Recently, my line was suspended for "lost/stolen." I called and had it reactivated, but the rep couldn't tell me why it was suspended. There was no balance, I'm the account holder (family account), and there's a passcode on the account. After being asked to confirm the sim number, imei, etc., for the first time, I noticed that my imei was the generic samsung one and not my device's. I had never noticed (perhaps because I never had a reason to look) that they were mismatched. Subsequent, attempted uses of my device resulted in repeated suspensions. It now appears to be due to the generic imei (which AT&T has decided to block). I had to think back because I could not recall modifying anything that could cause such a thing; I've been on one rom for months and had not done anything other than minor theming. Then, it hit me. I had used Galaxy_S Unlock from the market (recommended by several users around here) to sim unlock it. I can confidently attribute the cause to this process because nothing else I've done could interfere with nv_data.bin (imei data in efs). Luckily, I have several EFS backups. However, to this point, I've been unsuccessful in restoring my original IMEI. There are a couple of options: continued attempts to restore original IMEI or return to stock for Samsung to fix. I hadn't quite decided what I'm going to do; my contempt for AT&T may cause me to use this opportunity to jump ship. We'll see.
For those that have used this tool, check your imei congruence (device menu + device sticker under the battery). I'm curious as to if this was just bad luck, or if other people have experienced the same thing.
UPDATE: I decided to send it off to Samsung for warranty repair (got it back 8/1/12).
For those that have used this tool, check your imei congruence (device menu + device sticker under the battery). I'm curious as to if this was just bad luck, or if other people have experienced the same thing.
UPDATE: I decided to send it off to Samsung for warranty repair (got it back 8/1/12).
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