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
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Hi
I'm with Telstra ( Australia ) I replaced my Note 3 after I lost it with there $180 replacment plan. With this, the old phones IMEI is blocked and you are given a new phone. I ended up finding my old Note 3 last night.. Now its as good as a paper weight because I got my new one from Telstra and they will not unblock it because of the ToS of the replacement plan. What options do I have? I'm rather new to EFS and IMEI stuff.. Can I use an EFS back up of my old HTC one X to use its IMEI?
Sorry again for my lack of knowlage but I haven't been able to find much info on it at all.
Thank you <3
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nazstyle said:
Hi
I'm with Telstra ( Australia ) I replaced my Note 3 after I lost it with there $180 replacment plan. With this, the old phones IMEI is blocked and you are given a new phone. I ended up finding my old Note 3 last night.. Now its as good as a paper weight because I got my new one from Telstra and they will not unblock it because of the ToS of the replacement plan. What options do I have? I'm rather new to EFS and IMEI stuff.. Can I use an EFS back up of my old HTC one X to use its IMEI?
Sorry again for my lack of knowlage but I haven't been able to find much info on it at all.
Thank you <3
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Well, the honest thing to do would be to give the locked phone back to Telstra. Everything else would be illegal - starting from selling the phone for parts and ending with highly-illegal ways to change your IMEI.
Unfortunately, we do not allow discussions on IMEI modifications as it is considered illegal in several parts of the world.
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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?
hi all,
First, sorry for my poor english, i d'ont speak very weel, and Welcome to all !!
I have a problem with my new Galaxy Note 3 N9005..
I just bought it on a website selling owner. And I think I am a victim of a scam, the phone is blacklisted and no recourse to get a refund.
I know it is possible to change the number of imei with SPT Box, but it costs $ 280.
I'm apppel to you, is what someone would know a way to change this famous free number box?
I read this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604219
Is this method work?
Thank you in advance for your help
Torpyl said:
hi all,
First, sorry for my poor english, i d'ont speak very weel, and Welcome to all !!
I have a problem with my new Galaxy Note 3 N9005..
I just bought it on a website selling owner. And I think I am a victim of a scam, the phone is blacklisted and no recourse to get a refund.
I know it is possible to change the number of imei with SPT Box, but it costs $ 280.
I'm apppel to you, is what someone would know a way to change this famous free number box?
I read this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604219
Is this method work?
Thank you in advance for your help
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Changing IMEI and talking about IMEI changing is forbidden on XDA, sorry to say.
As these are illegal actions or gaining facts to the possibility of illegal actions, we are unable to help you.
Regarding the post linked above, that will only help you recover your existing IMEI/fix a bootloop/repair your EFS. If you know your IMEI is blacklisted the only way to continue is by changing it.
Sorry... Thanks for your help...
I think i have lost 650€....
Torpyl said:
Sorry... Thanks for your help...
I think i have lost 650€....
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Go return it to the shop and ask for a refund.
All is not lost u can still sell your phone for parts like screen digitizer, parts etc...outside of North America... Blacklist is different... It can be used overseas...sell it to an overseas buyer on eBay
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Go return it to the shop and ask for a refund.
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It's not a shop, i buy to a particular..
Torpyl said:
It's not a shop, i buy to a particular..
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As @bimjunk said, you could sell it for parts or just sell it online, blacklist is regional, not worldwide.
nicholaschum said:
As @bimjunk said, you could sell it for parts or just sell it online, blacklist is regional, not worldwide.
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i like this pohone, i don't want to sell it ;(
This can still be fixed. I experienced this already. I flashed using Odin the original stock rom that came with it. Make sure to check /tick re-partition option in Odin.
I tried so many times to restore the pit file that I backed up, but happy that flashing original rom using Odin with re-partition option ticked worked.
Goodluck and hope it works.
karlonicolas said:
This can still be fixed. I experienced this already. I flashed using Odin the original stock rom that came with it. Make sure to check /tick re-partition option in Odin.
I tried so many times to restore the pit file that I backed up, but happy that flashing original rom using Odin with re-partition option ticked worked.
Goodluck and hope it works.
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You're misreading the OP. He said his phone is blacklisted where he is and wants to change the IMEI. No matter what happens if he gets his IMEI back he would still be blacklisted.
Torpyl said:
hi all,
First, sorry for my poor english, i d'ont speak very weel, and Welcome to all !!
I have a problem with my new Galaxy Note 3 N9005..
I just bought it on a website selling owner. And I think I am a victim of a scam, the phone is blacklisted and no recourse to get a refund.
I know it is possible to change the number of imei with SPT Box, but it costs $ 280.
I'm apppel to you, is what someone would know a way to change this famous free number box?
I read this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604219
Is this method work?
Thank you in advance for your help
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what did you mean by blacklisted?
If you cannot access the current network (your home network), you can change to another SIM of another network.
As blacklist is network-dependence.
I don't know another meaning of blacklist?
The imei is blacklisted by network provider
So just change your sim card to another network. Done.
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Well most of the time all the networks of a region or country collaborate on a blacklist...like in Canada and US... If one operator blacklists you, the national blacklist has your imei and your phone is useless in that region...from ethics pov your have a phone which was reported lost or stolen...sell it for parts or sell it overseas
I dont want to sell it i know its possible to change imei, for example with spt box. .. please team, help me. ..
Torpyl said:
I dont want to sell it i know its possible to change imei, for example with spt box. .. please team, help me. ..
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Thread closed as the OP is requesting help changing IMEI, an activity which is illegal in most countries.
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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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....
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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...
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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...
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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?
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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