You know how to do it?
Thief......
Not only thief but NOOB THIEF WHO DOES NOT FOLLOW FORUM RULES.
What's your current IMEI...and address?
The police can be there asap to change your IMEI.
Nope, Just so you know, if you have stolen the phone, and it has a anti theft software, they will track your address using the phones GPS.
Discussion of IMEI changing on xda-developers is prohibited due to the legal grey area and to prevent the site from getting in trouble.
Thanks for understanding.
Dave
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Hi, I'm new to the site, and I wanted to ask if someone could please help me change my HTC Touch IMEI... Most of the solutions I found on google didn't work well, maybe because I'm using a newer SPL? Please help, I'm totaly new to this kind of things...
Thanks in advance
It's illegal in most countries.
I know, but I saw that there are some programs to edit it here, so I think I am allowed to ask...
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I know, but I saw that there are some programs to edit it here, so I think I am allowed to ask...
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its illegal like the man said...so no you are not allowed to ask [Mod Edit for Language] Thank you
It's illegal to record someonethat doesn't know it,but you can still buy spycameras... Not that I condone it, but the program isn't illegal.
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its illegal like the man said...so no you are not allowed to ask...[Mod Edit for Language]...Thank you
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First of all, I think you should just calm down. I have just kindly asked for a solution and you insult me. What a nice person you are, really... Even if it's not legal I'm sure it's not disallowed to post such things here, or most of the posts/programs I found here using google would have been deleted...
Dnt worry..just reported him
There is a thread some were by the name " Changin IMEI is going to get u a score "...look in that maybe its helpful for u
Quick Mod Note:
Just because something is illegal that doesn't mean you can't ask about it. Granted you probably won't get much legit help with it but asking the question is fair game.
There was a changer written by a member to help those who have "legit" use for such a tool. Of course the thread was allowed to live after much Moderator discussion about it but there were heavy warnings abotu the legality of doing such to your phone. Also note that this was back when the Wizard was king so I doubt it will work for newer devices.
Two Reasons for IMEI Change
1. You have a stolen phone
2. Your a terrorist
Thanks for the help, is the program iWizard? I found it, and well, it just tells me my IMEI is composed by numbers and LETTERS xD
Well, then my question becomes another one: is there a way to downgrade from SPL 2.60 (I think... how do I find it?) to a lower one, just to try if it works?
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No, it's not a stolen phone neither I am a terrorist (what would a terrorist do with a changed IMEI?!? )... It's my father's old phone which he believed it got stolen, so he blocked the IMEI... now that ha has found it again (he left it in our house on the seaside, where I am writing from) he gave it to me because he bought a new one and he doesn't have the bill here, so he can't unlock the IMEI now. I can stil use it as a smartphone and I really like it, but I don't like taking 2 phones with me... so I wanted to fix it, at least temporary (we're going back home in August... -_-"). I don't want to do anything EXTREMELY illegal, just change the IMEI for a few months...
Some European countries (like Turkey) require you to pay import tax on phones purchased out of country before they can be activated. Basically instead of operating on a blacklist to block stolen phones your phone must be whitelisted to work. It gets whitelisted when sales tax (or import tax) is paid.
If you don't have an acceptable receipt (basically up to customs if they'll accept eBay/Paypal print-outs) then you can never get the device whitelisted as you can't pay the tax.
So is it completely legal? No.
Is it an understandable situation? Yes.
One of those gray areas where XDA-Devs thrives. No trying to steal but need to bend the rules a bit.
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1. You have a stolen phone
2. Your a terrorist
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Sorry to bump, still looking for someone to help me downgrade it...
I'm in the same boat, though I need to change the IMEI on my Kaiser. iWizard doesn't even detect my phone.
Kyphur,
you said it right man..I am from Turkey, live in US.. I have a ATT tilt..when I went there in March I registered my phone..but only every two years I can register one phone..so it means I gotta use this tilt over there for 2 years..but i change my phone every 6 months..so this is a grey area..it is a f'ed up rule we have there in Turkey...
Hello
Does anybody here knows how to performe an dos attack by using the phone? App or a somthing like the cmd in windows?
Denial-of-service attacks are considered violations of the IAB's Internet proper use policy, and also violate the acceptable use policies of virtually all Internet service providers. They also commonly constitute violations of the laws of individual nations.[2]
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Okay, so what you're asking is for people to assist you in something that may be considered illegal... Sorry, not going to help you in any way shape or form.
Closed. Please read rule 9, and consider why anyone would want to help you do this.
Don't post things like this on XDA
changing the imei number on a myTouch 4G so that I can use it with t-zone... I know how to change it (I think: EFS files changes,
SGS Toolbox, ORT Unlocker) but would it work? And yes I know its a illegal... just wanted to hear the technical side of it
i dont think we are not even supposed to talk about Illegal Stuff on these fourms even if it is technical i guess we'll have to see what option says
This will be shut down real quick...
Closed until I can verification.
9. Don't get us in trouble.
Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things that will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably don't want to do it here either. This does not mean we agree with everything the software piracy lobby try to impose on us, it simply means you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users, and those that write great code.
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Hi, few days ago i've bought used galaxy s4..then after few days phone stopped to work. I've been in phone shop and service man told me its blacklisted. What can I do at this moment?? I've been on police station coz i've got all details of guy which has sold me phone...and they make me dizzy coz nobody wanted to help me!!! policemans told me they're not interested of that and now i may be in criminal offence coz i've got "lost/stolen" phone :-/ i have tried to contact with this guy, i have visited him a lot times but he's avoidin me! What can i do now ? i think so gettin back the money gonna be impossile so i wish to ask if there is possibility to unlock this phone? thx for help
No, unlocking is illegal and is not permitted to discuss these things on xda!
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No, unlocking is illegal and is not permitted to discuss these things on xda!
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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Unlocking it isn't illegal. Is common and it can be easily done without root. There are several guides on xda on how to do it. What it might let you do it use this phone on a different network than the one its blocked on. It basically lets you use another carrier's sim card. Might work. Might not.
In fact in the United States the Federal Trade Commission just made a statement that cell carriers need to start making unlocking phones easier or the carriers face federal regulations to force them to make it easier.
What is illegal is changing the blacklisted imei number to a good one. That is what can get you into trouble and what xda will have no part in the discussion of.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
If the IMEI is blacklisted you have no comeback whatsoever. Most carriers don't want to know about it once it's been done. Your only recourse is with the seller.
Or hope you've got wifi 247 and use viber and hangouts lol
Sent from my dominationed S4
Yup the whole point to the op was the phone was black listed and the op wanted to unlock the phone to use on the network which would require the imei changed which is illegal and is not permitted to discuss on here, it had nothing to do with rooting what so ever.
please read the context of the discussion before comment.
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Discussions on changing IMEI are prohibited on XDA as these are illegal in several parts of the world. The only advice for the future that I can give to the OP is to buy phones with their bill/invoice and from trusted re-sellers.
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Hello
Anyone can suggest a safe and solid way to replace IMEI embedded into the device? Is rooting a must for this ?
And What could be some typical drawbacks of changing IMEIs in the future?
Thanks
Xda does not allow any type of IMEI change or manipulation talk in the forums. It is rather considered illegal even if borrowing from a old phone you own.
hasan.acar said:
Hello
Anyone can suggest a safe and solid way to replace IMEI embedded into the device? Is rooting a must for this ?
And What could be some typical drawbacks of changing IMEIs in the future?
Thanks
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Nope, not here. Per the forum rules:
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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