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changing the imei num

hi bought a o2 xda orbit buthas the imei blacklisted new out of the box any help out there to change this thanks,,,,,,

moiramotors said:
hi bought a o2 xda orbit buthas the imei blacklisted new out of the box any help out there to change this thanks,,,,,,
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Well, why not bring it back to the seller and have it replaced? If it is new, like you say it is, then you should also have warranty. Are you really sure it is new? Most of the time there is an obvious reason why it is blacklisted... you do the math.

thats all well and good but it was bought of a street trader and according to o2 it went missing in shipping so basically the MATHS isnt so hot .....

Its highly illegal and this site WILL NOT give you answers for this question.

changing imeis is a criminal offence isnt it?

lost IMEI

hello dear members
my friend bought a note 3 ( international version )
all was working great in the first hours then the phone asked to download an OTA
after it finished and restarted there was no signal and the IMEI is lost ( no IMEI )
please help

please help

Most likely the phone has been tampered with. Where did your friend buy it from? Only option is to get a refund from wherever he got it from.
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Looks like the IMEI was blacklisted. This usually happens with stolen or tampered devices.
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if its stolen , or on a contract plan. its probably been blacklisted!
not sure if you can change it or not. but either way should take it back!
is there a place/website you can go to check if its okay?

[Q] IMEI Change G900F (Need help)

Hello, few days back I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 from dude near the hypermarket. It was on good price but screen was cracked but I paid for repair and now is everything fine. My problem is, that I think that phone was lost or stolen by previous owner and I´m afraid, that police will go after me and they´ll took that phone back. My friends told me that police can track lost or stolen phone so now I´m afraid of it. I paid 200€ for phone plus 50 to my friend for fixing the screen. If they take that phone back I would simply lost 250€.
Is there any way to change IMEI or to do something for prevent police of track that phone?
I tried this method and IMEI is "changed", but I think that is only the mask and real IMEI is still saved in phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-imei-changer-t2847187
Every help is appreciated.

Robotr0n said:
Hello, few days back I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 from dude near the hypermarket. It was on good price but screen was cracked but I paid for repair and now is everything fine. My problem is, that I think that phone was lost or stolen by previous owner and I´m afraid, that police will go after me and they´ll took that phone back. My friends told me that police can track lost or stolen phone so now I´m afraid of it. I paid 200€ for phone plus 50 to my friend for fixing the screen. If they take that phone back I would simply lost 250€.
Is there any way to change IMEI or to do something for prevent police of track that phone?
I tried this method and IMEI is "changed", but I think that is only the mask and real IMEI is still saved in phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-imei-changer-t2847187
Every help is appreciated.
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They will do nothing, stop being afraid, and mod the imei is illegal. don't be scared if they catch you it will not be about a imei of a phone.

androidrouen said:
They will do nothing, stop being afraid, and mod the imei is illegal. don't be scared if they catch you it will not be about a imei of a phone.
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Really? I know some cases when phones were given back to their owners, and if I spend 250€ on phone it would be just money thrown in air... Also, I don´t mind about ilegality of changing IMEI, my trade wasn´t legal at all.
And what do you mean by - don't be scared if they catch you it will not be about a imei of a phone? - They can localize me by IMEI number or?

xda is a legal website, so here nobody will tell you how to change imei ...
and they will not call fbi for a phone ... they have others things to do !

Oh, I see your point now. I didn't know about that, I'm sorry. Anyway, I would appreciate any suggestion where can I get help with my issue.

Even if anyone knows about a method for changing IMEI number, no one is to answer you, because it's ILLEGAL.
I think that word means everything.

Okay then, I was thinking that it is casual thing what people are doing with their smartphones these days. On my old old HTC phone i got broken imei or efs files after flashing roms and kernels and I wasn´t able to connect to GSM network. Someone fixed it by changing these numbers or something, I really dont know, I´m not into these things at all...
Maybe I should better use my old Z1 compact, I got worries now. :/ Anyway, thanks for all responses....

Robotr0n said:
Okay then, I was thinking that it is casual thing what people are doing with their smartphones these days. On my old old HTC phone i got broken imei or efs files after flashing roms and kernels and I wasn´t able to connect to GSM network. Someone fixed it by changing these numbers or something, I really dont know, I´m not into these things at all...
Maybe I should better use my old Z1 compact, I got worries now. :/ Anyway, thanks for all responses....
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Check out this thread, this is as far as you'll get on this site. XDA is an american site and changing IMEI is illegal in USA, hence no one's allowed to give you a concrete solution. Don't ask me because all I know is in the below thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/galaxy-s5-sm-g900f-write-imei-t2971488

Hello, few days back I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 from dude near the hypermarket. It was on good price but screen was cracked but I paid for repair and now is everything fine. My problem is, that I think that phone was lost or stolen by previous owner and I´m afraid, that police will go after me and they´ll took that phone back. My friends told me that police can track lost or stolen phone so now I´m afraid of it. I paid 200€ for phone plus 50 to my friend for fixing the screen. If they take that phone back I would simply lost 250€.
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If this "dude" is a shop then I would take it back to him for a refund. You bought this in good faith so he is the one who will get the police after him (if at all). The question is why do you have reason to believe the phone is lost or stolen?? If it was then they would most likely ring their provider and have the IMEI blocked.... if that has happened then the device is as good as dead. Changing the IMEI is illegal in almost all places...

MadMic said:
If this "dude" is a shop then I would take it back to him for a refund. You bought this in good faith so he is the one who will get the police after him (if at all). The question is why do you have reason to believe the phone is lost or stolen?? If it was then they would most likely ring their provider and have the IMEI blocked.... if that has happened then the device is as good as dead. Changing the IMEI is illegal in almost all places...
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Well, that dude is shop, but he sold me that phone without papers, warranty etc. Price was really good. New S5 cost around 400€ at my place. And I think it was found or stolen, otherwise he would give me warranty papers and all those things... And I think, that in my country they cant just blacklist IMEI. I´m going to visit that man after christmas and we´ll see....

Robotr0n said:
Hello, few days back I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 from dude near the hypermarket. It was on good price but screen was cracked but I paid for repair and now is everything fine. My problem is, that I think that phone was lost or stolen by previous owner and I´m afraid, that police will go after me and they´ll took that phone back. My friends told me that police can track lost or stolen phone so now I´m afraid of it. I paid 200€ for phone plus 50 to my friend for fixing the screen. If they take that phone back I would simply lost 250€.
Is there any way to change IMEI or to do something for prevent police of track that phone?
I tried this method and IMEI is "changed", but I think that is only the mask and real IMEI is still saved in phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-imei-changer-t2847187
Every help is appreciated.
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Same problem for me, there are a possible solution?

[Q] Is it possible to transfer EFS?

Hi guys
I was a really happy S4 user before I let it fall in the ground before my S4 died I backed up everything also EFS.
Anyway I bought a new Note 3 from a other country and the problem is the dealer told me that he changed the motherboard or removed the IMEI for some reason well I don't know exactly what he did with it and here I question is it possible to use the EFS of mine S4 to the note 3?
PS I still have the S4 and both of the phones are legal bought and I also don't know if I'm at the right topic

No you can't transfer from a completely different device and this is still illegal
Don't know why you'd want to change your imei when you have a working phone???
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Golku said:
Hi guys
I was a really happy S4 user before I let it fall in the ground before my S4 died I backed up everything also EFS.
Anyway I bought a new Note 3 from a other country and the problem is the dealer told me that he changed the motherboard or removed the IMEI for some reason well I don't know exactly what he did with it and here I question is it possible to use the EFS of mine S4 to the note 3?
PS I still have the S4 and both of the phones are legal bought and I also don't know if I'm at the right topic
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All transfers or change the IMEI is strictly illegal
you have an other problem with your IMEI (lost or other) return your device to SAV

Bruno saa said:
All transfers or change the IMEI is strictly illegal
you have an other problem with your IMEI (lost or other) return your device to SAV
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Thanks for your reply , Even if the phone is legally mine ? BTW what is a SAV? a Samsung service point ? Well the funny thing is I did that but didn't got helped because they don't support the SM-N9005

any way to change imei?

Hi Guys,
my Problem is that i buyed my father a new phone. he lives in turkey and if you want to use a phone longer than 1 month in turkey you must register it. otherwise they block your imei and you cant use the phone. so i want to change the imei from the new phone to the old one what is registered, otherwise my father must pay about 150€, and thats not okay. i bought the phone in media markt germany and i got the receipt. i think its not okay that you have to pay that money to the state, if you buy a new phone.. thats crazy and much money for nothing. the older phone is a galaxy s2 what has a registered IMEI and i want to change the IMEI of the new phone to the older ones, that he doesnt have to pay for the new phone. so my question, can i do a EFS backup of the galaxy s2 and restore it on a galaxy s5, is it possible? or is there another way to change the IMEI of the phone? in my opinion its not illegal in that way, cause i got the receipt and the original boxes of those phones. i am from germany so excuse me for my school english, i hope you know what i mean.
thanks in advance

In a word.......no
The IMEI is a number that is unique to every cellphone. In many countries, altering this number is against the law. If anybody here on XDA gives you information on how to do it, they'll be breaking XDA rules too.......
Sorry fella....no help on this site.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

keithross39 said:
In a word.......no
The IMEI is a number that is unique to every cellphone. In many countries, altering this number is against the law. If anybody here on XDA gives you information on how to do it, they'll be breaking XDA rules too.......
Sorry fella....no help on this site.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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^^This, exactly.
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