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mikie - 29 Oct 2007 00:07 GMT

is there any chance i can lock my nokia (6230i) with password?
any application (maybe java api so i can write it by myself) wchich
puts nokia in state, when one need to enter password to use the phone?

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Simon Templar - 29 Oct 2007 06:34 GMT

> is there any chance i can lock my nokia (6230i) with password?
> any application (maybe java api so i can write it by myself) wchich puts
> nokia in state, when one need to enter password to use the phone?

Java is about your only chance, with the 6230i being a series 40 Nokia.
Have a look at <http://www.getjar.com> they may have something there
for you.

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Anonymous - 29 Oct 2007 09:09 GMT

>> is there any chance i can lock my nokia (6230i) with password?
>> any application (maybe java api so i can write it by myself) wchich puts
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> Have a look at <http://www.getjar.com> they may have something there for
> you.

Wouldn't the security keyguard be sufficient, perhaps with automatic
keyguard on? In my opinion, S40 has been way ahead of S60 with this feature,
automatic keyguard has only recently appeared on S60 devices.

Another security option for low end phones is to use the restricted numbers
feature on the SIM card. You can block all calls and text messages, or allow
only calls and messages to specifically assigned numbers. This would not
block others reading the messages stored on the phone or similar if this was
important.

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Simon Templar - 29 Oct 2007 15:06 GMT

> Wouldn't the security keyguard be sufficient, perhaps with automatic
> keyguard on? In my opinion, S40 has been way ahead of S60 with this feature,
> automatic keyguard has only recently appeared on S60 devices.

I completely agree, I moved to S60 a long time ago and the first thing I
found was the auto keyguard feature missing. I personally hated the
idea of having to unlock the phone with a code every time I wanted to
use it, but if some people like mikie prefer it then so be it.

> Another security option for low end phones is to use the restricted numbers
> feature on the SIM card. You can block all calls and text messages, or allow
> only calls and messages to specifically assigned numbers. This would not
> block others reading the messages stored on the phone or similar if this was
> important.

restrictions are normally a network level feature, but it would be good
to be able to handle it on the phone.

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Anonymous - 29 Oct 2007 17:35 GMT

>> Another security option for low end phones is to use the restricted
>> numbers
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> restrictions are normally a network level feature, but it would be good to
> be able to handle it on the phone.

I agree there are network level restrictions that can be used but every SIM
card I've seen supports restricted numbers or fixed dialling numbers, this
setting being protected by PIN2. Here you don't need any network support. It
is completely between the phone and the SIM card. A set of allowed numbers
can be programmed, where wild card numbers are allowed. This is something
I've taught kids using when they tend to lose their phones. The one who
finds the phone can only call "home" or "friends", not very useful if
someone wants to steal the phone. But useful if the one wants to inform
he/she found the phone. Are you familiar with this?

On my S60 phone the setting appears at contacts, SIM contacts, fixed
dialling contacts.

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Simon Templar - 30 Oct 2007 00:42 GMT

> On my S60 phone the setting appears at contacts, SIM contacts, fixed
> dialling contacts.

Very interesting, I hadn't looked there before. I like that very much,
it could come in handy.

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