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[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysNoob:
Bought AT&T Note 3 from craigslist. Seller reported it as stolen after selling it to me. AT&T now blacklisted the phone. What can I do?

So I fully verified the phone before buying it, checked IMEI at AT&T store and everything was clean. I paid $570 for the phone to the craigslist guy. Two hours later, he reported it as stolen to get another phone from his AT&T insurance. AT&T detected the IMEI of my Note 3 and blacklisted the phone.

I already filed a case with the police. I have all the proof that I bought the phone and I also remembered his license plate of the car. Did some google search and I have the Guy's full name, his car information and his house address. I have all the documents to prove that I bought the phone from him.

I went to AT&T store and also talked to 3 different people at AT&T customer care. Even though I have all the documents, AT&T refused to remove the phone from blacklist. As per AT&T, the only way to remove it from blacklist is to have the original owner call AT&T and request for it.

The police also didn't seem very positive. They kinda told me that they will do their best but they can't guarantee anything and they will have to talk to AT&T about the policy. Its been 45 days since I reported the case to the police and there has not been any progress yet. One of the police officer 'hinted' me that I should sell the phone to someone else on craigslist.

What can I do in this situation, reddit? Please help me. I think changing IMEI is illegal and very difficult to do. I know changing IMEI discussion is not allowed on this forum, but I own a pantex dumb phone from 10 years ago. Can I replace my IMEI with another phone I own? Is there any other way to get my phone working?

TL;DR: Purchased a phone from craigslist, seller reported it as stolen to benefit from insurance fraud. Police and AT&T refused to help even though I have all proof and document that I bought the phone from the guy. I have the guy's house address and phone number.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agent:
You can indeed file a police report. He stole your IMEI number. That's what you are filling the report on. Your proof of purchase is what you need to show the police showing that you own that IMEI number. Take him to small claims court if you have to, it normally cost $25 bucks or so depending on where your located and present your case. AT&T can also help you, but it depends on how you sugar coat it to who you're talking to.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysNoob:
As I said, I already filed a police report 45 days ago.

From Police: "We are still investigating. We have filed subpoena to AT&T to release the seller's account information" I tried following up with police couple of times and I get the same response everytime. Police has a copy of all the documents and my email exchange including phone logs with the seller.

As per AT&T: "As far as we are concerned, the phone still belongs to the original owner, and ONLY HE can call AT&T to remove the phone from AT&T blacklist". I showed AT&T the proof of purchase and copy of the police report I filed but they didnt care looking at it.

At this point, I am down $570. I do not want to scam someone else on craigslist by selling this phone. I just want this phone to work. Is there anyway I can get this working?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Killamurk:
yo

....root unlock go to net10 or t mobile or simple or metro or straight talk

..case closed
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysNoob:
They all share the blacklist IMEI, phone is no good on any US GSM network
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agent:
That won't work. Case reopened :)

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You need to find a way to talk to their back office. Your gonna have to do some digging and calling, but ultimately they have the ability to whitelist the phone again. Keep following up at the police department at least once a week to get a status. Ask them how long AT&T has to respond.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysNoob:
From the AT&T online link, http://smallbusiness.bellsouth.com/subpoena/

So, AT&T will release the information within 2 weeks from the day it received the request. Police filed the subpoena on 25th Nov (Don't know if they faxed it or used the regular mail). By this timeline, I think police should have gotten all the information they need by now. I called the detective last week and she was still waiting for the AT&T's response. I am going to follow up with police again tomorrow. (I dont want to bug police a lot, I dont want to annoy them when they are trying to help me)

On a side note, since I have the guy's address, if I go to his house and knock the door to talk about this-- am I breaking any law here? Is it called trespassing when I have a legit reason to talk to the house owner?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZander:
Just be careful, you never know about craigslist people. He could shoot you I suppose. As for repairing IMEI's I don't think anyone on XDA will help since they don't like dealing with stolen phones.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackZenith:
I would type up a letter and slide it under his front door. Explain to him that you have filed a police report that is being actively investigated, and that you are prepared to take it to court. Tell him that you simply need him to call AT&T to remove the phone from blacklist.

If I were in your situation, I might even go so far as to suggest (in the letter) that the police are somehow waiting on your permission to pay him a visit (lol idk) OR that AT&T has requested the police report and will block the new IMEI in suspicion of fraud. Also, include all of the info you have on him (i.e. full name, license plate, etc).
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZander:
I forgot to mention, I know a guy who had this same exact problem. Bought a phone from att had it on his account for awhile then the previous owner reported it stolen.

Att let him buy a brand new Note 3 for new contract price.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JACK4HIRE:
It sounds like you have done everything a reasonable person can do in this situation and your efforts will make things a lot easier for the police as it sounds like you have done a lot of the leg work for them.

I know you are out $570.00 and that sucks, but you need to give the police time to gather records, interview the seller and to conduct their investigation. I would recommend given them a call once a week and checking in though so the case does not become stale. A respectful and appreciative attitude will go a long way when speaking to the investigating officer.

I don't know about Minneapolis, but here in small town Alaska, you could anticipate this taking anywhere from a few months to a couple of years to be resolved. I'm sure the police in Minneapolis are just as busy as the police here and this crime isn't a priority to any department unless the crime and or criminal is part of a larger problem that is being investigated.

It's a huge benefit that you have tracked the seller down already and given the police a lot of evidence to go on initially. This alone may move this into a 'give me' arrest and prosecution and police are like anyone else in that they have no problem picking low hanging fruit.

As for going to the sellers house...bad idea. If he has an IQ of 100, he can kill you if so inclined and not face prosecution. By going to his house to 'talk' to him, you will be seen as the aggressor and you do not want to be in that position. Best case scenario is you end up dead, injured or in jail yourself.

Police departments put out PSA's for a reason telling people not to buy phones from Craigslist. It is also common knowledge that if you buy a phone from Craigslist or another unknown private party, you have the seller call the provider and have them release the phone to you before giving them one red cent.

Let the police handle it.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wiser212:
For all we know, that dude might on here reading this while checking out the latest SS and ROMs
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZander:
SS and ROMs not going to help you with stolen IMEI's
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jg758p:
From my time working as a rep and assistant manager for ccare, this will be a hard process to reverse; I saw this happening a lot, divorced couples, estranged friends.This is due to all of the scammers and thieves out there trying to make a quick buck on stolen phones. Its a good thing unfortunately it looks like it works both ways. The idiot doesn't need to report the phone stolen to get an insurance replacement. Att and asurion are two different companies, where they share info when relevant, so after the claim was processed, they wont care if he whitelists the device. But of course he would have to do that, or someone posing as him. The best course is police action; it may take a while, but its probably going to be the only way....
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pham818:
if you unlock it with region lock away by chainfire it will work on any other network regardless of blacklist.

here is a link of the successful story

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2537359
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wiser212:
I mean the guy who ripped off the op. He might be trying to customize his illegally acquired new Note 3.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZander:
Having a bad IMEI phone regardless of being unlocked will still be denied by carriers such as MetroPCS and TMobile. That thread you linked he didn't really weigh in on whether or not he used his phone in the USA after being unlocked.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysNoob:
UPDATE: 12/19/13 Received call from Police

So I just received a call from the detective who was investigating the case. She got the information from AT&T. She went to the suspect's house and she interviewed him. Suspect said that this was an "error" and he didn't know about it. The detective made him call AT&T while she was at his house and he removed it from blacklist. Detective told me that she spoke to AT&T too who confirmed that its been removed from blacklist. Detective was told by AT&T that if you power off and power on the device, its good to go now.

But, I called AT&T myself to confirm that this IMEI is removed from blacklist and they denied it. Its still showing as blacklist on AT&T side. The rep told me that if the request was made to remove from blacklist, it will take 24-48 hrs before the device is removed from blacklist. So fingers crossed.

I will give it benefit of doubt and wait for 48 hours before calling AT&T again to verify that its been removed from blacklist. If not, I will contact the police again.

One thing I did not like about this case is the suspect said it was an "error" and officer did not do anything against him. He was indeed committing a fraud. Shouldn't he be charged for his actions? I would be satisfied if he was punished in some way for wasting my time and making me go without a phone for a month.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotbyz168:
In order for that to happen you need to go to small claims court by filling a civil suit. Good luck
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysNoob:
If I go to small claims court, what can I claim for? For the hassle I had to go through? For my time? Can I charge him for $ amount for this?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] alex2693836:
hi i have a problem with the usb mass sotrage im on android 4.2.2 sense 5

im s-off , unlocked , radio 1.31 and i cant mount the mass storage i have twrp 2.6.3.0 it appears a message in the pc that say that i need to unlock the pin or pattern and the htc sync manager dont let me do anything and some stuff like that but i wipe the system dalvik cache data and now i cant put the rom file in the sd card , what i need to do
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
You might need to update your drivers. It isn't usb mass storage on Sense 5 though, thru changed it to the MTP format. If you really want to use mass storage you can mount it via the mount menu in TWRP.

Sent from my Evita.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JackCoull:
Crashed my bike last week and after this the screen on my note 2 wouldn't turn on, the buttons lit up and it received texts and FB messages.

Gave it to a repair shop the same day, in shop I saw him check the display flex cable and it was normal. He tried it with multiple screens and it wouldn't power on.

Got it back and at home, using the MHL cable I can work the phone through my TV, the touch still works as does the SPen.

The screen doesn't have any visible crack so I assume it's still fine.

When I crashed the phone was compressed on it's left side (pretty sure, could be right side). I found a post here suggesting the screen connector could have come off the motherboard, what do you guys think?

Video showing most of this.

you tube.com/watch?v=ZVGE6rKECec
[AT&T LG Optimus G] majornutz:
I have CWM recovery on my E970 , and Ive manged to install CM10.2 using fastboot boot boot.img .

But every time I restart the phone, it goes straight into recovery and the only way to boot into CM is through fastboot.

Why won't this restart the phone normally?

Thanks for help.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] melvynadam:
Can someone please help me tweak the setting which makes the screen rotate from landscape to portrait when the screen gets slid back over the keyboard.

I have a hardware button mapped to rotate the screen. I often use the unit in landscape and when doing so I occasionally want access to the keyboard. So I slide the screen up, type whatever I want to type, then slide it back. It's very annoying that doing so forces the screen back to portrait.

The behaviour I want is this:

[When in portrait] sliding open causes rotation to landscape.

[When in landscape] sliding open changes nothing.

[When in landscape] sliding closed changes nothing (currently it causes rotation to portrait).

1 & 2 are the default behaviours. Is it possible to keep them and add 3?

POSTED IN THE WRONG FORUM SORRY
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] msafi:
it's very annoying, i know. it doesn't only happen with the keyboard application, but also with the camera application. someone has suggested that the software for the Wizard was written by highly trained monkeys. i believe (s)he's right.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the.noise:
Hi there guys! I'm about 80% sure I'm gonna get an lge gpad when I get off work in a few hours (and about 20% tempted to get a new nexus 7), and I just wanted to ask. Is there anything specific I should check for before finalizing my purchase?

Of course I do my usual stuff like checking for dead pixels, connectivity, charging, backlight bleed, etc. Is there anything I should specifically look out for on the gpad though? Other than the blue line, that is. I doubt I'd be able to check for that, as I'm pretty sure the staff at the store won't be too happy to have me playing around with the device for half an hour, just to wait for a blue line...

Thoughts?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nutsonfire:
I think what you listed is pretty much all of it.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASW1:
Some people like to check if the box is sealed. :D
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woody1:
You must have missed the endlessly updated thread here about whether people's box was sealed or not. The box was not sealed for the vast majority of people.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASW1:
No I didn't miss that 7 page thread about whether the box was sealed or not.

Since people obviously get wound up on that I thought the topicstarter might want to check that too.

(Yes, it's meant ironic;) )
[Motorola Atrix HD] tember1214:
I was wondering if anyone knows how to cherry pick and could help me out. I'm building cm11 and want to cherry pick halo! Been reading up and just can't seem to figure it out
[Motorola Atrix HD] penser:
penser

http://www.techlila.com/compile-android-rom-from-source-code/ Search "fetch commits" on the page.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] synesthesiac:
Hi, first time poster here. I can usually find what I need, but I'm stumped here.

I'm running a rooted Galaxy S4 on ATT with the i337ucuamf3 build.

I've successfully installed viper4android, but it only works on and off, with Google Music.

I'm pretty sure the fix for this is to change the build.prop lines: Ipa.decode, tunnel.decode and Ipa.use-stagefright.

I've tried everything that I can think of, but I no matter how I make the changes, they will not save. I've tried mounting System R/W in Rom Toolbox, and booting into System R/W. I've made the changes with Rom Toolbox Pro and ES File Manager. Nothing works.

Can anybody tell me if I just can't make these changes to build.prop because of the build I'm running?

Please, any help would be appreciated. When viper does work, it's incredible!

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] afpfelipe84:
Hello,

I was trying to edit the build prop file using the ES Explorer, but the same happened to me, I could edit the file by downloading the "build prop editor" from play store.

Edit the file by pressing the button in shape of a pencil and later press the save button. If you only search for the line you want to edit in the main screen of the app you will be able to modify the line but the changes are not saved.

Thanks/rate
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] odinfire:
Never mind.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
ES File doesn't always save, you'll just have to try a different app. Root explorer should work or fx file manager.
[G2 Accessories] TheTanker23:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DQDE1K8/ref=pd_aw_sbs_3?pi=SY115
[G2 Accessories] TheTanker23:
Sorry that's the wrong one. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...N=B00DMZPQIG&linkCode=as2&tag=androheadl04-20

This one is the one on sale. $65 off seems like a great deal to me. But is it a good charger for the G2?
[G2 Accessories] Joppykid:
seen similar ones for 20. 65 off is BS
[G2 Accessories] J_T:
I'm using the RAVPower charger and it works great. I'd take the "You Save: $64.99 (65%) " with a grain of salt, but $35 is a fair price.
[G2 Accessories] moosc:
Bought this bad boy. U can charge with it plugged in or carry it around and charge wirelessy. Best thing I bought next to my tylt vu... http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CY...qid=1387679417&sr=8-18&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

Sent from Bad Azz VZW LG G2 Cyan Tapatalk
[HTC First] nikpmr:
I've got a problem. I used rumrunner (generic htc) to s-off my First, and it worked. But now I'm stuck in a bootloop. I can only access the bootloader and cwm recovery by pressing volume down + power. I tried using cwm to restore my backup, but to no avail. Can anyone help? :crying:
[HTC First] abrahammmmmmm_:
Turn S-On..

And this time try using moonshine to s-off d:

http://androidforums.com/internatio...-return-100-stock-revone-moonshine-s-off.html
[HTC First] nikpmr:
Haha, okay.

The link you provided is for the One and I want to make sure I'm doing everything right. So I have to first run a stock RUU (where do I get that?) and second type in the fastboot commands, and then it should work?

The reason I used rumrunner is because I got this error when using moonshine:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45129792&postcount=48

The solution was to fastboot flash the 1.08.502.1 boot.img, but I didn't know where to get it or whether it would erase anything.

So per the suggestion from this thread I decided to use rumrunner.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47748854&postcount=63
[HTC First] nikpmr:
Nevermind, I found the solution:

fastboot oem lock

...Should've tried that first.
[HTC First] abrahammmmmmm_:
it's for the one, but it's universal for all htc devices, i've tried this on mine already just for a future reference
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bhundven:
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[HTC Sensation XL] majidnourollahi:
HI

I was wondering if i could downgrade my s-offed sensation xl from ICS to 1.08.415.4??????

thanks
[HTC Sensation XL] JustPlayingHard:
ICS to GB?
[HTC Sensation XL] majidnourollahi:
yes. my device has a lot of HANGS.

I thought maybe with GB it works better
[HTC Sensation XL] JustPlayingHard:
Custom ROM?
[HTC Sensation XL] Hasan.Z:
Try the CodeFireX ROM, it's better than traveling back to stone age GB.
[HTC Sensation XL] majidnourollahi:
since custom roms include some bugs I`d rather not use them. I want to have a stable rom and a device without time t time HANGING
[HTC Sensation XL] Siphoné:
Onejay's port of CM 10.1 has no freezings and works great, actually, with no bugs.

Your device should not be laggy, even if you are in the 4.0.4 version of the stock rom. Try uninstalling some rescource-demanding apps.

If you really want to go to that old and largely outdated Gingerbread, try using the right RUU.

Have a nice day !
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] stevessvt:
If I remember correctly, when I bought the 2012 N7 they threw in a couple free movies, and I think Dropbox gave you 25GB space (if I remember correctly). Are there any promos with the 2013 N7?

Thanks
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Lionex1:
http://phandroid.com/2013/12/10/white-nexus-7-chromecast-deal/

Only one I know of at the moment. I know a while back staples was selling it for $179 for the 16GB.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nldxda:
Says not compatible in the play store =[

Anyone have an updated apk?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laker666:
Its not been compatible with any nexus phone

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Stock at least
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nldxda:
I see.. Well maybe it'll run on cm11.. I probably won't flash that till it's stable tho
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warmo:
So this started from the last firmware update i think, basically anytime i play a video on my Z it will stop playing every 30 minutes, give or take a few seconds. this happens regardless of what video play i use, be it MX player, bs player or any other video player. any idea why this might happen?

my phone is stock sony ROM, no roots and stuff like that
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
SUS or PCC to repair ur phone if u r sure it began to happen after firmware update

:good:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cenobite_:
It happens on my phone as well. Both on 4.2 (.67 rom) and on the 4.3 leak. Very weird. :confused:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warmo:
what is pcc or sus? i cant seem to find them using the xda search option and i have never heard of them
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
Sony Update Service

PC Companion

;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warmo:
tried the sony update/pc companion but it's still the same thing.

anyone else have any suggestions?
[General Topics] Nutdhanai:
Hi just for your information,

I ve been using this for a while now and i think its one of hte best alarm clock app for any WM and it also works on the WM5! (finally)

try it out if you're having problems missing alarms on WM5

pTravelAlarm 2.6 -> http://www.burroak.on.ca/

never miss an alarm ever again..

hope this helps anyone out.

NR