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i am gonna buy a s2. but there are various faulty suppliers in our country who are selling used product inside sealed box and charging the original price.is there any way tht i can understand whether the product is original or has it been used before?
mohaimed said:
i am gonna buy a s2. but there are various faulty suppliers in our country who are selling used product inside sealed box and charging the original price.is there any way tht i can understand whether the product is original or has it been used before?
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Not really.
Only the "ordinary" checks:
1. Sealed box.
2. Look for "signs" of usage (scratches on the display or cover, etc.).
3. Check the serial number on Samsung's Product Registration web site to verify, if the product is already registered by someone else.
That's something you should be making Samsung aware of. They can probably do something about it. Or being a big multinational company at the very least they can make representations to whomever they have to in your country (consumer affairs or similar).
I purchased Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100. Now:
IMEI on the device matches the backside sticker as well as the box.
Device information application from Google Play/Marketplace verifies that it is S2, also all the device information like the CPU/GPU specifications.
AnTuTu benchmark verifies it is S2 indeed, scores 9000+ on Android 2.3.5
Is above enough for verification & confirmation that this is indeed a genuine device?
Someone raised my suspicion over the device so upon checking I found that the SD card slot on this S2 is right under the SIM card slot (and no marking about it, that it is present there). Most of the International version S2s I have found online so far have the SD card slot separately to it's left side. You can see that the battery placement is different too (contacts are to the different side). I am attaching a picture, removed IMEI information - self explanatory so any help about this will be appreciated.
Is there anyway to confirm IMEI of this device officially from Samsung? For example, Apple iPhone and any other device can be checked for Warranty on their website using the IMEI number/Serial number.
Technically, your IMEI will tell you both the manufacturer and the particular model of your phone. Go here: http://www.nobbi.com/tacquery.php, and look up the first 8 digits of your IMEI (first two is the Reporting Body ID, and the next six is the Type Allocation Code). Now, whether you trust this or not is another question - IMEI structure is a public knowledge, and can be faked...
Personally, I have never seen a picture of such S2 hardware design. Looks weird, I would also be scratching my head...
Legit.
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kt-Froggy said:
Technically, your IMEI will tell you both the manufacturer and the particular model of your phone. Go here: , and look up the first 8 digits of your IMEI (first two is the Reporting Body ID, and the next six is the Type Allocation Code). Now, whether you trust this or not is another question - IMEI structure is a public knowledge, and can be faked...
Personally, I have never seen a picture of such S2 hardware design. Looks weird, I would also be scratching my head...
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Nothing shows up on the above site but IMEI validates from the link mentioned below, on the same page.
gastonw said:
Legit.
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I just upgraded to Samsung's 4.1.2 (Android) and it's working without an issue.
Thanks for your quick responses .
PRINCE2013 said:
Nothing shows up on the above site but IMEI validates from the link mentioned below, on the same page.
I just upgraded to Samsung's 4.1.2 (Android) and it's working without an issue.
Thanks for your quick responses .
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Thanks? what you mean thanks?
It 20 bucks each.
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PRINCE2013 said:
Nothing shows up on the above site but IMEI validates from the link mentioned below, on the same page.
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That is strange... But when you validate the IMEI, does it actually show you the manufacturer and the model? It should (see attached pics -- the TAC lookup and the IMEI validation).
gastonw said:
Thanks? what you mean thanks?
It 20 bucks each.
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kt-Froggy said:
That is strange... But when you validate the IMEI, does it actually show you the manufacturer and the model? It should (see attached pics -- the TAC lookup and the IMEI validation).
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Hmm, that it does not... for TAC database it says, "No entrys found matching your query" and when I check validity of IMEI. I get the following:
Issued by: 35 (British Approvals Board of Telecommunications (BABT))
TAC: ******** (Unknown)
SNR: ******
CD: *
IMEI: ***************
Check: The submitted IMEI looks valid
PRINCE2013 said:
TAC:******** (Unknown)
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Unknown TAC is definitely suspicious, because it's supposed to correspond to a specific make and model of the phone...
kt-Froggy said:
Unknown TAC is definitely suspicious, because it's supposed to correspond to a specific make and model of the phone...
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You are correct. I purchased another Samsung phone and checked the TAC/IMEI on the site you gave and everything for it shows up. I returned S-II to the shop I purchased it from.
I wanted to ask, are IMEI numbers in a sequence? Because I noticed that the lot of these Samsung S-II's, which he was selling had the IMEI numbers in a series/sequence i.e. the phone I had ended with 082 and I saw another which had the same IMEI number as the first, except ending in 097.
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I wanted to ask, are IMEI numbers in a sequence? Because I noticed that the lot of these Samsung S-II's, which he was selling had the IMEI numbers in a series/sequence i.e. the phone I had ended with 082 and I saw another which had the same IMEI number as the first, except ending in 097.
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In simple terms, yes, they are sequential. IMEI structure is pretty simple, and it's a public knowledge. You can easily find a complete info on it. The first part (8 digits) is the Reporting Body ID, followed by the Type Allocation and Assembly Code. Then goes the 6-digit Serial Number of the device, and the last digit is a check (a rudimentary validation method). As you can imagine, serial numbers for the same device model on the same assembly line will indeed be sequential...
Hi,
I looking to buy a S3 I9300 pebble blue BOX (only).
I found in Aliexpress 2-3 sellers who sells those stuff, but they just give randomly any blue box WITHOUTprinting customers IMEI number.
Is anyone knows a site that sells the box (the same design as the original) of the I9300-international ver. , that print on the stickers the requested IMEI number?
Thank you for your kind help!
shabydog said:
Hi,
I looking to buy a S3 I9300 pebble blue BOX (only).
I found in Aliexpress 2-3 sellers who sells those stuff, but they just give randomly any blue box WITHOUTprinting customers IMEI number.
Is anyone knows a site that sells the box (the same design as the original) of the I9300-international ver. , that print on the stickers the requested IMEI number?
Thank you for your kind help!
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hhhhmmmm I'm finding it hard to think of a legitimate reason as to why you would want this.......
Just for selling.
I have almost a brand new condition...so sell it with a box should only make it better.
D.....o....d...g...y.....g....e...e...z...e...r
In addition, the bar coded imei sticker is a legal document effectively, so unless you find another dodgy geezer who is willing to fake one, then you are out of luck
I understand...
By the way - what do you mena in "dodgy geezer" ? (from Babylon="can be used to describe a man of bad character").
Thay i need to find a person that willing to do this illegal things?
shabydog said:
I understand...
By the way - what do you mena in "dodgy geezer" ? (from Babylon="can be used to describe a man of bad character").
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That's a pretty accurate description indeed......more a reference to the nature of the question rather than a smear on one's good self
Sorry, but i never tought that is a bad thing to do
Thread closed. It is not likely you will get a legitimate answer from anyone.
Hi,
I did a job for a Singaporean guy. As payment he gave me a Samsung i9300. The device was brand new, original packed, factory seal. The guy is dealing in mobile phones as far as I know and it was a good deal so I thought its alright.
The only problem we had was that the device showed device modified. We tried to look up the IMEI on imei.info and it says it is a Nokia 1600. Now after having a closer look at the packing I saw that there is a sticker over the sticker with the original IMEI. As it was still possible to figure out the old IMEI we looked it up on imei.info and it shows the right model & specs. The device is as well not reported stolen.
If I look up the both numbers on numberingplans there are no records for both numbers.
Everything looks alright. Even the sticker in the phone is showing the actual IMEI. Its not a fake phone too. The quality is to good. Its working too.
Anybody heard of something before?
How sure it is that the the info on imei.info is correct?
Could a imei get faked?
If the imei is fake, what to do with it? is it safe to use it? Virus ...? I am a totally newbie. Sorry.
Thanks for your advice. I am not really into this.
IMEI can get faked even though it is illegal to do so.
Fake IMEI may not connect to a network.
Fake IMEI can be due to a stolen blacklisted phone .
The phone is not a genuine product you should return it .
It is connecting to the network. This is not really the problem.
My problem is more that the guy is back in Singapore.
Ok, at the end of the day this means I should not use it and I definitely should not sell it too.
What a piece of junk
knuthein said:
Ok, at the end of the day this means I should not use it and I definitely should not sell it too.
What a piece of junk
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Donate it to a poor person like me
IMEI number listed as "clean" and on global whitelist. However, not attached to phone
So this is very strange. I got two clean IMEI LG V30 phones off eBay some time ago. Because Colombia is in the dark ages, there's no shipping of phones to Colombia.
I finally got a chance to go to Colombia, and gave my inlaws their new phones. One is having no issues whatsoever. The other is having issues and has to "register" her phone with some governing body. When I look up her IMEI number, it is on the global whitelist but isn't actually attached to the LG V30. There is no device match whatsoever.
I now have 44 days to register this phone or else the phone will be blocked from Colombia towers.
Does anyone have the box of their LG V30 and wants to take a picture of the FCC ID? ZNFH930 is the ID, but she needs a picture for some reason.
Attached is the picture
When I get home, I'll see what box picture I can take. I'm not including the serial number or IMEI.
ChazzMatt said:
When I get home, I'll see what box picture I can take. I'm not including the serial number or IMEI.
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I wonder if I can photoshop the IMEI in there? If you can just white out the IMEI in the picture I'm sure I can put this phone's IMEI in its place.
I have no idea why the IMEI wouldn't be attached to an actual phone. I've never seen this before
TPMJB said:
I wonder if I can photoshop the IMEI in there? If you can just white out the IMEI in the picture I'm sure I can put this phone's IMEI in its place.
I have no idea why the IMEI wouldn't be attached to an actual phone. I've never seen this before
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Can you use this? My picture taken almost 2 years ago.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74753806&postcount=6
TPMJB said:
Does anyone have the box of their LG V30 and wants to take a picture of the FCC ID? ZNFH930 is the ID, but she needs a picture for some reason.
Attached is the picture
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Wait you have the H930? Mine is a US998. Sorry.
ChazzMatt said:
Can you use this? My picture taken almost 2 years ago.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74753806&postcount=6
Wait you have the H930? Mine is a US998. Sorry.
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That's kind of what I need. Anywhere where it has that listed and the IMEI number (to be greyed out)?
TPMJB said:
That's kind of what I need. Anywhere where it has that listed and the IMEI number (to be greyed out)?
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On my box, that section I showed is on the left side of the label taking up half the space. On the right side is has a stack of bar codes and numbers.
Heading:
Model: US998
Black Black
Then below that is
IMEI (barcode with numbers)
PESN (barcode with numbers)
KSI (barcode with numbers)
MSN (barcode with numbers)
ME ID DEC (barcode with numbers)
Is it possible to send them a video of you going through the menus in settings? You can go to the IMEI menu and then to Regulatory and Safety where the FCC ID is located.
You can also try explaining your situation to the eBay seller, if they're one of those phone brokers who sell a ton of these things. They may be able to help you out with a picture.