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Andy B

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who's a mobile phone guru?
01. Dec 2009 at 19:12

My (retired) Mum works in a charity shop. Please bear with me! Grin

They get all sorts of cr4p go through the door, but they got a mobile phone in that my Mum took a fancy to ... Vodafone VK570 like this so she bought it for a few quid, paid £10 on the market for it to be unlocked from Vodafone & she was a happy Mum Grin

...... for a couple of days Huh

. My lad (he's 21) then decided to help & update the directory etc & other settings!
So ... one of the settings on any phone is a keypad lock. Why he needed to lock the key pad on a flip phone is anyone's guess .... but he did. Huh

he then discovered that the previous owner had set a password/code on the keypad lock ...... Huh

So my Mum now has a phone that she can't unlock the keypad of, because obviously we don't know the code the previous owner had put in! Sad

Anyone any ideas other than use as a paper weight? Roll Eyes

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KillerWatt Ex Member	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #1 - 01. Dec 2009 at 19:20 Couple of options for you. 1. Enter the passcode incorrectly 3 times, and you will be asked for a PUK code....you get the PUK code from the service provider. 2. Flash it with the latest firmware, that puts everything back to factory default.
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #2 - 01. Dec 2009 at 19:58 Quote: Couple of options for you. 1. Enter the passcode incorrectly 3 times, and you will be asked for a PUK code....you get the PUK code from the service provider. ....... That's a bloody good idea! I think you can even get O₂'s online .... doesn't that defeat the object? Thanks Mark!
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #3 - 01. Dec 2009 at 20:07 been there with orange. Flash it. But if she has put anything on it while she's had it, it will be lost of course. But then its lost now so..... Ps, not a phone guru.
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KillerWatt

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Reply #4 - 01. Dec 2009 at 20:07

Andy B wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 19:58:

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Couple of options for you.

1. Enter the passcode incorrectly 3 times, and you will be asked for a PUK code....you get the PUK code from the service provider. .......

That's a bloody good idea! I think you can even get O₂'s online .... doesn't that defeat the object?
Thanks Mark!

Defeat the object of what?

If it's a nicked handset/SIM, then no amount of code entering or firmware flashing will get it working (at least, in the UK).

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Reply #5 - 01. Dec 2009 at 20:19

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Andy B wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 19:58:

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Couple of options for you.

1. Enter the passcode incorrectly 3 times, and you will be asked for a PUK code....you get the PUK code from the service provider. .......

That's a bloody good idea! I think you can even get O₂'s online .... doesn't that defeat the object?
Thanks Mark!

Defeat the object of what?

If it's a nicked handset/SIM, then no amount of code entering or firmware flashing will get it working (at least, in the UK).

What's a PUK for then ....... surely some level of security? Undecided

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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #6 - 01. Dec 2009 at 20:20 chrisgixer wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 20:07: ...... Ps, not a phone guru.
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #7 - 01. Dec 2009 at 20:48 Quote: Couple of options for you. 1. Enter the passcode incorrectly 3 times, and you will be asked for a PUK code....you get the PUK code from the service provider. ....... Doh! She can't enter an incorrect number .... the key pad's locked!
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R.C. ™ Intermediate Member Offline R.C. 本傑明 ™ Posts: 466 Surrey . England Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 ELITE . Vauxhall Frontera 2.2 16v	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #8 - 01. Dec 2009 at 20:56 You could try [ to unlock the key pad ] by pressing menu button then * or # or if it's asking for a code just try the default numbers 00000 or 12345 that may help .. what you got to lose
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #9 - 01. Dec 2009 at 21:01 R.C. ™ wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 20:56: You could try [ to unlock the key pad ] by pressing menu button then * or # or if it's asking for a code just try the default numbers 00000 or 12345 that may help .. what you got to lose Thanks. I'll get her to try! .... (or get my Dad to do it for her )
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R.C. ™ Intermediate Member Offline R.C. 本傑明 ™ Posts: 466 Surrey . England Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 ELITE . Vauxhall Frontera 2.2 16v	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #10 - 01. Dec 2009 at 21:22 I've been looking on the net and found this .. mobile lock code removed by hold # and digit 0124 for vk570 Something else you could try / found it below http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/archive/index.php/t-241659.html
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Reply #11 - 01. Dec 2009 at 21:39

R.C. ™ wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 21:22:

I've been looking on the net and found this ..

mobile lock code removed by hold # and digit 0124 for vk570

Something else you could try / found it below

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/archive/index.php/t-241659.html

Thanks very much for looking. I'll try it & have a good look through! Thumbs Up!

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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #12 - 01. Dec 2009 at 21:53 R.C. ™ wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 21:22: I've been looking on the net and found this .. mobile lock code removed by hold # and digit 0124 for vk570 ...... Right then! We've turned managed to get the keypad turned on! But it's now asking for a password .... that my Mum doesn't know! Mums ...... who'd have them?
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R.C. ™ Intermediate Member Offline R.C. 本傑明 ™ Posts: 466 Surrey . England Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 ELITE . Vauxhall Frontera 2.2 16v	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #13 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:17 Hey Andy .. im glad you sorted the key pad out .. as for the code .. try 0000 as a code or unless the old user may have put his own code in .. then its anybody's guess But i'll look on some other sites for you later , if you can't sort it out ..
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: who's a mobile phone guru? Reply #14 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:19 R.C. ™ wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 22:17: Hey Andy .. im glad you sorted the key pad out .. as for the code .. try 0000 as a code or unless the old user may have put his own code in .. then its anybody's guess But i'll look on some other sites for you later , if you can't sort it out .. Thanks very much RC for your help!
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