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phone is barred/blocked!!!!!

hello all
to start off with this has nothing to do with flashing!
basically my phone got barred/blocked so i could not receive or make any phone calls.. this happened this morning
i had purchased my phone off somebody else on the side.. but i have proof of contact made between us and also have proof that i had used the device from my network provider and i also have the box proving that i never stole the handset.
i want to know who i can contact to record this as a fraudulent case but most importantly get my phone unbarred! I am from the UK so bare that in mind my international buddies
all help is much appreciated
thank you

Take it to the police with your documents and give them the name of the person you bought it from.
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stoney73 said:
Take it to the police with your documents and give them the name of the person you bought it from.
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the police said that it is a civil case and not a criminal case (i take it as they are just lazy!)
they told me to call the citizen advice bureau but when i called they didnt pick up

aadil7 said:
hello all
to start off with this has nothing to do with flashing!
basically my phone got barred/blocked so i could not receive or make any phone calls.. this happened this morning
i had purchased my phone off somebody else on the side.. but i have proof of contact made between us and also have proof that i had used the device from my network provider and i also have the box proving that i never stole the handset.
i want to know who i can contact to record this as a fraudulent case but most importantly get my phone unbarred! I am from the UK so bare that in mind my international buddies
all help is much appreciated
thank you
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You state that you 'used the phone on your providers network', so it did work ?
When you buy something 2nd hand you have no warranty, that's the way it works.
Where is the fraudulent part ??

aadil7 said:
hello all
to start off with this has nothing to do with flashing!
basically my phone got barred/blocked so i could not receive or make any phone calls.. this happened this morning
i had purchased my phone off somebody else on the side.. but i have proof of contact made between us and also have proof that i had used the device from my network provider and i also have the box proving that i never stole the handset.
i want to know who i can contact to record this as a fraudulent case but most importantly get my phone unbarred! I am from the UK so bare that in mind my international buddies
all help is much appreciated
thank you
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If you have been sold stolen goods then that is a crime.
That, my friend, is a criminal offence. Go back to the rozzers and report a crime.

Happened to me once also when i bought an iPhone 3GS of gumtree. Police or anyone else didn't give a damn at all. Tried citizen bureau, trading standards etc none of them honestly gave a f**k
So ended up using it as an iPod touch for a month, until one day i tried my luck and went to an apple store and explained the situation to them. They took the barred phone and gave me a working one.

and what has XDA got to do with your barred phone? change the IMEI if you can!

you can do that?
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Barred/Blocked is because of the Network provider...contacting them would solve the problem i guess

Dont do IMEI change . Its a crime.
Act as a honest person and walk into the nearby Samsung Store/ Polics STation and explain the situation.
IMEI change can be done only by Samsung following their own security protocols.

I would suspect the device is stolen or in breach of contract. All European networks will block it and getting it unblocked is a massive chore.
If the person who originally got the phone on contract then didn't pay the bills or got the contract using falsified documents then the provider can lock the device as technically that would be theft by fraud.
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Volcanodancer said:
I would suspect the device is stolen or in breach of contract. All European networks will block it and getting it unblocked is a massive chore.
If the person who originally got the phone on contract then didn't pay the bills or got the contract using falsified documents then the provider can lock the device as technically that would be theft by fraud.
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I suspect this is the most likely explanation, even if the phone came in a original box, it may be have been stolen from a shop, or a delivery truck. Then the shop owner sends a list of the stolen IMEIs and they are blocked.
Or some other reason that IMEI was blocked. I went to a pawn shop to sell an old phone this weekend and they check the IMEI on a data base, and test that the phone can make calls before giving you the money. And your name and a copy of your ID is registered, in case someone has declared that phone as lost or stolen.

Thanks for the replys guys
And no i dont expect xda to help unbarr my phone i never wrote that so read before you post noncense..
I am going to call the citizens advice bureau in 5 mins anyway see what they actually say.. i am determined to get to the bottom of this and get my imei unblocked the right way and get that guy done for fraud..
I have spoken to o2 also where he originally got the phone from and they have got their fraud team working on it.. just as an update.. i want this thread to help all those people out there who dont know what to do when their phone gets barred..
Justice will be served one way or another!
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Well i just called tge citizens advice bureau and i honestly dont know why they even bother opening because nobody seems to want to pick up the phone!
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aadil7 said:
Well i just called tge citizens advice bureau and i honestly dont know why they even bother opening because nobody seems to want to pick up the phone!
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Thank the coalition government and it's cut backs for that one!
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Do you have contact details for the person who sold the phone to you ?
If so then your best option may well be to get try getting your money back from them either volutarily or via Small Claims Court.
I've not done it myself but people I know have tried it say that small claims court action is pretty strightforward and simple as long as you have documentation to support your claims.
https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome
If you don't have contact details, did you do the trade via a site like AV-Forums ? If so the admins there might be able to assist you in finding them.

Thanks for the response..
I got it off ebay but i dealt with him on the side so i sent him an email and i went to pick the phone up in person and i paid cash.. he seemed like a nice chap plus he had good feedback..
The thing with tgese claims is that they cost to put a claim through and thats something im trying to minimize as a student without a job! Plus time wise they seem to take forever!!!
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he purchased a phone from somebody who might have stolen it, thus it was requested to be blocked by the owner.
purchasing stolen goods is also a crime in many places. and where i live, the police can even track your identity via your sim card if you use it on a "hot" IMEI.
keep the phone as audio-video and/or game console.
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sir sent you a pm .. kindly respond

The phone was originally on which network ?? I mean the phone was originally bought from o2,3 or which network ??
And you are using it on.which network ?? Did you call your network provider and confirmed it to.be a blacklisted phone ??

Gumtree Scam..

Hi Guys Need you advice.
I bought new samsung galaxy s3 from Gumtree guy sold it for £350. It was advertised that its unlocked on all networks. When I bought it of him it was working on Vodaphone. I rang orange to get microsim which arrived 3 days ago. I waited for text message for new sim but no message arrived after 24 hours so i rang orange asked why sim isnt active. Orange asked me for phone IMEI number which i provided found out that phone is blacklisted.
when i bought the phone guy said that he has reciept upon receiving the phone he said its at home but will give it tomorrow. So i took his pictures on Galaxy S2, made him sign the agreement and recorded him. I also took picture of gumtree ad and have his IMEI number. I rang the guy yesterday after orange telling me its blacklisted to say why did you sell me lost/stolen phone he said he will speak to vodaphone and see they can unblock it (strange). He rang after couple of minutes later said phone wont work on orange network only on vodaphone and offered me refund straightaway. At this point all i wanted was money back and then report him.
I got the refund now but asked him why he tried selling contract lost phone to me. He said he had previous phone stolen so they sent him new phone which he sold to me at point of sale he did not say he has on contract. I think he tried to scam me but i had all the proof to proof he sold me lost phone which he tried to do insurance scam.
I rang Vodafone to tell them what happened girl said all they can do is blacklist the phone (call center i rang was in Egypt) noting she can do. So i rang sales team who put me through to Customer services in uk i told them the same story but he said call in the morning system is playing up.
I have now bought sim free from carphonewarehouse today for £495
What do u guys suggest about this should i report him again and leave him to scam others (which i do not want) i dont want to go through hassell if its too much.
What would you guys do in this situation,.
Sorry about grammar and English

First of all I would report him to Gumtree to stop him from scamming anyone else on there.
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Secondly if you can find the network that blocked the phone it might be worth asking them your options if any to remove block.
Seller has commited fraud unless you where informed phone was blocked.
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He said he had previous phone stolen so they sent him new phone which he sold to me at point of sale he did not say he has on contract.
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Thats bollocks.
The device IMEI is unique across all devices, including replacements for stolen devices. So if it is blacklisted, that (usually) means it got stolen and has been blocked due to a police-report by the victim.

Punch line: avoid gumtree. I had a similar situation in the past.
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fbloise said:
Punch line: avoid gumtree. I had a similar situation in the past.
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Could you post details of where you met up or what he looks like? I just had my S3 stolen yesterday and I think I may have a rough idea of several people it could have been who pick pocketed me. It's gutting, but I just want to get to the bottom of it now.
I'm going to have the IMEI blacklisted tomorrow, but ideally I wish I could just get the phone back. I'd even have been happy to buy it back off him but whoever took it has turned it off and I'm stuffed.
Any help would be much appreciated.

The guy offered you a refund and apologies to you. Then he gave you the money and sort the problem! I think its an honest mistake which could happen to anyone (but the phone working on Vodafone does not seems to be blacklisted, otherwise it would not work on vodafone as well.) Just avoid buying these kind of things of gumtree in the future, or ask for a prof of purchase

cyrexking said:
The guy offered you a refund and apologies to you. Then he gave you the money and sort the problem! I think its an honest mistake which could happen to anyone (but the phone working on Vodafone does not seems to be blacklisted, otherwise it would not work on vodafone as well.) Just avoid buying these kind of things of gumtree in the future, or ask for a prof of purchase
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Totally agree, guy would not refund money if it was stolen..
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Totally agree, guy would not refund money if it was stolen.
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Let's theorize that it was stolen. Two scenarios are possible:
a) he didn't know it was stolen and bought it from someone else too
b) he knew it was stolen but didn't want OP to go to the police so he just refunded the money. OP stated he had his voice and picture on record, so he might have panicked when he was confronted with the fact that the buyer knew it was stolen.

Yeah I have my doubts too of Gumtree... However I did buy this new One X there for a little cheaper than the shops, but it was a sealed one... I don't buy opened phones...
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Even if it was a scam, the intended victim wasn't you, or he wouldn't have refunded the money.
The victim in the this case is probably Vodafone or a third-party insurance company, and if they don't care enough to do anything about it... well then they have no one to blame but themselves.
He wouldn't have let you see his face if he was going to scam you: even someone who doesn't understand what blacklisting is, would just assume the phone was defective and attempt to get a refund anyway.

When I buy a phone off Gumtree, I test everything before I hand over any money. I always do a IMEI check as well to make sure it is not blacklisted and I find out who's name the phone is registered in. These are the steps everyone should make when buying a pre owned phone.
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I agree with others, if he wasintending to scam you, you would never got a refund that's how scammers work. I believe it was either an honest mistake or an insurance scam, not an intention to scam you.
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He clearly tried to scam me but I took his picture, got him recorded, voice recording of him talking to me about the phone. He only refunded me because I had evidence that he sold me the phone.
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I'm surprised by how many S3's are for sale on Gumtree, many state that they are sealed in the box ?
is there another scam or something that they maybe selling stolen from shops warehouses etc that would allow this ?
ie they may work for a while but then are blacklisted and become useless ?

Peeely said:
I'm surprised by how many S3's are for sale on Gumtree, many state that they are sealed in the box ?
is there another scam or something that they maybe selling stolen from shops warehouses etc that would allow this ?
ie they may work for a while but then are blacklisted and become useless ?
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First post in a dead thread ?????WHY ???
jje

Gumtree is fine but you need to do the deal "in prerson" so you can test devices out first etc.

JJEgan said:
First post in a dead thread ?????WHY ???
jje
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Sorry ...........................is there a law against that ? :crying:
I just found the topic when doing a search on Galaxy S3 ads on Gumtree as I am in the process of trying to purchase one and they seem to be a lot cheaper on there than say Ebay, and thought that you guys might have the answers to why ?

JJEgan said:
First post in a dead thread ?????WHY ???
jje
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There's nothing wrong with that.
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Peeely said:
Sorry ...........................is there a law against that ? :crying:
I just found the topic when doing a search on Galaxy S3 ads on Gumtree as I am in the process of trying to purchase one and they seem to be a lot cheaper on there than say Ebay, and thought that you guys might have the answers to why ?
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I would agree with the other person, do the deal in person Then you can test the phone before you buy it.
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Samsung India Service Center aka Thief Centres

Hi Guys,
I want to highlight the unfortunate incident happened with me at Samsung authorized service center or better say thief centre
I would like to bring in your notice daylight robbery by your service center in India. I took my mobile galaxy s2 there as it was not getting on, there in-competent staff checked the mobile and mentioned an expense of 9990 INR(200$) mentioning the mother board will change as it's water damage. I didn't accept that and I said better I'll go for a new phone. When I showed it to external mechanic, immediately after opening the set in front of me, he said this phone camera module is not there. Moreover he repaired the phone in 15 min just for 1000INR(20$). First they tried tried to rob me for 10K when I didn't accept that offer they stole the camera out of mobile.
Guys beware of these robbers specially people in India.

Which center in india. Which place, just to stay away.
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lovesamsungS2 said:
Which center in india. Which place, just to stay away.
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Its sector 31 Gurgaon- haryana
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Lol, consumer protection service exist in India?

Maybe the water washed it away.

oinkylicious said:
Maybe the water washed it away.
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Lolz...!
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bogdan1980 said:
Lol, consumer protection service exist in India?
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It does, but most of time it's of no use as pending case list is so big, it take ages
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Did you go back and tell them that your going to lodge a consumer court complaint if they don't give you a replacement camera module? Ask for a formal apology from them, if they don't want you to file a case. Tell them that your brother/father/uncle/ is a senior superintendent of police and it is very easy for you to get your way around if they don't give you the camera back. Its YOUR camera module... GET IT BACK. Don't just sit quietly, do something!
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You should go to consumer court and file a complaint. But do not expect anything out of this as your communication with them was verbal and will hold no authenticity as far as law is concerned.
But still i will advise if you have time do file a complaint as it will create a fear in their mind not to do such act with others.

vishal11in said:
You should go to consumer court and file a complaint. But do not expect anything out of this as your communication with them was verbal and will hold no authenticity as far as law is concerned.
But still i will advise if you have time do file a complaint as it will create a fear in their mind not to do such act with others.
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No I am not sitting quite. I called up Samsung Customer care and told them I am going to lodge a police complaint, they asked for me to wait for sometime and they will resolve the matter. Also I send the email to CEO office of Samsung India, got a call from them, they have taken the owner of service center on the call and now the matter is escalated to senior management. Let's see what next.
Btw I posted on Samsung India Mobile Fb also. Just now someone called me and told me the same service center has also replaced his camera with faulty camera when he sent his mobile for repair in warranty.
Fb Post:
http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobi...4374?comment_id=25556836&notif_t=feed_comment

good...don't let them off the hook.

Hey guys same incident happen with me also in service center in west delhi in moti nagar . I have ace plus gt-s7500 ....that just get software upgrade failure while flashing rom and fone not switch on again . I go to center and tell them that while upgrading fone from kies it failed in between and fone not switch on . They give me answer on same day in evening that it get water damage .
They tell me to replace it's motherboard with cost of 7000 inr . While my fone is under warranty I tell them to replace it free but they refused . So , I email several times to head service center . And then they said they give me discount of 50% that is repair cost 3500inr .
I refused to pay and take my fone from them and repaired it from unauthorized expert and he repair it with just rupees 500inr and he told that the boot ic is get short there is no water damage .
So this is how samsung service center do fraud to their customers.
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dear friends
it not the company fault its the person who is working for it we cannot blame Samsung for 10 or 15 fraud employees

Corrupt Indians are like this Not Samsung I remember I gave my galaxy ace to repairs as it got stuck on boot screen I was a total noob at that time....but I fixed it by going into recovery and factory reset...they asked me to pay 5000rs for mother board....And tHE WORST OF ALL WERE THE PEOPLE OF SONY I had a xperia device with warranty I gave for repairs.... 3 months passed and still not repaired they made lame excuses. I Got angry and impatient and I CALLED them up and said that I WILL TAKE BACK MY PHONE AND BANG IT AGAINST THE FLOOR in the service center AND then the next day I got a call from them saying your phone is repaired pls collect it tomorrow ....
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faisad said:
dear friends
it not the company fault its the person who is working for it we cannot blame Samsung for 10 or 15 fraud employees
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I agree with you it's not samsung fault directly but indirectly yes. They need to keep an eye what their service centre are doing and if so me are not professional kick them out
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don't blame SAMSUNG its the employee's fault,but if Samsung doesn't take any action then that's a different story

I never had bad experience with Samsung service center. They had fixed my phone a couple of times ( changed camera module and charging port) with in couple of minutes and in front of me.
Btw I live in Delhi
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Update:
Samsung says they have checked with the service center and they said they've not stolen the camera. So best we can do is you get your mobile repaired and they will try to give some discount on repair.
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It is always better to have a person who works in any mobile company of the phone u own! cause then everything is fair and relevant! I went their today! I had a friend who had a contact with his friend, we had to stand in line, but that guy cam eto us took my phone, without looking at the bill, update my device, indeed speeded it up! . Now I am satisfied and happy, Faridabad Neelam flyover!

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It is always better to have a person who works in any mobile company of the phone u own! cause then everything is fair and relevant! I went their today! I had a friend who had a contact with his friend, we had to stand in line, but that guy cam eto us took my phone, without looking at the bill, update my device, indeed speeded it up! . Now I am satisfied and happy, Faridabad Neelam flyover!
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you do realise that this thread is almost a year old..right?

Dead S4 :(

I bought an AT&T S4 32gb from ebay brand new a week ago. It was working well & it was never rooted or custom rom installed.
I slept & woke up & this phone wasnt responding to anything i do. No boot or power at all, checked battery it looks fine & voltage output is 4.21.
I didnt open the phone, though it never got water/liquid damage. Another thing strange is its not even heating up from any side.
Wrote this thread in hope, if anyone has had in this situation & made it work again.
Im truthful to every line i wrote. Need solutions.

vivek90 said:
I bought an AT&T S4 32gb from ebay brand new a week ago. It was working well & it was never rooted or custom rom installed.
I slept & woke up & this phone wasnt responding to anything i do. No boot or power at all, checked battery it looks fine & voltage output is 4.21.
I didnt open the phone, though it never got water/liquid damage. Another thing strange is its not even heating up from any side.
Wrote this thread in hope, if anyone has had in this situation & made it work again.
Im truthful to every line i wrote. Need solutions.
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Warranty perhaps
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nthknd said:
Warranty perhaps
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I stay in INDIA & want this model cuz its battery life is much better than International S4.
So i cant claim warranty, that was once working fine.

vivek90 said:
I stay in INDIA & want this model cuz its battery life is much better than International S4.
So i cant claim warranty, that was once working fine.
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I dint get it...why cant you claim warranty? Warranty is for devices that were once working fine but no longer are. Warranty is through samsung themself not your carrier...so it shouldnt matter how you got it you should still have up to a year to file warranty
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mg2195 said:
I dint get it...why cant you claim warranty? Warranty is for devices that were once working fine but no longer are. Warranty is through samsung themself not your carrier...so it shouldnt matter how you got it you should still have up to a year to file warranty
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As I said, i bought from "ebay.com" seller, that isnt helping as the seller states, it was working when he sold to me & he doesnt wanna help. Yes you are right but i can only claim warranty if i stay in USA & if i have the receipt, which i dont have. I cant claim warranty locally as its an AT&T phone which is only sold in US.
The way around is to make it work.

vivek90 said:
As I said, i bought from "ebay.com" seller, that isnt helping as the seller states, it was working when he sold to me & he doesnt wanna help. Yes you are right but i can only claim warranty if i stay in USA & if i have the receipt, which i dont have. I cant claim warranty locally as its an AT&T phone which is only sold in US.
The way around is to make it work.
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Dont claim it through att, claim it through SAMSUNG.
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vivek90 said:
As I said, i bought from "ebay.com" seller, that isnt helping as the seller states, it was working when he sold to me & he doesnt wanna help. Yes you are right but i can only claim warranty if i stay in USA & if i have the receipt, which i dont have. I cant claim warranty locally as its an AT&T phone which is only sold in US.
The way around is to make it work.
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Just to make sure you covered all your bases call Samsung tech support. See if they have any ideas
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Can i really??
I have to call Samsung USA tech support i guess ?? But will they help i will be calling from INDIA.

Samsung doesnt want to help if he is outside the usa because it is the usa based device so they will only service it within the usa I believe via UPS mailing since they ship back only to a usa address.
Why don't you open a ebay/paypal claim to get your money back?
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Febby said:
Samsung doesnt want to help if he is outside the usa because it is the usa based device so they will only service it within the usa I believe via UPS mailing since they ship back only to a usa address.
Why don't you open a ebay/paypal claim to get your money back?
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That is wat i was thinkng, samsung will not believe me.
Making a claim will be unfair i think, cuz it worked well for the past week.

vivek90 said:
That is wat i was thinkng, samsung will not believe me.
Making a claim will be unfair i think, cuz it worked well for the past week.
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I don't think it is unfair. You paid for a product that obviously was defective as it died randomly. If I buy a item from a store I expect to work, not die randomly to suck it up. Even though its a used item, you shouldn't deal with issues that perhaps the previous owner did not tell you.
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It should still be covered and you can print your Paypal receipt as proof that it was brand new if the title of the auction says brand new. I think it should be covered. You will need to register it with Samsung for warranty service. Toucan do that on their website. You probably won't even have to mention where you bought it.

galaxyjeff said:
It should still be covered and you can print your Paypal receipt as proof that it was brand new if the title of the auction says brand new. I think it should be covered. You will need to register it with Samsung for warranty service. Toucan do that on their website. You probably won't even have to mention where you bought it.
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He is India and bought a device only covered for warranty within U.S.A terrority by law. They wouldn't be forced to service an out of country warranty. Same deal happened to my friend in europe with a U.S.A tmobile s4. He ended up shipping it to me so I could ship to them.
Then again its soley by Samsungs choice. He could try contacting their international department to see if they'll honor it for him.
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Febby said:
He is India and bought a device only covered for warranty within U.S.A terrority by law. They wouldn't be forced to service an out of country warranty. Same deal happened to my friend in europe with a U.S.A tmobile s4. He ended up shipping it to me so I could ship to them.
Then again its soley by Samsungs choice. He could try contacting their international department to see if they'll honor it for him.
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They may service it for him. I'd play with it more. Its unusual for a phone to just die like that but something could have shorted out in it. I don't know how good the electricity in India is.

I say give it a try. Call sammy and also file a claim with PayPal. He should stand by his product.
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Im really disappointed at your suggestions, making a paypal claim is my last resort.
As previously, i bought a captivate which died the same way after a month, of i did claim thru paypal i ended up losing both phone & money.
Yes Samsung may help, international samy will not bother to help & if its USA samy i must have to call from a valid US no. right?
Hello Febby, u gave me a good suggestion, ur frnd sent it to u, but can i as im limited by the person i know in USA.
Frankly, i just wanna try something myself, to make it work & btw electricity is good, but its a little costly where i stay & power cuts are limited.

My S4 screen cracked, they never asked for a proof of purchase (but then again, they took my $200 to fix it). Maybe look into something like VIAddress, they provide a US address for you to tell companies to ship to and they'll forward it to a big number of countries for some fee.

pejhod said:
My S4 screen cracked, they never asked for a proof of purchase (but then again, they took my $200 to fix it). Maybe look into something like VIAddress, they provide a US address for you to tell companies to ship to and they'll forward it to a big number of countries for some fee.
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OK viaddress are they reliable, how much time do they take. They didnt ask cuz u paid for it, mine is diff then urs, as its totally dead... no response at all. They might ask

I've never used VIAddress, but I've sold several thing on eBay to people who used almost identical addresses that went to this freight complex in an pharma/industrial part of our country, New Jersey. One person was Chinese and the other Russian. So I'm guessing they used this or another forwarding service... it must be good if they used it.
True, Samsung might ask you, but I think the warranty will stand by serial number and not owner. I've sold a Galaxy S3 to someone and AT&T at least, assured us that there would be no problems with the other guy making a claim.
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Purchased a stolen GS5... Wth...

Not really a GS5 related post but just a general post.
Please check your IMEI # with MORE than one website before buying. I checked on www.checkesnfree.com and the results came up good. Then I tried activating and got a blacklisted notice. I checked another website and it indeed it blacklisted on almost all carriers.
So now I have a very expensive brick.

arozer said:
Not really a GS5 related post but just a general post.
Please check your IMEI # with MORE than one website before buying. I checked on www.checkesnfree.com and the results came up good. Then I tried activating and got a blacklisted notice. I checked another website and it indeed it blacklisted on almost all carriers.
So now I have a very expensive brick.
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Part it out on eBay. Only thing you prolly can't sell is the motherboard.
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arozer said:
Not really a GS5 related post but just a general post.
Please check your IMEI # with MORE than one website before buying. I checked on www.checkesnfree.com and the results came up good. Then I tried activating and got a blacklisted notice. I checked another website and it indeed it blacklisted on almost all carriers.
So now I have a very expensive brick.
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Yeah sadly checkesnfree isnt very accurate anymore. I quit using it about 3 years ago because of the same reason. Hope you didnt pay too much for it, but as stated, parting it out or finding someone who can do a IMEI "repair" are likely your only options at this point.
I wish you luck, if i had extra cash on hand id make a offer but i dont even know what you paid for it and id hate to offend anyone with a "low ball" offer. Good luck sir!

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It is also possible the original owner just didn't pay their bill and ETF. I doubt you have interest in shelling out more $$$ to pay off someone else's ETF, but Sprint could tell you why it is blacklisted.

Sprint won't do anything to help this poor guy, unfortunately you definitely have a super expensive tiny tablet.
If you're interested in selling it for parts, send me a PM with a price and we can negotiate. Thanks!

I bought an s4 sprint is blocked by sprint... I unlocked it via SSU apk app. just I want to make sure if I can be able to use it in international in different countries Like country Iraq
Thanks
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Personally, meeting the seller AT a Sprint Store and verifying the ability for the phone to be activated on another account is the only way I'll buy secondhand. If the seller refuses, then you just saved yourself a trip and a hole in your wallet.

i personally just do to it face to face in a public place like a shop. tell them to bring ID and sign a form stating ownership. you get free cctv back up of the exchange if you file a report with the police if anything ever happens.

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Part it out on eBay. Only thing you prolly can't sell is the motherboard.
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I would not do this, @arozer. If ever caught, you could be charged with selling/trafficking stolen property. Which in many states is a Class 4 or worse Felony.

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I would not do this, @arozer. If ever caught, you could be charged with selling/trafficking stolen property. Which in many states is a Class 4 or worse Felony.
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Is this a joke? Lol. How would he get charged with doing anything illegal? As I stated, the only thing he probably can't sell is the motherboard. That's the part that holds the imei and esn which is the part that's blacklisted. And even still, as long as they are honest about the motherboard being blacklisted, there is no harm in that. There is no reason they cannot part out the device and at the very least make a little of their money back.
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