I got a phone-PreLocked with a password-Motorola Q

[Guest jimbof3]

I cant do anything with this phone until it is unlocked via password...What can I do? Anything?

[Guest xeno1]

It depends, if the phone was a legitimate legal purchase, your best bet is to ask the person you bought it from what the password is, if not, good luck cuz I think you're on your own here.

[Guest smeg36]

If it wasn't a legitimate purchase, the ESN is blocked and the phone is useless. Depending on the ROM version on the phone, you can hard reset it by holding the red power button and the center button of the d-pad at the same time until a message comes up asking if you want to master reset. If it doesn't come up, you probably have an older ROM on the phone, and you could flash the ROM available on Motorola's website, and it should remove the password when you do.

[Guest bennish]

uh, yeah, i umm... 'got' this new car, but the immobiliser and alarm are armed and i don't have the key. is there like, any way i can fix it?

[Guest bennish]

uh, yeah, i umm... 'got' this new car, but the immobiliser and alarm are armed and i don't have the key. is there like, any way i can fix it?

edit - oh hey i'm a diehard! i didn't even notice that happen, whoohoo! yipee ki-yay! (die hard joke)

edit edit - sorry for double post, i'm obviously such a diehard i can't even use the reply function properly! it must be one of those days

Edited May 15, 2007 by bennish

[Guest mykoleary]

I cant do anything with this phone until it is unlocked via password...What can I do? Anything?

Read the setting up your phone portion of the manual that came in your box. It explains the preset master security code and what it will likely be.

[Guest barfoo]

If it wasn't a legitimate purchase, the ESN is blocked and the phone is useless. Depending on the ROM version on the phone, you can hard reset it by holding the red power button and the center button of the d-pad at the same time until a message comes up asking if you want to master reset. If it doesn't come up, you probably have an older ROM on the phone, and you could flash the ROM available on Motorola's website, and it should remove the password when you do.

Yeah Hoo!! Worked like a charm 4 me - thanx a bunch, er, "smeg36"... I can't speak 4 anyone but myself, but in MY case, I'd just SET the pw, forgot to recharge the battery b4 it died & thought 4 a nano about jotting down said pw, but no. .. :D

But ur right, smeg36, also, on count 1. I own my phone outright - & pay monthly insurance on the f*kker, 2! B)

That sed, I do not, nor will I EVER hesitate2 call & kill service on a phone the moment I ascertain it's left my possession. ;)

...So, why again am i resetting this byzantine mfing pw? Or, 4that matter, enabling it in the 1st? :D

anyway, jimbo, i'd personslly be interested 2f/o what happened when u reset the pw? it workin 4 ya now? Like, so ru 'mobile' or what? :P

:rolleyes: ...thx... :rolleyes: