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Cellular Phone Forum / General / GSM / November 2005Help, my SIM card is Blocked...?
Today while visiting family, I let a cousin of mine play with my new phone (a Sony Ericsson T616). He was playing games manily, but he went to mess with my settings as well. He tried to guess the PIN on the SIM card (which I have never set one up to begin with). Apparently there was a code on it and he tried (from what he said) 3 times and then it said SIM LOCKED. Now, when I power up the phone, I cannot place a call. It's asking for a "PUK" number. Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. call up customer service for the PUK. and charge your bloody cousin 25 bucks for the hassle. and another 25 for being a bloody nosey fellow and another 25 to remind him he shouldn't do that again and another 25 becuase its thankgiving holiday. pop pop pop pop. | Today while visiting family, I let a cousin of mine play with my new phone (a | Sony Ericsson T616). He was playing games manily, but he went to mess with my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | | Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. Ok, I was hoping it would not require me to call the phone company.... :( So, I guess I am stuck without a phone until tomorrow. Oh well, life goes on. Thanks though Tim > call up customer service for the PUK. > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > | > | Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. PUK code should be written on the box of the FIRST phone you bought with this phone number. PUK code is attach to the phone number, though you can perhaps find it by researching in all documents you got when buying your SIM card. Good luck Wha > Ok, I was hoping it would not require me to call the phone company.... :( So, I [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > | > > | Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. >PUK code should be written on the box of the FIRST phone you bought with >this phone number. >PUK code is attach to the phone number, though you can perhaps find it by >researching in all documents you got when buying your SIM card. Ça depend. For some accounts such as some prepaids the PUK is included with the SIM pack. For others you have to call the mobile operator to get the PUK. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To send an email reply send to GSMthemobilestandard (@) yahoo.com > Now, when I power up the >phone, I cannot place a call. It's asking for a "PUK" number. > >Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. The PUK code can onlybe obtained from the provider. Call Cingular -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net I called Cingular and the lady gave me the PUK Number. She told me that I only had one PUK left and after that it would be "Burned out" and I'd have to buy a new one... $20 USD she told me. Other than storing phone numbers, what's the use of a SIM Card anyway? (sorry, this is my first phone that I've ever owned that's had a SIM card in it. I've used TDMA for years and this is my first GSM phone). > > Now, when I power up the > >phone, I cannot place a call. It's asking for a "PUK" number. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > John S. > e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net | I called Cingular and the lady gave me the PUK Number. She told me that I only | had one PUK left and after that it would be "Burned out" and I'd have to buy a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] | this is my first phone that I've ever owned that's had a SIM card in it. I've | used TDMA for years and this is my first GSM phone). SIM card holds, apart from phone numbers, your WAP settings. so if you switch to another handset, you've taken all the settings with you and saved the set-up hassle. | > > Now, when I power up the | > >phone, I cannot place a call. It's asking for a "PUK" number. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] | > John S. | > e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net "Tim" <timakal@hotmail.com> wrote: > Other than storing phone numbers, what's the use of a SIM Card > anyway? Not only it stores phone numbers (and WAP settings), but it's really the "heart" of your phone. The SIM ("Subscriber Identity Module) holds your number, defines which network you're on etc. If you put your SIM into another phone, you can be reached this other phone (and make calls). Without SIM your phone is almost completely useless - no calls at all except emergency calls (112 in Europe; don't know about the Americas). M. >Without SIM your phone is almost >completely useless - no calls at all except emergency calls (112 >in Europe; don't know about the Americas). Without SIM you can access 911/112 and on some phones 08. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To send an email reply send to GSMthemobilestandard (@) yahoo.com >"Tim" <timakal@hotmail.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >M. Guy should have his a.s BEAT plain and simple > Today while visiting family, I let a cousin of mine play with my new phone (a > Sony Ericsson T616). He was playing games manily, but he went to mess with my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. Agreed > Guy should have his a.s BEAT plain and simple > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. >Today while visiting family, I let a cousin of mine play with my new phone (a >Sony Ericsson T616). He was playing games manily, but he went to mess with my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. Firstly why would you let someone play with your mobile phone. It's a phone and it's not a plaything. Call cingular and ask for the PUK code. After you input the code and clear the phone I'd suggest keeping it in a safe place and not letting the little tyke play with it. If he must have a play phone Fisher-Price makes nice ones. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To send an email reply send to GSMthemobilestandard (@) yahoo.com >Today while visiting family, I let a cousin of mine play with my new phone (a >Sony Ericsson T616). He was playing games manily, but he went to mess with my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Can anyone help me? I have Cingular Wireless as my provider. When you got the phone, the PUK should have been provided with the SIM package. If not, call Cingular and ask. From the SIM number they should be able to provide it. HOwever if you mess up the PUK a few times in a row, that's usually it for the SIM.... I turned off my phone tonight for the first time since this happened. When I powered it back on later (after I had let it charge) it asked me for my PIN. Well I had it setup to ask me for my lock code when powering it on. So, I put the number in. It said wrong pin. I knew it was right, so I tried it again. Still wrong. I tried my alternate pin (which I sometimes use) and then it said PIN blocked and guess what? It's asking for the PUK number again! I'm so irritated with this I could scream. I really hope Cingular customer service is opened on Sundays....... otherwise I'm without a phone until Monday. > >Today while visiting family, I let a cousin of mine play with my new phone (a > >Sony Ericsson T616). He was playing games manily, but he went to mess with my [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > should be able to provide it. HOwever if you mess up the PUK a few > times in a row, that's usually it for the SIM.... "Tim" <timakal@hotmail.com> wrote: > When I powered it back on later (after I had let it charge) it > asked me for my PIN. Well I had it setup to ask me for my lock > code when powering it on. So, I put the number in. The lock code is *not* the PIN. M. Well, I realize that now. It's NEVER asked me for a pin when I startup. It was the same looking screen I was accustomed with asking for my lock code, so I proceeded to put in the lock code. it didn't work so I tried it again. that's when I saw it was asking for a pin and not a lock code. So I tried my security number for the phone, and then it said pin blocked. > > When I powered it back on later (after I had let it charge) it > > asked me for my PIN. Well I had it setup to ask me for my lock [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > M. --- I turned off my phone tonight for the first time since this happened. When I powered it back on later (after I had let it charge) it asked me for my PIN. Well I had it setup to ask me for my lock code when powering it on. So, I put the number in. It said wrong pin. I knew it was right, so I tried it again. Still wrong. I tried my alternate pin (which I sometimes use) and then it said PIN blocked and guess what? It's asking for the PUK number again! I'm so irritated with this I could scream. --- Why irritated? This is intended! Most PHONES can be blocked against unauthorized use with a lock code. This code can be configured to be asked for, when - powering up (which is nonsense, because you have to enter TWO codes when powering up, the PIN and the unlock code) or - after changing the "identity" via a new SIM card (which makes sense, because in case the phone is lost or stolen it cannot be used with another SIM card) The SIM card which is carrying the "identity" is blocked against unauthorized use by the PIN. This (in most cases) has to be entered after powering up. The initial PIN comes with the SIM card. If entering a wrong PIN 3 times you have to use the PUK which in most cases can be tried 10 times. After that the SIM is invalid and has to be changed. The PUK in most cases also comes with the SIM card. Wolfgang >The PUK in most cases also comes with the SIM card. This may be the case in Europe, but it is not the case in North America. If you get a PUK code request you have to generally call your operator. PUK codes are not included with your phone. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To send an email reply send to GSMthemobilestandard (@) yahoo.com |
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