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54 Security
Security
SIM card lock, phone lock
SIM card lock
The SIM card lock protects your subscription,
but not your phone itself, from unauthorized use.
If you change SIM cards, the phone still works with
the new SIM card.
PIN and PUK code
Most SIM cards are locked at the time of purchase.
If the SIM card lock is on, you have to enter a “PIN”
(Personal Identity Number) every time you turn on
your phone.
As you enter your PIN, the digits are hidden with
an *. However digits are shown if your PIN starts
with the same digits as an emergency number,
for example 112. This is so that you can see and call
an emergency number without entering a PIN. See
“Emergency calls” on page 23 for more information.
If you enter your PIN incorrectly three times in
a row, the SIM card is blocked. This is indicated by
the message PIN blocked. To unblock it you need
to enter your “PUK” (Personal Unblocking Key).
Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your operator.
To unblock your SIM card
1. PIN blocked. appears.
2. Enter your PUK and press
YES.
3. Enter a new four- to eight-digit PIN and press
YES.
4. Reenter the new PIN to confirm and press
YES.
To edit your PIN
Scroll to Settings,
YES, Locks, YES, SIM Lock, YES,
Change PIN,
YES. If the message Codes do not match.
appears, you entered the new PIN incorrectly. If the
message Wrong PIN. appears, followed by Old PIN:,
you entered your old PIN incorrectly.
PIN2
Certain services are protected by a second PIN.
To edit your PIN2
Scroll to Settings,
YES, Locks, YES, SIM Lock, YES,
Change PIN2,
YES.
To turn the SIM card lock on or off
1. Scroll to Settings,
YES, Locks, YES,
SIM Lock,
YES, Protection, YES.
2. Select On or Off, and press
YES.
3. Enter your PIN and press
YES.