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hi there, on first i know change imei is illegal but how we know not for all country(like turkey, and smart gsm-genius) and bla bla fcuk the peoples which says sorry is illegal, when
gsm-genius change the imei noboody know what it is and now every have head in cloud ... all right that msg is not for that idiots : )
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oke so it is a hermes 300 lock from t-mobile, with t-mobile simcard everything look nice i have range but i cant call on anothers simcrads i dont have a range so
that tell me i have lockt for imei, so now i use a stuf from "Pof" its"HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a" < after unlock cid(make super cid) i can(should be) change many things in phone (like software spl etc) , i read many forums and i go around and i still back hire so i ask you how do that?
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hi there, on first i know change imei is illegal but how we know not for all country(like turkey, and smart gsm-genius) and bla bla fcuk the peoples which says sorry is illegal, when
gsm-genius change the imei noboody know what it is and now every have head in cloud ... all right that msg is not for that idiots : )
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oke so it is a hermes 300 lock from t-mobile, with t-mobile simcard everything look nice i have range but i cant call or anothers simcrads i dont have a range so
that tell me i have lockt for imei, so now i use a stuf from "Pof" its"HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a" < after unlock cid(make super cid) i can(should be) change many things in phone (like software spl etc) , i read many forums and i go around and i still back hire so i ask you how do that?
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huh?
oke shortly who know how change imei in hermes 300(mda vario 2)?
Is it stolen?!
why should we help someone that stole one of our friends devices?!
Can you explain why you need to change IMEI?!
rysio123 said:
hi there, on first i know change imei is illegal but how we know not for all country(like turkey, and smart gsm-genius) and bla bla fcuk the peoples which says sorry is illegal, when
gsm-genius change the imei noboody know what it is and now every have head in cloud ... all right that msg is not for that idiots : )
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oke so it is a hermes 300 lock from t-mobile, with t-mobile simcard everything look nice i have range but i cant call or anothers simcrads i dont have a range so
that tell me i have lockt for imei, so now i use a stuf from "Pof" its"HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a" < after unlock cid(make super cid) i can(should be) change many things in phone (like software spl etc) , i read many forums and i go around and i still back hire so i ask you how do that?
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What exactly are you trying to do?
Do you:
A: have service through a provider other than T-Mobile and it isn't working with your T-Mobile locked phone?
B: have service with T-Mobile but your T-Mobile phone w/ active T-Mobile SIM card is not getting a signal?
In the case of A all you have to do is SIM unlock to be able to insert and use sim cards from other providers. (if you wish to change OS, Radio, or other aspects of the phone you can CID unlock, but you shouldn't need to do this any more--SSPL will "trick" your phone into thinking it is unlocked)
In the case of B, it sounds like the phone was reported stolen and has been blacklisted by the carrier or carriers in the area. In which case the phone will not work as long as its IMEI matches the one on the blacklist.
T-Mobile which country?
If its T-Mobile Austria and you are living somewhere near my town send me a PM and I will help you.....
Here you go
.... if you post your full name and address I will certainly send you exactly what you deserve.
I'm sure Interpol would love to have a chat.
UK < there i buy that phone on market "second hand well" it is many places in uk where peoples sell the used goodnes for funy cash, so i bought that phone with just charger, what now when i put simcard to that phone from t-mobile
i have full range but i cant call :/ when i put another simcard i dont have any range just "!" i try unlock that phone with stuf from moderator our genius "Pof"
exactly "HTC_Hermes_SIM_CID_Unlock_v3a" , after that still that same, so i have imei-lock, its easy to send to my friend i germany or poland there that phone will be work fine but i wona use that hermes everywhere? have anyboody any idea on change imei?
For ZZan:
a, no i dont have any signal on another provider i can use only t-mobile,i have signal on t-mobile simcard but i cant make call even on emergancy call,
b how i say i have signal(range) but i cant call out and anyboody cant call to me
hmm intresting is that what u say about sspl, becouse i change many times software on wm 6.0 and better radio i try anything, i use imie-check and still that same :/ now i back to wm 5.0 from t-mobile and im stock i dont have any idea what doing now, if that is stolen phone i dont wonna lost my money, i think everyboody will be think like that i dont sale stolen phone i just buing that phone and didnt know anything about his past, please help me : (
In Austria there are also a lot of places where you can buy cheap phones and other electronic stuff.
But guess where this stuff is from?
Lot of Junkies are breaking in cars and homes or stealing phones in bars and so on to sell them cheap to get money to buy drugs. And if I say "a lot" I mean a lot - some hundred each month in my town.
If you bought this phone very cheap and its IMEI locked then you made a bad deal, sorry. Try to call the provider, ask why the phone is IMEI locked. if its a stolen one go to the next police station, tell them the story and ask for a letter of confirmation that you bought this phone without knowing thats its a stolen one. Then your provider will remove the IMEI lock.
Is it Possible to change the imei number on a o2 xda trion ? if so is it software based thing or is it Hardware as in do i need to buy a clip.......
any advice on this i would be very grateful.......
I no its illegal here in the UK but what i also no is i brought the phone direct from O2 for £350 so i dont care what "David im a prick Blunkett" says ....
i also have two wizards which were on contract with O2 which i'v sorted using various tools off this site...... Now when i say were on contract thats ment as in i'v now left them ......... & for those who really want to no why its because there are WANK after two years with them there just toss ........ now on making this point yes i understand everyone as got there own opinion & this is just mine..... So what O2 did after "my im going leave you wankers" phone call is barred all three phones........ now i brought my trion direct from them not on contract or nothing just wanted the phone & they wont lift the bar this is why i just want to no Is it Possible to change the imei number on a o2 xda trion ? if so is it software based thing or is it Hardware as in do i need to buy a clip.......
any advice on this i would be very grateful.......
NO, no and NOOO
Now funny you should say that coz i said the same when the f**kers turned them off .............
This just to say a Very Big thankyou to a certain Member here for all his help, not to sure if i should name names so i wont, but he knows who he is......
"Nice one your a f**king star Thankyou very much"
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This just to say a Very Big thankyou to a certain Member here for all his help, not to sure if i should name names so i wont, but he knows who he is......
"Nice one your a f**king star Thankyou very much"
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BowFinger,
I am not sure if you expect any further replies to your questions because of your answers do not really motivate anybody ... !
However,
You should not attempt to change the IMEI number in your device because especially in the UK this is a very important thing (at least on O2 and Orange).
Whenever you make a phone call your IMEI will be checked to see if the phone was reported lost or stolen. If you insert an invalid IMEI number it will have just the same effect! The IMEI contains special information and is sorted in blocks. If you go ahead and change some values then you soon will figure out that network providers just can't identify your handset and do not allow you to call on their network.
You have 2 (legal) choices:
Work out things with O2
Change your network provider (as example switch to T-Mobile UK)
Cheers!
How would change network provider solve the imei problem,o2 have blocked it so t-mobile wont be able to unblock it. As far as i remember t-mobile lease mobile lines from o2 anyway?
The IMEI is only blocked (black listed) on the O2 network but not on others, meaning: you can't use the O2 network any longer but any other! As nice as it would be even for anti-theft protection - unfortunately network providers do not work together!
Junner2003 said:
The IMEI is only blocked (black listed) on the O2 network but not on others, meaning: you can't use the O2 network any longer but any other! As nice as it would be even for anti-theft protection - unfortunately network providers do not work together!
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It might work like that in the US but in the uk,once the imei is blacklisted it is blacklisted on ALL networks. So the only place you can use the phone is abroad. Why do you think he wants to change the imei,so he can go back on O2 he has already stated what he thinks of them. He wants to change it so he can use it on another network.
So i am sorry to say it ,but you are wrong
Junner2003 said:
BowFinger,
I am not sure if you expect any further replies to your questions because of your answers do not really motivate anybody ... !
However,
You should not attempt to change the IMEI number in your device because especially in the UK this is a very important thing (at least on O2 and Orange).
Whenever you make a phone call your IMEI will be checked to see if the phone was reported lost or stolen. If you insert an invalid IMEI number it will have just the same effect! The IMEI contains special information and is sorted in blocks. If you go ahead and change some values then you soon will figure out that network providers just can't identify your handset and do not allow you to call on their network.
You have 2 (legal) choices:
Work out things with O2
Change your network provider (as example switch to T-Mobile UK)
Cheers!
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No im expecting nothing more it was a "Thankyou Post" ok, looks like I'll have to bargain with O2 then
scousemartin said:
It might work like that in the US but in the uk,once the imei is blacklisted it is blacklisted on ALL networks. So the only place you can use the phone is abroad. Why do you think he wants to change the imei,so he can go back on O2 he has already stated what he thinks of them. He wants to change it so he can use it on another network.
So i am sorry to say it ,but you are wrong
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Congratulations! I am glad to hear that providers work together in the UK!
Well, they must have 'joined-ventured' pretty fast because of I used to live in the UK until a couple of months ago!
Do they still SIM lock devices by default in the UK? This is one of the most things I hate here in the US ... Germany was better, they only locked PREPAY ...
Now with the supposed AT&T media net plan sweep a IMEI changer might actually be useful. I mean I'd love to upgrade to the AT&T Tilt (Kaiser) but am afraid they will transfer to the much more expensive data plan. I'd love to stick in am old IMEI number off of the many old phones I got lying around to avoid this. This is really a stupid rule it should be based on data useage not device type.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1256881
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Congratulations! I am glad to hear that providers work together in the UK!
Well, they must have 'joined-ventured' pretty fast because of I used to live in the UK until a couple of months ago!
Do they still SIM lock devices by default in the UK? This is one of the most things I hate here in the US ... Germany was better, they only locked PREPAY ...
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It has been like this since 1998 ,because of the dramatic rise in muggings for mobile phones, the idea being, it stops people stealing phones as they become worthless, but now you find they just unlock them, then sell them abroad
As for sim locking all the networks lock phones over here, unless you buy them from the carphone warehouse where they sell them on payg sim unlocked. But all contract phones are locked for 12-18 months depending on contract length, but they will unlock them for free after the contract ends.
Hello,
A HTC Hero phone I bought from eBay arrived today.
It's said to be a recent replacement for a phone the owner bought from Orange 6 months ago. I got it for my daughter to take to Canada and I guess it will need to be unlocked for this purpose.
I'm a newbie but I've done some reading here over time, which encouraged me to go for this model of phone.
A recurring cautionary tales has been that bricked phones often get sold on, so I want to test the phone for functionality.
The phone seems to be charging ok and switches on fine.
I put my wife's Orange PAYG SIM into it, in the hope of checking phone function but there's a SIM icon with a red X showing on the display from time to time.
Is it that the Orange PAYG SIM is unsuitable for this phone or is it more likely to just be badly inserted or have dirty contacts?
Regards,
Mike
Firstly Orange UK phones are known to have issues unlocking for use on other networks, but its not impossible.
Secondly ensure the sim is locked into place as it can come loose causing sim errors.
An Orange SIM not working in an Orange handset?!
As Lenny already said,... make sure the metal catch that secures the SIM is flicked as far as possible to the left once your SIM is inserted.
If this fails, you'll need to double check it with another Orange SIM.
Hopefully your phone hasn't been reported lost/stolen,... but if it has and you paid by Paypal or your creditcard on ebay then you should have something to fall back on.
P.S... It shouldnt make a difference if the SIM your trying is on contract or PayAsYouGo. If the SIM your trying is working fine in your wife's handset but not in the Hero then it sounds like the HERO maybe dodgey!!!
Thanks for the replies Lennyuk and ddotpatel.
The SIM came good after a few cleanings, polishings and some extra care in fitting, as suggested.
I did check here on the forum last week that the Orange SIMlock could be removed. It does seem to be something of a multi-step process and other network SIMlocks may be a lot easier but I got the clear impression that it could be done fairly easily for a few quid.
I suppose any used phone that comes up for sale could potentially be stolen, eBay goods being no exception. I'll be quite surprised if it is though.
Is there a database of stolen phone serial # that can be checked?
Regards,
Mike
The only way I know of to check if its in be black listed is to either contact the police or the carrier, but obviously if it has been blacklisted then they will know you have stolen goods and will take them away from you.
Fortunately, I'm such a friendly and innocent looking chap, I'll probably get time off for goog behaviour.
Regards,
Mike
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Fortunately, I'm such a friendly and innocent looking chap, I'll probably get time off for goog behaviour.
Regards,
Mike
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the innocent ones are the ones to be wary of
Hi devs,
First: If there might be a better section for this, please move it there.
I bought a sim-locked Rose S740 with cracked screen-glass for a rly small price.
At first, I flashed a WM 6.5 ROM with HSPL, everything was fine.
Next step should be the unlocking, I googled, of course, but there was no free way.
So I bought a code from eBay, got the unlock code the next day, entered it into the Rose -> wrong code.
I contacted the seller, providing my IMEI again, of course I did not type it wrong at first. He answered me, that he checked it several times, and this is the code he generated with his box. He also asked a friend of his, another unlocker, who got the same code, when he tried my IMEI.
Nothing worked, got my money back.
Then I tried another seller, but exactly the same as above happend.
So, what can I do to unlock this phone?
The serial under the battery is the same as the one I get when I enter *#06#.
It comes from Austrian provider A1.
I approve every reply.
This seems to be a problem with more and more devices nowadays. Do you have the ability to call the original service provider and request the unlock code?
there is a software called MXKEY (not free unfortunately) were you can add a free plugin called "HTC unlocker"... that's the only way I know appart from calling your service provider.
Of course I can call the austrian service provider. And I am sure he gives me the code, when I pay 100€.
In Germany, it is law, to get the unlock-code 4free after 2 years, but as far as I know thats only here.
How much is this MXKEY-software?
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Of course I can call the austrian service provider. And I am sure he gives me the code, when I pay 100€.
In Germany, it is law, to get the unlock-code 4free after 2 years, but as far as I know thats only here.
How much is this MXKEY-software?
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die_braut said:
Of course I can call the austrian service provider. And I am sure he gives me the code, when I pay 100€.
In Germany, it is law, to get the unlock-code 4free after 2 years, but as far as I know thats only here.
How much is this MXKEY-software?
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I have asked long time ago and as they told me it doesn't worth buying MXKEY just to unlock the phone...they told me I'd better just pay for a unlocking code..
(http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f615/begginer-question-about-unlocing-htc-1097810/)
Hello guys,
new to this forum and feel awkward asking for help straightaway. Recently my friend bought a SGS3 from someone, the phone was security locked (using pin security) so searched the net and found that hard resetting the phone would do the job and unlock the phone. Now the problem comes with simlock but i cant figure out how to disable it, its not like i didn't try but this problem is unusual.
I read the guides on this forum for removing simlocks and tried the *#7465625# which returns with "Not registered on network" i tried insertig a sim and it wouldn't accept the sim but it wouldn't ask for any sim code either. I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023709 and after i reach the [6] Network Lock option it says menu doesnt exist. Also read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683348 but to no avail. I used esexplorer the first time to go through the files after rooting and dont know if it wasnt rooted correctly or what but it showed efs folder empty. So i reset the phone again and this time used another app and now i can see the files in efs folder.
model: gt-i9300
android version: 4.1.2
baseband: I9300XXELLA
kernel version:3.0.31-742798, [email protected] #1, SMP PREEMPT Sat Dec 22 17:04:04 KST 2012
Build number: JZO54K
please help me.
Was the phone bought subsidized by a carrier? If so, they would need to release it, or unlock it.
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bodh said:
Was the phone bought subsidized by a carrier? If so, they would need to release it, or unlock it.
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The phone was bought used. I am not sure if it was subsidized or not as i cannot see any marking on the body of the phone nor their is any operator logo at the startup but i think that would be because i performed the hard reset.
Im not that familiar with simlocks, but perhaps a bump would help to find others that might be. I would think that it would have some kind of carrier info at boot, but then again i guess im only used to US devices... In about phone, the imei is listed, which matches the sticker inside the battery cover? And it is not a generic imei?
bodh said:
Im not that familiar with simlocks, but perhaps a bump would help to find others that might be. I would think that it would have some kind of carrier info at boot, but then again i guess im only used to US devices... In about phone, the imei is listed, which matches the sticker inside the battery cover? And it is not a generic imei?
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the IMEi obtained from *#06# is same as the sticker behind the battery apart from one last (or two) digits which i think are the IMEI SV. I am assuming its not a generic IMEI. Also the sticker is unbranded, i dont know if service provider mark the stickers or not.
Stepping back and looking at the first couple posts of each thread, as well as yours, "tried the *#7465625# which returns with 'Not registered on network'" looks like the phone is NOT simlocked... What do you mean by "the phone wouldn't accept a sim"? It would not read it? Have you tried to send sms or a call? Or is it just data that does not work?
Hi dude I had the same problem and I downloaded the play store app Galaxysim unlock. It's from chain fire I think, and it's free. But in order to unlock all the features and what not, then one has to pay. Hope this helps.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
bodh said:
Stepping back and looking at the first couple posts of each thread, as well as yours, "tried the *#7465625# which returns with 'Not registered on network'" looks like the phone is NOT simlocked... What do you mean by "the phone wouldn't accept a sim"? It would not read it? Have you tried to send sms or a call? Or is it just data that does not work?
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The "phone not registered on network" also gave me the impression that it was not simlocked nor does it have any operator branding. But when i inserted the sim it would not connect to the operator and dialing *#7465625# would return the same message, i have tried both 3 and orange sims. This is what is confusing me. I also saw a thread on XDA checking your phones IMEI against blocked or stolen IMEIs and no red flags their either so i am assuming its not stolen phone which my friend bought.
If not simlock what could it be.
Have you checked apn settings, to see if they show up when you insert the sim? Honestly, I dont know how much help I could really offer, since this is uncharted territory for me, but again, maybe a bump and somebody will see this.. Have you tried to PM Odia? He was in the first thread you linked, offering help for people with sim lock problems, even though this doesn't seem to be that. He seems to know alot more than me, that's for sure!
Bought phone that was pin locked .
Surely the seller would have the Pin or unlock it before sale .
Sim / network locked problems .
This has all the appearance of a stolen phone ..
Hard reset will not remove operator logo it is more like the a previous user has flashed a stock rom on it .
jje
So you bought a phone used that had a passcode protecting it that you removed by wiping the phone and can't get it to register on the network. Why would anyone buy a phone that is pass code protected and the seller didn't know the pass code? It would seem you have a stolen or lost phone that has been imei barred by the networks to prevent criminals profiting on crime. Take it to your local police station, they can tell you if it is stolen property
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Guess i was overlooking the main evidence: buying a phone that is still code locked. But it brings up another point: Can a phone actually be 'turned off' or barred from the networks?
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Guess i was overlooking the main evidence: buying a phone that is still code locked. But it brings up another point: Can a phone actually be 'turned off' or barred from the networks?
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In the UK it can yes, once the imei is blacklisted it can never connect to any UK network. Unfortunately though it can still be used outside the UK but I think there is some progress being made on countries sharing blacklist databases
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I started to look this up for US circumstances. It seems that our carriers cannot lock it down, nor can they track it. I actually read that they expect the consumer to be in charge of evidence gathering, such as setting up a tracking app, acquiring carrier records for usage after the device is missing, and taking this info to your local police, who probably know much less and can do much less. Guess they figure its finders keepers, idk.
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Guess they figure its finders keepers, idk.
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_by_finding
I don't think so
Mods, I think it may be prudent to close this thread
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JJEgan said:
Bought phone that was pin locked .
Surely the seller would have the Pin or unlock it before sale .
Sim / network locked problems .
This has all the appearance of a stolen phone ..
Hard reset will not remove operator logo it is more like the a previous user has flashed a stock rom on it .
jje
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So you bought a phone used that had a passcode protecting it that you removed by wiping the phone and can't get it to register on the network. Why would anyone buy a phone that is pass code protected and the seller didn't know the pass code? It would seem you have a stolen or lost phone that has been imei barred by the networks to prevent criminals profiting on crime. Take it to your local police station, they can tell you if it is stolen property
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Like i mentioned in my first post, its not my phone, though i am not expert in android but this doesnt mean i would be stupid enough to buy a phone that is locked and shows signs of a stolen phone.
Secondly, i had the same suspicion that this phone was either lost or stolen, the guy who bought it told me that the seller told him this phone was a taken from original owner instead of money owed so the original owner must have got this one blocked.
I checked on multiple websites and none of them flagged the IMEI as reported stolen or blocked. Are these websites unreliable or update after a long time.
Due to the new revelations of how this phone was acquired, i will no longer offer any assistance. In my mind, this phone qualifies as stolen.
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Due to the new revelations of "how this phone was acquired", i will no longer offer any assistance. In my mind, this phone qualifies as stolen.
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To me it seems like you are implying that i was the one who stole it. Read my previous post and if you can answer that question i would appreciate that. Thanks.
AbdulW87 said:
Secondly, i had the same suspicion that this phone was either lost or stolen, the guy who bought it told me that the seller told him this phone was a taken from original owner instead of money owed so the original owner must have got this one blocked.
I checked on multiple websites and none of them flagged the IMEI as reported stolen or blocked. Are these websites unreliable or update after a long time.
The only sure way is to contact the network that blocked the phone .
Simlocked the network that the phone is locked to will unlock .Test is by putting the original network sim in the phone .
I would pass this information on to the owner and then stay clear of this phone .
jje
jje
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