IMEI Change - HTC U12+ Questions & Answers

Good day. I have an old HTC M8 Dual SIM. Recently acquired HTC U12 Plus. We register new IMEI expensive. About 80 dollars. How can I transfer IMEI of my old M8 to a new U12 plus?

babek78 said:
Good day. I have an old HTC M8 Dual SIM. Recently acquired HTC U12 Plus. We register new IMEI expensive. About 80 dollars. How can I transfer IMEI of my old M8 to a new U12 plus?
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You can't. But why do you need for register imei?
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DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
You can't. But why do you need for register imei?
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we have all imported phones must register

IMEI is just like your personal ID. It is against the law to register IMEI from one phone to another
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babek78 said:
we have all imported phones must register
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May I ask from which country you are and why you need to register imported phones? And why can't you register the imei from the phone you're going to get.
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I'm from Azerbaijan. Previously, the registration price was affordable. Now for each imei you need to pay 40 dollars, if the price of the phone is less than 1000 dollars. And if the price of the phone is more than $ 1,000, then one imei needs to pay $ 100 for registration

babek78 said:
I'm from Azerbaijan. Previously, the registration price was affordable. Now for each imei you need to pay 40 dollars, if the price of the phone is less than 1000 dollars. And if the price of the phone is more than $ 1,000, then one imei needs to pay $ 100 for registration
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Crazy
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It's illegal to change imei but it is possible.

I think there is nothing illegal here. I have my old, already registered htc m8 dual. I want it imei rewrite the new u12 plus

babek78 said:
I think there is nothing illegal here. I have my old, already registered htc m8 dual. I want it imei rewrite the new u12 plus
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All the IMEI are unique, because that are the identification number of the smartphone in itself. This means that if you will change your IMEI, at your own risk, you could not get support for your smartphone anymore from HTC. To do this you should unlock the bootloader and S-OFF the phone and these steps are voiding the warranty as well.
So basically you will get a new phone, with no support e no identity.

babek78 said:
I think there is nothing illegal here. I have my old, already registered htc m8 dual. I want it imei rewrite the new u12 plus
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In most countries it is illegal to change IMEI. Simple.

babek78 said:
I think there is nothing illegal here. I have my old, already registered htc m8 dual. I want it imei rewrite the new u12 plus
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Were you able to solve the problem?
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No, failed. I had to register

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I did something stupid

I bought a HTC one s for 200$ off of Craiglist (first time buying anything from there) came home and tried putting a SIM card in it doesn't get any signal. So i called tmobile up and they said to me the phone was block for fraud and they told me there isn't anything they can do about it. I tried calling n texting the seller back he would not respond. Is there anything i can do with the phone now or am i just stuck with the way the phone is now?
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igotdez said:
I bought a HTC one s for 200$ off of Craiglist (first time buying anything from there) came home and tried putting a SIM card in it doesn't get any signal. So i called tmobile up and they said to me the phone was block for fraud and they told me there isn't anything they can do about it. I tried calling n texting the seller back he would not respond. Is there anything i can do with the phone now or am i just stuck with the way the phone is now?
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Not much you can do as far as T-mobile.
It could be SIM unlock to use on a different network, ie AT&T.
Meant to "quote" but gave you a "Thanks" LOL
i tried the free method of unlocking it but that didn't work. I thought i was coming up with the wrong code but turns out it was the correct code because i tried a online website that charge to unlock it and they gave me the same exact code i came up with and still haven't had any luck
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Did you use a SIM card from a different carrier than T-mobile?
baseballfanz said:
Did you use a SIM card from a different carrier than T-mobile?
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Yeah i tried using my at&t SIM card but every time i try to type the unlock code in it would tell me unsuccessful unlock. I tried it at least 4 times.
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igotdez said:
Yeah i tried using my at&t SIM card but every time i try to type the unlock code in it would tell me unsuccessful unlock. I tried it at least 4 times.
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Yeah I do see some peoples say their unlock code don't work either.
baseballfanz said:
Yeah I do see some peoples say their unlock code don't work either.
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I'm curious as to why it will not work, is it because the phone imei was block by tmobile. Would that also block me from unlocking it. I look everywhere online n i can't seem to find a solution.
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I have no idea what you can do OP but damn that sucks. Good luck with resolving it... now I'm going to think twice before buying a phone from Craiglist.
Always power up, insert sim and make a test call, text and data pull with any used phone purchase. Put the screen through tests, and the touch sensor. Test the headphone jack and all buttons. Look at water damage indicators.
There is a sim unlock thread in development section have you tried it? The only way than would be to change your imei though thats ILLEGAL! As ILLEGAL as stealing and buying the steal!
mughalgxt said:
There is a sim unlock thread in development section have you tried it? The only way than would be to change your imei though thats ILLEGAL! As ILLEGAL as stealing and buying the steal!
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I tried that thread did everything correct but had no luck unlocking it.
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igotdez said:
I tried that thread did everything correct but had no luck unlocking it.
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Does the wifi work fine? Hopefully it isn't a hardware issue!
Everything works fine the phone is practically new it came with the original box and everything. Its just block by T-Mobile carrier. I'll go check at a local cell phone shop and see if they can unlock it, to see if it works on another carrier. If it doesn't then got damnit I'm stuck with the phone way it is....
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Making call., send text , .... On the phone before you buy still not enough. There are some asshole out there sell the phone;
1) then report stolen (assume they have insurance ) . Then whatever you do still meaningless.
2) they are on value plan ( they pay full price for thier phone in 20 month). Then they stop using tmobile.
=> both cases above will make tmobile lock your phone.
The most safety way to buy phone on craoglist now is have proof of purchase from the owner.
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A proof of purchase from seller on CL does not insure you won't have these fraud problems.
To OP, I would file a police report.
baseballfanz said:
A proof of purchase from seller on CL does not insure you won't have these fraud problems.
To OP, I would file a police report.
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no, with proof of purchase that shows the seller is the one who bought the phone from tmobile, then you can contact tmobile so they can unlock your phone and make the seller pays for what he/she did. If you file a police report, i assume they wouldn't do anything except you have to turn in the phone you bought. There are several topics on XDA discuss about this problem and the only loser is the buyer. I'm feel sorry for OP.
P/s: nasty things like this are happening more often on Craigslist lately, this is why i won't buy phone from craigslist anymore.
tritran18518 said:
no, with proof of purchase that shows the seller is the one who bought the phone from tmobile, then you can contact tmobile so they can unlock your phone and make the seller pays for what he/she did.
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What these people are doing is buying the phone on a payment plan. Sell the phone on CL and not make the payments to Tmobile. Sometimes phone will work for a month till it get BL. There's no disputing that it was bought from Tmobile but no payment to then equal BL phone.
baseballfanz said:
What these people are doing is buying the phone on a payment plan. Sell the phone on CL and not make the payments to Tmobile. Sometimes phone will work for a month till it get BL. There's no disputing that it was bought from Tmobile but no payment to then equal BL phone.
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Yeah, that's the case make me pissed off. By BL a phone because some one not pay money for them, Tmobile just wastes their phone, make the buyer become such a loser and pretty angry to tmobile them-self . however, the winner is the a**hole who sold the phone...
Weirdest thing is that it can't be unlocked ?? Gosh
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Not sure how it works in the States but here in the UK if your phone gets blocked it'll be blocked on all UK carriers.
If you put any sim card it checks against a database and notifies that it's barred.
No way around it apart from changing IMEI which is ILLEGAL.
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[Q] 'IMEI Locked' error...what is supposed to be done?

I purchased a AT&T HTC One X Unlocked from a online seller through paypal (from USA). I got the phone along with the unlocked code and I unlocked i succesfully. I stay in India. I was using the phone for past one month and it was working absolutely fine. All of a sudden today I am getting a message "IMEI Locked - Please contact customer support". Although I could make calls and browse internet. But don't know what happens next and till when it works.I am very tensed. I shelled out 400$.
What is supposed to be do to resolve the issue?? Will rooting the phone helps?? or my phone is gonna be an expensive brick?? I didn't update the OS or anything. :crying::crying:
Please reply ASAP. I will be very very thankful.
chaitanya.alur said:
I purchased a AT&T HTC One X Unlocked from a online seller through paypal (from USA). I got the phone along with the unlocked code and I unlocked i succesfully. I stay in India. I was using the phone for past one month and it was working absolutely fine. All of a sudden today I am getting a message "IMEI Locked - Please contact customer support". Although I could make calls and browse internet. But don't know what happens next and till when it works.I am very tensed. I shelled out 400$.
What is supposed to be do to resolve the issue?? Will rooting the phone helps?? or my phone is gonna be an expensive brick?? I didn't update the OS or anything. :crying::crying:
Please reply ASAP. I will be very very thankful.
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Someone rely ASAP..it's urgent..I am attaching the screen shot also..
Stolen...........only way to unblock it is the original account holder must report it as recovered..........
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Get in touch with your carrier and ask them why the imei is locked
Not sure if us carriers share stolen imeis with Indian carriers
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It's a at&t branded device, so no other carrier will have any information on it.
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Do you still have unlock code with you??
Does any sort of OS update happened??
His phone isn't sim locked. It's imei is locked. At&t just started locking them on stolen phones in late July this year.
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18th.abn .. thanks.. I thought of sim locked... then I do not think there is a feasible way to recover it.. Is it something like bad ESN for CDMA phones?
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But I thought at&T can block usage of it only on it;s network
18th.abn said:
It's a at&t branded device, so no other carrier will have any information on it.
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That's my point bro ...he's in India so how can an Indian carrier block his imei ....either his imei is 0 or cloned
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even if they block this IMEI won't it still work with other gsm companies?
it won't work on at&t no?
It's not like cdma phones were its just on a list, which even then when you flash them to other carriers the imei has to be "repaired"(which means changed). With u.s. gsm I believe the lock is sent to device, and the only way to unlock is by a code given by or sent from the carrier.........I'm researching it but I'm 90% sure that's how they are doing it.......and by op screenshot it supports as it is the same with simlocked phones but different msg....if he slides to unlock it probably goes to a dialled to enter code............would like a confirmation on this from the op if he's still here.......
Either way, he bought on eBay so he is protected and can get a refund, or he stole it and is looking for help and there isn't an answer except call at&t
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18th.abn said:
Either way, he bought on eBay so he is protected and can get a refund, or he stole it and is looking for help and there isn't an answer except call at&t
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My money's on it being stolen. Yep, I have no faith in humanity.
With the way AT&T is blacklisting stolen devices, it's pretty much like the cdma list. The imei gets blocked from any gsm.
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Can they lock the IMEI if you have an unpaid bill with AT&T, but have SIM-unlocked the phone and have a Straight Talk SIM?
I'd suspect even that they may be carrier partners, have roaming agreements an such in place to reach that far. Idk.
WR
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all carriers share stolen IMEI numbers in a global list that is available for all carriers, around the world, to use.
In India, it is mandatory for carriers to honor the global block list because of terrorism concerns.
to the original poster - your phone is marked as stolen. The best way to deal with this is to contact AT&T, show them proof of purchase (Paypal receipt, etc.), show them the original craigslist posting, share identity documents like passport, etc. and request for unblocking. Once they have unblocked, then you will have to do the same with your local (Indian provider).
sandys1 said:
all carriers share stolen IMEI numbers in a global list that is available for all carriers, around the world, to use.
In India, it is mandatory for carriers to honor the global block list because of terrorism concerns.
to the original poster - your phone is marked as stolen. The best way to deal with this is to contact AT&T, show them proof of purchase (Paypal receipt, etc.), show them the original craigslist posting, share identity documents like passport, etc. and request for unblocking. Once they have unblocked, then you will have to do the same with your local (Indian provider).
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They may, be shared but most do nothing, in Canada nadda.
This is not world encompassing yet.
WR
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sandys1 said:
all carriers share stolen IMEI numbers in a global list that is available for all carriers, around the world, to use.
In India, it is mandatory for carriers to honor the global block list because of terrorism concerns.
to the original poster - your phone is marked as stolen. The best way to deal with this is to contact AT&T, show them proof of purchase (Paypal receipt, etc.), show them the original craigslist posting, share identity documents like passport, etc. and request for unblocking. Once they have unblocked, then you will have to do the same with your local (Indian provider).
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Oh!.. is it. I never thought they will be blocked in India..anyway thanks for the info
I was just about to buy an AT&T unlocked HTC one X from ebay for use in India when I came across this post. Should I be worried? :silly:
Well, I would recommend that you ask him for photographic proof that phone is functioning fine with a simple card.
I also found this link that talks about being able to verify stolen imei in India http://imei-number.com/imei-validation-check/ not sure if it works.
Or you could go my way and buy from XDA. I heard that Swappa is also reputable - but not as much as XDA.
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Galaxy Note 3 with blacklisted IMEI

So I recently purchased a Galaxy Note 3 from kijiji in Canada. Its the SM-N900W8. It was sealed when I bought it and the phone worked for a few days and is now blacklisted. I went to a samsung service center and they said that they can't do anything and my carrier Rogers said the same thing. Is there anything I could do? And is it blacklisted in only my country? Amd is there any way I could somehow change the imei or something? Is there anywhere someone can guide me?
Thanks in advance.
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That's why I convince people to check the IMEI of the phone before buying. Now the only option you have is pay to unlock it and sell it internationally.
I could sell it internationally but I was wondering if the phone will be blacklisted there. Its been blacklisted with the CWTA in partnership with GSMA. So what carriers would it work with. I was thinking about selling it in Tanzania but am not sure if it will work there. Called the police and also the carrier and both said nothing can be done. Also called samsung and got the same response. Thanks for the help much appreciated. Also can I just buy a new motherboard and change it from the existing one? And where would I get this new motherboard?
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There is one othe way...
Irfdiddy said:
I could sell it internationally but I was wondering if the phone will be blacklisted there. Its been blacklisted with the CWTA in partnership with GSMA. So what carriers would it work with. I was thinking about selling it in Tanzania but am not sure if it will work there. Called the police and also the carrier and both said nothing can be done. Also called samsung and got the same response. Thanks for the help much appreciated. Also can I just buy a new motherboard and change it from the existing one? And where would I get this new motherboard?
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There is actually one other way, but it is not cheap. This is more for the people that will follow this after Irfdiddy as his question was posted so long ago, but you can replace the mainboard in the phone with one that has a good IMEI, they can be found on ebay...if at all. Sadly, that is where Irfdiddy got ripped off...

Nokia 625 lumia

Hi it is possible to get free sim unlock codes for nokia lumias. I have 20 ex business phones. Tia
karenblade said:
Hi it is possible to get free sim unlock codes for nokia lumias. I have 20 ex business phones. Tia
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No, unlock codes must be bought from the carrier the devices came from.
XDA does not help bypass paying for things that must be paid for, its a rule here, no cheating.
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Questions about the OnePlus 7 Pro

Hi, I'm looking at buying this phone today on Ebay and I have a few questions before I do.
1. How easy is it to unlock from T-Mobile?
2. Can it be rooted?
Hiacios said:
Hi, I'm looking at buying this phone today on Ebay and I have a few questions before I do.
1. How easy is it to unlock from T-Mobile?
2. Can it be rooted?
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1. If you're a customer of theirs, it's easy. If not, you may have to pay to het the sim unlock code. If you'll be staying with TMobile, it's a mute point.
2. Yes, of course
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To answer your question"through experience" it is easy to unlock and root the T-Mobile variant. There are guides on this forum to unlock the bootloader and convert from T-Mobile firmware to either global or eu firmware to then root. Takes about 30mins max.
Yep, can do all of the above...
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1. If you're a customer of theirs, it's easy. If not, you may have to pay to het the sim unlock code. If you'll be staying with TMobile, it's a mute point.
2. Yes, of course
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It's a T-mobile locked phone that a guy is selling on ebay and I use Red Pocket so I'm hesitant to buy it because I don't want to be stuck with a phone I can't use my carrier on.
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To answer your question"through experience" it is easy to unlock and root the T-Mobile variant. There are guides on this forum to unlock the bootloader and convert from T-Mobile firmware to either global or eu firmware to then root. Takes about 30mins max.
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Here is the phone I'm looking at. https://tinyurl.com/yx622tz4
Hiacios said:
It's a T-mobile locked phone that a guy is selling on ebay and I use Red Pocket so I'm hesitant to buy it because I don't want to be stuck with a phone I can't use my carrier on.
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If you use the tool to convert the phone to the global firmware it's automatically unlocked regardless of if it's locked to T-Mobile
I did this instead of waiting for TMobile to unlock it. Like the other poster said like 30mins it's unlocked and rooted
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spart0n said:
If you use the tool to convert the phone to the global firmware it's automatically unlocked regardless of if it's locked to T-Mobile
I did this instead of waiting for TMobile to unlock it. Like the other poster said like 30mins it's unlocked and rooted
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Thank you for clearing that up for me. Someone else just bought the phone today so I missed out on getting it at the price I wanted.
Hiacios said:
Thank you for clearing that up for me. Someone else just bought the phone today so I missed out on getting it at the price I wanted.
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Instead of using eBay, try looking on swappa, it's more secure for cell phones. They verify IMEIs before the sale is posted and everything. It's very secure for buyer and seller
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spart0n said:
Instead of using eBay, try looking on swappa, it's more secure for cell phones. They verify IMEIs before the sale is posted and everything. It's very secure for buyer and seller
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I bought my op7pro and various others on swappa. It's a good site, and I've also sold there too.
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