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| Thread ID: 74982 | 2006-12-12 05:02:00 | Get rid of a pin code on a phone | Greven (91) | PC World Chat |
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| 506189 | 2006-12-12 05:02:00 | My sister just bought a second hand cellphone off cash converters, but it has a pin code on it so she can't use it. Is there any way to reset the phone (its a samsung, not sure exactly what model)? She can get a refund, but would rather get the phone working. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 506190 | 2006-12-12 06:05:00 | I would hope there isn't any way of resetting the phone. Guessing it's stolen. Could even be my old phone D: Best bet would be to take it into a Telecom shop and ask them. |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 506191 | 2006-12-13 03:05:00 | Hey, no one is remembering the battery technique! ;) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 506192 | 2006-12-13 04:15:00 | Hey, no one is remembering the battery technique! How silly of us! :rolleyes: Of course you can reset the pin just by removing the battery, or maybe by putting it in backwards, or.................?? After all, the pin is only there to be a nuisance, so it must be able to be easily reset by anybody who "finds" a phone and wants to use it. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 506193 | 2006-12-13 04:26:00 | I would take it back to Cash Converters. They should not sell you things that prevents you fully using them. Try 111 or 11111 or 1234 or 12345. The PIN is prob on the hardware. Telecom or Vodafone should be able to assist you after they enquire about the ownership of it with a particular serial number on the phone, it could be stolen or lost pickup. They probably charge a fee for it though last time some yrs I enquired, a min fee to just get the quote as well usually discounted if you continue for the full repair service. A quick search online will show that its a Com port connected to computer/phone and s software that resets it. Problem is the cable is pretty expensive unless you going to do modding your own phone and such. Problems is what about the software without being illegal. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 506194 | 2006-12-13 23:20:00 | I would take it back to Cash Converters . They should not sell you things that prevents you fully using them . Try 111 or . . . I suspect that number is not for this kind of assistance :waughh::D |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 506195 | 2006-12-14 01:01:00 | Oh yeah 1111, LOL :D Its interesting what pple do call 111 for thou, but I wouldn't be surprised if some have called about their cellphone PIN :) | Nomad (952) | ||
| 506196 | 2006-12-14 01:15:00 | It could be that a cellphone with a forgotten PIN was sold to Cash Converters or that it was not disclosed to CC. For example I have a old Nokia with PIN, I never used it but when I changed Simcard to prepay I found I forgot my PIN. Its now lying in my draw. Maybe CC just checked the phone with a simcard and not with their own simcard and totally forgot about it til your sister bought it. | Nomad (952) | ||
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