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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] i5lee8bit:
blacklisted != blocked != reported lost != reported stolen...

there's different situations that warrant where it'll be blocked from and different databases. actually, checkesnfree dot com does a pretty good job explaining it, though it's not 100% foolproof. just run a test with an imei number and see the different response types. they give you a decent list of possible results.

i've run AT&T on an unlocked T-Mobile SGS3 that was reported lost and it still works. because it's blocked from T-Mobile but not blacklisted across all.

hope this gives you some insight. i nearly got ripped by an eBay seller who sold me a fraudulently obtained S5 which i promptly returned and thank God it all worked out (dude had 100% positive across several years too, it surprised the sheeeet outta me). I ended up driving to Delaware (only 40 minutes from me and I had to do other shopping anyway) and got it tax free with my friend's T-Mobile number at $660 instead of $689. paid $25 on eBay for the unlock code and now I'm 100% worry free, bootloader lock free, KNOX free lol, and rooted.

lesson: it's a $650+ investment. be smart. since I'm running it on AT&T anyway, I could have kept that eBay phone which was blocked and not blacklisted, but why bother? who knows what could happen down the line? value would also be down. plus, I made 30 minutes of phone calls with my friend's T-Mo sim card (to be safe, 30, not just 5) just to ensure it also gets region unlocked too. =)

if you do buy it somewhere else, make sure they have a receipt showing it was PAID IN FULL. cash. they could report a stolen CC number down the line too so I wouldn't trust even one paid in full with CC. even then with a cash receipt I would be careful.. they could report it stolen later down the line, collect insurance, whatever! which goes around again to this: it's not worth it, just get it straight from the carrier! it's a freakin $650-$700 device, it's not worth gambling to save a few bucks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] hazy4days:
Blacklisted doesnt necessarily mean stolen. Most of the time some ppls phone is damaged were thr company will demand them to buy another phone instead they report it lost n pay for insurance to get another one easy. It makes sense ur paying for insurance why not use to its full potential?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] axel06:
Are you sure? You'd be the first one in the world able to do that with the news Galaxy S5...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Shady545:
I just purchased a S5 a couple days ago from Craigslist. Meet the person in a T-mobile store and checked the imei before buying it. Everything checked out and I bought it.

A friend once gave me a Verison DroidX. I called Verizon and they confirmed it was Blacklisted. Took it to metro and activated it with no problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Z51:
My S5 is black listed and working just fine on at&t network. No locked boot loader and rooted all the way. Got it cheap too haha

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You can't clean the S5 yet...... Waiting on the update lol. I think SPT is gonna get it first
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] MUFC17JW:
Will sm g900t1 with bad esn work with AT&T and get LTE?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] benihoopla:
Tmo Samsung s5 blacklisted

Hi, can I unlock it anywhere and still use it? How will I know if it works or not? Is there anyway for them to track the phone down once I use it? I would love to have you unlock it. Where are you located?

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I heard you can't clean the IMEM on the Samsung Galaxy s5 yet bc the firmware. It's too new. If you can I hope you're located in Socal! LMK!:laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] JUSMEJOSE:
You can unlock any phone (Blacklisted or NOT!) But for example if you have a (AT&T device [Unlocked] you cant use it here *USA* only overseas) But if you a T-Mobile [Unlocked] you can use here *USA* only AT&T carrier compatible .....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] benihoopla:
So if I get it unlocked being an TMobile phone I can use it on AT&T (even though it's blacklisted)? Do I have to go to any special person to do this? Or just a normal unlock will work? I heard that they can't even do the unlock. (The ppl I've called for a quote)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] JUSMEJOSE:
Yeah just buy the unlock from any website that you want .... couple of my co-workers are using blacklisted TMobile GS5 with AT&T ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] benihoopla:
How will I know if the site is legit?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] locust43:
There is a difference between the IMEI being reported Lost/Stolen and Payment Default... I put my Verizon account on a seasonal suspension, so I thought and stuck my T-Mobile SIM into my Verizon 5S, it instantly was blocked and displayed not allowed on network and same for my friends AT&T SIM.. Turn's out the rep put it on a stolen suspension vs. a seasonal.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] JUSMEJOSE:
MOD EDIT

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Same crap ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] alwaysmooth:
If your 4 real hit my email up I need your assistance S5 on att

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Any help would b appreciated I'm familiar with roots unlocks exc. Bug I bought a S5 craigslist put in my Sim with straight talk prepaid worked 24 hrs and Sim was blocked called network and black blah blah blacklisted hoe can I change imei and if I can't who can? So any help b appreciated since I'm wat b called a noon
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] danyell01:
Hello sir.Please help out I can't still unlock my samsung s5

lock to T mobile after I dail is code *#197328640# I

only ave [1] to [6].please someone should help me

out.my emal opawoyeopeyemi@gmail.com
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mazfish:
imei blacklisted

tupirujp, can you fix a s5 blacklisted in canada by Bell? I bought it in KIJIJI kinda Craightlist, and after 3 weeks got blacklisted, im really frustrated, the seller dissapeared. So I want to fix it. Can you ?:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] taxi333:
Are you getting LTE and everything ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
A phone that just came out could be Blacklisted if it was stolen .. The next question is me asking you what you are talking about ." Are you saving their now blacklisting phones from other carriers simply because they aren't looking their bootloader? What does having or no having a locked bootloader have to do with Blacklisting at all ? Dont really make too much sense at all. People want the Tmobile version because tthe boot loader isnt locked , meaning that you can flash custom kernels and Roms that arent built off stock . The Att and Verizon models have locked bootloaders . There was a patch called Loki that would let you get around it but only if you were on the correct firmware
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] nbeebe24:
I'm surprised this thread is still open with all this blatant talk of illegal activities.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Z51:
yup. without a hitch too

I even flashed an AT&T Rom on to it to be sure.

works great! :good:

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its not illegal. last time I checked unlocking a device is 100% LEGAL in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

if you dont like the thread move along. simple as that :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] MasterSe7en:
I had a blacklisted T-Mobile note 3 that I unlocked and used on straight talk, as well as AT&T it self, I don't think they share the blacklist yet, they've said for a long time now that they do, but none worked fine, however, right now I got screwed and bought a AT&T note 3 that was NOT blacklisted the first two days I owned it, I currently use straight talk using AT&T's SIM as the phone is currently carrier locked, and what do you know, the third day, I lose data and get a "this device is not currently allowed on the network" so it melted my straight talk SIM card, so I tried another, about two hours later same problem, so I swapped back to my m8 for now, I'm currently in the process looking for a T-Mobile note3 motherboard, but if it's T-Mobile, you can unlock it, but cannot use it on a T-Mobile mvno I.e simple mobile, straight talk (T-Mobile SIM) solavei etc. But you CAN use it on AT&T mvnos even AT&T itself, all data lte and everything works, but this is considering you use only your SIM and do not call and put the imei on the account but as far as AT&T note 3 goes, you cannot....waste unless you can unblacklist it, now I have a T-Mobile note 3 motherboard, but I knocked off one of the little micro capacitors so every time iplug it in to charge it says "battery temperature too low, charging stopped" so I don't want to wreck my good AT&T mobo to fix it, so I'll wait until ican find a T-Mobile board in good shape....only thing I really want to know is, anyone know of an unblacklisting or unlocking service for AT&T note 3s that can unlock even tho the imei is blacklisted? Just for the record I totally agree with NOT supporting people that buy or sell blacklisted devices, but dealing with craigslist.....well.. .I had no choice, what do I do now? Throw the note in the trash? Return it to the owner? I doubt he/she will pay me what i paid for it....sigh ...stupid thieves....seriously
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] nbeebe24:
I was referring to the talk of changing imei numbers. Thanks though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] diablo009:
Be wary when you buy a pricey gadget off people. They will wait from a day to a week, and then file for insurance, and that technically blacklists the IMEI. Make sure you take the phone to a AT&T or TMo store wherever it is from, and get it checked by them.

To the best of my knowledge, AT&T updates their system with the IMEI on your name, IF the person selling the phone has the phone on his account, by verifying both accounts. After this, the IMEI (device) is yours legit, and the former owner cannot blacklist it in any way.

I do not think TMo allows for this as of 3 months ago. All they do is verify the validity of IMEI to see if its been reported as stolen or not at the moment the check is made. But, if the person is ready to come in to the store for this, it would give some peace of mind at the line is on his name and he should be legit.

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Blacklisted TMo cannot be used on AT&T. Period. The reverse may not be true. How do I know this... well... I burnt my hands.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
This is absolutely NOT true. Some blacklisted TMO phones can be used on AT&T. I'm not sure exactly why this happens but I have purchased a lot of phones, fixed them up and sold them for profit. Some TMO blacklisted phones worked on AT&T and some didn't. Some of these phones worked for years on AT&T and some stopped after a while. It's really hit and miss. I believe it has something to do with exactly why the phone was blacklisted. If it's reported lost or stolen, I believe those go on the blacklist that's shared with AT&T and others, but if it's just a payment problem or account issue it's just a TMO blacklist. That seems to be what's up from my experience. But as usual YMMV.

Anyway, it's a pretty expensive device to be taking that kind of risk with. And like Diablo said, the original owner can report the device at any time and you could loose service. You need to really make sure you can trust the owner you are purchasing from. And that's rare these days unfortunately.

Good Luck!

If I've helped, push the thanks button.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] xoxosamie:
I need help! I bought a stolen galaxy s5 for tmobile is there anything I can do?

Please help me out.

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How can I get my tmobile galaxy s5 imei cleaned if it's possible. And what carriers can it be flashed to? Please someone help me out. I just bought a phone and I had no idea it was stolen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tupirujp:
Watch before they close these page ... unlock it and use it on att or pm me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] NewTalk:
Just repair the imei of the note 3 instead of buying a new device, you'll save yourself a lot of money
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] rambo_nyc:
Help

Yo, can u email me so we can chat. I need your services

rambo_ent@yahoo.com
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] majesticpark:
Cleaning IMEIs is ILLEGAL.

Cleaning/changing/repairing IMEIs is illegal. Donot discuss these activities on this forum.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] DutchDogg54:
Yeah, we can't have discussions like this going on - next time you see anything about IMEI changes of any kind please hit report and let the mods take care of it.

Thanks.
[Shield Q&A] Stiggosaurus:
My wife surprised me with a Shield this past weekend for my birthday. What an awesome little emulation powerhouse this thing is. I've been having a blast with it so far.

I've been able to get an emulator setup and configured to my liking for pretty much every system I was interested in except the PSX. ePSXe is by far my favorite PSX emulator at this point. It seems much more stable, the audio sounds better, and just seems much less finicky in general. The only drawback I've been able to find with it is that I just absolutely cannot get the analog sticks to work in any game.

Has anyone had any luck getting analog controls to work with the Shield's built-in gamepad in ePSXe? I've literally spent the last hour trying every variation of settings and mappings I can think of but with no luck. I found another thread here that made a passing mention of not being able to get the analog sticks working in ePSXe (this thread), but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much else out there. According to the ePSXe site, analog should work just fine with the Shield.

Any thoughts or suggestions?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Way2go:
Hi,

Tried to search for this but couldn't find it anywhere. Basically, as I use the apps on my JAMin day to day, I find that the free Program memory is continually dropping (and the 'in use' level is rising). I use the device mainly for playing MP3 (via WMP10), reviewing some Word documents (size of any new ones loaded is taken into account before complaining about losing space!), syncing with my Outlook calendar, phone calls, SMS and playing some games. I have not connected to the Internet to date. Even after simply playing music for 45-60 minutes I can see that the free program memory has reduced from what it was before I started playing the music!

Turning the device off then on clears this back (I usually have around 24Mb free). I installed Memmaid thinking this would identify the temporary files and clear them, however it only seems to pickup a few kB (though I only have the trial version loaded at present - is the trial version a full version, or could there be functionality missing?).

Any advice as to where this space is going, the file names or locations, etc. would be much appreciated. I'd like to find either an app that clears this space up properly, or to find where the files are so that I can clear them out myself as needed, without having to turn the device off.

At present, the only apps I have loaded onto the device are:

SPB PocketPlus

SPB ToPlay

Superdoku

Memmaid
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Saaduk:
I think Windows Media Players eats memory too much, just usless. I compared it with another Music Player such as GS player which is one of the best freely available music player. The WM10 ate abt 15 MB of memory for just playing an MP3 while on GS player it ate just 2.5 MB.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Krinkiespijer:
Maybe you can use attached program to find out which folder is creeping up with info...
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] PhoenixAG:
The above program will only show you where your storage memory is. What the OP wanted to know is where his program memory is going.

I think its more or less a "feature" of Windows Mobile that as you open and close apps and work more and more on it, it will continually eat up ram. This is a gradual process and while I start with 24mb ram in the morning, I have around 17-18mb free by night time.

If you have a program installed which has a memory leak, this figure might be lower.

I have my device set to backup each night so it soft resets at night after the backup. This makes my phone fresh for the day with full program memory free.

A soft reset every now and then when you find your program memory low is a good idea. Other than that, there's not much you can do.

There are some programs which claim to free up some RAM, like Memmaid's Free up RAM program or SKTools's Clean Up Memory. These help to a very short extent...I find it better just to soft reset. Memmaid's program hardly works, while SKTools' program usually manages to free up around 2mb or something, although it takes a long time.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Saaduk:
I was going to write what PhoenixAG wrote. clap for him.

Storage memory is no problem but Program memory is a problem. And soft reseting is better then adding those programs to your mobile.

Try changing your mp3 player from WM10. it just leaks memory
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Way2go:
I recall reading somewhere that it ws a good idea to do a soft reset on smart phones/PDAs every week or so anyway, so I guess I'll just keep doing that.

Now, to open a can of worms, what is a good MP3 player to replace WMP10 with? Probably no great free/shareware ones out there I suppose......
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] PhoenixAG:
Thank you. :)

Regarding mp3 players, I haven't used my Prophet as an mp3 player because I have an iPod.

But I remember on my old Axim X30, I used to use Pocket Player...although that program was quite resource intensive, if I remember correctly. I have heard good things about Pocket Music too.

Other than that, I have no clue :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] acer175:
Easy - just use Mortplayer - free and very useful, and you can put a skin that looks like an Ipod :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] max-max:
how can i remove WMP10 ?

is there a good replacement for moves files ?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] fordcan:
TCPMP is the best for both audio and video files, its freeware and u can download a lot of plugings like FFMPEG, VORBIS and AC3

hope this helps
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] PhoenixAG:
Oh yeah, I forgot about TCPMP. I don't have a dedicated music player installed so I let TCPMP handle any audio files I have. And it handles Video excellently of course.

Overall, its an amazing software and its free. What more do you want? :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] acer175:
I use TCPMP for videos as it is the best at what it does, i.e. play videos.

However I find Mortplayer better for mp3's, more features, playlist, multiple equaliser settings, and the skins and especially car skins make it much more user-friendly.

And yeah, it's free.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] fordcan:
I have Mortplayer installed too and as u said skins are nice, buttons are big (i use steel skin) but if are short of memory u may want to use only one player thats why i offered TCPMP.

Anyway both are good players :D
[Omni Q&A] MightySashiman:
Hi,

my device is Galaxy Nexus Maguro. Been using Cyanogen nightlies for ages, 720p mkv's have been working without any issues. (SW / HW+ custom codec armv7 NEON modes)

On Omnirom, playback stutters (which ever nightly version of the rom since it's been available to maguro device)

Can anyone confirm (on this device / any other) / help me out please ?

I suppose it has something to do with HW accel....

thx in advance
[General Questions and Answers] TheStayHomeDad:
Is there a mobile theme or way to view the forums on mobile?
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
Tapatalk or XDA app from playstore ;)
[General Questions and Answers] TheStayHomeDad:
Awesome, thanks for the quick reply. I'm going to buy the app to show support for such a great community!
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
I'd suggest to use Tapatalk. Even Tapatalk has bugs often but XDA app is not the best solution in my opinion.
[General Questions and Answers] KidCarter93:
I'm not sure how buggy the free XDA app is but the premium version has improved a lot over the last couple of updates. It only has very minor "issues" these days :)
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
Thank you for the info. I haven't checked updates for a while. I'll give it a try again ;)

Sent from my beloved HTC One S using (most time buggy) Tapatalk :)

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Am I wrong or is it a Tapatalk "clone" ? "powered by Tapatalk" lol
[General Questions and Answers] KidCarter93:
Yeah that's correct but it does feel a bit more stable than Tapatalk (although that could be because I'm using xda a lot more).

An in-house app is currently being worked on but could still take a while before being ready. That's why the admins wanted the most stable performance until then, even if that means being essentially the same as Tapatalk :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
this is something that started yesterday. i noticed it for the first time after i left wifi that was on from the night before. im on the road trying to stream pocketcast to my car and noticed it wasnt streaming. then i noticed i had no data. tried the usual methods of toggling it on and off, rebooting, pulling battery and sim card and just left verizon with a new sim card. i called verizon earlier and they thought it was the sim card from what their computer was telling them but after swapping it, its not the case. i can still send text and make calls though

you can call it conincidental but sat night, i downloaded this anti virus app that came with my computer to my phone. it came with free antivirus for up to 3 mobile devices. all was well until after my first scan i think. after i installed the app and scanned my phone, my battery would not stop draining and was scorching hot. uninstalled the app earlier but i think its too late. the program is kaspersky internet security. i really dont want to pin it on the app but it literally happened right after i installed it or a day later when i finally left a wifi signal. im thinking the heat burned something out

im running alliance build 22 since it released with absolutely zero problems pertaining to data drops. at the moment im backing up my rom and going to try a clean install just to see what happens. verizon is sending me a free replacement but i really dont want it because itll be on the 4.3 ota and ill have a permalocked boot loader which i dont want.

sorry for the long read but trying to explain what happened the best i could. looking for any suggestions to help solve this instead of getting a new phone with a locked boot loaded. also tried switching mobile networks and nothing. thank yous
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aypeeootrek:
Want to put this out there again before I swap phones
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
Since u gotta send it back. U did put it back to stock. Did the problem still exists afterwards?
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] smeiff:
I was browsing and found this article... not sure how reliable the source is but has anyone else heard about this? If so has anyone tried it out yet? I'm guessing we somehow use Kies to install it...

http://www.tizenexperts.com/2014/04...o-get-firmware-r380xxu0bnd9-and-r381xxu0bnd9/
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] Compusmurf:
Check and u will see u are on r381 already.
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] ex-28:
R381 is the model number of the gear 2 neo , the link in op is showing a newer firmware version then we currently have on the g2n
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] Ryya:
It would be nice to see a bnd9 change log.
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] Compusmurf:
Lol, yes it is. Seriously senior moment. I'm on nd8, other forums suggest not to install nd9 in the US
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] smeiff:
Yeah, I saw there was another thread in the Gear 2 forums (they should probably combine them!). They said the same thing about it being international or something. I read one post saying they installed it with Odin, not sure if that was true but I will just hold off installing it.

Thanks!