How do you get letters instead of numbers?

[Ext User(Allan)]

I'm trying to unlock the provider on a Nokia 6610i, to use more than
one sim card. I know where to get the unlock codes, that's not the
problem. They all want me to enter a letter "p" and "w". I've tried
every button on the phone and everything else I can think of to type a
letter instead of a number, but I just keep getting number 7 & 9.

How the heck do you get letters instead of numbers?

[Ext User(Simon Templar)]

Allan wrote:
> I'm trying to unlock the provider on a Nokia 6610i, to use more than
> one sim card. I know where to get the unlock codes, that's not the
> problem. They all want me to enter a letter "p" and "w". I've tried
> every button on the phone and everything else I can think of to type a
> letter instead of a number, but I just keep getting number 7 & 9.
>
> How the heck do you get letters instead of numbers?

Tap the * button several times, just like going through the letters on a
key.


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[Ext User(Allan)]

On Thu, 04 May 2006 09:12:27 +1000, Allan <justallan@COLDhotmail.com>
wrote:

>I'm trying to unlock the provider on a Nokia 6610i, to use more than
>one sim card. I know where to get the unlock codes, that's not the
>problem. They all want me to enter a letter "p" and "w". I've tried
>every button on the phone and everything else I can think of to type a
>letter instead of a number, but I just keep getting number 7 & 9.
>
>How the heck do you get letters instead of numbers?

Also... On the unlock website I found, you have to select "GEN" -
what is "GEN" !?

[Ext User(Allan)]

On Thu, 04 May 2006 09:17:59 +1000, Simon Templar <usenet@vk3xem.net>
wrote:

>Allan wrote:
>> I'm trying to unlock the provider on a Nokia 6610i, to use more than
>> one sim card. I know where to get the unlock codes, that's not the
>> problem. They all want me to enter a letter "p" and "w". I've tried
>> every button on the phone and everything else I can think of to type a
>> letter instead of a number, but I just keep getting number 7 & 9.
>>
>> How the heck do you get letters instead of numbers?
>
>Tap the * button several times, just like going through the letters on a
>key.

Thank you! : )

[Ext User(Spankalogical Protocol)]

"Allan" <justallan@COLDhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ngei52pvqppioenrc451ocojpncfc1pt0t@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 04 May 2006 09:12:27 +1000, Allan <justallan@COLDhotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I'm trying to unlock the provider on a Nokia 6610i, to use more than
> >one sim card. I know where to get the unlock codes, that's not the
> >problem. They all want me to enter a letter "p" and "w". I've tried
> >every button on the phone and everything else I can think of to type a
> >letter instead of a number, but I just keep getting number 7 & 9.
> >
> >How the heck do you get letters instead of numbers?
>
> Also... On the unlock website I found, you have to select "GEN" -
> what is "GEN" !?

You should probably research all this before you start typing in codes, as
you only get a few attempts.

[Ext User(Allan)]

On Thu, 4 May 2006 11:44:39 +1000, "Spankalogical Protocol"
<spank@protocol.com> wrote:

>> Also... On the unlock website I found, you have to select "GEN" -
>> what is "GEN" !?
>
>You should probably research all this before you start typing in codes, as
>you only get a few attempts.

Yep, thanks. It's quite common for me to search for hours, not find a
solution to things, and then just after I ask for help, find the
answer myself. So I knew if I didn't ask, I probably wouldn't have
found it. ; )

I entered just the first and seventh codes given (suggested by someone
in a google search) then stopped. Later I decided to try one more
code myself and selected "Original" from the "GEN" box at:

http://unlock.nokiafree.org/

.... entered the IMEI number... and the first code given worked.

Then tried to reset the factory settings with a code found here:

http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/nokia-mobile-phone-service-codes-activate-hidden-features

.... and it asked for a security code, which I found here:

http://nfader.z-host.ru

Whew! Is that enough research? ; )

Allan