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How do you un-block an Iridium Satellite phone when the display reads BLOCKED?
 
 
How do you un-block an Iridium Satellite phone when the display reads BLOCKED?
Blocked If the SIM card PIN code is incorrectly entered three times in a row, your phone becomes blocked. See “Unblock the PIN Code” on page 134 for instructions on how to unblock it. If your PIN code is entered incorrectly three times in a row, Blocked appears in the display. You need to enter a PIN unblocking key (PUK1), which you can obtain from your service provider. 1. Press * * 0 5 *. 2. Enter unblocking key. Enter the eight-digit PUK1 unblocking key, and then press [OK]. Your service provider supplies this code. 3. Enter a new PIN code, and then press [OK]. 4. Re-enter the new PIN code, and then press[OK]. ! Blocked If the SIM card PIN2 code is incorrectly entered three times in a row, some features (e.g., Fixed Dialing) become blocked. See “Unblock the PIN2 Code” on page 136 for instructions on how to unblock PIN2. Unblock the PIN2 Code If your PIN2 code is entered incorrectly three times in a row, ! Blocked appears in the display. You need to enter a PIN2 unblocking key (PUK2), which you can obtain from your service provider. 1. Press * * 0 5 2 *. 2. Enter unblocking key. Enter the eight-digit PUK2 unblocking key, and then press [OK]. Your service provider supplies this code. 3. Enter a new PIN2 code, and then press [OK]. 4. Re-enter the new PIN2 code, and then press [OK]. Bad Card See Supplier Your SIM card has been damaged or incorrectly issued. The card cannot be fixed. You will need to get a new Sim Card.

Blocked

If the SIM card PIN code is incorrectly entered three times in a row, your phone becomes blocked.

See “Unblock the PIN Code” on page 134 for instructions on how to unblock it.

 

If your PIN code is entered incorrectly three times in a row, Blocked appears in the display.

You need to enter a PIN unblocking key (PUK1), which you can obtain from your service provider.

1. Press * * 0 5 *.

2. Enter unblocking key. Enter the eight-digit

PUK1 unblocking key, and then press [OK].

Your service provider supplies this code.

3. Enter a new PIN code, and then press [OK].

4. Re-enter the new PIN code, and then

press[OK].

 

 

 

 

! Blocked

If the SIM card PIN2 code is incorrectly entered three times in a row, some features (e.g., Fixed Dialing) become blocked. See

“Unblock the PIN2 Code” on page 136 for instructions on how to unblock PIN2.

 

Unblock the PIN2 Code

If your PIN2 code is entered incorrectly three times in a row,

! Blocked

appears in the display. You need to enter a PIN2 unblocking key (PUK2), which you can obtain from your service provider.

1. Press * * 0 5 2 *.

2. Enter unblocking key. Enter the eight-digit

PUK2 unblocking key, and then press [OK].

Your service provider supplies this code.

3. Enter a new PIN2 code, and then press [OK].

4. Re-enter the new PIN2 code, and then press [OK].

 

Bad Card See Supplier

Your SIM card has been damaged or incorrectly issued. The card cannot be fixed. You will need to get a new Sim Card.

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