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I've had my phone for 2 months and I just saw the paint begin to ship right next to the screen. Anyone know where I can buy the original housing case for this phone? Im not looking for a case u put over the one it has now, but one where i have to open the phone up and unscrew or whatever..
thanks!!
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I've had my phone for 2 months and I just saw the paint begin to ship right next to the screen. Anyone know where I can buy the original housing case for this phone? Im not looking for a case u put over the one it has now, but one where i have to open the phone up and unscrew or whatever..
thanks!!
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Just call Sprint and get a new one.
Tell them you know there is a one year warranty from HTC and this is not normal wear and tear, you've never dropped it or mistreated it at all.. they should overnight ups you a new phone. That's what they did for me.
Or, turn your mobile network to evdo only and then you won't be able to get calls or texts. The Sprint store will give you a new phone for free.
http://www.google.com/products?pws=...esult_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CBsQrQQwAw
I think sprint was fully aware of the paint chipping issue.
Oddly my wife dropped hers behind the bed and it put a huge scrtach down the the key pad - Sprint said they where aware of the issue when she called to see if she could get it fixed. Shipped her a new one no questions asked. I was amazed.
The one in the link Chococrazy posted isn't google branded, it would almost be worth 70 just to get rid of that. I feel like such a tool when I see that Google logo.
My Hero was obtained through craigslist, but I am a Sprint post-paid customer. Do you think I'd have any luck complaining about abnormal wear and tear on my phone?
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My Hero was obtained through craigslist, but I am a Sprint post-paid customer. Do you think I'd have any luck complaining about abnormal wear and tear on my phone?
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Waranty typically only applies to the original purchaser. I doubt they would do anything for you if the phone wasn't originally purcahsed by you.
while were on this topic lets say i wanted to put the gsm hero case on my cdma hero what are the logistics involved in doing this. i am guessing its not possible based on key placement but if it were possible that would open up the world of accesories that are available only to the gsm phones. plus i kinda like the chin.
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while were on this topic lets say i wanted to put the gsm hero case on my cdma hero what are the logistics involved in doing this. i am guessing its not possible based on key placement but if it were possible that would open up the world of accesories that are available only to the gsm phones. plus i kinda like the chin.
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GSM phones are typically quite a bit slimmer than CDMA phones. I do not think the sprint phone would fit inside a GSM casing.
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Or, turn your mobile network to evdo only and then you won't be able to get calls or texts. The Sprint store will give you a new phone for free.
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If ANY reps at my store exchanged for this reason I would be shocked. Keep in mind, some of us work there because we LIKE the tech side of things and aren't totally clueless.
If you're going to be doing any exchanging, make a Nandroid, copy it to your computer, RUU, and destroy all evidence of have rooting it. If it's rooted when you turn it in, they'll tell you the warranty is void. Copy the nandroid to your PC so you can restore it on your new phone and have all your settings and apps.
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If you're going to be doing any exchanging, make a Nandroid, copy it to your computer, RUU, and destroy all evidence of have rooting it. If it's rooted when you turn it in, they'll tell you the warranty is void. Copy the nandroid to your PC so you can restore it on your new phone and have all your settings and apps.
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well when u RUU the phone you're completely wiping everything off,right?.like brand new/stock..you'd just have to keep the sd card or reformat it?.....or does RUU no completely turn it back to stock?
i may be totally wrong, but i have never been able to transfer a nandroid backup from one phone to another. i believe they are phone specific.
i believe u gotta change the name of the folder/backup.to the new phone's series of numbers..like "CBDMRS12....."...somethin like that i think.
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i may be totally wrong, but i have never been able to transfer a nandroid backup from one phone to another. i believe they are phone specific.
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i was able to do this. nandroid will create a new directory which is named using the phone's unique serial number, but you can copy over the backup from a different phone and just put it in the current phone's nandroid folder. been running my phone like this since I got the replacement phone on 12/1.
I rename all of my backups to what they were (Fresh, Modaco, Gumbo etc) As long as I drop them back in the serial number folder, and there is no white space in the name, they work no problem.
Funny thing. I searched google and was brought here, which in turn someone said to search google, which I tried again and was brought here, which in turn someone said to search google, which I tried again and was brought here, which in turn someone said to search google, which I tried again and was brought here, which in turn someone said to search google, which I tried again and was brought here, which in turn someone said to search google....
And then I finally gave up...
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GSM phones are typically quite a bit slimmer than CDMA phones. I do not think the sprint phone would fit inside a GSM casing.
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Not to mention the trackball and button placement is different.
Hello I have a HTC G2 and i lost it a few days ago so i reported it to tmobile and they sent me a new one
Now after receiving the new one My friend cleaning out his car found the phone and called me letting me know
My question is can i use this phone still even though i have a new one
is there a way to mod the phone so that TM will not know its the one i reported lost.
Please let me know as i will like to give this to my daughter thanks.
I'm guessing they would have the ESN/IMEI of the phone marked as bad so it cannot be used or activated anymore by a thief if it was stolen. There may be a way to get it work, but it would probably be illegal =/
what will be the procedure as if its a sim card how would they now what phone it is
Well, the most honest thing to do would be to call TMobile and ask which one they want back.
A less honest thing to do would be to call 611 from the old phone, which will probably work, say you found this phone and would like to know where to send it. At least you get to keep the newer phone.
Or, you could keep both and see if the old one is usable using a different SIM. But what kind of example does that set for your daughter?
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Well I understand sending the phone back will be good but as i spent 150 dollars to get the replacement. I was told it will not be refunded so whats the point of sending it back.
I figure since i have a few tm phones and at times i switch phones it will not be a problem.
Well if putting custom software will that hide the phone as they say rooting the phone is not exceptable and you can void your warrenty. And when putting custom roms they never now also apps that are downloaded.
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what will be the procedure as if its a sim card how would they now what phone it is
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The ESN/IMEI are hard coded in a very deep level of the phone software somehow I think, so it doesn't matter what SIM you have in it; the network knows its being used. I'm sure there are [illegal] ways to change the ESN
For example if you look at phone people sell on Ebay, they are always labeled as "Clean ESN" or "Bad ESN". The bad ones are phones reported as stolen, etc and won't be able to be activated no matter what.
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The ESN/IMEI are hard coded in a very deep level of the phone software somehow I think, so it doesn't matter what SIM you have in it; the network knows its being used. I'm sure there are [illegal] ways to change the ESN
For example if you look at phone people sell on Ebay, they are always labeled as "Clean ESN" or "Bad ESN". The bad ones are phones reported as stolen, etc and won't be able to be activated no matter what.
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This is correct. If you've reported the phone lost/stolen, or the phone is associated to a delinquent or unpaid account, the provider (T-mo) will mark the phone as such, and the phone will not work with any other SIM card. So its only worth what it could be sold for for parts...
You spoke of rooting the phone, this won't clear the ESN, and this really isn't something we talk about at XDA (or most other reputable forums, for that matter) because it is highly illegal/frowned upon/etc.. Really no need for this thread to go in that direction...
Now the right thing to do would to call T-mo and ask which one they wanted back... maybe you can work something out with them even though they cant do a full refund. It would also mean that your account wouldnt be docked the cost or mark of having been given a phone under warranty, because most plans only allow a certain number of claims per time period.
Not true...you could change the esn and imei on blackberry. I did it because I was in the same situation. I just wanted to give mine to my bro. I'm sure if you could on blackberry you can with android. Android is more open I would think
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Not true...you could change the esn and imei on blackberry. I did it because I was in the same situation. I just wanted to give mine to my bro. I'm sure if you could on blackberry you can with android. Android is more open I would think
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Never said you can't, just said its something we don't talk about here.
It should still work on networks outside of the USA (or which ever country it is you're in). So I suppose you can unlock and debrand it and sell it to someone abroad.
Have you tried putting your replacement sim on the old phone? You really should call tmobile to see what can be done.
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It will work just fine. I did the same thing and I asked the lady that worked for the phone's insurance before I ordered my replacement what would happen if I found it and she said you have 7 days to send back the replacement for a refund. She said if I find it after the 7 days it would work and be 100% usable but I wouldn't be able to send in the replacement for the refund... it is currently being used with no issues right now actually.
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Where is the IMEI stored and/or branded on an AT&T S4, besides the motherboard and the IMEI sticker? Is it marked anywhere on the internal components that are left? Are there any memory chips or something where it's stored, besides the motherboard?
Thanks in advance!
Why do you need this info? It sounds fishy...
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Why do you need this info? It sounds fishy...
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It does.
He could have maybe mixed up parts? idk anything else that would be legit
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Where is the IMEI stored and/or branded on an AT&T S4, besides the motherboard and the IMEI sticker? Is it marked anywhere on the internal components that are left? Are there any memory chips or something where it's stored, besides the motherboard?
Thanks in advance!
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It does sound a bit fishy, as the others stated. However, I've found that it's in two places:
In the firmware of the device.
On the sticker.
It may be permanently burned (fused) into the hardware somewhere, so even a full wipe via JTAG might not even wipe the IMEI. You can check it out yourself by looking up the teardown videos out there. iFixit has released one, and AdamOutler has released another.
Beyond this advice, I don't think anyone is going to speak about this subject with you. Pretty much the only reasons that come to anyone's minds as to why you need this info are:
- Tampering with IMEI
- Warranty fraud
- Insurance fraud
The only legal reason I can think of is:
- Selling parts of your device, and wanting to protect your IMEI information for some reason. .... but if your selling parts of a broken device and wanting your IMEI kept safe, it's probably to avoid being caught for insurance or warranty fraud.
I hate to assume you're up to no good, but it's too easy to with questions like this.
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It does sound a bit fishy, as the others stated. However, I've found that it's in two places:
In the firmware of the device.
On the sticker.
It may be permanently burned (fused) into the hardware somewhere, so even a full wipe via JTAG might not even wipe the IMEI. You can check it out yourself by looking up the teardown videos out there. iFixit has released one, and AdamOutler has released another.
Beyond this advice, I don't think anyone is going to speak about this subject with you. Pretty much the only reasons that come to anyone's minds as to why you need this info are:
- Tampering with IMEI
- Warranty fraud
- Insurance fraud
The only legal reason I can think of is:
- Selling parts of your device, and wanting to protect your IMEI information for some reason. .... but if your selling parts of a broken device and wanting your IMEI kept safe, it's probably to avoid being caught for insurance or warranty fraud.
I hate to assume you're up to no good, but it's too easy to with questions like this.
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No it's none of the reasons you mentioned. To make a long story short, I buy and resell phones for a living. Someone scammed me and stuck me with a new AT&T S4 that's blacklisted. I checked and double checked the number and it was clean before I bought it, but it got reported a couple days later. So I was stuck with a new S4 I couldn't get rid of.
Most people have suggested just dumping it on CL to get my money back but I do not want to rip anyone off. I'm not a scumbag like that. I just want to recover as much of my money as possible without screwing anyone in the process.
I ended up finding another broken S4 really cheap and doing a motherboard and IMEI sticker swap with the new blacklisted device hardware. As it turns out, it works perfectly. So basically I now have a brand new S4 with a motherboard in it that has a clean IMEI, so now I can at least sell a working device to someone who will enjoy it and recover the vast majority of the money I invested in it. The thing that I am mostly concerned with is that if he or she brings it in for servicing, if they can somehow recover the original IMEI from the rest of the hardware. I'm assuming they will not be able to as I thoroughly checked the inside of the phone as I did the swap, and didn't find anything. But I wanted to ask and make sure as S4s are not the phones I usually take apart and work on (I usually deal with iPhones). I know that with iPhones, individual parts can be traced back to their original devices, so I was curious if Samsung did the same thing with theirs.
I'm not trying to rip off or scam anyone. I am actually making it a point to do the opposite in order to deal with the awful behavior of someone else without getting screwed in the process.
Thanks for the help.
The IMEI is in the software. It is very easy to get to.
Switching IMEI stickers is illegal just for your information. That can and would be seen as a way to defraud. Even though in your case it is not the intention. You can still sell the phone and list it as IMEI blacklisted. Unlock it first so any GSM carrier can be used. From what you say, it is legitimately bought, but I must ask a mod to lock this thread before someone comes in with either information on how to change the IMEI or asking how. Both are illegal and are not allowed here on XDA.
I also am asking a mod to lock this as I personally find it difficult to believe that one buys and sells phones and is just now getting to XDA... Its nothing personal against you, but I have been around here long enough to catch stuff that most people are oblivious to and find questions like this from any member new or old, somewhat suspicious.
I would like to extend a welcoming hand to XDA and I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors in buying and selling devices.
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Sorry to hear that you got ripped off. Sounds like an insurance scam on the other dudes part.
Hi everyone! I have a bit of a dilemma.
I bought two AT&T S4's from a seller on eBay. One for my Mom, and one for me. Now, the listing says that the phones are guaranteed to have a clean ESN and IMEI, are activation ready, and all that good stuff! So I get the phones yesterday and check both IMEI numbers and they check out. I went a step further to see if I could get them unlocked, because hey, why not? No dice. One phone's service contract hasn't been completed, and the other phone's Next payment plan hasn't been paid off. So I'm sitting here like . . . . okay, so will they both eventually get blacklisted? I sent the seller an e-mail about it. I could care less about unlocking the phone, but I do care about having the IMEI blacklisted some day out of the blue and not being able to use the phone, but that's another story for another day.
If the seller gives me some push back and things don't work out, I was thinking about switching the motherboard's out. I know another i337 motherboard would work just fine, but what about an M919 motherboard. Are they interchangeable? Just wanted to know! Thanks
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Hi everyone! I have a bit of a dilemma.
I bought two AT&T S4's from a seller on eBay. One for my Mom, and one for me. Now, the listing says that the phones are guaranteed to have a clean ESN and IMEI, are activation ready, and all that good stuff! So I get the phones yesterday and check both IMEI numbers and they check out. I went a step further to see if I could get them unlocked, because hey, why not? No dice. One phone's service contract hasn't been completed, and the other phone's Next payment plan hasn't been paid off. So I'm sitting here like . . . . okay, so will they both eventually get blacklisted? I sent the seller an e-mail about it. I could care less about unlocking the phone, but I do care about having the IMEI blacklisted some day out of the blue and not being able to use the phone, but that's another story for another day.
If the seller gives me some push back and things don't work out, I was thinking about switching the motherboard's out. I know another i337 motherboard would work just fine, but what about an M919 motherboard. Are they interchangeable? Just wanted to know! Thanks
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Looking at both of them, I don't see any differences that should prevent it from working. The only thing I'm aware of that prevents some mobo's from working is the frame on the screen and the screen's cable. The connection for the cable is in different places and the frames differ slightly so they don't fit other mobo's (learned that when i had to fix my screen) but the I337 and M919 screens appear to be the same. Beyond just fitting in there and connecting, dunno.
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If the seller gives me some push back and things don't work out, I was thinking about switching the motherboard's out. I know another i337 motherboard would work just fine, but what about an M919 motherboard. Are they interchangeable? Just wanted to know! Thanks
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It'll fit right in, it's the exact same board.
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Looking at both of them, I don't see any differences that should prevent it from working. The only thing I'm aware of that prevents some mobo's from working is the frame on the screen and the screen's cable. The connection for the cable is in different places and the frames differ slightly so they don't fit other mobo's (learned that when i had to fix my screen) but the I337 and M919 screens appear to be the same. Beyond just fitting in there and connecting, dunno.
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It'll fit right in, it's the exact same board.
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Thank you both for responding! This info is good to know I'll probably end up getting the M919 mother board if need be
Hello, this device around 260$ in USA, and even less in India as far as I know
In my country it costs 600$ (taxes...) So I got this phone the illegal way, I bought it from seller who sneaks the mi9t from foreign countries without tax, yes this not the safest way but considering the money I took the risk and device just runs amazing, the thing is if you want to register the original IMEI of the device (those came from abroad) through paperwork it costs you a nice extra 250$ (sounds like joke right?)
So phone repairmens doing it for 10$ , what they do is they're copying IMEI of dead phone to this phone.
The question is how can I do that?
When you register your IMEI it seems like another phone but it works, I got dead Nexus 5, can I rip off that IMEI and use it in this device?
Thanks in advance.
Conixcit said:
Hello, this device around 260$ in USA, and even less in India as far as I know
In my country it costs 600$ (taxes...) So I got this phone the illegal way, I bought it from seller who sneaks the mi9t from foreign countries without tax, yes this not the safest way but considering the money I took the risk and device just runs amazing, the thing is if you want to register the original IMEI of the device (those came from abroad) through paperwork it costs you a nice extra 250$ (sounds like joke right?)
So phone repairmens doing it for 10$ , what they do is they're copying IMEI of dead phone to this phone.
The question is how can I do that?
When you register your IMEI it seems like another phone but it works, I got dead Nexus 5, can I rip off that IMEI and use it in this device?
Thanks in advance.
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You can't. Every Rhone has his own IMEI.
Out of curiosity, where are you from. Cause, in Brazil, if I import a phone without paying taxes, that doesn't mean the phone won't work. That is strange.
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and device just runs amazing, the thing is if you want to register the original IMEI of the device (those came from abroad) through paperwork it costs you a nice extra 250$ (sounds like joke right?)
So phone repairmens doing it for 10$ , what they do is they're copying IMEI of dead phone to this phone.
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Sorry, I don't understand what do you mean by 'registering' the phone and what for do you need that (and in which country)?
Cannot you just insert SIM card from your operator and use it?
For Xiaomi, Google, etc, the original IMEI will work just fine. And you may have problems with Xiaomi (warranty, OTA...) if you change IMEI
Also, if you have problems with your operator for VoLTE or something, changing IMEI will not help (it will not present the phone as e.g. fake Samsung Note or something) - the operator will still recognize the original Xiaomi model
And if you still need that (?), why don't you pay 10$, and let them change IMEI (if possible for K20/Mi 9T and they know how to do it)
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You can't. Every Rhone has his own IMEI. ..
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When produced (!), the phones have unique IMEIs.
Actually, dual SIM phones have two IMEIs, one for each SIM slot
And that original IMEI is needed for warranty, it can help police to identify stolen phones (!!!), etc
However, it can happen that people accidentally wipe IMEI.
So they need to flash IMEI info back - and there are methods to do it.
In that case some don't even know their original IMEI, and they just flash IMEI from an old, unused phone (it could be another make and model) - it is only important that there are no two active phones on the mobile network with the same IMEI
You can put IMEI from an ancient Nokia or Ericsson phone to an e.g. Elephone smartphone (with MTK chipset - one can easily overwrite IMEI there, at least it was easily possible in the times of Android 5 and 6 there), you insert SIM card and you can use it on the mobile network with no problem
Tampering with IMEI is illegal in most countries so I would think it will do no good for this forum to discuss it here.
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Tampering with IMEI is illegal in most countries so I would think it will do no good for this forum to discuss it here.
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Similarly like rooting and doing certain things on rooted phones
If you take time to search over XDA, you will find tons of posts mentioning that, guides and tools to do it (on devices where possible)
E.g. google for xda imei change (flash, repair, tool or similar) and you will see that guides and discussions about exist on XDA for 6 or 7 years
Pho e is stollen and police/provider has blocked IMEI, end of story. 1st see what's wrong with IMEI - why blocked, then there are options to do it if phone is legal
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Similarly like rooting and doing certain things on rooted phones
If you take time to search over XDA, you will find tons of posts mentioning that, guides and tools to do it (on devices where possible)
E.g. google for xda imei change (flash, repair, tool or similar) and you will see that guides and discussions about exist on XDA for 6 or 7 years
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Rooting is not illegal, I have no idea where you can get that from. Changing IMEI is what you do to make a stolen phone working. If it is for a legit reason you send it in for service.
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Rooting is not illegal, I have no idea where you can get that from. Changing IMEI is what you do to make a stolen phone working. If it is for a legit reason you send it in for service.
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Rooting per se is not illegal, but once you root the phone, you can do things that are questionable from the legit point
Just like people who install TWRP and don't know what they are doing, and by mistake they wipe everything and then they have to flash IMEI (this is not an illegal case)
For the matter of fact, nobody really posted a solution here for Mi 9T (btw, I doubt it is possible) - and I'm quite curious about the originally mentioned reasons ("250$ to register the phone")
But if talking about cleaning things, then first all the complete guides (with tools), existing on XDA since 2012 (you can spot by shortly googling for) have to be removed (for e.g. One+, or generally for devices with MTK chipsets, where people edit IMEIs by using MTK Eng Tools - original tool from the MTK chip maker, with no need to root the phone or even to unlock Bootloader)
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Btw, there is one thing which is much more etically questionable (because stolen phones can be still used with their original IMEIs)
That are, discussions how to get around the Google account that was not removed from the phone by the previous owner
Just like for IMEIs, you can find similar questions and even instructions on XDA (links to on-line services doing it for few bucks for particular phones) how to remove an old Google account for which you don't know password, where are people start by naively declaring "they bought the phone over Internet, seller did not remove his Google account and now they cannot contact the seller anymore, but because of that they cannot do Factory reset or change Google account, etc...'' - which really smell to stories about the stollen phones -;(
But again, posts and threads about also do exist on XDA forum
If IMEI is blank, then yes - it was damaged and can be repaired with efs backup, so that's the only situation to restore IMEI legally, the rest (99%) are stolen
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Rooting per se is not illegal, but once you root the phone, you can do things that are questionable from the legit point
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This is like saying that a car could be used for illegal stuff so it is bad to have a car. No one says that.
There are lots of perfectly legitimate stuff to do with a rooted phone.
Switching IMEI is more like putting false plates on the car.
Ok, now I see - read about it on government site - this is sick, you have to pay tax for phone that you own, so they could see who is the owner. Where is this world going?
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