"Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:n633o0lbsr6jhjqann01so8829g8dq7jdb@4ax.com...
> Just picked up a Nokia at a resale/thrift shop and notice that the
> security code has been changed from the default 12345. Other than
> erasing all phone book entries at once or resetting the call timers
> what else would the phone need the security phone for other than to
> set the phone back to factory defaults?
The security code can be used to lock the entire phone's contents, dependant
on the brand/model.
It can also be used to sim-lock the phone, so without the code it'll only
work with the one registered sim