So, any way to change the model name of any given phone to essentially further this thought? With how deep all the rom modding is here, I really don't see why not.
I really want to use this medianet thing..the problem is, most of the international phones I'm looking at don't have U.S. warranty? For those of you that bought non-US smartphones to use with medianet, which stores/websites did you guys end up buying from that would help deal with repairs if something were to happen? TIA
I don't own Samsung phones and don't have a list. From the information in this thread, it works with galaxy s. I read it on the forum that galaxy s ii can use the method too. But don't take my word for it. Google or search xda for 'samsung efs folder' and you will see people talking about how to backup and restore that folder. In your case, you will want to backup and them delete.
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Since the warranty in most cases are offered by the manufacturer, I doubt there are stores offering warranty on international models. The only unlocked phones with warranty are those officially released by the manufacturers in the country you live in. In us, I can only think of Nokia and maybe the nexus line.
I would buy a phone without warranty if the price is low enough to justify the risk. I would value a one year warranty to be worth fifty dollars on a five hundred dollar phone.
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It's easier to change phone name than imei. For android , I think it's in build.prop file. But it should nt matter to the carrier. They only detect model by imei. I know this first hand, because when I flashed the desire hd rom on my inspire hd. The phone shows desire hd in the about page, but AT&T never failed to tell I have inspire hd.
Using a Titan II and I have medianet. Picked up a newer sim and inserted it into the phone. 4G reception, but data did not work until I added an APN (wap.cingular). Internet is working now, but MMS and tethering is not. I was previously using an xperia play r800a and everything worked including MMS and tethering.
Noticed that Windows 7.5 mango doesn't really give you many options to edit APN settings. Hmm, maybe I'll head back to xplay...
Was it an AT&T branded Titan II? Where did you get it? I was looking at that, but didn't want to get bumped from my unlimited medianet plan.
I would guess it came from UK/Canada. I get almost all my phones from Canada.
I've never had an issue with warranties. I also don't keep a phone for more than 1-3 months either...
Expansys USA does provide a warranty through them though.
It's pretty much random. Seen people be able to get away with it for less then a few minutes to the most a little over a month. Even when I go change out phones it took them a long time to figure out (5 weeks).
As a fellow medianet user, thanks a ton for this compiled list.
Here's my two cents:
I'm on a Desire a8182, I didn't have any problems with AT&T until they started doing sweeps for iphone users last year (spring/summer 2011). During that time I got a text message one day saying "illegal sim swap" and my data was disconnected the next day. I wasn't using that much data, on average maybe 1gb per month usually less.
After some research I found out that they were confusing the IMEI for a broadband adapter, same thing was happening to some other Desire users. After I called up, I played dumb and told them I had a regular dumb phone, after some arguing on my end they reinstated my data.
Now with the release of the Nexus on Google Play, I'm very tempted to switch but I don't know if I'll get an "illegal sim swap" text message again.
Anyone have a similar experience?
Here's my two cents:
I'm on a Desire a8182, I didn't have any problems with AT&T until they started doing sweeps for iphone users last year (spring/summer 2011). During that time I got a text message one day saying "illegal sim swap" and my data was disconnected the next day. I wasn't using that much data, on average maybe 1gb per month usually less.
After some research I found out that they were confusing the IMEI for a broadband adapter, same thing was happening to some other Desire users. After I called up, I played dumb and told them I had a regular dumb phone, after some arguing on my end they reinstated my data.
Now with the release of the Nexus on Google Play, I'm very tempted to switch but I don't know if I'll get an "illegal sim swap" text message again.
Anyone have a similar experience?
I just did this to a samsung infuse and my phone wont connect to the network at all, when I copy the efs folder back everything is fine. Can anyone help
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It wont work. Thats for an android based phone.
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35I wrote this up for people interested in seeing what they could purchase currently out there on the market without being bumped up for an AT&T plan.
This list probably doesn't concern most people on XDA on Tmobile and CDMA carriers, but for those looking for a savings this is where it's at.
Generally, any of the following world carriers should release phones that are on their UMTS(3G) 850 and 1900 MHz bands, making it compatible in the USA for 3G: Rogers (Canada), Telus (Canada), Fido (Canada), Bell (Canada), Virgin Mobile (Canada), Sasktel (Canada), movistar (South America), Claro (South America). It's important to know that the phone you get has radios for the UMTS 850 UMTS 1900 bands, since AT&T operates on both frequency sets in the USA.Code:General disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you get bumped up on a smartphone plan. Please do proper research and googling and make sure you have the right phone before putting your SIM in. If you get bumped to a smartphone plan, be prepared to contact your AT&T CSR with the IMEI of a dumbphone and ask them to set it for you. Ask questions here or check with the specific forums before attempting if you're not sure. What the AT&T dumbphone / medianet/family plan is for: Some rundown and pricing details in this post: [URL]http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26201562#post26201562[/URL] A data plan used for 'dumbphones' and IMEI of phones not stored in AT&T's IMEI database, which is not limited to android and smartphones. Technically, any phone capable of retrieving UMTS/3G/HSPA 850mhz/1900mhz bands is capable of accessing this service. Whether or not the device is stored in AT&T's database is another question. This lets you keep using the AT&T service without having to add another contract, or continue using an existing one without upgrading. There are 4 options: - Grandfathered MediaNet users pay $10/month for unlimited data for one line. - Current Regular single line users pay $15/month for unlimited data for one line. - Current Family plan users can pay $10/month for 1 line with unlimited data with the bundled with $30 messaging unlimited for all lines. - Current Family plan users can pay $15/month for a single line for unlimited data only. This allows end users to: A) Continue to get an unlimited service for cheaper (although we speculate there is a threshhold before they start watching you) B) Pay $10-15 less a month C) Keep your old plan, no subsidized prices for new phones
Most if not all T-mobile model/branded phones (affixed on digitizer) are likely flagged as of 2012.
AT&T have detected the following phones in their system (flagged list):
HTC
HTC Desire HD Released October 2010 - Reported flagged sometime near end of 2013 Q4.
HTC One Released March 2013 - AT&T may send message about adding an LTE plan. HTC One models (link).
Droid DNA USA Verizon Released November 2012 - Reported flagged Q1 2013.
One X International (Tegra) s720e Released May 2012 - Reported flagged Q1 2013.
One S International + USA T-mobile z520m Released April 2012 - Both versions reported flagged Q4 2012.
Amaze 4G USA T-mobile x715m Released October 2011 - the USA T-mobile version reported flagged in Q1 2013. Unknown for international x715m.
Vivid USA / Raider International x710a Released October 2011 - Reports that this is flagged Q3 2013.
Radar USA T-mobile c110e (Windows Phone) Released September 2011 - flagged with T-mobile batch of Q1 2013.
Nexus One Released January 2010 - Few reports of medianet-plan working handsets.
HD2 USA T-mobile t8585 (Windows Phone) Released October 2009 - (No 1900 band). Reported flagged Q1 2013. Unknown for international variant.
Samsung
Galaxy S IV International i9500 (Exynos) Released March 2013 - Reported flagged Q2 2013.
Galaxy S IV USA AT&T/T-mobile/Google (google edition) i9505 (Snapdragon) Released March 2013 - Reported flagged Q2 2013.
Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet n8000 (Exynos) Released August 2012 - Reported flagged Q1 2013.
Galaxy Tab 7.7 International Tablet p6800 (Exynos) Released September 2011 - Has been flagged with AT&T, tested Q2 2013.
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus International Tablet p6200 (Exynos) Released September 2011 - Reported flagged with T-mobile batch Q4 2012.
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus USA T-mobile Tablet sgh-t869 (Exynos) Released November 2011 - Most likely flagged with T-mobile Q4 2012.
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Tablet p3100 (TI OMAP) Released February 2012 - Reported flagged Q4 2012.
Galaxy Note II USA Verizon sch-i605 (Exynos) Released November 2012 - Reported flagged Q3 2013.
Galaxy Note II International n7100 (Exynos) Released August 2012 - Reported flagged late 2012/early 2013.
Galaxy Note II Canada sgh-i317m (Exynos) Released November 2012 - Reported flagged Q4 2012.
Galaxy Note II USA T-mobile t889 (Exynos) Released November 2012 - Reported flagged with T-mobile batch Q4 2012.
Galaxy S III International i9300 (Exynos) Released May 2012 - Mostly flagged Q4 2012.
Galaxy S III Korea shv-e210k (Exynos) Released May 2012 - Flagged Q2 2014.
Galaxy S III Canada sgh-i747m (Snapdragon) Released July 2012 - Reported flagged Q2 2013.
Galaxy S III USA T-mobile t999 (Snapdragon) Released June 2012 - Flagged Q1 2013
Galaxy Note I International n7000 (Exynos) Released September 2011 - Some variants reported flagged 2012.
Galaxy S II International i9100 (Exynos) Released April 2011 - Int'l flagged. White i9100 IMEI is seen as blackberry. Black is now flagged Q2 2013.
Galaxy S II Canada i9100m (Exynos) Released April 2011 - Some reported flagged Q1-Q2 2013. White IMEI will be tagged as blackberry.
Galaxy S II LTE i727r (Snapdragon) Released July 2011 - Reported flagged Q1, Q3 2013.
Galaxy S II USA T-mobile t989 (Snapdragon) Released October 2011 - Mostly flagged, Q1 2013.
Galaxy Nexus International i9250 (TI OMAP) Released November 2011- Flagged Q4 2012.
Galaxy Nexus Canada i9250M (TI OMAP) Released November 2011- Authentic IMEI is and flagged in OLAM Q4 2013.
Galaxy Nexus Docomo Japan SC-04D (TI OMAP) Released November 2011- Authentic IMEI is tested and flagged in OLAM Q3 2013.
Galaxy S Blaze 4G USA T-mobile t769 Released March 2012 - Flagged with T-mobile batch.
Exhibit II 4G USA T-mobile t679 Released October 2011 - T-mobile, some reported flagged in Q4 2012.
Nexus S i9020 Released April 2011- Flagged sometime in 2011.
Vibrant t959 USA T-mobile Released June 2010 - Only gets EDGE, found to be flagged with T-mobile batch.
LG
Optimus 4X HD p880 Released June 2012 - Reported flagged late 2013, Q4.
Optimus L9 USA T-mobile p769 Released November 2012 - Reported no longer working Q3 2013.
Optimus G e971 Released November 2012 - Flagged Q2 2013.
Nexus 4 e960 Global/Google Store/T-mobile Released November 2012 - Flagged Q4 2012.
Optimus 3D p920 Released January 2011 - (No 1900 band). Reported not working Q1 2013.
Optimus T USA T-mobile p509 Released October 2010 - EDGE device. Flagged with t-mobile batch of 2012.
Sony
Xperia Z C6603/C6602 Released February 2013 - Some reported flagged Q2 2013.
Xperia U ST25a Released May 2012 - Some reported flagged Q1 2013.
Xperia S LT26i Released February 2012 - Some reported flagged Q1 2013.
Xperia acro S LT26w Released August 2012 - Some reported flagged Q3 2013.
Xperia P LT22i Released February 2012 - Some reported flagged Q1 2013.
Arc S LT18a Released September 2011 - Seen as palm treo imei.
Motorola
Droid Razr I GSM xt890 - Released October 2012 - Flagged Q2 2014.
Droid Razr M Verizon xt907 - Released September 2012 - Flagged Q2 2014.
Droid Razr HD International/GSM - xt926 Released September 2012 - Reported as Droid 4 in OLAM Q3 2013.
Verizon Droid Razr HD CDMA (GSM unlock) - xt925 Released September 2012 - Likely will be flagged as above
Motorola Defy International - MB525 / a8120 Released November 2010 - was working for years until flagged Q4 2013.
Other
Verizon iPhone 5 - Reported Flagged Q2 2013.
How to check if your device is flagged in AT&T IMEI Database: there are 2 ways, both end up on the same page.
If you just recently got flagged (text message saying smartphone plan) then you need to wait a set amount of time before it will show up in OLAM. Maybe around 1-2 days
1) Go to http://wireless.att.com
2) Log in to your account thru OLAM (On-Line Account Management)
3) Check if your phone shows up with a generic icon or actual photo (see below)
4a) Method 1 (thanks to lovem): Go to http://www.att.com/devicehowto/
5a) On the top left where it shows your current device, see if you have a generic phone icon. To check your other lines click "Change" and you will see your list of devices.
6a) If your device shows up as "unknown unknown", your IMEI has not been detected by AT&T.
7a) If you're undetected, profit. $$$
4b) Method 2 (thanks to sucss): If you already have a phone/line identified in the database (with photo), click the phone.
5b) Click "View Tutorials for this device"
6b) Click "Change" and look for the phone/line
7b) If you're undetected, profit. $$$
10Phones likely working or tested working with HSPA/3G data bands
If you want to contribute a phone model, post in the thread.
To find phones, you can try gsmarena.com, pdadb.net and other phone database sites.
Some listing of Pentaband phones, find a carrier with their own version of the phone: http://awslookup.com/pentaband-phones/
HTC
Evo 3D NAM/Canada - x515a - Released July 2011
Incredible S NAM/Canada - s710a - Released April 2011
Desire Z NAM/Canada (QWERTY) - a7275 - Released November 2010
Desire NAM/Canada - a8182 - Released February 2010
Samsung
Galaxy Note I LTE Rogers Canada - i717R - Released February 2012 (unknown if still working)
Exhibit II 4G - T-Mobile - t679 - Released October 2011 (some reported it is working, others say flagged)
Galaxy S I Vibrant Canada - i9000m - Released November 2010
LG
Optimus 4G LTE - NAM/Canada - p935 - Released November 2011
Motorola
Photon 4G - US/Sprint - mb855 - Released June 2011 (requires this)
Milestone 3 GSM (QWERTY) - xt860 - Released September 2011
Milestone 2 GSM (QWERTY) - a953 - Released October 2010
Milestone 1 GSM (QWERTY) - a853 - Released November 2009
Other
Blu Studio 5.0 S - Dualcore 1.2GHz, 1GB RAM - Released May 2013
Oppo Find 5 - Quadcore 1.5GHz, 2GB RAM - Released December 2012
Xiaomi MI-2S - Quadcore 1.7GHz, 2GB RAM - Released April 2013
Xiaomi MI-2 - Quadcore 1.5GHz, 2GB RAM - Released November 2012
Xiaomi MI-1S - Dualcore 1.7GHz, 1GB RAM - Released August 2012
Xiaomi MI-1 - Dualcore 1.5GHz, 1GB RAM - Released ? 2011
Meizu MX 4-core - Quadcore 1.5GHz, 1GB RAM - Released August 2012
Meizu MX - Dualcore 1.4GHz, 1GB RAM - Released March 2012
Alcatel One Touch Idol - Dualcore 1.0GHz, 1GB RAM - Released May 2013
Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra - Dualcore 1.2GHz, 1GB RAM - Released April 2013
Vertu Ti - Dualcore 1.7GHz, 1GB RAM - Released February 2013
Lenovo K900 - Dualcore 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM - Released April 2013
Xolo X1000 - Singlecore 2.0GHz, 1GB RAM - Released March 2013
Xolo X500 - Singlecore 1.2GHz, 512MB RAM - Released January 2013
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TBD6Re: [GUIDE][10-31-2012] List of phones compatible with ATT Family/MediaNet Plan
Anyone who wants the list, message me. I'll get it sent out tonight.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 25I'm starting a private list. If you'd like to add a phone or update a current phone, just message me.
Only requirements for the list are:
200 posts or you're a long time member.
Don't share it(if anyone else wants it, tell them to PM me).
It's a Google Doc stored on my Google Drive, so updates to the list will be available immediately.
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