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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: hotcrossbuns on September 23, 2013, 10:51 am
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Sorry, I wasn't sure what section I should put this in..
Basically 02 in the UK made a mistake on my contract and sent me the same phone twice.
So I told them I put one back in mail to them and it must have gone missing, this was about 3 months
ago and they haven't bothered me since. But now I have a phone as useful as an inflatable anchor..
I know it is possible to change the IMEI number, but do I need another phone of the same make and model
to take the IMEI number from?
Any advice on what to do with the phone would be great, im tempted to just post it to a random house in Cuba,
maybe they wont subscribe to the blocking service and someone will get some use out of it...
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same/similar thing happened to me with a HTC phone. I still have it so would be interested in replies.
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Have you tested the phone on any other networks? The vast majority of the time when IMEIs get blacklisted, it is only by one provider. S4 is trivial to unlock for free, and then you could sell it as an unlocked phone.
Alternatively, if you can figure out how to re-write the IMEI, you can just re-write a random number and it'll work fine. In fact, you can just "corrupt" the right part of the NVRam, and the phone will default to the generic IMEI 135790246811220. On some providers, emergency numbers won't work with a corrupt IMEI, but on the vast majority of providers the phone will work flawlessly. You'll probably have to dig on how to do either tho, these are tricks to a closely kept trade.
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Have you tested the phone on any other networks? The vast majority of the time when IMEIs get blacklisted, it is only by one provider. S4 is trivial to unlock for free, and then you could sell it as an unlocked phone.
Alternatively, if you can figure out how to re-write the IMEI, you can just re-write a random number and it'll work fine. In fact, you can just "corrupt" the right part of the NVRam, and the phone will default to the generic IMEI 135790246811220. On some providers, emergency numbers won't work with a corrupt IMEI, but on the vast majority of providers the phone will work flawlessly. You'll probably have to dig on how to do either tho, these are tricks to a closely kept trade.
this sounds interesting. I have given up on unblocking mine. Hopefully it will be able to make a phone call soon.
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Sounds like they might be some hope...Will try the easy unlock first..
Will keep digging, I would not know were to start with changing the IMEI number, I have done a bit of research
found some compturering software, but not instructions on how to use it, gets very complicated..
Would love to find a pay for service but know it would be a real challenge to find one that I could trust..
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Be careful with that phone bro real careful that and iphones are so easy to hack and use spyware on its not even funny. I got friends that do it for fun and its so easy to get personal information off the smart phones its ridiculous.
It's easy to steal credit information especially that has been accessed in the past.
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Be careful with that phone bro real careful that and iphones are so easy to hack and use spyware on its not even funny. I got friends that do it for fun and its so easy to get personal information off the smart phones its ridiculous.
It's easy to steal credit information especially that has been accessed in the past.
No. No, no, no. Seriously, just stop. All you do is spread misinformation based on what your "friends" tell you is true. How about sticking to topics you are actually knowledgeable about? I'm not trying to be a dick and I'm dead serious. I'm getting tired of complete morons spreading bullshit all over this forum. I don't mean to imply that these things aren't possible. I am only saying that if you hear things from a friend, yet you know absolutely nothing about it whatsoever, then maybe you should just shut your fucking mouth. Thanks.