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who's a mobile phone guru?
« on: 01 December 2009, 19:12:11 »
My (retired) Mum works in a charity shop. Please bear with me!  ;D  ;D  ;D 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  ;D ...... for a couple of days  :-?. 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.  :-? he then discovered that the previous owner had set a password/code on the keypad lock ...... :-? :-?
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!  :(

Anyone any ideas other than use as a paper weight?  ::) ::)
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« Reply #1 on: 01 December 2009, 19:20:20 »
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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Re: who's a mobile phone guru?
« Reply #2 on: 01 December 2009, 19:58:52 »
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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!
« Last Edit: 01 December 2009, 20:00:00 by Andy_B »
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« Reply #3 on: 01 December 2009, 20:07:27 »
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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« Reply #4 on: 01 December 2009, 20:07:33 »
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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 on: 01 December 2009, 20:19:32 »
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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? :-/
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« Reply #6 on: 01 December 2009, 20:20:04 »
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Ps, not a phone guru. :-)

 ;D ;D ;) :y
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« Reply #7 on: 01 December 2009, 20:48:25 »
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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. .......

Doh! She can't enter an incorrect number .... the key pad's locked!  :(
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« Reply #8 on: 01 December 2009, 20:56:24 »
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  :question
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« Reply #9 on: 01 December 2009, 21:01:38 »
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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  :question

Thanks. I'll get her to try! .... (or get my Dad to do it for her  ::))
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« Reply #10 on: 01 December 2009, 21:22:48 »
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 on: 01 December 2009, 21:39:39 »
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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!  :y
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« Reply #12 on: 01 December 2009, 21:53:09 »
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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!  :y But it's now asking for a password .... that my Mum doesn't know!  :-? Mums ...... who'd have them?  ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #13 on: 01 December 2009, 22:17:04 »
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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« Reply #14 on: 01 December 2009, 22:19:02 »
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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!  :y  :y
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