Sim Card Lock - Ericsson A1018 Manual

SIM Card Lock

The SIM card lock only protects your subscription and not your
phone itself from unauthorized use. If you change SIM cards, the
phone still works with the new SIM card.
Some SIM cards are protected with a PIN (Personal Identity Number)
at the time of purchase. If the SIM card lock is activated, you have to
enter the PIN every time you turn on your phone. If you enter your
PIN
Blocked
PIN incorrectly three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked. This is
Unblock?
indicated by the message
to unlock it to access your subscription.
1. Press
2. Enter your PUK (or PUK2) which you will find in the information
3. Enter a new four- to eight-digit PIN (or PIN2).
4. Press
5. Re-enter the new PIN (or PIN2) to confirm.
6. Press
Note! If you enter the wrong PUK ten times in a row, your card is
permanently blocked. If this happens, you should contact your net-
work operator or service provider.
1. Scroll to
Enter
2. Enter your old (current) PIN and press
old PIN
3. Enter your new PIN and press
4. Enter your new PIN a second time and press
Note! If the message
the new PIN incorrectly. If the message
by
1. Scroll to
2. Follow the same procedure as described in "To change PIN" on
48 Security for Your Phone and Subscription
To unblock your SIM card
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from your network operator.
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To change PIN
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Access
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The phone asks you to repeat the PIN.
The PIN is now changed.
Enter Old PIN , you entered your old PIN incorrectly.
To change PIN 2
Access ,
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page 48.
PIN Blocked Unblock?
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Card Lock
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Matching error appears, this means you entered
, Card Lock ,
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If this happens you need
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Change PIN code
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Wrong PIN appears, followed
, Change PIN2 code ,
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