I'm trying to register my device and the Samsung page wants a serial number. It says, "Don't use the number on the box" but I can't find another serial number. There is no sticker on my device, and I can't find a number in settings.
Where'e the serial number on this beast?
I used the oneoff the box. if ypu look at theback of your device it's the last set of characters. you either need good vision or a magnifier t see it!
ddoyle777 said:
I'm trying to register my device and the Samsung page wants a serial number. It says, "Don't use the number on the box" but I can't find another serial number. There is no sticker on my device, and I can't find a number in settings.
Where'e the serial number on this beast?
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Easier way : go to settings--------more -------- about device ---------- status---------- You will find all needed data for your note including Serial #
I don't think so. On my device all is get is: Battery Status, Battery Level, IP Address, Wi-Fi MAC Address, Bluetooth address, Up time and Device Status (it says "Official"), but no serial number or IMEI.
On my Note 3 it's there, but not on the Note 10.1 2014
Seems like Samsung left it out of the 4.3 tablet build
ddoyle777 said:
I don't think so. On my device all is get is: Battery Status, Battery Level, IP Address, Wi-Fi MAC Address, Bluetooth address, Up time and Device Status (it says "Official"), but no serial number or IMEI.
On my Note 3 it's there, but not on the Note 10.1 2014
Seems like Samsung left it out of the 4.3 tablet build
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Are you sure ? actually I`m still on the 2012 Note 10.1 , waiting for the 2014 edition to arrive, but my wife`s Note 2 with leaked stock 4.3 does have the whole data including the IMEI # & Serial # within " Status"
Yes, I'm sure. I was looking at my 2014 edition when I made the post. It's on the Note 3, but not the 10.1
Maybe they hid it somewhere else, but the first place I went to look was the status page under "about device"
it's no longer under the status menu of the gn8 or gn10.1 2014. if i had to make a guess it's because of the rewards. it was discovered that you can walk into a retail shop and register the display device and claim the perks. making the serial number a bit harder to get to may help decrease that.
besides, the SN on the box matches the sn on my device. unless yours got switched they should match up.
I guess that makes sense, but it doesn't make sense that Samsung would say that you can't use the number on the box when you go to register on their site.
Thanks for all the help from forum members. I did get it from the tiny, tiny, tiny print on the back. Used magnifying glass app and my phone to be able to see it.
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My daughter lost her phone (htc hd2) .
I got the s/n, sim number, ...
I there any way to use the phone gps to find where it is?
probably not unless you had some tracking software on it....sorry
If you were using microsoft myphone, it has an option in it to locate a lost phone and/or lock/erase it (I think). Log in online to see what options are there.
mwalt2 said:
If you were using microsoft myphone, it has an option in it to locate a lost phone and/or lock/erase it (I think). Log in online to see what options are there.
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This was what I was going to say!
But, what you can do is to go to Police with the IMEI number and they will block the IMEI so the phone becomes useless. (At least in my country they can do this )
Prime example of why kids shouldn't own expensive toys... "I always wanted to say that now that I'm not a kid anymore" lol..
Thanks
Thanks you all...
I already file a police report (give then s/n, sim nbr, ....) .
Will t-mobile contact the police if anybody try to activate the phone ?
Jose
By random I saw today on my router (DAP-1350 D-link) that on the DEVICE INFORMATION page under STATUS, I have something like this showing up:
IP:192.168.0.101 Android_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 00:00:00:00:00:00.
xxxxxxxx.... being the phone IMEI and 00:00... MAC address.
I use the ROM in my sig and that IMEI part is some weird stuff!!
Anyone experienced similar or what can be the part of the ROM doing this?
I can only guess, but I believe that your device might simply be named Android_[IMEI]. (-->Hostname)
I have no idea how to change it though, you would probably have to look into the WiFi API or some shell commands (You could try "busybox hostname" if you have root).
Btw:
This person here seems to have the same problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11866842
Are u sure that is your IMEI? Because I have a D-Link and I just checked it. It also shows Android_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, but its alpha-numeric and not an IMEI number.
ozaghloul said:
Are u sure that is your IMEI? Because I have a D-Link and I just checked it. It also shows Android_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, but its alpha-numeric and not an IMEI number.
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Ah good point, I just checked: The number he is seeing should be a random hexadecimal string.
ozaghloul said:
Are u sure that is your IMEI? Because I have a D-Link and I just checked it. It also shows Android_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, but its alpha-numeric and not an IMEI number.
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It is THE IMEI, otherwise this would be a waste of time.
I'll try the busybox thinggy and thx for suggestions.
Forgive my ignorance, but I don't see why you would consider this a security/privacy problem. Doesn't the MAC identify your particual phone as much as the IMEI? Both are just as easily traced back to your unit.
Hi:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus that I flashed recently to make it work with Page Plus Cellular.I used instructions from a thread I found in these forums. The flashing worked perfectly, I got the phone connected to Page Plus with no problems. Now I am going to be porting another phone number into this phone so I need to be able to edit "My phone number" and "MIN". When I flashed the phone, Page Plus assigned a phone number to this phone and I had to edit these settings, but I can't remember what I typed in the dialer pad, I remember it was something like *#*#??????*#*# but I can't remember exactly what it was. Can someone here please help?.
Thanks.
Hey guys, title says it all. To detail, basically I have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus that is (or was) programmed to Page Plus. Talk and text worked fine, though data did not work. Well for some stupid reason, this morning I decided to try *228 for OTA programming. This is where it gets weird.
After OTA programming finishes, I notice I have a strong data connection. I place a test call and it works. The only thing is, it's a different phone number. See, I originally tried to port over a number from Google Voice to Page Plus and it didn't work, so I was assigned a new number. After doing the OTA programming, I now have that Google Voice number and I don't know how or why. I'm just waiting on phone calls on my old number from people I contract with, so it's pretty important I get back to my old number.
I have ETS and some other software needed for programming, I just don't know how to go about it. Do I need to change the IMEI? MIN? They're all showing up as "Unknown" in the About Phone section.
Thanks so much for the help guys!
Wondering if my phone got hacked. I am running infamous rom on tmobile. Tonight my friend received my text messages from another number, and when my friend questioned who he was, he either didnt seem surprised or he was just playing along. If my phone did get hacked, do you guys have any advice like a system format, a setting I can change, or should I call tmobile directly?
Thank in advance
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Wondering if my phone got hacked. I am running infamous rom on tmobile. Tonight my friend received my text messages from another number, and when my friend questioned who he was, he either didnt seem surprised or he was just playing along. If my phone did get hacked, do you guys have any advice like a system format, a setting I can change, or should I call tmobile directly?
Thank in advance
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I'd call T-Mo directly and advise them of the situation. You might ask your buddy if he would participate and allow his carrier to use information to find what phone did the spoofing, and they can track the user via the IMEI number that is recorded when transmission is initiated. You MIGHT be required to have a police report to get the tracking done, so you ought to consider making the report to your local PD.
Be SURE your buddy isn't jerking your chain before you do anything, and I'd probably want to SEE the TM before any action on your part.
Aloha and Good Luck!
Bobolinko's advice is correct and the best course of action.
But to answer your specific question about the phoen being hacked...No, wiping it won't help. Neither will installing a different ROM or anything else.
If what your buddy is saying is actually happening, it's most likely not that someone have hacked into your phone and is remotely sending messages from your phone. It's far more likely that someone intercepted your cell signal, hacked the IMEI number (as stated above) and applied your IMEI number to another device, thus cloning your phone.
That message to your buddy came from another device entirely and never went through your phone at all. The problem is that this is very hard to fix. You can't have T Mobile jus tblock your IMEI number because then your phone won't work either. T Mobile can't distinguish between your phone and the cloned fake phone because both are broadcasting the same IMEI number, which is the identifier T Mobile uses to use your phone.
Have you left the United States recently and used your phone in another county? This whole scenario is vey common in Russia and other Eastern European countries. People got there on a vaction, use their phone, and immediately the phone's IMEI is captured and stolen. If you had mobile data turned on or used wifi, the user data on the phone is also likely compromised. Meaning all passwords, etc.
If you haven't left the US, it's much less likely, but still possible this is what happened.
Someone could have also physically looked at your phone, wrote down the IMEI number under the battery, and cloned it that way just to screw with you. No intercepted radio signals or anything. Just good old fashioned "copying the key". In that scenario it's almost certainly someone you know (unless you are in the habit of leaving your phone completely unattended around strangers).