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Tracing grand 2? - please reply.

Hello,
to all of you.
I want to know some things about Mobile Phone, I hope You understand this question and I'll get replies.actually, my friend has found a new Grand 2 Mobile phone still packed in box on road, I know it seems weird but "its true", and He tried to search the owner of the Phone but he got no clue, that is just a Grand 2 packed nothing else, no bill, no address, nothing, and he is little nervous that's why he doesn't want to inform about this to some P.Station (you know India Polise), so he decided to start using this device, but before that he wants to clear some things, he doesnt want to be in a some kind of mess, so please reply,
1.If we don't put sim card in Mobile, and keep the device off removing the battery, then Are Mobile Operator or Mobile Manufacture able to trace the Mobile or not?
2.Is it possible to change the IMEI number of the Mobile, If yes then Can you tell me How? or tell me the link on web?
3.Because Nothing is set up on phone till now, as I told this is packed, if we put sim card in Mobile is there any possibility by which the mobile can be traced?
4. If he only use this device as a media player, then what are the chances of something went wrong?
P.S : He found this device ten days ago, and he tried to search the person who bought this from the nearby sellers(actually he found it on very busy road), but found nothing.
Thank You.
MOBILGEEK

MOBILGEEK said:
Hello,
to all of you.
I want to know some things about Mobile Phone, I hope You understand this question and I'll get replies.actually, my friend has found a new Grand 2 Mobile phone still packed in box on road, I know it seems weird but "its true", and He tried to search the owner of the Phone but he got no clue, that is just a Grand 2 packed nothing else, no bill, no address, nothing, and he is little nervous that's why he doesn't want to inform about this to some P.Station (you know India Polise), so he decided to start using this device, but before that he wants to clear some things, he doesnt want to be in a some kind of mess, so please reply,
1.If we don't put sim card in Mobile, and keep the device off removing the battery, then Are Mobile Operator or Mobile Manufacture able to trace the Mobile or not?
2.Is it possible to change the IMEI number of the Mobile, If yes then Can you tell me How? or tell me the link on web?
3.Because Nothing is set up on phone till now, as I told this is packed, if we put sim card in Mobile is there any possibility by which the mobile can be traced?
4. If he only use this device as a media player, then what are the chances of something went wrong?
P.S : He found this device ten days ago, and he tried to search the person who bought this from the nearby sellers(actually he found it on very busy road), but found nothing.
Thank You.
MOBILGEEK
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There is a method to change the IMEI.
However, it is illegal in North America and many other countries.
I'm sorry I can't give you a link as this is illegal in the States, but keep looking around.
It's probably legal in India (a big country with the world's second biggest population ... who can trace you anyway?)
If you operate the device without a SIM card (airplane mode) or any form of Internet communication, no one is able to trace you, unless it is the CIA.

[Q] Need Help Network not registered

i brought up refurbished Samsung S4 I9505 from china for my wife. i just make 1 call .after that i try to call it says "network not registered" . I TRY ALMOST tips and tricks that available on net but no progress. i update my phone Lollipop 5.0.1 but still got "network not registered". please anybody help me what can i do. i already try to flash MODEM but nothing change. i try service mode it shows "GSM900: Limited". but i see one thing sometimes its change to "GSM1800: Available" my phone make a call successfully. please friends tell me what can i do.

picky93 said:
i brought up refurbished Samsung S4 I9505 from china for my wife. i just make 1 call .after that i try to call it says "network not registered" . I TRY ALMOST tips and tricks that available on net but no progress. i update my phone Lollipop 5.0.1 but still got "network not registered". please anybody help me what can i do. i already try to flash MODEM but nothing change. i try service mode it shows "GSM900: Limited". but i see one thing sometimes its change to "GSM1800: Available" my phone make a call successfully. please friends tell me what can i do.
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Refurbished and China seems Frankestein.

If it's a Frankenstein as Joku1981 suggests, run, don't walk, and get your money back.

Joku1981 said:
Refurbished and China seems Frankestein.
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what can i do now please help me. i upload pic about samsung info.

It's clearly not a Frankenstein, so that's good news. What carrier are you using?

In the first pic at the last line you can read imei cert:NA that mean that your phone has loose its imei certificat.
so you can return it and have your money back or give it to a sepecialized shop to push a new certificat with a box
PS: i have an i9500 and mine show : Imei cert: fail

@sentinelle20: "IMEI Certi: NA" is normal on the S4. I can confirm this because my S4 has the same readout and yet it works perfectly. On the S5 it may make a difference. See here for details.

Ok ggod to know...
in my working i9500 the last line says imei cert : pass

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
It's clearly not a Frankenstein, so that's good news. What carrier are you using?
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i am using Mobilink but i tried all MM that available in Pakistan but mobile give same behavior. i am unable to understand why some time mobile registered on network and works fine? do you think its a hardware problem? give me any idea what can i do

Refresh my memory. The SIM works properly in another phone?

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Refresh my memory. The SIM works properly in another phone?
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yes my sim work,s fine in any phone , i tried many sim in my phone but result is same. please tell me why some time phone work properly ? do you think its a hardware problem? because i upgrade its room many time but same result.

If you've tried multiple SIM cards in the S4 and all of them aren't working, then you definitely have a hardware issue. Either the SIM card tray has died or the fault lies in the motherboard. From experience, replacing the SIM card tray is both the least expensive route and the easiest, being something that you can do yourself. Replacement trays cost about US$10, a small phillips screwdriver, a half hour of your time, and the foam pad that sits on top of the connector of the original tray.
You purchased this as a refurb unit however, so you should have a warranty of some sort. Take it back to where you got it from and have them look at it.

N910F Not registered in network.. depending on what country I am in..

So I bought this phone like 2 years ago and at first it worked perfectly fine.. as I went along with my life one day it suddenly says I'm not registered in the network.. so I search the internet and everyone says the same thing settings register in network bladibla etc so everything you can try by searching on google I have tried and for the life of me this phone doesn't want to work.. as long as I'm living in France, when I go out of France it works flawlessly.. so far Spain and Austria no problem whatsoever. But upon getting back to France good old not registered and when I register it doesn't matter cause I'm still not really registered as when I try to make a call it reminds me.. the data works.. so that's beyond confusing why do I have internet but I can't use a phone for what it was meant to be in the first place... making a phone call.. So on with the ramble, the IMEI is fine its the same as on the box and it shows me that in the phone also, the SIM is properly inserted.. the 5th or so I've tried to see if the phone feels like "fixing" randomly but nope. So internet.. what's up with my phone.. why does it work in Spain and Austria and probably any other country just not the one I live in... unfortunately.

Hello sheck your imei in deferent website! i think your note 4 is black listed in France but it's working outside!!!
Do you remember from were you bought it???
Sent from my SM-N910F using XDA-Developers mobile app

Hey, I didn't check the IMEI on any website but in the phone it shows me the same one that's on the box and under the battery so I assume that's fine.. and I bought it from a store. How do I check if its blacklisted in France? because when I got it it was working fine for a while and as I said I've changed sim card like 3 times and sometimes it works at the start for a while but then it dies off.. its so random I have no idea why

I got exactly the same issue 3 years ago!!!wen I call the call centre of my career they ask the imei number and they sheck it and mi smartphone was declared stolen.
Sent from my SM-N910F using XDA-Developers mobile app

So I checked my IMEI on this site.. imeipro. info and it says it's blacklisted.. but that might be only in France? as it works in Spain and Austria.. so is there anything I can do as far fetched as it may be to change my IMEI or whatever I must do to be able to call with this phone in France?
Ok after some calls to Samsung and my service provider I have indeed bought a stolen phone like a moron now it's rooted but I need help changing the IMEI.. I tried installing Xposed framework to use the IMEI changer but I cant find one for marshmallow ARMv7 there's one on these forums somewhere but when I hit the links it says it has been moved or deleted... anyone know where I could find it?

Changing the IMEI in most countries is illegal, and as such is not to be discussed on XDA.

Network reception + imei issue

Hi. So my note 4 emmc had gone so i managed to find another mother board from a n910f europe and unlocked etc. Got it installed by a good phone repair shop and phone booted up fine. Went and rooted it installed norma v19 rom all is well. However the issue i have is reception. For like 5 mins it sees my network fine and i can make calls and sms and use 4g fine. After 5 mins it still shows my carrier name but no recpetion. cant make calls etc. The only way to solve it is to goto settings, networks then choose my network from the drop down list. However again after 5 mins same issue. Now what i tried aftwr is used samsung kies and selected Tools > Firmware Upgrade and Initialization . Then entered model name and serial number. It then downloaded the latest rom csc modem etc according to my country (United Kingdom). Went through the set up and again after around 5 mins no network. if i type *#06# it shows my imei fine. So i dont know what the issue is. One of my friends said they had the same thing with their htc phone and had to actually change the imei on the phone. Anyone have any ideas as to what i need to do would appreciate it. Thanks.
ps i went back to the phone shop and told him to check the antenna wires to make sure it was all put back together properly and he confirmed it was.

bump. anyone shed some light?
i have confirmed one more thing that the imei on the phone is different to the one under the battery so i reckon thats the issue and i need to change it to match. now how do i go about doing so?

Hi,
Have you considered the antenna could be an issue? For what it's worth I replaced the motherboard on my Note 4 a couple of months and had the same issue. I'm just wondering if the antenna wires could do with replacing?

S8 G950F wont get signal - not blacklisted IMEI: NG

hi all
i have a uk model s8 on the o2 network which was originally locked to o2.
so i took it the local market to get it unlocked which the market trader did and it accepted another uk sim
but wont connect to any network now. states emergency calls only, even with my original o2 sim.
i cant even search for any networks. when you try to search for networks by choosing the phone option, nothing happens, just states not available at this time. same thing when you try to choose manual or automatic search.
it accepts any sim now but wont connect to any network.
i thought it may have been barred even though i bought it 2nd hand and had it over 8 months so i checked imei on the net and it comes up clean. so not barred.
he couldnt also understand why you cannot search network, why this option cannot be selected.
so i come on this forum for some help, and a member did help me and got it working by flashing something to it via remote team viewer but after a few hours it stopped catching a signal because i downloaded an app onto it to hide root which worked but caused the phone to loose the signal again. and then when i contacted the member, he refused to do it again.
i pleaded with him to flash again or do whatever he did but after days of waiting without a phone he was not available to help. so please can anyone help and tell me what he did so i can fix my phone.
i know from users on here, you can have root hiding apps running on an s8 and still be able to perfom the fix to the problem on my phone.
i know it has something to do with imei not being registered on phone and it showing a NG next to imei.
any help or guidance would be appreciated
regards,
Margaret acey

Anyone?

ace.1 said:
Anyone?
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don't O2 unlock phones for you free of charge? That is how it used to be when I was last in UK.
I really wouldn't trust anyone to remotely download/fix phone, they could do all sorts, hopefully you got a good guy but the fact they won't do it again seems suss to me.
Have you done this,
https://www.technobezz.com/fix-samsung-galaxymobile-network-available/
I suggest you flash stock o2 rom and take it to O2 to unlock phone, this will" clean" your phone so if the helpull member installed anything he shouldn't have it'll be wiped. Also check white o2 if your data etc has being used by someone else ie cloned your phone. (but there may be some other issue as the trader couldn't search for a network)

Thsnks for the response.
Its not locked anymore. As it accepts all sims which it didn't anymore.
This has something to do with the imei not been registered.
The imei status is NG when it should be OK.