Hi. I still do not have the phone, but I need to register it with the regulating organization of my country, so when I arrive I can use it. I only need one piece of information. I need the TAC. This is the first 8 numbers of the IMEI.
I appreciate who can help me. Please only model BKL-L04.
fabiking said:
Hi. I still do not have the phone, but I need to register it with the regulating organization of my country, so when I arrive I can use it. I only need one piece of information. I need the TAC. This is the first 8 numbers of the IMEI.
I appreciate who can help me. Please only model BKL-L04.
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You need to wait to recive your phone, only you will know IMEI's number of your own phone
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I looked all over the site for an answer, and could not find it, so I was hoping someone could help me figure this out. I was wondering. Are carriers able to identify a phone model on their network if an unbranded phone is used? Or only those issued by them? Thanks
they can see the manufacturer and the model. but i am not sure about anything else.
guandalf said:
I looked all over the site for an answer, and could not find it, so I was hoping someone could help me figure this out. I was wondering. Are carriers able to identify a phone model on their network if an unbranded phone is used? Or only those issued by them? Thanks
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Yes, and they can blocked it once it was identified that the phone was stolen or lost..below is the link.
https://www.mysoul.com.au/bweb/html...e=standard_services/mobile_phone_blocking.xml
Thanks a lot for the replies. I just looked at the link you provided but I cannot see there where it says that they can identify IMEI of unbranded phones. So, if I purchase a Nokia e71 device from a Nokia store, and then insert carrier's A sim card, my understanding was that they will not be able to identify the device, as it was not issued by carrier A, and that only devices I purchase through them, can they identify.
well what are you trying to do? are you just trying to not pay att the premium for having a pda?
josefcrist said:
well what are you trying to do? are you just trying to not pay att the premium for having a pda?
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Just trying to understand out of curiousity. My business owns 26 phones, all PDA's. I am way too old to mess around with tricking the system! LOL
AT&T can tell
I've been experimenting, switching from my unlocked/unbranded Tilt to a branded Sony W580i. I logon to my account and the change is registered almost at once. I wish there was a way to keep them from noticing.
Hi Guys,
I lost my phone one night. I am not in hope of finding it, but I do not want thief to profit from the occasion.
I have the IMEI number still at hand. Is there anything that can be done?
(NB: I did not have a phone/sim lock on the phone and the thief deleted the findmyphone function WP7 has)
Many thanks in advance,
Jason
jasonchiu said:
Hi Guys,
I lost my phone one night. I am not in hope of finding it, but I do not want thief to profit from the occasion.
I have the IMEI number still at hand. Is there anything that can be done?
(NB: I did not have a phone/sim lock on the phone and the thief deleted the findmyphone function WP7 has)
Many thanks in advance,
Jason
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If you really want to pursue it, you can ask your cell phone company to try and give you a rough location of where it is through cell triangulation, although that may be difficult to get them to do. Otherwise, you can tell them to Blacklist the IMEI number so that it can't be used on any networks.
Product F(RED) said:
If you really want to pursue it, you can ask your cell phone company to try and give you a rough location of where it is through cell triangulation, although that may be difficult to get them to do. Otherwise, you can tell them to Blacklist the IMEI number so that it can't be used on any networks.
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Thanks for the tips.
I tried to block the IMEI in Hong Kong, but my service providor (Smartone Vodafone) said they dont provide such service.
When I went back to the UK, I called up T-Mobile and someone from an India call centre said they blocked it for me, but the "reassuringly" told me it can be easily unlocked by someone who knows mobiles well...
Are there any sites or places I can submit the IMEI number to?
Many thanks,
Jason
jasonchiu said:
Thanks for the tips.
I tried to block the IMEI in Hong Kong, but my service providor (Smartone Vodafone) said they dont provide such service.
When I went back to the UK, I called up T-Mobile and someone from an India call centre said they blocked it for me, but the "reassuringly" told me it can be easily unlocked by someone who knows mobiles well...
Are there any sites or places I can submit the IMEI number to?
Many thanks,
Jason
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It can't be "unlocked". The person would have to spoof or change the IMEI number, something which I've been able to ever do on 1 phone (original iPhone). But the reason I did it is not because it was stolen, but because I didn't want a data plan that AT&T was forcing on its customers, so I made the phone appear as another phone. I don't think it can be done easily on most phones.
I don't think there are any websites you can submit the IMEI number to. I believe there's a global IMEI blacklist database that most responsible carriers choose to enforce.
Cheers for the details.
I too was shocked that Smartone Vodafone did not offer IMEI blocking.
I hope t-mobile really did block the IMEI number.
I was a bit sceptic as all the CS Agent did was take note it and that was it. She didnt ask for any details about me either.
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It can't be "unlocked". The person would have to spoof or change the IMEI number, something which I've been able to ever do on 1 phone (original iPhone). But the reason I did it is not because it was stolen, but because I didn't want a data plan that AT&T was forcing on its customers, so I made the phone appear as another phone. I don't think it can be done easily on most phones.
I don't think there are any websites you can submit the IMEI number to. I believe there's a global IMEI blacklist database that most responsible carriers choose to enforce.
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Hello.
I am interested to buy a smartphone from another country, some people told me to make sure about the IMEI and the language.
So here are my three simple questions.
1)What should i look for on the IMEI ? Some told me to see if the device IMEI is equal with the one on the box ? I am quite unsure what i can understand from the IMEI number.
2)Furthermore what is about the language. I mean if i order the phone from Germany, does this mean that i will not be able to use it in another language ? e.g. English ?
3)When talking about an unlocked phone, i understand that it can be used with any carrier. Fine. But on several websites i see the same phone on the same store with 2-3 different variants, meaning Mobile-A by T-online, by Vodafone etc. What difference does it make ? Should i go for one that is carrier-free (or however we can call this) ?
Thank you.
I'll try and answer all of your questions for you
1. Every phone in the world has a different IMEI. If a phone is reported as lost or stolen, a carrier can 'blacklist' an IMEI so that it does not work on their network, and shows up as 'stolen' on other networks. It's always important to determine that the IMEI of the phone you are buying is not stolen. You can ask the seller for it, and use an IMEI lookup website to determine this. There is a sticker on the retail box that has the IMEI printed on it. If it is different to the IMEI of the phone, it means the phone is being sold in a different box. This would start raising alarm bells for me.
2. Not necessarily. Most modern phones support multiple languages, and almost all of them support English. It always pays to double-check with the seller, though!
3. Different variants of the same phone usually support different radio 'bands'. This means that they may or may not work on your chosen network. Check your carrier website to determine the network bands they use, and then double-check those bands are supported on the device you wish to buy.
Good luck!
thank you for the reply.
Everything is pretty clear now.
I believe i can go to the shop now
Thanks again !
You're very welcome
I have an unlocked verizon (chinese middleman) and i currently have the Republic firmware on my phone. Sadly the activation always fails and says my phone isnt eligible? Is there anyway to actually make it work?
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I have an unlocked verizon (chinese middleman) and i currently have the Republic firmware on my phone. Sadly the activation always fails and says my phone isnt eligible? Is there anyway to actually make it work?
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I think the individual phones have to be white-listed by Republic. You could always open a help ticket with them with your phone's ID number and they MIGHT just add it in. I don't think you can do it without.
Note10.1Dude said:
I think the individual phones have to be white-listed by Republic. You could always open a help ticket with them with your phone's ID number and they MIGHT just add it in. I don't think you can do it without.
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Thats what i was assuming. Sort of like how verizon has a blacklist of cellphones and only phones made by verizon can be activated on their network. What i cant get past is how republic needs to "verify" that i have a republic device. Quoted from their email:
Thank you for reaching out to us, I hope you are having a good Monday.
The email you have used to open this request is not associated with an active Republic Wireless account. We can't share any account information with you until you verify the email address you are currently using.
Please provide us with the following so we can continue to help you:
• the name on the account
• either your RW phone number or the MEID HEX number on your phone
• your billing zip code
• and last 4 digits of billing Credit Card
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Once we verify your account, we can proceed to assist you.
bootloader can be unlocked and this phone can be rooted, so i guess it should be possible but i wanna be sure...
zenfone selfie said:
bootloader can be unlocked and this phone can be rooted, so i guess it should be possible but i wanna be sure...
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It can, but be wary. Depending on your country, you might land in hot water with the police if you change your imei
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It can, but be wary. Depending on your country, you might land in hot water with the police if you change your imei
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is it possible for them to know tho? if i use the imei of my old phone? it's quite common to change imei numbers as far as i know...
zenfone selfie said:
is it possible for them to know tho? if i use the imei of my old phone? it's quite common to change imei numbers as far as i know...
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Let's start from the beginning, why do you want to change it? There isn't any advantage to changing an imei, just a lot of disadvantages..
Fytdyh said:
Let's start from the beginning, why do you want to change it? There isn't any advantage to changing an imei, just a lot of disadvantages..
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this phone is not available in my country so i gotta buy it from another country. and i can't use it with an unregistered imei.
zenfone selfie said:
this phone is not available in my country so i gotta buy it from another country. and i can't use it without an unregistered imei.
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This will open you to problems. A phone from another country might be using some signal bands which aren't used in your country. That phone would be unusable in your country with your data sim.
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This will open you to problems. A phone from another country might be using some signal bands which aren't used in your country. That phone would be unusable in your country with your data sim.
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nah, it's compatible. the only problem is the imei registration. costs $250 which is absurd...
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