the last time i thought installing foreign software would get around the imei block this phone isn't lost it's just blocked from australian networks it's possible the last owner took out their anger by running it over imei blocks prevent a phone from connecting to the mobile phone network this is likely as someone on a contract didn't pay their bill the only time i've encountered this is with my iphone NUMBER_TOKENc i got it cheap on ebay years ago and found it was blocked by telstra despite this my australian sim still works just fine i can call text and use mobile data sunblock that is i don't know why but it's definitely not supposed to work so don't rush out and buy an imei blocked phone as for the sNUMBER_TOKEN there is no point sealing it up as while it somewhat works it can never be a functional phone with the severe bend to the motherboard it's got a plethora of issues even if i could fix them it would still be network blocked but that's not going to stop me from removing that plastic protective film now that it's removed we can admire the full beauty of that display i will put it and the new frame to use with another motherboard in the not too distant future but as for this phone well it's not going to be savable the only use i could think to put it to would be to test a bunch of displays if you were a screen refurbisher or maybe test a bunch of batteries or even just use it as a media consumption device but even then the battery drains really really fast it's definitely not ever going to be a mobile phone while not a successful repair we now know the true condition of this samsung and i've shown not everything is fixable i have to hand it to the engineers at samsung they have made some really tough phones including the sNUMBER_TOKEN here's a few photos from an aussie bloke with a massive hole in his it's truly astounding it even powers on unfortunately i don't know the original poster but i'd love to know whose phone this is and on that note this has been a huge jeffries video if you like what you saw hit the subscribe button and consider checking out the phone restoration playlist for some successful repair videos if you're looking for any used devices be sure to check out my online store link for which is down the description that's all for this video and i'll catch you guys next time
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