please help me unlock a phone

[matadorpoeta]

i am trying to unlock a phone but have never done this before. i looked up the code on the internets and found this:

CODES:
#pw+857511475515734+1#
#pw+704120022251141+2#
#pw+495027214340641+3#
#pw+199504513755221+4#
#pw+335326757343240+5#
#pw+786130002471155+6#
#pw+308606025666522+7#

the catch is that on the screen where i enter the code, i am unable to enter letters. i tried the first code but it did not work and it may be because i end up with a 7 and 9 instead of the p and w. or does "pw" mean something else? does anyone here have experience with this?

thanks.

 

[celery]

Shot in the dark here, but maybe "pw" stands for power? As in hold the power button?

I dunno, don't listen to me.

 

[matadorpoeta]

if i touch the power button it leaves the 'enter code' screen. good guess though.

 

[matadorpoeta]

okay. i found this and got it to work;

You will see a message "Insert SIM Card". Enter all of the characters you see in your code, including the # symbols. To get a 'p' press * 3 times, to get a '+' press the * key 2 times, to get a 'w' press the * key 4 times. Disregard any spaces in the code.

thanks for nothing guys.

 

[JPYPSU07]

#pw is the Phone's "password" There are a bunch of different factory settings that the phone may have. Its usually 4 to 5 digits. I think the factory one is 0000 or 1234. It may also be the last 4 digits of your phone number. If you have the specific model of phone you can probably look it up. I think the progression may go 0000 to 1111 to 2222. There are a lot of possibilities.

 

[JanC]

I just called my service provider and told I was going to China and needed my phone unlocked. They sent me the code to do so within 24hrs...