guys, i have a very rough day about a note 2 i bought today.. hope anyone can give me guidance or offer me a service to resurrect my note 2..

today about 8am me and a forumer meet at salak selatan to cod for a note 2.. im the buyer. we have a deal last night and cod in the morning. when cod i expect everything to be nice and i want a smooth deal because its early in the morning and everyone got other things to do so i check the phone appearance and firmware version only. everything seems nice till i get home to test the phone and put a simcard. i got no network so i decide to check for simcard by trying on other phones.. sim working. i put back on the phone still not network and such.. i do a few reboot and factory resets but still no go. i google for answers maybe it just some bug or setting is not right.. but i couldnt find anything till i read about imei number.

so i check the imei number of this phone, its wierd and i search for that imei in the web it turns out to be something wrong with the EFS file? i did some reading and i found that this is due to flashing roms without backup the EFS partition. i check the phone thoroughly and i found superuser app which mean the device is rooted right? i didnt notice this earlier. i try to update the phone but cant because the firmware status is modified. then i ask the seller bout this phone cant connect to network but he said yesterday he still use it fine. i tried to find some solution in the web, xda forum mostly but its very hard and need the backup of the EFS partition.

004999010640000 is the current imei and i look under the battery, the original imei is very different, everybody post in the web about the exact imei i got now. its a bad imei. so i decide to go for a refund, i kindly ask the seller for a refund coz i really need the money coz i urgently need to use a smartphone. but he didnt reply, i keep asking for refund i even lowered the price so i could just use the money to buy other phone but still he didnt want. i know its also my fault not checking the phone thoroughly upon purchasing because before this, every deal i made went smooth.

so guy, what can i really do about this phone? do anyone here know how to repair the imei to original one? does anyone here provide such service? i spent almost a day in front of my PC looking for this matter but still no go. hope someone kind enough willing to help me out. tq

firmware model is? sorry im a noob.. i just listed everything in 'about device'

model number : GT-N7100
android version : 4.1.2
baseband version : N7100DXDLK5
kernel version : 3.031-107124 se.infra@SEP-117 #1 SMP PREEMPT wed Mar 27 10:33:53 KST 2013
build number : JZ054K.N7100XXDMC3

in the status
device status : modified

i already try that method bro but when i type *#*#82043036#*#* in the dialer pad. nothing happens.. it only works with verizon note 2 no?

nope, its an AP from directd. i cant install root explorer, its paid right? i dont have a credit card. i just use ES file explorer.

the service centre accept this type of issue? if less than rm50 then im very happy. i will look for the unroot method bro, thanks for trying to help me

looks tricky and now im very tension plus headache . dunno if can focus or not.. i will try tonight..

yeah, thats what i've been reading throughout the day.. somewhere somehow must a backup of the EFS file

thats why, before this i never encounter this kind problem.. everything i bought and sell no issue.. btw, that time 8am in the morning.. he also seems hurry to go to other place.. work maybe.. me also want it smooth and quick coz got other things to do in the morning..

i will try to unroot now..

how to copy out EFS if install stock rom? need to root back?

this is the seller.. Steven4297

but i think make complaint wont solve anything because the phone still like that unless he wants to refund which i think he's not.. so i think i should focus on how to make this things work...

how much they charge for AP set? which samsung centre u go?

they must!

i try search at lowyat plaza.. sure got there right?

ok

bro i did that method and i got a unique IMEI not like before. but still no network and on pulldown menu shows emergency calls only.. i still remember the seller said something about he already send back to directd and change motherboard. now the IMEI is good but it is not the same with under the battery. how to check for blacklisted IMEI? im afraid the motherboard used to repair the phone before this is stolen.

yup i flashed a prerooted DFM2 and got IMEI, but the IMEI is not the same as on the box and behind battery cover. i got no network. every time i dialed a msg tells 'not registered on network'

i just called Samsung, at 1st they dont wanna repair AP set coz they say AP parts not the same as Samsung malaysia parts... but i convince them its maybe not because of parts, its software kind of faults, then he said just bring the phone to service centre at lowyat plaza 4th floor, they will check the phone and if can repair they will charge for it.

but i have a question, can i bring this phone with prerooted MF2 firmware or should i install other firmware before bring it to service centre?

okay thanks.. i better go lowyat now..