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My wife forgot her passcode to unlock her cell phone does anyone know if we
took it to Verizon and had it flashed what info wuld she lose? it's a camera
phone Samsung schA670.

Thanks

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On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:57:46 -0500, mlc30 wrote:

> My wife forgot her passcode to unlock her cell phone does anyone know if we
> took it to Verizon and had it flashed what info wuld she lose? it's a camera
> phone Samsung schA670.
>
> Thanks

If the phone is flashed it reverts to the condition it was in when it left
the factory. You would lose all your personal data and stored pictures.

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CellGuy wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:57:46 -0500, mlc30 wrote:
>
>>My wife forgot her passcode to unlock her cell phone does anyone know if we
>>took it to Verizon and had it flashed what info wuld she lose? it's a camera
>>phone Samsung schA670.
>>
>>Thanks
>
> If the phone is flashed it reverts to the condition it was in when it left
> the factory. You would lose all your personal data and stored pictures.

Are you talking about the 3 or 4 digit keyboard lock? If so, many phones
have a 6-digit "security" code, which is conveniently defaulted to
000000 or 123456 or such, which can bypass the keyboard lock. (Don't
know about the Samsung specifically.)

When you do a software upgrade, the configuration is preserved (unless
the process crashes), and the update tools can bypass the security code,
so I think that their tools can do the job without wiping your phone.

This security code is not to be confused with the Master Subsidy Lock
code, which is used by providers such as SprintPCS to keep you from
using their phones anywhere else, but Verizon does not set the MSL on
its phones, so that is not relevant here.

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Thanks I guess I should have mentioned it's a keyboard lock.
"CharlesH" <hoch@exemplary.invalid> wrote in message
news:zWH9e.1328$Xb4.62@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> CellGuy wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:57:46 -0500, mlc30 wrote:
> >
> >>My wife forgot her passcode to unlock her cell phone does anyone know if
we
> >>took it to Verizon and had it flashed what info wuld she lose? it's a
camera
> >>phone Samsung schA670.
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >
> > If the phone is flashed it reverts to the condition it was in when it
left
> > the factory. You would lose all your personal data and stored
pictures.
>
> Are you talking about the 3 or 4 digit keyboard lock? If so, many phones
> have a 6-digit "security" code, which is conveniently defaulted to
> 000000 or 123456 or such, which can bypass the keyboard lock. (Don't
> know about the Samsung specifically.)
>
> When you do a software upgrade, the configuration is preserved (unless
> the process crashes), and the update tools can bypass the security code,
> so I think that their tools can do the job without wiping your phone.
>
> This security code is not to be confused with the Master Subsidy Lock
> code, which is used by providers such as SprintPCS to keep you from
> using their phones anywhere else, but Verizon does not set the MSL on
> its phones, so that is not relevant here.

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On the default override can I do this or do I need to take it a cell
company?
"CharlesH" <hoch@exemplary.invalid> wrote in message
news:zWH9e.1328$Xb4.62@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> CellGuy wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:57:46 -0500, mlc30 wrote:
> >
> >>My wife forgot her passcode to unlock her cell phone does anyone know if
we
> >>took it to Verizon and had it flashed what info wuld she lose? it's a
camera
> >>phone Samsung schA670.
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >
> > If the phone is flashed it reverts to the condition it was in when it
left
> > the factory. You would lose all your personal data and stored
pictures.
>
> Are you talking about the 3 or 4 digit keyboard lock? If so, many phones
> have a 6-digit "security" code, which is conveniently defaulted to
> 000000 or 123456 or such, which can bypass the keyboard lock. (Don't
> know about the Samsung specifically.)
>
> When you do a software upgrade, the configuration is preserved (unless
> the process crashes), and the update tools can bypass the security code,
> so I think that their tools can do the job without wiping your phone.
>
> This security code is not to be confused with the Master Subsidy Lock
> code, which is used by providers such as SprintPCS to keep you from
> using their phones anywhere else, but Verizon does not set the MSL on
> its phones, so that is not relevant here.

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In news:CZ-dnU-qtNUP3vXfRVn-3A@comcast.com,
mlc30 <mlc30@comcast.net> typed:
> On the default override can I do this or do I need to take it a cell
> company?
> "CharlesH" <hoch@exemplary.invalid> wrote in message
> news:zWH9e.1328$Xb4.62@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
>> CellGuy wrote:
>>> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:57:46 -0500, mlc30 wrote:
>>>
>>>> My wife forgot her passcode to unlock her cell phone does anyone
>>>> know if we took it to Verizon and had it flashed what info wuld
>>>> she lose? it's a camera phone Samsung schA670.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> If the phone is flashed it reverts to the condition it was in when
>>> it left the factory. You would lose all your personal data and
>>> stored pictures.
>>
>> Are you talking about the 3 or 4 digit keyboard lock? If so, many
>> phones have a 6-digit "security" code, which is conveniently
>> defaulted to 000000 or 123456 or such, which can bypass the keyboard
>> lock. (Don't know about the Samsung specifically.)
>>
>> When you do a software upgrade, the configuration is preserved
>> (unless the process crashes), and the update tools can bypass the
>> security code, so I think that their tools can do the job without
>> wiping your phone.
>>
>> This security code is not to be confused with the Master Subsidy Lock
>> code, which is used by providers such as SprintPCS to keep you from
>> using their phones anywhere else, but Verizon does not set the MSL on
>> its phones, so that is not relevant here.

Some of the LG phones will reset the lock code to the last four digits of
the phone number if you do *228 - SEND - option 2. Don't know if it will
work on a Samsung - but you could try.

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mlc30 wrote:
> On the default override can I do this or do I need to take it a cell company?

The "security code" override of the keyboard unlock code is entered by
some magic sequence specific to the phone model, and would be described
in the manual.

And if *228/option 2 doesn't reset the lock code to the last 4 digits of
the phone number, then try *228/option 1.

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I have the same problem. Did you ever get in?


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