Right so I got
around to “fixing” my phone. It had been freezing and restarting itself constantly so after a bit of research the obvious
solution seemed to be to flash it with a more recent firmware and it
would obviously work perfectly from there. Well, the result was that
though the flash worked perfectly and everything seemed super fine I
ended up with a warped IMEI number. This basically means that the
phone can no longer connect to any network because it's got a
bollocks identification number. Changing IMEI is a complete pain
because it's technically an illegal act. I'd need some kind of
custom hardware to do it, it seems.
Worst thing was that there is a method of setting the IMEI but I only discovered half way through it only works for the US version of the S3 as the International version doesn't seem to support RMNET + DM + MODEM USB mode. Agony.
All in all, I might as well have dumped my phone in the liffey. It's pretty much borked now. Still, the positives are that I learned a lot about how android phones work and I had yet another lesson in backing up everything. (Not just with zip tools either, because they often lie.) A tip for everybody out there, do not do anything with your EFS folder lightly, it's not restored when flashing.
Anyway, I can pick
up a cheap samsung phone from argos until such time comes
that I can either buy a new smart phone or have the IMEI corrected.
Pity, because otherwise my flashing it seems to have corrected all the problems I
was experiencing. Biggest thing I'll miss is definitely the
tethering mode which was really handy when working in coffee shops
that didn't have wifi.
Pity I
screwed the pooch but again it's yet another lesson that you
shouldn't rush into things without due diligence.
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