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gomez79 		Old
7th May 2011, 10:04 AM
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Default imei change/remove
hello

i have bada phone "samsung s 8500" ,and need help with remove or repair imei code....

please, any ideas

 
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7th May 2011, 02:46 PM
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i thought adfree would respond to your question so you thank him
anyway yes you can do it as i think but do you know the old imei??
you can change it using PSAS with qualcom drivers
here is a quick link for the tools you need
http://www.mediafire.com/?yahd09ptzv3ubir
and here is a tutorial for beging the connection
http://www.samfirmwareworld.com/s850...ools-t199.html
after connection you will find the imei let us see if you can do it
 
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7th May 2011, 07:13 PM
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thank you for reaction
but, Unfortunately, I do not know the old IMEI ... : (
 
tydem 		Old
7th May 2011, 07:22 PM
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The phone's original IMEI is located on the sticker below the battery, at least on my unit.
 
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why change? stolen handset?
 
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8th May 2011, 10:12 PM
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There are good reasons to protect IMEI.

Protected by Law... depend on country...
Manufacturer...
Operator use IMEI to block handsets in their networks...
Yep, also stolen handsets can be blocked or identify...

On the other site, big business with IMEI change...
Sometimes user erase IMEI during Unlock or other manipulations... result is IMEI 00000000...

I've only read long time ago. That in India ... :
http://techchand.org/333/reactivate-...i-inplantation

I'll NOT support IMEI change...


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8th May 2011, 11:40 PM
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sorry adfree i didn't see this coming
i think he just want to fix it back to its default
i won't refer to your tutorial again without your permission
please forgive me
you mean so much to all the users right here and specially me
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@ mylove90

No panic. It's not your fault.

I mean 99,9 % not expect answers from me about IMEI (and Network Unlock).
Because tooo much trouble.

I'm from Germany.
I have no idea about other countries law.

But I'm pretty sure that NOT every one who need IMEI repair is an thief.
Also Software accident can lead to IMEI lost... or some Firmware Modifications, or some Commands... or Tools...

I have no idea, why manufacturer not really protect IMEI. Maybe 1 Chip for IMEI, not eraseable... for instance like oneNAND and RAM in Samsung CPU, but only not rewriteable. Also funny. IMEI on removeable Label...

Harhar.

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