[access-uk] Re: Password-protecting cellphone contacts?
- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:52:16 +0100
Ari, it will only ask for the code at startup. If the code has been entered
incorrectly three times then your pin will be unblocked and therefore render
the phone useless to the robbers, as you'd then have to ring up your network
provider and ask for a PUK, or personal unblock key, which will unblock your
pin and allow you to change it. Hope that helps.
Chris Hallsworth
BrailleNote mPower user
----- Original Message -----
From: ari
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:43 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Password-protecting cellphone contacts?
Hi Chris,
The thing about that is that you walk around with your phone already on.
There have been some terrible robberies, my one friend was held up at
knifepoint for his phone, or there are the pick-pockets and stuff. Can't walk
around with your phone off though, and I also don't really want to put the
setting on that it asks for a code everytime it comes off key lock, rather just
something that, maybe if someone tries reading SMS, or trying to access my
contacts for some reason it then asks for a code?
Ari
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Hallsworth
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 9:30 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Password-protecting cellphone contacts?
Ari, the best thing to do is to tell your phone to request a pin code each
time you start it. That way, should the thieves steal your phone, they'd have
no way to access it unless they know the pin code. I should warn you though,
please change the default pin code to something you'll remember, otherwise the
robbers may use the default pin code as a guess. However, if you fail to do
that and you find your phone's stolen, immediately contact your network
provider and they'll put a block on your sim upon request. Hope that helps.
Chris Hallsworth
BrailleNote mPower user
----- Original Message -----
From: ari
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Password-protecting cellphone contacts?
Hi all,
I've a Nokia 6600 phone with Mobile Speak. Does a software program exist
which would somehow ask for a password or something if someone else wanted to
see my contacts? Sorry if this sounds a bit paranoid, it's just that I'm going
to a place where my phone might be at quite a high risk of being stolen or
something, and I wouldn't like someone else to be able to get the numbers or
details of all my contacts.
Thanks
Ari
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