Talk:France/@comment-217.20.178.217-20160317182928/@comment-77.229.61.158-20160419094934

Me again (LGE guy), and not to highjack the original entry, which reported good service with Free Mobile.

The comment about IMEI checking is much appreciated and may definitely be a problem. I rooted my phone, which is probably why I can select the Wifi option when it's available. However, at some point in flashing ROMs, my phone lost the IMEI number (it reads zero). I know what it is, but haven't been successful at restoring it to the firmware. So, if Orange or Free check that to determine the phone's capability, they will come up empty-handed and may set me to barely usable. Indeed, it's conceivable they assume the phone is stolen or blocked, given no readily accessible IMEI number. I bought it used, but even AT&T assured me it was not blocked.

FYI, I was not able to see anywhere on the Free Mobile site an option to declare my phone as 4G/LTE ready. If anyone knows how to do this, I'd love to hear from you.

In sum, I'm probably hosed unless I can fix the IMEI number (not something I'm going to tackle on my vacation here in Europe). For those in a similar situation (i.e., Free Mobile cannot properly identify your phone), there does not appear any way to correct that and you are likely to be stuck with 3G speed (if you're luck) and 3GB data.