Sim card pin

[Anonymous]

Hello - does anyone know - how to put a pin number lock for the  sim card on  pay monthly contracts - phone user guide says to contact customer service but is there a default sim card number - then can change later- any help - would be great

Thanks

Martin_Hannah

[Anonymous]

thanks for your help - my sim card is now pin protected

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:
Settings >Security >SIM card lock

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Followed that and then on mine it has Enter Pin to use device ...so would that mean every time I use the phone I have to enter the pin?

[Anonymous]

I hope I am not going off topic here by advising all mobile users to make a note of the following information and keep it in a safe place for easy retrieval should you ever lose your phone or worse have it stolen:-

The PHONE's SERIAL NUMBER - usually available on the paperwork/invoice you get when you buy a phone or inside the battery compartment (if you have a make/model that has an accessible battery);

The IMEI number -  This is the International Mobile Equipment Identity number, and you can obtain it by keying in the following sequnce on the dialler -   *#06#    (that is asterix hash zero six hash). If you ,lose your phone or it is stolen phone O2 to report the loss and give them the IMEI - they can then block the phone so that it is unusable even if the "new owner" puts a new SIM card in it.

The PUK  code -   PUK stands for Personal Unblocking Key, and it's a code associated with a mobile phone SIM card. If you have entered a SIM lock PIN code incorrectly three times, the SIM card will be blocked and you will need a PUK code to unlock it. 

If you have registered for My O2,  the IMEI and PUK code should be available there, or you can contact O2 Customer Services or indeed a Guru on O2 Chat.

Gerry 

[MI5]

In addition to Gerry's advice I'd suggest you also register your valuables here https://www.immobilise.com/index.php

[Beenherebefore]

Another worthwhile "freebie" is to register all your valued items on :

https://www.immobilise.com/index.php

Edit : Snap !........

[MI5]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@MI5 wrote:
Settings >Security >SIM card lock

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Followed that and then on mine it has Enter Pin to use device ...so would that mean every time I use the phone I have to enter the pin?

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Some phones force you to enter a sim pin everytime you want to make a call whilst some just everytime you turn on the phone.

On the S3 you can also set up a sim change notification so that if someone takes your sim out and puts it in another phone it will send a text (to a nominated number) telling you.....

[MI5]

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@Beenherebefore wrote:

Another worthwhile "freebie" is to register all your valued items on :

https://www.immobilise.com/index.php

Edit : Snap !........

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[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@MI5 wrote:
Settings >Security >SIM card lock

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Followed that and then on mine it has Enter Pin to use device ...so would that mean every time I use the phone I have to enter the pin?

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Some phones force you to enter a sim pin everytime you want to make a call whilst some just everytime you turn on the phone.

On the S3 you can also set up a sim change notification so that if someone takes your sim out and puts it in another phone it will send a text (to a nominated number) telling you.....

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Thanks for that

[jonsie]

I hope anyone reading this now sets up sim lock pin. There are ways round it but it makes it very hard to run up a bill before you get the phone and sim blocked.

[MI5]

It's a must for any contracts or any PAYG sim's with auto top up enabled.