I know that this question can look a bit strange.
I would like to know how can, by IMEI, know what model of universal I am using?
I know that for SPV M5000 the IMEI is 35519, but can anyone tell me for the Imate and O2?
My Qtek has 35519..
My guess is that 35519 has been assigned to the HTC Universal.
I imagine that all motherboards are created with a empty ROM, and sequential IMEI numbers, and then assembled into different branded cases and flashed with a ROM to match the case..
Thus making it impossible to read branding from IMEI.
The IMEI does really just tell you the manufacturer, and HTC maked all of the devices..
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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????!!!!!
Hi,
I purchased my QTEK 9100 in Hong Kong a few weeks ago, and today I was trying to guess on which web site to register.
I used the IMEI to find out the origin... My IMEI is supposed to be a I-Mate KJAM sold in UK.
My device has a QTEK logo, came in a QTEK box, with QTEK manuals, etc... Moreover the power adapter is continental Europe and not UK...
I would be interested in knowing:
1. Is it easy to change IMEI ?
2. Are there any other QTek with bad IMEI around
3. How to get more infos on my phone....
To check your IMEI/Vendor:
http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr
Thanks for any help on finding where my phone comes from....
same here
Mobile equipment brand / model i-Mate K-JAM
GSM Implementation Phase 2/2+
Country of Approval United Kingdom
IMEI issued by British Approvals Board of Telecommunications (BABT)
yet mines a qtek brand same with box and what not and it does not register on imates website as the imei supposedly is not imate standard.
weird... but changing imei's is illegal and not the easiest of jobs!
Hi,
that system seems not to be very reliable.
It shows the same with my IMEI and my device is a original T-Mobile Germany MDAc. Bought in Germay in an original T-Mobile Shop, not online an not in other countries.
Greetz,
BugzBunny
really, i wouldn't worry - it is showing my Vodafone v1640 as and xda exec, seems like a crap tool to me.
This IMEI number seems to be correct, but we do not have any information on this specific handset. Please add the missing information below.
Dutch T-Mobile MDA Vario..
Checked 6 different devices.
Country of approval is always UK
And it treats ALL HTC devices as I-mate.
As i posted in mine, it is treating mine as an o2 xda exec, not an I-Mate
Could it be possible that this company are collecting IMEI-numbers?
Is it possible to use these in a unlegel way?
I entered the IMEI Number of my MDA Vario, Ericsson T65 and T100.. this 3 devices seem to be from the UK!
My Ericsson T39m´s IMEI is assumed by: Cetecom GmbH in Germany! :roll:
After searching the web for a while I found the following (scarce) information:
BABT in UK seems to be the main organization in charge of allocating IMEI number in Europe.
The first two digits of the IMEI corresponds to the organization allocating the number.
This explains why we all got numbers from UK.
This also means that there is no way to know in which country the product was supposed to be sold...
The best way to do so would be to contact QTEK with the S/N (or IMEI) of the device and ask them. But who is QTEK ?
Qtek and Dpod are trademarks owned by HTC.
Try to contact Qtek Europe ... http://www.qtek.se/europe/home.aspx
Hi,
Can we change the imei on this phone? (spv m700 )
thats illegal isn't it? which this forum clearly states is against its terms and conditions
sorry if i'm incorrect
But if my Trinity doesn't show anything at IMEI ?
Hi,
change the IMEI is not illigal at all, law change from country to country, here in Italy a lot of people say that but no one refer the exact lex that say this.
In Italy the a e'shop that sell a phone that change his IMEI everytime u change the SIM, and the shop is regular and lega and up since few years.
http://www.endoacustica.com/dettagli_stealth_phone.htm
A tool to change HTC IMEI was this, but it seam that don't work with Trinity.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=274860
Of course, if u steal the Trinity , this is not legal !!
Sorry for my English,
Bye.
Changing IMEI's is illegal in most countries... one of them being The Netherlands, where XDA-Developers is hosted. For that reason, closed.
Hey guys, newb here...Ive tried to register my phone bought from expansys.ca on the e-club site. it wont work though, says its not a HTC product or something along those lines.
Can anyone help?
thanks in advance,
Tom
Did you select the right product? And was your IMEI numbers correct? Sometimes it reads 17 digits when you press *#06# and the first 15digits is only your IMEI!
Still, HTC e-club has lot of bugs where it wont send activation mails to many..
I was copying the exact number beside "S/N" on the batterie.
Dial *#06# does it give the same number? STill, dont worry dude, any specific reason for HTC e-club when xda and other sites are better
No it doesnt give the same number, actually its completely different...Why would that be?
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No it doesnt give the same number, actually its completely different...Why would that be?
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It is correct that it is a completely different number. E-club asks for your serial and the #*06* gives you the IMEI-code these are supposed to be different. S/N can only be handled by the manufactorer, IMEI is completely unique for every device.
I tried the same today, and after leaving out the character that comes after the S/N it stated that my device is branded, so not a typical HTC device. Mine is Vodafone, your's might be modified by your provider.
I have a question myself though... How can I update to WM6, since I don't have access to e-club updates, because my device is branded?
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It is correct that it is a completely different number. E-club asks for your serial and the #*06* gives you the IMEI-code these are supposed to be different. S/N can only be handled by the manufactorer, IMEI is completely unique for every device.
I tried the same today, and after leaving out the character that comes after the S/N it stated that my device is branded, so not a typical HTC device. Mine is Vodafone, your's might be modified by your provider.
I have a question myself though... How can I update to WM6, since I don't have access to e-club updates, because my device is branded?
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Unlock from imei unlock and flash any ROM, or you can wait until Vodafone releases an update. Btw the e-club only benefits (actually not really sure what you benefit from this site) users with P4350's branded by HTC, and regarding the posted WM6 rom on their site there are much faster mirrors posted around the web.
I guess the main question to ask is : what is your phone?
If you are trying to register a phone that isn't an actual HTC BRAND phone like a T-mobile Wing or whatever ... then it won't let you. If I try to register my TMO wing on there, it will say the same thing that it's not an HTC product.
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 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