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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / January 2007Nokia 3210
Hi, I've got an old Nokia 3210. Now, long time ago I stuck a phone security number into the thing, and now cannot remember what that number is. Normally, it's not a problem as the phone is useable without it. But I'd upgraded, wanted to stick a Telstra PrePaid sim in it, and give it to my ex, who being a pensioner, can't afford one of his own. He's also very sick and may need it for emergencies. Trouble is, once I insert the Telstra sim, up pops the security code request. The setting is in phone memory, not the sim memory, so is there any way I can reset all the phone mem settings to the original default? The manual says I can, but to do that requires the same security code I can't remember!! Catch 22. Any way around that? Kate  Signature"Job tvoyjemadj!" -Obergefreiter Porta 27 Panzer Z.B.v > I've got an old Nokia 3210. Now, long time ago I stuck a > phone security [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > security code I can't remember!! Catch 22. Any way around > that? There are (at least) two different security codes, PIN and PUK (PIN Unlock Code). If you get the PIN wrong three times in succession or forget it, only use of the PUK can save you. Telstra will have a record of the PUK (it's SIM dependant). John > There are (at least) two different security codes, PIN and PUK (PIN > Unlock Code). If you get the PIN wrong three times in succession or > forget it, only use of the PUK can save you. And if you get the PUK wrong 9 times, the card disables itself rendering it useless. PD SignaturePaul Day Web: http://www.enigma.id.au/ >> I've got an old Nokia 3210. Now, long time ago I stuck a >> phone security [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > succession or forget it, only use of the PUK can save you. > Telstra will have a record of the PUK (it's SIM dependant). She's talking about the 5-digit security code. Kate, take it to a repair centre. About $30 to zap it. A Chinese dealership might be able to do it cheaper > John >>> I've got an old Nokia 3210. Now, long time ago I stuck a >>> phone security [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >> John Much thanks, John, you are right, that's the code I'm talking about. Now to try and find a Chinese dealership in Ipswich, which seems singularly lacking in a Chinese community. Kate Signature"All bastards are bastards, but some bastards is *bastards*." -- (Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent) On Tue, 19 Tevet 5767 08:50 Kate translated the ancient runes thusly: <snip> >>> There are (at least) two different security codes, PIN and PUK >>> (PIN Unlock Code). If you get the PIN wrong three times in [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Kate <sigh> Michael. You were correcting John. Kate Signature"All bastards are bastards, but some bastards is *bastards*." -- (Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent) > >>> I've got an old Nokia 3210. Now, long time ago I stuck a > >>> phone security [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > try and find a Chinese dealership in Ipswich, which seems singularly > lacking in a Chinese community. Should be no big deal to travel into Brisbane City and check out E&E Electronics in Elizabeth St., the City, which is a Chinese dealership. However, I would recommend that you travel further to The Fone Junkie in Woollangabba, down Stanley Street, from where they have the cricket. Cheap stuff, indeed, from the Chinese E&E place (probably try to sell you a dirt-cheap phone), but stuff I bought interferes with all the appliances at home, so I only go to the Fone Junkie now -- no Mongoloids, only Caucasians! Check phone book, of course. > Kate > -- > "All bastards are bastards, but some bastards is *bastards*." > -- (Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent) > However, I would recommend that you travel further to The Fone Junkie > in Woollangabba, down Stanley Street, from where they have the cricket. Is that the one that used to be in the Valley? On Tue, 19 Tevet 5767 10:52 virgmob007@netscape.net translated the ancient runes thusly: <snip> >> Much thanks, John, you are right, that's the code I'm talking about. Now >> to try and find a Chinese dealership in Ipswich, which seems singularly [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > appliances at home, so I only go to the Fone Junkie now -- no > Mongoloids, only Caucasians! Check phone book, of course. Much thanks for the info. Hmmm costing it all out, and factoring in that the 3210s display is failing, might be a tad cheaper to just buy a nice 2nd hand cheapie from Crime Converters, and forget the 3210 except as a spare backup! Just hope they got another $50 Nokia. :-) Kate Signature"All bastards are bastards, but some bastards is *bastards*." -- (Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent) > On Tue, 19 Tevet 5767 10:52 virgmob007@netscape.net translated the ancient > runes thusly: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Kate They did too, a Nokia 3350 for $49. Oh, and a new sig test, seems to work. Kate Signature??A??A ??A?????? ? ????? ?????? - ???? On Wed, 20 Tevet 5767 20:39 Kate translated the ancient runes thusly > Oh, and a new sig test, seems to work. > > Kate Bugger! Leaves here OK, but bloody NG don't do Cyrillic! Kate Signature??A??A ??A?????? ? ????? ?????? - ???? > Bugger! Leaves here OK, but bloody NG don't do Cyrillic! Have you tried changing the charset you're posting in from iso-8859-1 to iso-8859-5 (KNode / Settings / Configure KNode / Posting News / Technical / Charset)? John >> Bugger! Leaves here OK, but bloody NG don't do Cyrillic! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > John I hadn't but have now. Much ta. Kate SignatureЛРAБДA ЛРAБОСУДЯ У СОБЕТ ДОРОГА - КАТЯ |
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