrier unlocked?
Thanks, Mike.
TestCrash said:
How much was it, and is it carrier unlocked?
Thanks, Mike.
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It was 80 USD + shipping. The version I ordered was carrier unlocked.
Thank you very much.
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Hi,
I want to buy a phone from eBay (I'm not from US) and I found one, but there is a note:
The phone has a clean IMEI and is ready for activation.
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What does it mean?
Greetings
linoskoczek said:
Hi,
I want to buy a phone from eBay (I'm not from US) and I found one, but there is a note:
What does it mean?
Greetings
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clean imie means the phone is not blacklisted or stolen.
ready for activation really cant be axplained mch further. just means it is ready to use as soon as you activate or put a sim in it.
there a good bit of scams on ebay with phones, you may want to try a more safe site like swappa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imei
A bad/dirty IMEI would mean either the phone was lost/stolen and reported as such (usually by the insurance companies), or that it was reported as lost/stolen, but actually wasn't, and the seller got a replacement or reimbursement for the phone and is now selling the original device.
Planterz said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imei
A bad/dirty IMEI would mean either the phone was lost/stolen and reported as such (usually by the insurance companies), or that it was reported as lost/stolen, but actually wasn't, and the seller got a replacement or reimbursement for the phone and is now selling the original device.
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bweN diorD said:
clean imie means the phone is not blacklisted or stolen.
ready for activation really cant be axplained mch further. just means it is ready to use as soon as you activate or put a sim in it.
there a good bit of scams on ebay with phones, you may want to try a more safe site like swappa.
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Thank you both for your answers! Good to know it means that, because I thought it's an info like "IMEI is 000000..." so I wouldn't be able to use this phone. In my country, I have never heared of dirty/clean IMEIs so that's why I asked you about it.
And bweN, I would use Swappa, but thirst thing, I can't find this phone there (Galaxy S Relay 4G) and second thing, when I found it today, the seller won't let the phone to be shipped to other country than US.
Thank you for your answers again!
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.
33king3e said:
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?
33king3e said:
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
33king3e said:
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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Hello,
Recently bought an EE Pixel off eBay, was told it would just need to be unlocked. Attempted to unlock it at a local (Canadian) business, no can do. Bought an ee unlock code from eBay, seller refunded it because phone is coming up as blacklisted.
What are my options? Is this just an expensive paperweight? My Samsung S7 Edge is beginning to give out and I would like to switch to this Pixel ASAP.
Using 7.1.2, bootloader is locked, I haven't done anything with the phone.
Willing to pay for this, please help!
Hello
I am in the same situation. Is there any way it can be fixed? Or there are just bricks ?
Thanks
Normally a blacklisted phone cannot be activated and no matter how hard you try to change it, it will remain blacklisted. A device is normally blacklisted because it was reported lost, stolen, etc. Always verify that the ESN is clean before purchasing a used device. You may be able to get help from eBay if the seller sold a blacklisted device with a deceptive listing...
Sammpo said:
Hello,
Recently bought an EE Pixel off eBay, was told it would just need to be unlocked. Attempted to unlock it at a local (Canadian) business, no can do. Bought an ee unlock code from eBay, seller refunded it because phone is coming up as blacklisted.
What are my options? Is this just an expensive paperweight? My Samsung S7 Edge is beginning to give out and I would like to switch to this Pixel ASAP.
Using 7.1.2, bootloader is locked, I haven't done anything with the phone.
Willing to pay for this, please help!
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Sometimes it can be removed from the blacklist but that all depends on the phone, the reason for the blacklist and even still it can be expensive if it is even successful.
Edit: Your best bet is try to get it swapped for a good phone or return it through ebay or using buyer protection.
Look on craigslist or somewhere for techs who unlock, remove blacklist, etc from phones. They will change the emei for you but these people are hard to find nowadays as they don't have much business because everyone is financing.
arregnelle said:
Look on craigslist or somewhere for techs who unlock, remove blacklist, etc from phones. They will change the emei for you but these people are hard to find nowadays as they don't have much business because everyone is financing.
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Nice necroing this thread that's been dead for seven months.
Was anyone able to fix this?
I recently got it done in India for just over $50 and geeza did it on the spot within 20 minutes. and now its getting signal.
tom_hungston said:
I recently got it done in India for just over $50 and geeza did it on the spot within 20 minutes. and now its getting signal.
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so can you help ?
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Nice necroing this thread that's been dead for seven months.
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You were saying?
Hi, I would like to buy a used Pixel 2 off Craigslist and since I am not familiar with the Pixel 2 I hope you can help me make sure I don't get scammed.
I know I need to check that the IMEI is not blacklisted (can run it through the swappa IMEI checker). I can also probably put my SIM card in it before I pay to make sure.
I would like to buy the Unlocked (non Verizon) one. Is there a way to identify that they are giving me the non Verizon version?
Anything else I should check when I get to physically inspect the phone?
Thank you!
P
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Hi, I would like to buy a used Pixel 2 off Craigslist and since I am not familiar with the Pixel 2 I hope you can help me make sure I don't get scammed.
I know I need to check that the IMEI is not blacklisted (can run it through the swappa IMEI checker). I can also probably put my SIM card in it before I pay to make sure.
I would like to buy the Unlocked (non Verizon) one. Is there a way to identify that they are giving me the non Verizon version?
Anything else I should check when I get to physically inspect the phone?
Thank you!
P
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One suggestion is to check the OEM unlocking toggle, and see if it can be used. If it's greyed out, it's almost assuredly a Verizon model.
Pilot1000 said:
Hi, I would like to buy a used Pixel 2 off Craigslist and since I am not familiar with the Pixel 2 I hope you can help me make sure I don't get scammed.
I know I need to check that the IMEI is not blacklisted (can run it through the swappa IMEI checker). I can also probably put my SIM card in it before I pay to make sure.
I would like to buy the Unlocked (non Verizon) one. Is there a way to identify that they are giving me the non Verizon version?
Anything else I should check when I get to physically inspect the phone?
Thank you!
P
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To be honest mate it is always risky when you have no warranty, the phone may not be blocked when you buy it but there is nothing stopping the person blocking it afterwards
What could they possibly stand to gain by doing that?
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What could they possibly stand to gain by doing that?
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Some people just suck.
Also, be careful that it's not one of the refurbs that you can't unlock the bootloader. Lots of folks have complained about this issue, and I don't believe it was ever resolved.
Amazon or Swappa would be safer options since there's some buyer protection. I'd also only buy a used Pixel 2 if the seller had the original receipt from Google to transfer ownership/ warranty.
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Agrre, be careful or use Amazon, etc.
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What could they possibly stand to gain by doing that?
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If they have insurance, they can claim they lost it and get a replacement. The claim would get the original phone blocked. I work in a second hand retailer trust me happens a lot.
I really appreciate all this important information! Thank you.
Hi there,
I've read through the various threads but I don't see my basic question answered: if I buy the T-mobile US version 8T (direct from OnePlus) can I make it like the unlocked international version? I have flashed ROMS before, tinkered with modem files, etc. but I don't want to go to far down that rabbit hole. I really just want the unlocked version from OnePlus but they are out of stock. I want to be able to use this phone outside of the US with local carriers, and want 2 sim slots.
I'm in this situation because I just smashed my unlocked international version 7 Pro and have a few months left on Mint Mobile in the US, and would like to continue with them anyway. Alternatively, I could get a refurbished 7 Pro from Amazon for around the same price. Advice?
Many thanks!
don't mean to sidetrack too far, but can the t-mobile US version work with verizon?
fredekr said:
Hi there,
I've read through the various threads but I don't see my basic question answered: if I buy the T-mobile US version 8T (direct from OnePlus) can I make it like the unlocked international version? I have flashed ROMS before, tinkered with modem files, etc. but I don't want to go to far down that rabbit hole. I really just want the unlocked version from OnePlus but they are out of stock. I want to be able to use this phone outside of the US with local carriers, and want 2 sim slots.
I'm in this situation because I just smashed my unlocked international version 7 Pro and have a few months left on Mint Mobile in the US, and would like to continue with them anyway. Alternatively, I could get a refurbished 7 Pro from Amazon for around the same price. Advice?
Many thanks!
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I am on same situation but as I understand getting T-mobile version is not good idea there is no good method to switch it global firmware it has a lot of issues. I clicked notify me button in Oneplus website and hope they will get it back stock soon.
ITMASTER said:
I am on same situation but as I understand getting T-mobile version is not good idea there is no good method to switch it global firmware it has a lot of issues. I clicked notify me button in Oneplus website and hope they will get it back stock soon.
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Thanks for that tip.
I just noticed an eBay listing that describes the SIM unlock as a very simple process. This seem to contradict what I read in a thread on here about having to be on the T-Mobile network for some length of time, etc.
Here's the listing and they claim you can SIM unlock the T-mobile variant by the simple process quoted below. Is this true?
How to Unlock (Network unlock) this Mobile:
· Connect you phone to WIFI
· Go to Settings
· Go to WIFI & Network
· Go to SIM & Network Setting
· Go to Network Unlock.
· Click and then go to Permanent Unlock.
· It will take some time and will give you confirmation message.
· Sometimes Unlocking Server is Busy or there is some connection problem, then try again.
· It will give you confirmation message once Unlocking is done.
· Restart the devise
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But will this work if you are not T-mobile user and will get sealed box from OP store?
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But will this work if you are not T-mobile user and will get sealed box from OP store?
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Yes, that's what I want to know too! The process says, "connect to wi-fi"... so... maybe??
When I called oneplus support they told me it need to be used with t-mobile line at least 40 days than can unlock. But not sure if they are right. We need someone who is in US and can get it and test at least if it will not work can return back.
You could try contacting fcc since you would buy the phone out right and not owe on it I had to do that for my n10 I was supposed to have phone on service for 6 months I think but got it unlocked within a week from when I contacted fcc
But from another side we pay full price in oneplus store so T-mobile should unlock it right away. Because this is not contract phone with payments.
I purchased a T-Mobile 8T from OnePlus and it arrived about a week ago. I used the phone for a few days while I attempted to get T-Mobile to unlock the device. I went through 3 call center reps and one in-store rep, and all of them said that because I purchased the device from OnePlus and not from T-Mobile directly, that they do not have any record of the IMEI being in their system and that there is nothing they can do to unlock it. They told me to contact OnePlus to get it unlocked, who then told me that T-Mobile is the only one who can unlock the device and that it will take 45 days before T-Mobile will be able to do so.
Returning the device today. It's a shame, because I really do like the device (despite the fact that the camera is significantly worse than my 3T).
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They told me to contact OnePlus to get it unlocked, who then told me that T-Mobile is the only one who can unlock the device and that it will take 45 days before T-Mobile will be able to do so.
Returning the device today. It's a shame, because I really do like the device (despite the fact that the camera is significantly worse than my 3T).
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Any chance you can try or have tried the process suggested by the eBay vendor? (in post #4 in this thread)?
fredekr said:
Any chance you can try or have tried the process suggested by the eBay vendor? (in post #4 in this thread)?
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Yes I tried this many times over the last few days, did not work for me. The result says the device is not eligible for unlock, then below returns a server error.
cpkelley94 said:
Yes I tried this many times over the last few days, did not work for me. The result says the device is not eligible for unlock, then below returns a server error.
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Sorry to hear that. But I'm glad to hear your experience because I was about to buy directly from OnePlus since I have a $30 off coupon, which brings the price down to $320 at the moment.
The eBay vendor insists that their process works and will accept a return if not... I wonder if there's any reason that a phone from that vendor would work, but a phone from OnePlus directly would not...?
fredekr said:
Sorry to hear that. But I'm glad to hear your experience because I was about to buy directly from OnePlus since I have a $30 off coupon, which brings the price down to $320 at the moment.
The eBay vendor insists that their process works and will accept a return if not... I wonder if there's any reason that a phone from that vendor would work, but a phone from OnePlus directly would not...?
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I think it will work only if you do it right out of the box without putting in T-Mobile sim card.
fredekr said:
Sorry to hear that. But I'm glad to hear your experience because I was about to buy directly from OnePlus since I have a $30 off coupon, which brings the price down to $320 at the moment.
The eBay vendor insists that their process works and will accept a return if not... I wonder if there's any reason that a phone from that vendor would work, but a phone from OnePlus directly would not...?
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If the eBay vendor has opened and activated the device with a T-Mobile SIM card for >40 days, it may actually work in that case, I'm not sure. It could also depend on whether the eBay vendor bought the device from T-Mobile rather than OnePlus. But this has been my experience with a brand-new device from OnePlus.
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I think it will work only if you do it right out of the box without putting in T-Mobile sim card.
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Hmm... that's interesting, what makes you say that?
cpkelley94 said:
If the eBay vendor has opened and activated the device with a T-Mobile SIM card for >40 days, it may actually work in that case, I'm not sure. It could also depend on whether the eBay vendor bought the device from T-Mobile rather than OnePlus. But this has been my experience with a brand-new device from OnePlus.
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Yes, and thanks for sharing your experience. I don't think the eBay vendor has opened the boxes, but they do say that they acquired the phones directly from T-Mobile.
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Yes, and thanks for sharing your experience. I don't think the eBay vendor has opened the boxes, but they do say that they acquired the phones directly from T-Mobile.
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Judging from my conversations with T-Mobile, this matters, because if they were purchased from T-Mobile then they should have the IMEI in their database.
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Hmm... that's interesting, what makes you say that?
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I assume that from the eBay vendor who says their boxes sealed, so logically they never had T-Mobile card inserted. Also I saw some post in oneplus forum that guy used to have unlocked 8T which worked with other carrier when he inserted T-Mobile card phone get locked to T-Mobile.
Also I saw this thread it is about OP 8 but they have same situation.
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