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Did anyone try to change their phone IMEI to an old phone they have and not using? I am just curious if this method works as it appears that the customs are paid according to the phone's IMEI
I've been looking into getting the Asus ROG 2 tencent version from AliExpress. It's for around 540$ now.
I spoke to a guy who already got one and he told me that they took 155$ as Jemrok!!! That's too high for such a price!
155/540=28.7%!!!
I thought it was around 17% if I remember well.

What are your experiences guys ?! Anyone got a phone recently and went through that whole procedure? What was the Jemrok?!
I got a Huawei mate 20 pro from KSA. worked for the grace period then stopped working (3G,phone calls).

I had to pay in Libanpost around 165 000, they chekc the db and estimate the price of the phone and you pay accordingly.
The girl will ask you specify your model, if the IMEI is not accurate, she asked me if it's pro or Porsche design (which is more expensive).

You should expect 140-170 000 for phones priced between 500-800$.

The limitation is by IMEI so make sure you give them sim1 and sim2 IMEI when paying (both for the amount stated above).
Does anyone know the custom tax amount for a Samsung S10e 128GB?
LifeEngineer wroteI've been looking into getting the Asus ROG 2 tencent version from AliExpress. It's for around 540$ now.
I spoke to a guy who already got one and he told me that they took 155$ as Jemrok!!! That's too high for such a price!
155/540=28.7%!!!
I thought it was around 17% if I remember well.

What are your experiences guys ?! Anyone got a phone recently and went through that whole procedure? What was the Jemrok?!
Maybe they thought it was the 512 version from europe or usa?
22 days later
Still no charges since few months.

I am tempted by the pixel 4 xl in case there are no customs
infiniteloop wroteI am tempted by the pixel 4 xl in case there are no customs
Although you never will know at this point in time how long it will take to receive from customs.
Another update.... I got a Note10+ N9750D/S ( SD855 version) from Latin America.... Inserted SIM card, waited all day and no customs SMS received.

Curious to find out what's the deal, I sent an SMS to 1014 and surprisingly it still shows the IMEI of my Xperia 1 with the same 31 day left message.

So either the system is down or they dropped the whole idea.
Kareem wroteAnother update.... I got a Note10+ N9750D/S ( SD855 version) from Latin America.... Inserted SIM card, waited all day and no customs SMS received.

Curious to find out what's the deal, I sent an SMS to 1014 and surprisingly it still shows the IMEI of my Xperia 1 with the same 31 day left message.

So either the system is down or they dropped the whole idea.
I got an S10e from USA (Exynos version) and I inserted the sim card 3 days ago and got the SMS saying I have 90 days. Since the phone is dual sim, I will swap the sim to the other sim card slot when the 90 days expire.

Do you guys know if the custom fees will drop with time as the phone depreciates or it is based on the original price of the phone that they put in their database?
Xsever wrote
Kareem wroteAnother update.... I got a Note10+ N9750D/S ( SD855 version) from Latin America.... Inserted SIM card, waited all day and no customs SMS received.

Curious to find out what's the deal, I sent an SMS to 1014 and surprisingly it still shows the IMEI of my Xperia 1 with the same 31 day left message.

So either the system is down or they dropped the whole idea.
I got an S10e from USA (Exynos version) and I inserted the sim card 3 days ago and got the SMS saying I have 90 days. Since the phone is dual sim, I will swap the sim to the other sim card slot when the 90 days expire.

Do you guys know if the custom fees will drop with time as the phone depreciates or it is based on the original price of the phone that they put in their database?
Off topic, the US version is SD855 not Exynos. Not sure if you got it from Amazon but I had a note10+ with Exynos and it totally sucks. The SD855 is much smoother in every aspect.
Just a question. I got 2 iPhone 11 Pro from the US.
Inserted SIM in both and working fine. Did not get any customs message yet. They should send it when I put the sim right?
Kareem wrote Off topic, the US version is SD855 not Exynos. Not sure if you got it from Amazon but I had a note10+ with Exynos and it totally sucks. The SD855 is much smoother in every aspect.
I got it from ebay and I wanted the unlocked exynos version G970F/DS. It's very fast compared to my previous S7. Can't compare it with the SD version.
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Hey guys, is there any way to check whether the esim IMEI is whitelisted or blacklisted?
I tried calling alfa on 111 but they have a strike those days...
Any alternative method?

Thanks
ironman wroteHey guys, is there any way to check whether the esim IMEI is whitelisted or blacklisted?
I tried calling alfa on 111 but they have a strike those days...
Any alternative method?

Thanks
I saw this earlier---send a blank sms to 1014.
xazbrat wrote
ironman wroteHey guys, is there any way to check whether the esim IMEI is whitelisted or blacklisted?
I tried calling alfa on 111 but they have a strike those days...
Any alternative method?

Thanks
I saw this earlier---send a blank sms to 1014.
A friend of mine bought an iPhone X from Lebanon. No IMEI blacklist, customs paid etc.
When she travelled to the US, it turns out the IMEI is blacklisted in the US and would not work (it was stolen).

So our IMEI database is just local I guess.
jsaade wrote
xazbrat wrote
ironman wroteHey guys, is there any way to check whether the esim IMEI is whitelisted or blacklisted?
I tried calling alfa on 111 but they have a strike those days...
Any alternative method?

Thanks
I saw this earlier---send a blank sms to 1014.
A friend of mine bought an iPhone X from Lebanon. No IMEI blacklist, customs paid etc.
When she travelled to the US, it turns out the IMEI is blacklisted in the US and would not work (it was stolen).

So our IMEI database is just local I guess.
Yeah--that's a different issue. I guess if you buy a phone here and go to the states, you can use https://stolenphonechecker.org/spc/index.jsp, and I am sure that the EU probably has its own too site too The market here isn't very regulated so black/grey market goods have a way of making it here.
8 days later
I want to buy One Plus 6T as I am in Dubai and they have it for $320 which is a great price.

How much do I need to pay for it here?
TheIlluminative wroteI want to buy One Plus 6T as I am in Dubai and they have it for $320 which is a great price.

How much do I need to pay for it here?
currently oneplus devices are not in the system so no fees apply to it