If you enter an incorrect PIN, the message SIM PIN incorrect: Try again appears on your phone’s screen. After three consecutive incorrect attempts, the SIM card is blocked. Once blocked, the phone will not allow you to enter your PIN again, even after powering the phone off and back on. If this happens, see “Unblocking the PIN” on page 16.
Changing the PIN
NOTE: In order to change the PIN, the SIM PIN security feature must be set to On. See “Enabling/Disabling the PIN Security Feature” on page 14.
1From the idle screen, press qand then press Rto scroll to Settings.
2Press Cunder SELECT. The Settings screen displays.
3Press Rto scroll to Security. Press Cunder SELECT to access the Security screen.
4At the Security screen, press Rto scroll to New Passwords. Press C under SELECT to access the New Passwords screen.
5At the New Passwords screen, press Rto scroll to SIM PIN and press Cunder SELECT.
6At the Enter Old SIM PIN Code screen, enter the current SIM PIN and press Cunder OK.
NOTE: The default SIM PIN is 0000.
7At the Enter New SIM PIN Code screen, enter a new 4- to
8At the
Unblocking the PIN
If you forget your PIN and unsuccessfully try to enter it three times, access to your phone will be blocked.
NOTE: Before you begin, obtain the PIN Unblocking Key (PUK) code from Nextel Customer Care, then read and understand the PIN unblocking sequence. When entering the key press sequence, each key press must occur within 5 seconds of the prior key press.
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