New phone woes

The phone my mother got me when I was 18 - for emergency calls, mainly, after I had my first lung collapse - is now so apparently out of date that our network service provider will not support it anymore. Or, as Canadian comic Ron James puts it, "The guy at Best Buy is looking at my four-year-old phone like I dug it up from the saaaands of Egypt!"

So they sent me a new, replacement phone. Supposedly the most basic flip-phone on the market.

Basic, my ass. From the instruction manual:


Access codes

Security code

The security code (5 to 10 digits) helps to protect your phone against unauthorized use. The preset code is 12345. To change the code and set the phone to request the code, see "Security," p. 39.

PIN codes

The personal identification number (PIN) code and the universal personal identification number (UPIN) code (4 to 8 digits) helps to protect your SIM card against unauthorized use. See "Security," p. 39.

The PIN2 code (4 to 8 digits) may be supplied with the SIM card and is required for some functions. 

The module PIN is required to access the information in the security module. See "Security module," p. 51.

The signing PIN is required for the digital signature. See "Digital signature," p. 52.

PUK codes

The personal unblocking key (PUK) code and the universal personal unblocking key (UPUK) code (8 digits) are required to change a blocked PIN code and UPIN code, respectively. The PUK2 code (8 digits) is required to change a blocked PIN2 code. If the codes are not supplied with the SIM card, contact your local service provider for the codes.

Restriction password

The restriction password (4 digits) is required when using the Call restrictions.  See "Security," p. 39.


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WHAT??!?

Still the prettiest!

My fake shipper poll over at hw_ot has a vote for Chase.

I saw that coming, but nevertheless find it hilarious.