[Q] Bought used phone, won't activate with new sim from verizon topic

Hey M8 crew!

New to the M8, just bought the phone from swappa. Apparently it has root/s-off/some lollipop build installed on it. Clean ESN.

Took it into verizon to activate it on my line, but the sim doesn't appear to activate as they expect. It detects that it was inserted, says to reboot, after reboot still says no service, and never performs any activation. Verizon rep was claiming that the rom was causing the failures, and it does appear to likely be software related if it is never launching the activation. VZW tech support was no help other than saying it may take up to 12 hours to activate the sim (bs meter going off). Spent 2 hours in the store trying to get it to activate, saying everything was fine on their end. Tried a couple sims in store to rule out a bad sim. Have even tried the tape on the sim trick to see if that might have something to do with it.

Has anyone ever seen / heard of this sort of situation before and have any idea of how to fix it?

Would a stock RUU flash help out in anyway?

Is it because it is not a verizon rom that the activation is not happening? Would I somehow be able to use a different verizon phone to activate the sim, then put it in my phone and have service start working?

Any ideas?

Bought a rooted phone topic

Wrong place

Bought a rooted phone? topic

Hey guyss, so i just bought this awesome phone on craigslist and it is already rooted and idk if the guy did anything else beside that ,so is there a way i can check everything like firmware, cid, and all the stuff ?

And also , do i need to convert to gpe if i want to install lollipop roms like SkyDragon gpe , blisspop , or cm12 or do i just need to flash it through recovery?

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[Q] Just bought a used G3, several questions? topic

I need some info about a used Verizon g3 I purchased. Everything works fine, but I can't see where to check if the latest software is updated?
When I go to the phone info area, there's no tab to touch to check.

Does that mean this phone has been rooted? Excuse me.... I'm a newbie.... don't really know how to distinguish between rooted and non rooted.

How would I ever update the phone? Does Verizon do it automatically?

I'm grandfathered in with unlimited data and can tether freely with this phone, a surprise to me.
Would I compromise this with any Verizon updates?

Thx

Bought g2 - IMEI fake and spc alreday zeroed - wanted to use on GSM - PLEASE HELP topic

hey there

happy 2015 guys
been a while since i was here ..
actually i bought an LG g2 from the friend of a friend ,
the phone is looks good and came with box and all ..
i was told its clean and unlocked ..
when i tried to do do a gsm unlock i was surprised to see that there is no proper IMEI on it
the IMEI shown is
:10000005 - yep there is a colon before that

The box has meid hex as starting from 99.......... and so on , but the meid hex inside the phone is A000....
also the meid dec on the phone and the box doesnt match ..

see i am least bothered if its good or bad esn as i have to give it to my niece after enabling GSM so that she can use it while on her trip to Singapore ..
as it is i am using the Note 3 and apart from making it gsm i have no use for it ,

I am on a time table here as i have to make a lot of arrangements for this trip and dont wish to go through the trouble of buying a new phone ...

i am unable to get in touch with the guy as he is out of country and wont be back till june .....



kindly help me , how can i restore the original IMEI or even MEID for that matter ... it seesm the phone was used on boost or some other MVNO


please help
would be grateful


Regards

I just bought myself the Z2 Tablet (SGP512) topic

So I got it out of the box and straight away it had a bunch of updates, which I went through with.
Im now sitting on Android 4.4.4 build number 23.0.1.A.4.30.
I was wondering if this could be rooted? This is my first Sony device so I'm new here :)

Bought Xiaomi Piston 2 from Geekbuying, not sure if they are original (pics attached) topic

Hello,

I bought Xiaomi Piston 2 from Geekbuying. Received them today and I'm not sure if they are original.
The inner part of the cone that connects the wire to the earphones has the letter L or R in embossed black (not orange/brown like mentioned in some forums).
The outer part of the cone has embossed "mi" logo.

They sound OK.

Are they original?

Thanks

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Yu Yureka, can be bought in the US, right? topic

I saw a review, and a comment caught my eyes. Someone said even if you subscribed to the Yu amazon thread to be able to buy it on the 13, if you don't live in India you cannot buy it. Is that true? I am positive it is not, Just would like some more opinions. Cannot find the answer anywhere.:confused:

Will this work c or the people who bought last year? topic

http://www.phonedog.com/2015/01/04/s...5-tab-s-buyers



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Nexus 5 - just bought, but no Lollipop update :( topic

Today I bought Nexus 5. It had 4.4.2 inside. I updated it to 4.4.3 and 4.4.4. Now, it doesn't find any new updated, even though Lollipop is available for it.
The question here is when will it be available for my phone? Are we talking here hours or days?
If I install Lollipop image manually will I lose my warranty and will I receive updates afterwards normally?

A warning to people who bought their phones from ebay topic

Over the past couple of months Ive noticed a lot of posts made by people who have bought their phones off ebay, then bricked it by using autorec or flashing a kdz. It's usually this situation

-The user bought a d802 or d800 from ebay
-They carefully picked their version of autorec/kdz firmware and used it correctly
-The phone rebooted to a black screen. No recovery, download or fastboot

in some of these cases the users removed the rear cover to check the model and of course the stamp below the battery read 'ls980' or 'd801/d803' even though the phone was sold as a d800 or d802.
Here are a couple of examples to let you know what I'm talking about


http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g...stock-t2965101

http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g...le-to-t2954366

http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g...2904404/page34


I'm writing this thread to make people aware that the phone you buy off ebay might not be what the seller claims. Many sellers seem to be rebranding different G2 variants as d802 or d800. I'm not really clear on the reason for it but It's happening and for the root user who likes flashing roms, this can be quite a problem.
They do a very good job of disguising it from modding the build prop to putting on a fake rear cover.

If you suspect that your phone isn't genuine, there are a couple of measures you can take to either find out for certain or minimise the risk of flashing the wrong firmware

- Look up your IMEI. Before you do anything else type *#06# from your Dialer to get IMEI code. This can be used to identify your model no. or download the correct kdz firmware. However, don't rely on this

Quote:

Ok, I now believe that the phone I have is not a D802 international model but some other variant. I got it off eBay and think that the seller has modified the IMEI and rom to report as a D802. Is there any way to tell without taking the back off the phone?

- Remove the rear cover. This is a bit tough but It may be the only way to find out the real model number. It's near the battery like in the photo. There's a good video that explains how to do it here



Unfortunately if you have already bricked your device I'll include some links to guides and fixes below

If you are stuck in fastboot but have download mode
Stuck in fastboot, no download mode
qhsusb_bulk bulkmode, multiple drives popping up in windows, no download mode
Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 mode

I'm not trying to alarm anyone, you have to be unlucky to get one of these mock ups but since it has happened to a lot of people I thought it was worth sharing.