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Title: Pay as you go 3G SIM cards -PINless?
Post by: Varche on 09 April 2013, 14:31:21

Been looking at this SIM to stick in a spare dongle in my Zoom 4506 travel router when I next visit the UK to create a WiFi hotspot.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mobile-Broadband-Ready-Preloaded-Devices/dp/tech-data/B003Z0T3X2/ref=de_a_smtd

Question is this, do pay as you go SIM cards have a PIN? If they do that will be an issue as I won't have access to a PC to configure the router!

Title: Re: Pay as you go 3G SIM cards -PINless?
Post by: ozzycat on 09 April 2013, 17:39:08

ive never heard of a sim card having a pin only if you put one on yourself but maybe TB will know more about them mate

Title: Re: Pay as you go 3G SIM cards -PINless?
Post by: horsecow on 09 April 2013, 17:47:25

I think the default pin if they have one at all is 0000 or else 000

Title: Re: Pay as you go 3G SIM cards -PINless?
Post by: TheBoy on 09 April 2013, 19:50:03

If it has a PIN, shove it in a phone and remove the PIN from the phone's menu.

I know GiffGaff SIMs are pinless from the factory (if you go for GiffGaff, PM Taxi Driver for a SIM - he'll get a fiver, you'll get an additional fiver credit when you top up with your first tenner).

(Jack all other than O2 works around here, so I tend to only use GiffGaff now). My works Voda came with a PIN. My old O2 came with a PIN.