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Unlock - Finally given up and got the code from IMEI CHECK for 40.44 USD

Seems I haven't got the luck, tried the tricks found in the forum with the AT&T customer services and finally the result is no good, they rejected me for various of excuses, Account not activated for 90 days, Model of the Phone is not supported to be unlocked, the unlock team is not available at the moment, phone imei number is not bind to the account, no international service package is added to the account ....
Decided to turn to IMEI CHECK today, dumped out the file and provided the IMEI number, paypaled $40.44 USD ~( ... ) and emailed in the fax copy of my driver license(requested, no idea why need to do that) got the unlock code with in 5 minutes.

Jeez. Sorry dude.

Man I would've charged you 2 dollars and 13 cents to give you the unlock code!

evlstyle said:
Seems I haven't got the luck, tried the tricks found in the forum with the AT&T customer services and finally the result is no good, they rejected me for various of excuses, Account not activated for 90 days, Model of the Phone is not supported to be unlocked, the unlock team is not available at the moment, phone imei number is not bind to the account, no international service package is added to the account ....
Decided to turn to IMEI CHECK today, dumped out the file and provided the IMEI number, paypaled $40.44 USD ~( ... ) and emailed in the fax copy of my driver license(requested, no idea why need to do that) got the unlock code with in 5 minutes.
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That's insane!!! I paid won an ebay auction for $13.99 USD from www.cellunlock.net to have mine unlocked and received the code within 12 hours. They only needed the IMEI number of my phone...not sure why you had to pay so much and had to give them your drivers license.

dude... how is that may i ask?..

jbmorales said:
Man I would've charged you 2 dollars and 13 cents to give you the unlock code!
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$2.13???? OMG!.. how may i ask dude?

madrascafe said:
dude... how is that may i ask?..
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They're all over ebay...you got screwed..again though, I would wonder why they needed my drivers license...kinda suspicious to me.

crispyj said:
They're all over ebay...you got screwed..again though, I would wonder why they needed my drivers license...kinda suspicious to me.
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Probably just to cover themselves. There are a lot of stolen phones about. One shop over here wants photographic ID and proof of address, lol!!!
Wouldnt worry too much, have used IMEI Check in the past, good service and no problems here, although their not the cheapest on the market.....

crispyj said:
They're all over ebay...you got screwed..again though, I would wonder why they needed my drivers license...kinda suspicious to me.
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Especially since the OP paid via Paypal. Now, they have an email address tied to a known valid paypal account and the OP's credentials (Name, address, etc.). Hopefully they won't be able to much with it. I'd still be wary though. To OP, definitely watch your paypal account for suspicious activities and other financial activities for a while. Don't want to mess with identity theft. It's a nightmare to get resolved.
EDIT: Well, silent_killa's dealings should help ease your feelings a little. Though, it wouldn't hurt just to be safe.

@KMFM$: Really well said. Dealing with paypal on most levels is frustrating and when it is about identity theft I've heard they can be really, really unfair.
He has great advice OP

jbmorales said:
Man I would've charged you 2 dollars and 13 cents to give you the unlock code!
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will that also work for a dutch orange rom? Then i'll be glad to pay you $2.13!

[Q] Still hoping for an IMEI fix

Hi All,
I was one of the unlucky ones that lost my IMEI recently due to corrupt efs folder without any backup after flashing a ROM. My phone still works fine but I'm concerned about the default IMEI being blocked and any other effects of losing the files in the efs folder.
I had my phone imported from the US by a friend so returning it or sending to a Samsung service center is not an option because there are none that deal with phones in my country.
As a non Linux user and non-developer I have tried everything within my knowledge and spent hours searching the Internet to no avail. To resolve this issue we really need the help of an experienced developer.
So my questions is:
Is anyone still working on a solution? I'm sure there are still quite a few people that would really appreciate your help.
Thanks!

Only samsung have a box to generate a correct efs folder... Stop looking for a solution, not exist. There are people working for fix in a Galaxy S for a year ago and have no solution
Sorry but this is the reality (And I'm in the same situation than you, I was bought my Nexus the past december in US and I live in spain...)
Enjoy your phone while works... I will do

Try sending it to Samsung for warranty repair (restore using Odin first though or they might not work on your modified device).

Won't work...in order to fix this issue, I even made some friends with the guys in Samsung Service Center here in China. They only have Odin for each device...If I were an American, maybe things could be easier. As far as I heard, the Riff Box cannot even fix this.
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@byte and nitsuajd
Do you have an att or T-Mobile Nexus s phone?
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i still hope that in the development section are only dev posts! :O

There is a reason we have rules on this forum...

Restoring an IMEI is illegal in some countries, changing it in most, that's why there's no real solution for this problem.

rentaric said:
Restoring an IMEI is illegal in some countries, changing it in most, that's why there's no real solution for this problem.
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restoring my own imei is illegal? ;DD

Borky_16 said:
restoring my own imei is illegal? ;DD
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Yes, in some countries it is. Just not sure if that includes Austria.
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Questions belong in Q&A. Thread closed.
Also, talk of IMEI hacking is not allowed here. While this particular case isn't agaisnt the law, the solution, if one existed, would allow others to break the law.

A scam , I need your help friends

good morning, friends, I'm in trouble, my phone is in negative band, buy it on Ebay, and now I can not contact the seller, a typical scam, meeting in public place, I showed the phone, worked well, and went fast, the phone had no information, no sim card, nothing to return to the original owner, my inteciones were. To find out which company could see belonged to an operator who told me he was denounced, and its owner was reinstated with a new phone ...
Our justice system sucks. (Pardon the word)
From my side ... The phone already paid, now I have a nice shaped tablet Samsung 915G
The money was stolen from me ... The thing is that now I would like to use it, you install an original firmware, android 6.0.1 but still logically negative band.
there any way to change the imei? or remove negative band?
Look many guides, but was help me any odds.
From already thank you very much to all, I really like the forum and I think visit daily.

Negative band means on a blacklist?

charly-whiskey said:
Negative band means on a blacklist?
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yes bro. Exactly

anyone?

YES! First you have to root and install xposed. After you done that reply and I will help you change your IMEI. Good luck my friend.

nima0003 said:
YES! First you have to root and install xposed. After you done that reply and I will help you change your IMEI. Good luck my friend.
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recently I did that, I'm ready for your help Sir!

RobbieJeiter said:
recently I did that, I'm ready for your help Sir!
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OK, now that you have done that, I want you to download the app at the link in the end of this post. Read the app description for directions. MAKE SURE YOU ENABLE IT IN XPOSED FIRST! The best of luck to you. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivek.imeichanger

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OK, now that you have done that, I want you to download the app at the link in the end of this post. Read the app description for directions. MAKE SURE YOU ENABLE IT IN XPOSED FIRST! The best of luck to you. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivek.imeichanger
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sir, but that will not help solve the problem of having no signal , if I remember correctly that's a " mask " , just change the numbers but the phone is still on the black list
Correct me if it is not.
Thnx

RobbieJeiter said:
sir, but that will not help solve the problem of having no signal , if I remember correctly that's a " mask " , just change the numbers but the phone is still on the black list
Correct me if it is not.
Thnx
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Accurate sir, so I need some help to make it work . This program not work for me , when I select the operator automatically or manually search takes a long time sometimes up to 2 minutes ... and says " can not connect try again later "

@RobbieJeiter, did you try remote imei repair services/blacklist removal? It's only 35 bucks...
http://www.imeifix.com/remote-samsung-galaxy-note-edge-bad-imei-repair-galaxy-note-edge Free SIM Unlock included!!
http://theandroiddoctor.com/remote-...nal-version-samsung-galaxy-note-edge-sm-n915g

n1nj4Lo said:
@RobbieJeiter, did you try remote imei repair services/blacklist removal? It's only 35 bucks...
http://www.imeifix.com/remote-samsung-galaxy-note-edge-bad-imei-repair-galaxy-note-edge Free SIM Unlock included!!
http://theandroiddoctor.com/remote-...nal-version-samsung-galaxy-note-edge-sm-n915g
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i dont have credit card bro. In Argentina dont do this work, i mean the unlock or change imei for works, and i have the android 6.0.1 =(

RobbieJeiter said:
i dont have credit card bro. In Argentina dont do this work, i mean the unlock or change imei for works, and i have the android 6.0.1 =(
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Sooo.... Basically what you're saying and getting at then is... YOU WANT A FREE WAY TO DO THIS??? Not going to happen unless you buy the equipment and software to repair blacklisted IMEI's, otherwise you're outta luck, so buy a prepaid credit card load $35 bucks on it and use it to fix your problem, or sell the phone and pay more to get one that isn't blacklisted, but a bigger more curious question is how did ya use eBay and PayPal without a credit or debit card, gift card, your fault and loss then cause you could've disputed the seller and reported it eBay and gotten a full or partial refund and keep the phone and get it reloaded on your card and used that money to pay for the imei repair?
TL;DR No there is any magic flash this software hacks that will fix this, these sellers do it by services and software like the octopus box and so on, which are A LOT MORE Expensive than $35.

n1nj4Lo said:
Sooo.... Basically what you're saying and getting at then is... YOU WANT A FREE WAY TO DO THIS??? Not going to happen unless you buy the equipment and software to repair blacklisted IMEI's, otherwise you're outta luck, so buy a prepaid credit card load $35 bucks on it and use it to fix your problem, or sell the phone and pay more to get one that isn't blacklisted, but a bigger more curious question is how did ya use eBay and PayPal without a credit or debit card, gift card, your fault and loss then cause you could've disputed the seller and reported it eBay and gotten a full or partial refund and keep the phone and get it reloaded on your card and used that money to pay for the imei repair?
TL;DR No there is any magic flash this software hacks that will fix this, these sellers do it by services and software like the octopus box and so on, which are A LOT MORE Expensive than $35.
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Ebay did not take over , as concrete so that the payment was made in cash. Maybe get a credit card from someone who can afford it and I could use the service, thank you very much , and I see at the moment is the only solution possible.

RobbieJeiter said:
Ebay did not take over , as concrete so that the payment was made in cash. Maybe get a credit card from someone who can afford it and I could use the service, thank you very much , and I see at the moment is the only solution possible.
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You could still dispute the case, even if paid in cash, if ya left positive feedback it may be too late though then.
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Question about IMEI change

Hi, I got this case and I need to solve a doubt I have.
I've received a phone to unlock for all carriers... The person has proof of purchase and original box with IMEI printed on it. The phone shows a different IMEI, and it's rooted. When I asked if someone has seen it already, they said yes, but they didn't take it there for that..
The question is... I'm thinking about restoring the original IMEI (legally owns it) with Xposed. Is this OK? Every method to change IMEI I found is "illegal" but this is not the case. I want to restore the IMEI that belongs to this phone.
I hope someone can clear the air for me on this one..
Cheers

guillermohs9 said:
Hi, I got this case and I need to solve a doubt I have.
I've received a phone to unlock for all carriers... The person has proof of purchase and original box with IMEI printed on it. The phone shows a different IMEI, and it's rooted. When I asked if someone has seen it already, they said yes, but they didn't take it there for that..
The question is... I'm thinking about restoring the original IMEI (legally owns it) with Xposed. Is this OK? Every method to change IMEI I found is "illegal" but this is not the case. I want to restore the IMEI that belongs to this phone.
I hope someone can clear the air for me on this one..
Cheers
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Greetings,
Using xposed to spoof the IMEI is legal but changing IMEI is illegal so we can't discuss it on xda. Any method to actually change it to the original could be used for other purposes as well.
Thanks for understanding
Sawdoctor

[CLOSED] Locked Note 20 Ultra

Hello, I came across this ad for a locked Note 20 Ultra. The phone is going for about 240 euros which is pretty cheap imo. There is nothing physically wrong with it but it's locked. The phone was most likely lost or stollen from the Netherlands judging by the text that it has onscreen "denne telefon er mistet". The seller said it might need logic board replacement but I would like to know if there is any way of getting it unlocked. Is there any paid service or is that phone borked for good ?

xpoisonxdartx said:
Hello, I came across this ad for a locked Note 20 Ultra. The phone is going for about 240 euros which is pretty cheap imo. There is nothing physically wrong with it but it's locked. The phone was most likely lost or stollen from the Netherlands judging by the text that it has onscreen "denne telefon er mistet". The seller said it might need logic board replacement but I would like to know if there is any way of getting it unlocked. Is there any paid service or is that phone borked for good ?
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While I appreciate your plight, XDA does not condone paid services discussions for a device that may have been stolen in order to circumvent carrier
protection implementations as per XDA Rule #9:
9. Don't get us into trouble.
Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things which will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably shouldn't do it here either. This does not mean that we agree with everything that the software piracy lobby try to impose on us. It simply means that you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with the legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users and those that write great code.
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Thread closed.
-Regards: Badger50