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Mav 3000
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19th Sep 03 at 19:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi,

My ex girlfriend phoned me up tonight asking about her mobile, and I didn't know - I said I'd get back to her (I want to sound clever) with the right answer so can any experts please help!

She's bought a Pay As You Go Samgumg something 800 on Vodaphone from The Link. She has a sim card I gave her in her old phone which she wants to use in her new phone - also Vodaphone.

When she puts the sim in the phone asks her for a password - she says its looks like theres 8 astrisks (*'s). When she switches her old phone off and on her old phone doesnt ask for a password.

Any ideas whats happening?

Thanks for any help.

Rich
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19th Sep 03 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What password does it ask for?
Mav 3000
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19th Sep 03 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
don't know - she just said its asking for a password, and the one she gave her simcard doesn't work. She asked me for the one the old owner used but she's chaged it since then!

I said phone The Link - but anyone any ideas on how to sort it tonight?

She said there's 8 astericks but don't know if this is a default amount - the password could be less than 8 long.

Any ideas? I said look at the literature that came with it but she said theres nothing. I don't know Samsungs.
Marc
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19th Sep 03 at 20:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
take it your hopin for a shag?
Mav 3000
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19th Sep 03 at 20:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nah - I just want to sound clever - not some plonker who doesn't know. Let her know she's missing out (on someone who knows this answer etc!)

Plus the problems bugging me!
Ally
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19th Sep 03 at 20:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It may be asking for the unlocking code, or the sim card may be an old one so it might not work in the new phone.

Give Voda a call.
Gaz
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19th Sep 03 at 20:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not a pin number or owt or her security number lookin the manuals sometimes they have default stuff worth a try fella
Ian
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19th Sep 03 at 20:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You're going to look even sillier if she comes in here

Try *2767*2878#
Mav 3000
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19th Sep 03 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I thought it may be the unlocking code but both SIMs are Voda.

Do old SIMs not work on new phones? Could this be cos the orig sim was on a NOKIA?

I thought it may be the old security number but her PIN doesn't work and if it said anything like PUK etc she'd have dais (even though she is a bit dizzy )

Any more ideas?
Mav 3000
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Cheers Ian - nah she won't come in here! She drives an old Renault - she thought it was a Peugeot for 3 months!

Ian what is that code??
Ally
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The style of phone wont affect the sim, i went from a nokia to a samsung A300.

Is the sim a black Voda, or red?
Mav 3000
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19th Sep 03 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hmm Not sure waht colour the Voda sim is - the old ones red I'm pretty sure.

Whats that Code Ian??
Craig6682
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Could be asking for the Phone Code (normally 8 numbers) or the Sim Card Pin Number (normally 4 numbers.) The Phone Code will be in the Samsung manual and she will have to get the Pin Number of Vodafone.
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Factory software reset I think Mav, just did a quick search about and found it.
Mav 3000
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19th Sep 03 at 20:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers folks - I'll report back and see if they work. Please keep posting up suggestions though!!
Richie
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old sims are black, new ones are white and red. There are issues with certain sim cards when swapping on certain phones. Such as my 7650, if you turn the feature on, it requests for a password if the simcard is changed with any other including orange.
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Although thinking about that you wouldn't want to do a factory reset when its asking for a security code.

You can also kill them with some codes starting 2767 so don't do anything unless you don't mind needed to book the phone in for an EEPROM flash.
Richie
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19th Sep 03 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ian you are scaring the boy



Put the original sim back in and check around the security settings for anything relating to changing the sim + locking the phone.
Mav 3000
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19th Sep 03 at 20:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good Idea Austin. I'll tell her to try that.

Any more ideas?

Thanks All...
Tom J
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19th Sep 03 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
try 12345678, :S
Mav 3000
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19th Sep 03 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh Thanks for that I did suggest 12345 though as some do use this as default!!
Tom J
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19th Sep 03 at 20:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh, serious, wen i needed 2 unblock sumin was it was sumin like that! 12345 or sumin, was set like dat in factory
John
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Voda payg phones that are locked don't let u use contract sims in them. Not sure about the pther way round but.
Ally
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factory settings for a Nokia say 12345 as the default security code.

Have you tried shakin it ?
Tom J
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19th Sep 03 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
erm, have u had the fone unblocked??

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