Just bought a new phone but didn't want to take away the old phone yet. I heard that you can still use the phone's functions except those needs network service like calling so I took the sim from a very old phone and plugged it in this new phone. Last night I was playing around with the wifi, picture, etc functions and I tried to set the PIN. I couldn't get the right old PIN and after three attemptions it was blocked by the PUK. I realized a got into a big trouble when I got the wrong PUK three times. It said "Contact your network provider to get the PUK" so I phoned the customer centre.
"I got a very old sim of your network blocked by the PUK, is there anyway I can get the code?"
"What's the phone number?"
"I can't remember, it's long time ago."
"Can you use it to call a number?"
"No, cause it's expired. (And of course not, it's BLOCKED!) But I see a code on the sim, can I use it to check the PUK?"
"Sorry, it is the system uses the phone number to check."
"Then can I bring the sim to your store to check it?"
"Yes, have a try."
So I brought the sim to the store today and I was worried that it isn't that easy.
"Did you use your name to register the sim?"
"This is pay & go."
"I see. When is the last time you use it?"
"Long time ago, probably five or six years ago."
"Five or six months ago?"
"No, it's five or six YEARS ago."
"FIVE OR SIX YEARS ago? Then it's no way to check it! Why don't you just get a new sim? You can't make phone calls with it anyway."
"Because I want to use some functions like calendar or calculator of a phone that don't need network service but still need a sim."
I regret to tell her the truth as I found she thought I was a weirdo and wanted to cause her trouble and actually I was not.
"Why don't you get a new sim? You can't even remember your number!"
I realized she'd never understand what I wanted, so I ask,
"So there's no way to unlock it?"
"No way." (I bet she was thinking "Go away you weirdo!")
"I see, thank you very much."
Her long face made me even forget I wanted to ask for transferring my another old pay & go sim's credits to a new price plan which only costs one fifth of my current plan!
I want to use that old sim because the company name on it is no longer exist that is value a lot, and simply, it's my old sim.
I know I shouldn't of guessing the PIN for three times in the first place.
