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to all XDA developers (is their a change IMEI software USB)?

to all XDA developers (is their a change IMEI software USB) if yes where can i find it & if no is it going to be developed any soon? when?

I doubt the developers will be writing software for that particular use on the xda1, if you have a serial cable it will work on the xda as long as the radio stack is the early versions, it wont work on radio stack 4.21 for instance.

so where can i get the early(<4.20) Radio version coz i wanna use the
manipulator programme with my XDA2 device ?

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Chanaging IMEI is a way to get RID of those SPIES who pry into our personal info. Violations of our right to privicy....

Emil, can you expand on that statement please, the imei is the phones identity tag, if you have a prepay sim card your identity is unknown, if you have a post pay contract sim then your details are known and your phone is trackable by the sim details regardless of the imei/phone used.

i want to reset the timer to know how much i talked ,so where can i found that radio version

As far as I know, xda manipulator is for xda1 only.

IMEI-change and call-timer reset
No software exists to change IMEI or reset timers on Himalaya/XDA-II. Also no software does it to the Wallaby/XDA over USB, and The Manipulator, the program that does it to the Wallaby via the serial port only works with certain Radio Stack versions.
We have no legal or moral problems with IMEI-changing or timer reset, but it's a lot of hard work to write something which overwrites parts of people's radio software reliably. The last thing we want is 300 people wrecking their phones and blaming us. This issue has sort of scared us away from this type of modification.
(Unlocking is different since it only reads the ROM and then uses the 'official' mechanism of AT-commands in the phone for unlocking.)
No idea whether this topic will be revisited at some point, but don't hold your breath...

I can help you to change IMEI for XDA I or XDA II

cgigate
tell me how ....pls

cgigate said:
I can help you to change IMEI for XDA I or XDA II
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Will you tell how it all works, and maybe even create a wiki page on it? We have itsme's and W4XY's works, bu we need many more people to publish the results their trips into the phone ROM and bootloader...

Peter,
Can you tell me how to read or find my IMEI number. I have a phone that was a display model and the lable on the back was removed so I can't get it there and the system identity shows a generic IMEI number (as I've found with all the updated 2003 ones).
Thanks,
David

moto1 said:
Can you tell me how to read or find my IMEI number. I have a phone that was a display model and the lable on the back was removed so I can't get it there and the system identity shows a generic IMEI number (as I've found with all the updated 2003 ones).
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Try dialing *#06# on the phone. This works on all GSM phones (since it is in the GSM specification to be approved as one).

That still gives the generic IMEI number with an extra "01" at the end. It seems to be a glitch in the 2003 software because the IMEI numbers are available before you upgrade but not after. I thought I was missing something but the other units with the upgrade are giving the same generic number (350314010000009). Does anyone else come up with that IMEI #.(May be T-Mobile only!)
David

nope
I upgraded my rom lots of time and never lost my original IMEI number (which is written inside the case, under the battery)

It must be in the "T-Mobile" upgrade that changes the number in the system settings.

no solution till now????!!!!!

Magician RADIO doesnt work!!

Guys, I got a HUGE problem.
I got my new Qtek S100, magician the other day with:
WM2003SE
ROM Version: 1,11,00 WWE
Radio Version: 1,11,00
Protocol version: 1337,42
ExtROM Version: 1,11,133 WWE
Model NO: PM10A
The phone works great as a PDA....but I cant get any service at all!
1. I did try Itsme's unlock tool (not pinlocked SIM in it, that is, I unlocked the sim card, then tried it) it said that it unlocked the phone OK.
2. Tried to reinstall the ROM, no difference.
3. I went to Settings---Phone--Network
Tried to "Find Network" = Nothing
Tried "Set Networks" = Gives me this message;
"Unable to read setting from the network. Try viewing settings later, or disconnect data connection and try again".
No USB or BT connection is established with a PC at the moment.
Please advise, and help!!
Thanks a bunch,
Monty

Sure you're not in flight mode?
V

Yeah Im not.
btw, vija as in vija who developed smart401?
Any other ideas by the way?

What country are you in? Sure you're using the right radio type/band/ROM?
V

Yeah, I downloaded the swedish Qtek ROM (yeah Im in Sweden alright)
However, I tested with a diff. simcard from a diff. provider, that one gets signal but I cant make any calls, they just end abruptly.
Again, I used the unlock tool from itsme, and my device is listed so I really dont know whats wrong...

your mini might be Blocked (not locked) by your provider.
the network won't allow your imei on the network and when you use the other sim (it should be using only high bands 1800/1900) so it can't set to lock the whole network system bec sms and radio transmit at different freq) so you can get signal, send and receive sms but can't make calls.
just try this to confirm, plug in the sim that can make sms and search networks, if you can see all the networks available then I think it is blocked.
this is only what I know after some research but I may be wrong, hope this give you some help

Hi,
Yeah, when I put in the other SIM card, and I search for networks, it finds all of them.
Thing is, its brand new, but I bought it from a private person from the Internet (from a similar site to Ebay) guess this one didn't come with a reciept eh
Guess it wont do to just change the IMEI # then? I read somewhere that you could change it. Oh well, guess I'll return it to the seller then and get a new one.....

montana said:
Hi,
Yeah, when I put in the other SIM card, and I search for networks, it finds all of them.
Thing is, its brand new, but I bought it from a private person from the Internet (from a similar site to Ebay) guess this one didn't come with a reciept eh
Guess it wont do to just change the IMEI # then? I read somewhere that you could change it. Oh well, guess I'll return it to the seller then and get a new one.....
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so it works like I describe? then it is BLOCKED by the order of NTC
XDA can change IMEI as it is hard burned on the ROM, good luck

[quote="DON2003
XDA can change IMEI as it is hard burned on the ROM, good luck[/quote]
can change IMEI? really?how to change?i also have a prob, when i softreset my mini,must wait almost 10 or 15 mins,then can find network?i already flash a few diffrent rom but still same.

bbcba said:
[quote="DON2003
XDA can change IMEI as it is hard burned on the ROM, good luck
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can change IMEI? really?how to change?i also have a prob, when i softreset my mini,must wait almost 10 or 15 mins,then can find network?i already flash a few diffrent rom but still same. [/quote]
very sorry, mistype in my previous post,
it should said CAN'T change IMEI

Please Help, Caller ID screwy and Need to be fixed on New Ro

Hi, I just upgraded to the new ROM and now whenever I get a call the caller ID decides to include two additional 1's in front of the number. I can understand adding one 1 because I live in the US, but the other one? For example for a 203 area code it will show up 1 (120) 302 9355 1....This is a HUGE problem cause it distorts the whole number and the numbers in my phone book don't match. Please help!!! Is there a registry hack or anything I can do?

It's possibly to do with the US international dialing code being +1. When I was in the US there seemed to be no standard way of specifying international numbers (because the US/Canada don't follow the conventions used in the rest of the world) - when I got a call from an international number, it would sometimes show as +447740123456, or sometimes 011447740123456, or even worse, sometimes 0114477401234 (cutting off the last few digits of the number!) - that was for calls from the UK. This seemed to vary by whatever network I was roaming on.
What I do notice though, normally the caller ID works pretty well regardless what junk shows at the start of the number, as long as the last 8 or 9 digits match it tallys it up with the contact number...
Not sure how you can fix your problem, I expect there is a registry value which sets the phone number format for various places in the world, but I dunno what it is. I'm guessing you upgraded a US-based ROM (T-mob/Cingular?) to a European/ROW ROM (i-mate/qtek?)

Actually no, just updated the ROM to universal English, just keeping it simple. I had no problem with this ever, and its frustrating becuase yes it is an international 1 at the beginning but it screws up the area codes, so therefore the wrong number gets called. Since i use this for business and need to store many of the incomming calls in my phonebook its been the biggest hassle and would appreciate anyone that could help on this matter.
Thanks guys. I have cingular.

By European, I meant a Q-tek/i-mate based ROM as opposed to a Cingular/T-Mobile based ROM. Since the most up to date ROMs are Q-tek and i-mate, I assume you updated to one of these (which aren't targetted at the US market). Hence, WWE or not, there would appear to be some setting for the US phone system and the rest of world phone system.

Number ported - Phone seems unaware

I've just had my number ported, but the Universal is still showing the old number under Start > Settings > Phone
Where does it get that number from and how can I change it to the correct number?

On my MDA PRO there is a sim manager app in the contacts folder, you start that and from the menu show your own numbers and edit it there. If your O2 rom doesn't have a sim manager then you 'll either have to flash with another operator's ROM which does or put your sim into another phone that can access the SIM and edit your own number. You may get away with calling O2's CS and asking them to send you a SIM update which will change to the old number for you automatically, not sure if the universal can do this though.

Your pre-port number is stored on your SIM and will always be there. Just ignore it, but the reason is this...
When you port number 1 from network A over to network B, to replace number 2, number 2 will always be your main number. Network A will always own number 1, even though they have given it to network B for you to use instead of number 2. Even if people call your number 2 (which has been of course replaced with number 1), they will still get through to you. And, when people call you on number 1, the call is routed through network A, before it goes through network B, who in turn connect it to the subscription they have on their system as number 2.
I know there's probably an easier way of explaining it, but it's very late, so sorry if the above sounds a bit daft. It is true though.

:lol: no, that makes sense, thanks

Just having a look through my old posts and came across this one. Don't know how it works in Ireland but seems to be different here. Every time I've ported, the number that was being replaced has been switched off, i.e. if you were to call it then you get the "You have dialled incorrectly please try again" or similar error. As far as I know you're not identified to the network by a phone number stored on a SIM card, but by a unique code on the SIM, when someone calls you the call gets routed by the prefix of the ported number to your old operator, who then forward it to whoever they ported it to. Your present operator when they receive the call then check the phone number against their list of numbers and connect the call to the SIM code that the number is registered to. As I said in my post you can change the phone number that is stored on your SIM card using SIM manager on the universal, as I have done on mine, and if you were to put the SIM into a different phone it would still recognise the numbr change and report your number as your ported one.
Bit of a long post but in essence saying that the pre port number doesn't need to stay on your phone, you'll still get calls to your new number.

PC_Arcade said:
I've just had my number ported, but the Universal is still showing the old number under Start > Settings > Phone
Where does it get that number from and how can I change it to the correct number?
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This is an easy one to fix:
Start > Programs > SIM Manager
Tools > List of Own Numbers
Change LINE 1 (which I think you'll find is your old number) to the new one you've had ported.
You should now find that the phone app reports the correct number

HTC Universal o2 XDA EXEC IMEI changed after Roaming in France

I have 2 of these phones. One of them was used in France and on one of my visits there the phone (GSM) stopped working. My account with O2 is in order and Roaming was enabled. It never worked again after that. I tried upgrading from WM5 to WM6, I unlocked it with HTC Uni Unlocker v 1, and read all the forums I could find. I have been trying to solve the problem for the last 2 months.
Along the way, I found out that the IMEI number has changed. I don't know at which point this has happened however the reported EMEI number with lot's of 0000000 in the middle doesn't change any more after ROM upgrades or Unlocking.
My conclusion is that this EMEI number is barred on the networks with various symptoms ie. TMobile and Vodafone let you connect but you cannot phone or receive phone calls. Orange and o2 shows NO SERVICE straight away.
It seems to be impossible to change the EMEI number, besides I have been warned that it is illegal, despite the fact that I have a perfectly legal phone with a perfectly legal EMEI number. I cannot have this phone serviced by o2 any more as I have changed to Orange
Howevefr I have a second phone which works perfectly with the Orange SIM (on contract) and with it's original EMEI number. I have upgraded this phone to WM6 with the following ROM : SPVM5000_WWE_21208_212010_11500 (excellent work btw) and with radio v 1.18
Any solutions ?
This is what I have been thinking (might be impractical though). If I could copy the EEPROM data (that's where I THINK the EMEI number is stored) from my working phone and write it to the non working phone it might work but the EMEI number might be the same as on my working phone. If that then could be edited with my legal EMEI number of my non working phone that would even be better.
I have a French SFR (Vodafone in France) contract and I would love to use this second Universal when I am on the continent (weekly).
It all depends on the possibility to read and write the information from and to the storage media that holds the EMEI number on the device. First I need to know where it is stored and a solution to do just that. I tried Iwizard with WM5 on this phone and that doesn't work (returns an EMEI number that has nothing to do with what I have and the structure of an EMEI number - something like C4BC6400C4BC640 and doesn't let you update to another number).
If anyone out there needs more info, I am available to answer any questions. I have read on forums that other people seem to have the same problem, I even read that someone had the same problem after Roaming in France as well. Any solution would not only help me but others as well. It would also be interesting to know exactly what has happened. Thanks to anyone to is willing to contribute to solve this problem.

komfurt said:
I have 2 of these phones. One of them was used in France and on one of my visits there the phone (GSM) stopped working. My account with O2 is in order and Roaming was enabled. It never worked again after that. I tried upgrading from WM5 to WM6, I unlocked it with HTC Uni Unlocker v 1, and read all the forums I could find. I have been trying to solve the problem for the last 2 months.
Along the way, I found out that the IMEI number has changed. I don't know at which point this has happened however the reported EMEI number with lot's of 0000000 in the middle doesn't change any more after ROM upgrades or Unlocking.
My conclusion is that this EMEI number is barred on the networks with various symptoms ie. TMobile and Vodafone let you connect but you cannot phone or receive phone calls. Orange and o2 shows NO SERVICE straight away.
It seems to be impossible to change the EMEI number, besides I have been warned that it is illegal, despite the fact that I have a perfectly legal phone with a perfectly legal EMEI number. I cannot have this phone serviced by o2 any more as I have changed to Orange
Howevefr I have a second phone which works perfectly with the Orange SIM (on contract) and with it's original EMEI number. I have upgraded this phone to WM6 with the following ROM : SPVM5000_WWE_21208_212010_11500 (excellent work btw) and with radio v 1.18
Any solutions ?
This is what I have been thinking (might be impractical though). If I could copy the EEPROM data (that's where I THINK the EMEI number is stored) from my working phone and write it to the non working phone it might work but the EMEI number might be the same as on my working phone. If that then could be edited with my legal EMEI number of my non working phone that would even be better.
I have a French SFR (Vodafone in France) contract and I would love to use this second Universal when I am on the continent (weekly).
It all depends on the possibility to read and write the information from and to the storage media that holds the EMEI number on the device. First I need to know where it is stored and a solution to do just that. I tried Iwizard with WM5 on this phone and that doesn't work (returns an EMEI number that has nothing to do with what I have and the structure of an EMEI number - something like C4BC6400C4BC640 and doesn't let you update to another number).
If anyone out there needs more info, I am available to answer any questions. I have read on forums that other people seem to have the same problem, I even read that someone had the same problem after Roaming in France as well. Any solution would not only help me but others as well. It would also be interesting to know exactly what has happened. Thanks to anyone to is willing to contribute to solve this problem.
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i read an article not long ago i forget where just popped up during a random goole search but someone created a beta IMEI changer for one of the earlier HTC phones ( i almost wanna say it was for a wizard or blue angel ) anyway if your imei got corrupted, I can't see why if the tool will work, changing it back to the IMEI on the BOX OF YOUR LEGAL PURCHASED PHONE and that match's the sticker on the inside of your device as you are only restoring what was already assigned to it. other option. chargable repair via htc or a 3rd party