CHANGE IMEI!! HTC Hermes!! How to?

[CHILLIZ]

Hi gurus!!

I have HTC Hermes

SPL was downgrading from 1.09 to 1.04

How to change IMEI? Pleaaaassseee!!!


just what I need!

[mrvanx]

NO.....nobody will tell you how to do that, its ILLEGAL!!!!

[madmattco]

sounds like the guy a week or 2 ago claiming that he sent his hermes to be repaired and he needs his imei changed to what it was. just return the stolen phone. besides there are plenty of ways to still tell if its stolen.

[gobris]

I have the same problem and i need to change my IMEI number also.
But it is not stolen. I bought it from abroad and just i forgot to get my bill to the country i live in. But without the bill i cant register my own phone to the operators in here. Thats why i cant use my own "not stolen" phone.
So instead of giving moral lessons, if you know just give me info about how to change the IMEI.
Thanks in advance.

[ss1271]

I have the same problem and i need to change my IMEI number also.
But it is not stolen. I bought it from abroad and just i forgot to get my bill to the country i live in. But without the bill i cant register my own phone to the operators in here. Thats why i cant use my own "not stolen" phone.
So instead of giving moral lessons, if you know just give me info about how to change the IMEI.
Thanks in advance.
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Here's what u want.

You must DOWNGRADE your SPL to 1.11 and then use aWizard-V1_3beta2 to open RAPI and unlock CID.


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Step1

Install WST v4.2.1, Run "Wizard Service Tool"

(if you wanna MORE you can see this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...?t=329170,this thread also include WST for u to download)

Step2
Get connected and click "Repair IMEI"
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and there is another member who also wanna change IMEI.
here's the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=348140

[ERICCHAK]

thanks for information, do you have the SPL1.11?

[elsmacko]

Hmm..makes me curious; how do you decide what to change the IMEI to?

[niftydl]

Hmm..makes me curious; how do you decide what to change the IMEI to?

I am guessing a random broken phone, in this case a phone he has previously registered with his provider. I still believe this should be a banned practice, since IMEI is like a MAC address on a network card, all sorts of bad things can happen when duplicates exist.

[Starfury]

As Mr Vanx said though, it is illegal!
Regardless of whether the phone is stolen or not...

[h4waii]

I am guessing a random broken phone, in this case a phone he has previously registered with his provider. I still believe this should be a banned practice, since IMEI is like a MAC address on a network card, all sorts of bad things can happen when duplicates exist.

An IMEI is nothing like a MAC Address. Learn a bit about networking first please.

[mrvanx]

An IMEI is nothing like a MAC Address. Learn a bit about networking first please.

he wasnt saying it is anything like a MAC in function, the fact that two phones exist with possibly the same IMEI, however, would cause lots of issues....which would also happen if two MACs matched.

Metaphorically speaking .... not literally :rolleyes:

[ERICCHAK]

Here is the situation, I bought 7 softbank X01HT in Hong Kong in last 2 months, first 5 with corrected IMEI but 2 were wrong (compare to the label and box), these were for our staff in China, Hong Kong and US. I didn't check carefully as all looks the same and the packing the same, i checked later when i heard somebody will clone the rom and the IMEI is different.

5 with correct IMEI but all radio rom locked (1.14, 1.46) because of the 0182, 2 with incorrent IMEI but radio rom free (1.47 so can change to 1.48 or upper)I think these 2 were ROM clone from other IMEI machines so they can be radio rom free.

In this case, I don't want to be illegal but I want to change back the correct IMEI as I read some countries lock or blacklist some IMEI or 2 same IMEI at the same network, all our phone have chance to be used in other countries like UK, Spain, USA, China and Hong Kong of course, I can provide the true IMEI and the clone IMEI as well. Can somebody give me some idea?

[ERICCHAK]

It didn't work at all, it is for the Wizard model, not for the Hermes.

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Here's what u want.

You must DOWNGRADE your SPL to 1.11 and then use aWizard-V1_3beta2 to open RAPI and unlock CID.


-----------
Step1

Install WST v4.2.1, Run "Wizard Service Tool"

(if you wanna MORE you can see this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...?t=329170,this thread also include WST for u to download)

Step2
Get connected and click "Repair IMEI"
------------

and there is another member who also wanna change IMEI.
here's the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=348140

[cyberscribe]

Here is the situation, I bought 7 softbank X01HT in Hong Kong in last 2 months, first 5 with corrected IMEI but 2 were wrong (compare to the label and box), these were for our staff in China, Hong Kong and US. I didn't check carefully as all looks the same and the packing the same, i checked later when i heard somebody will clone the rom and the IMEI is different.

5 with correct IMEI but all radio rom locked (1.14, 1.46) because of the 0182, 2 with incorrent IMEI but radio rom free (1.47 so can change to 1.48 or upper)I think these 2 were ROM clone from other IMEI machines so they can be radio rom free.

In this case, I don't want to be illegal but I want to change back the correct IMEI as I read some countries lock or blacklist some IMEI or 2 same IMEI at the same network, all our phone have chance to be used in other countries like UK, Spain, USA, China and Hong Kong of course, I can provide the true IMEI and the clone IMEI as well. Can somebody give me some idea?

You might not want to hear this but the chances are that you got fake hermes. That HTC never made them or that they were discards that failed QC and somehow slipped out the factory door. The purchase of stolen goods is just as illegal as stealing them are. Sorry, I think the best way to confirm this theory is to contact HTC. IMEI are unique and they surely have a record of where they go.

[C Brown]

Hey I need to change the vin number on my car I just "bought". So I can register it. Its not stolen I swear. Its just borrowed forever.





Come on theres only one reason anyone wants to do this.

[Rage2008]

Hey I need to change the vin number on my car I just "bought". So I can register it. Its not stolen I swear. Its just borrowed forever.





Come on theres only one reason anyone wants to do this.

Well after reading all posts here in the forum about hermes ( i got 2 ) ... You maybe wrong though.
Its a childish to always say "if u like to change imei You are supposed to be a thief!" .... very childish and not even thought about it i guess...

So i need to tell You this :

As i am informed, the provider saves the Imei when u log in the net. In most countries, provider logs are saved for 6 months. If You make a phonecall to someone, also his Imei is registered via net. even if u have prepaid cards , maybe someone nosey can sniff who U are, checking the owner of the imei.

After all. I don´t support thieves, who wanna change imei just because they can use a imei blocked cellphone. but there are even true reasons to change that.Last but not least in my eyes, if u are the owner of the phone, your electronic "identity" shouldn´t be so obvious. :cool:

Maybe if someone else in Your hood makes a call to You. he maybe observated because of being supposed to commit crimes , not important wether he is guilty or not. You got a prepaid card . but via imei your identity maybe public then , if name and imei is registered...

You may get trouble then, even if u havent done anything, because its sniffed via imei WHO YOu are... and maybe You get unannounced visitors in Your home, cheking Your home, chekcing everything, looking in bedrooom, in livingroom, in Your bureau... Finding some Amusing things everyone has,----

In my Eyes, ppl who wanna Change imei, they just need to buy a cellphone without imei registred to their names.

But After all: If You are the cellphone owner.Who (besides sum law in specific countries) has a legitimated way to say "YOu mustn´t change that ? "

WHO? Just the "big brother" mentality of some discussable moods of sum governments, who really wanna know where u are@ time u phone.

This is private man ! in 2 Years no one has a chance to be private via Internet, or via cellphones in europe.

But s.o. who likes his privacy, has a legitimated claim that his calls are also private. and not listed in a logfile in the prepaid provider,where You can see also the name of Cellphoneowner...

Everything is getting a crime, when some governments want it to be. I dont talk about filesharing, and i dont talk about using some hacks or craks on windows, or mac.

I just talking about reasons and arguments changing Imei to Protect Your Privacy .

If someone stole my hermes i guess it is my fault. I dont treat Hermes like im treating a chewing gum...
So when someone can steal my Hermes, in my eyes it is my fault.
Never ever anyone stole any of my maybe 5 cellphones. ever. because i everytime had it with me.
This brick costs really a bunch of bucks. so I will care for it.

I take it with me like a mother takes her babay with her. I like this Pda phone and my whole office is there inside.

But after all: Please! Let this be a technic thread.

And Discuss only technical things. You always can Discuss about what ppl wanna do with sth.

Buit in my eyes it is annoying that You just repeat Your countries Gov law. In othercountries there are not existing any stupid laws than in GB.

And in this case it s fully legal to change The Imei.
It is also legal to take some brush and give Your phone anuther taint :P

So pls Stay technical :eek:
Greetings :D

[Rage2008]

Hmmm. Why cant i delete this here?:.-

[marcomanni]

As Mr Vanx said though, it is illegal!
Regardless of whether the phone is stolen or not...

:confused::confused:I dont' understand a thing. It is illegal speak about a imei change or is illegal change the imei? I don't speak english very well but I understand that the two things are very very very differents.

[mrvanx]

:confused::confused:I dont' understand a thing. It is illegal speak about a imei change or is illegal change the imei? I don't speak english very well but I understand that the two things are very very very differents.

It is illegal to change the IMEI......in most countries since the IMEI is UNIQUE to the handset thus allowing a form of anti-theft measure to be adopted. I figure there WILL be a country where it isnt illegal (but also still not a decent thing to do) to change the IMEI though?

The topic im my opinion is crawling with reasons to defraud and make money from stolen device...there may be a totally innocent reason behind it but I dont believe a device is blacklisted unless its either A) stolen or B) stolen.

Heres some further reading which might explain the reasons behind it being illegal, and also a tidbit of info about the structure of the IMEI.

XDA-Developers: IMEI changing is going to get you sore! (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276851)

Wikipedia entry on IMEI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mobile_Equipment_Identity)

[Kedi]

there may be a totally innocent reason behind it but I dont believe a device is blacklisted unless its either A) stolen or B) stolen.

After searching for a way to change IMEI i found this thread.
Yes i know its a old one ...
But believe me there is one more thing why someone would like to change IMEI.

I was in Turkey for 5 weeks after 2 weeks and 4 days i get a SMS:
Register your phone or it will be blocked.
OK i go to Turkcell and ask how to to register my phone i bought in Germany.

Go here go there and at the end i had to get a address in Turkey.
Because i dont live in turkey i dont get a address.
As a turkish citizen it would be easy to register but not for german citizens.

After 2 weeks, 6 days and 24 hours my phone was blocked and had only 1 option: Buy a new phone in Turkey.
Next year i will have another phone and same problem again...

I call them now onetimeturkeyphone.
Yes i can use it in Germany and no since it is not done with a *.cab file i wont flash anything on that thing (after some warranty problems with other phones).

You see not all phones have to be stolen to get blocked :)

[mlcrip]

As Mr Vanx said though, it is illegal!
Regardless of whether the phone is stolen or not...

well, it depends.
that just a thing police\providers or whoever decided.
question is why?..
on moral basis, same bad is use wm6 if your device sold with wm5. goto official website, that would cost you soemthing.
if your provider do not give you rom, it is same bad to use these down here :P

and if mobile providers would go into power they would make it illegal to even unlock your mobile ever. so from providers point of view, we're here all just making use of law loopholes (or whatever).

[mlcrip]

trying to check it out on my old mobile (will scrap it anyways, wanna brick it first, for fun).

[tusharindia]

Hello everybody...i would really thank you guys if u could help me find my cell phone which was stolen some days back...is there any way i can trace it? Please help me out ppl...


Thanks in advance...
Tushar

[servman08]

Shop in the territory of Ukraine sold me the phone from the gray list. Government threatens to turn off that phone.
Bear can take from your old phone?